BradandJanet

There's quite a bit of history left to show, so the program might stretch it out to three seasons. Louis and Marie were in their late 30's when they died.

Elijah reminds me of Jonathan before he married Kaylee. However, marrying into the Rodrigues family of Wooster will age anybody. Heidi might be an exception if she keeps some distance from the barndo of bad living.

MA is shown as having a good heart regarding the poor. However, she is completely adrift in the goings on at Versailles. The king is just as bad if not worse since he's in charge. Of course this isn't going to end well. Versailles is a huge rooming house filled with aristocratic freeloaders.

Covid? Trouble with Plexus or Melaleuca sales and payments? Cancelled by a church or two on the singing circuit? Spent the proceeds from the Ladies' Retreat on hoodie blouses and decorative junk too soon? Pulled from being in charge of the Ladies' Retreat? Government benefits or services the Rodriguii need and use suddenly cancelled? Satan's attacks on Jill are endless. None of her troubles are her fault in any way, of course. I'm sure we'll find out unless the situation is too embarrassing for even Jill to talk about. ETA: Reddits says the Rods are in the van on tour again. That doesn't make any of the above speculation impossible, of course.

I'd like to know what she thinks "woke" means since she bothered to mention it. Are there no people of color, people with college degrees, women with professional positions, unmarried adults, non-Christians, or LGBTQ people selling and buying this stuff? That's a tough business model to sustain, so Jillybean might be surprised who her fellow Melaleucites are. Are there no other countries who would take this stupid, bigoted woman, or are we stuck with her?

Wasn't she complaining recently in one of her "Weeping Jilly" videos how busy she was being a perfect wife, mother, and Christian, etc., but now she is hustling two MLMs? Either Jill isn't as busy as she claims, or she and David are struggling financially more than their recent trip to Epcot and her new wardrobe would suggest.

Sigh. It hard to imagine David, snoring in the recliner during the day while his dozen kids tip toe around him, a worthy model of a charity.

I read that the clearing house will do tax preparation for the missionaries. However, Jill and David apparently prefer TurboTax. I wonder why.

On the same note, I wonder if Melaleuca will pay off like Jill thinks it will. She apparently got enough cash the first round to brag about, but the products are new to the people she sells to, so she got buyers out of politeness. I have a feeling selling expensive household cleaners and toothpaste isn't going to get her the "big fishness" (thanks @merylinkid) she believes she should have and will turn out to be another dud in the life of Queen Jill the Great.

I agree. She's a nervous, compulsive talker--a dangerous trait for a traitor.

Any evidence is to the contrary. Jill sits in front with her Hunk while they're on the road. There are no book holders or a white board in the back. Other than the table, there are no surfaces for the kids to use as desks to practice writing and drawing. Maybe when the Rodlets get restless, Jill tells one of the marginally literate (if that) older daughters to "do school." One thing is clear: Jill and David are miserable excuses for parents.

It's strange. Why didn't she just put the desk against one of the long walls? Does she have to face everyone who would dare walk in? Or is it so she can look at photos of herself on the wall? And what "ever growing business [singular]" is she talking about? Is she expecting Melaleuca to make her rich, like she did Plexus? She's only been in Melaleuca a few weeks. I see more weeping in Jill's future.

The Rodlets are desperate for a childhood that doesn't involve avoiding Satan's temptations, listening to boring midnight sermons, singing in country churches for food to keep Papa fed and money to keep Mama in new clothes, and tiptoeing around Papa sleeping in his chair during the day. The swing set will be an attraction to them. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the girlies named Jill gave it a try.

If Jonathan, Nathan, and the R sons keep missing work to accommodate Jill's visits and trips, unemployment might happen. Generally, bosses like their employees to show up despite Mama's one-vacation-a-year-every-month routine that requires a staff to accompany her to make sure she has a good time sightseeing, eating out, and shopping for hoodie blouses to stuff in her closet.

And this makes me feel sorry for Kaylee. Jonathan seems like a nice guy, and he has a real job, so he's leagues above David, but Jonathan appears to lack the gumption to stand up to his in-laws' endless demands. That leaves andKaylee on her own, always struggling to win her mother's favor like Princess Nurie and Baby Janessa, but never quite getting there.

So Jill feels blessed to have Heidi as a daughter-in-law? Interesting. Heidi has stood up to Jill more than once, and Jill absolutely has to be in charge of everything and everyone. I think she's playing nice because of the baby and Tim's regular paycheck. Maybe she's hoping she can lure them back into the barndo's orbit. It would be wonderful if Jill really means her words here, but I'm skeptical. I can't see Heidi's moving away from her own family to be back in easy reach of the ever-needy, always-weeping Jill either.

Is David's first name Timothy too, or is Jill just being unclear again? This is a typical Jill birthday post. She talks about herself and makes the rest about God. At least, she sounds somewhat excited. Anyway, Timothy Rodrigues, I hope you and Heidi have a nice day and get to do something fun to celebrate like a day trip or a special dinner out--something that makes you happy.

That's marshmallow peep yellow for sure. However, the outfit is not for a holiday. It's Jill's idea of business attire! Who else but Jill would wear those tacky plastic boots for a "business night out"? I suppose it all comes down to what type of business you're dressing for.

I guess we don't know for sure yet, but I'm going to laugh if Jill thinks she's "punishing" Plexus by quitting. You're right @merylinkid. She's looking for fame and fortune but will just be falling into another exploitive MLM trap. I'm already laughing about Jill's selling cleaning products, the kind of stuff Melaleuca specializes in. Jill doesn't lift a finger to clean the Barndo and never has. I hope they have something to cure her gut problems that miracle Plexus apparently didn't fix.

Business night out with my girlies. In what kind of business would Jill's tight yellow outfit with the plastic boots be appropriate? That would be a hoot. I thought Plexus was the friendliest, most Christian, most generous, most gut-friendly company on earth. Wasn't Jill sitting on the toilet when God brought Plexus into her life? If Jill has switched companies, it was in a snit about the trip she didn't get. She spent years working up to "gold" in Plexus, and now she's starting over in another MLM? The starter kit for new sales reps costs several hundred dollars, and Melaleuca has strict sales quotas. Oh, well. Bye, bye dreams of sailing with the Plexus gemstone rank holders.

Didn't Jill recently repost that silly story about the Russians drilling a hole to the center of the earth and a microphone (on a verrrrry loooong cord) lowered into the hole caught sounds of screaming from the depths of hell? I remember Jill saying that a demon escaped from the hole. Behold the demon caught on camera!

Below Deck: Nurthan on the Ocean. Captain Nathan, chief stew Nurie, and two deck hands host a welcome dinner for the new charter guests.

Are Nurie and Nathan dressed up, or are they in some kind of costume? She's wearing gloves and sneakers. I ask this seriously since the Rod women's clothes never make sense, and the men's clothes rarely do.

Jill is her own worst enemy because she has to gloat about her vacations and possessions in a very public way. She should keep her mouth shut and her camera in the purse, but that's never going to happen. She's hopelessly immature, needy, and spoiled. I bet her sisters were thrilled when she married the Hunk and moved away.

Sure, Jill. Hanging out with Hunk at a theme park is just as good as that four-day cruise with the beaches, buffets, and the glitterati of the Plexus world. Her poor family has a long, hard task ahead of them trying to make Best Mama Ever feel better. They know the drill.