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On 1/20/2025 at 3:42 PM, ginger90 said:
A blog post by Maddie about stepping back from the podcast. Using the spoiler because it’s a bit long.
I’ve always loved connecting with people—listening to their stories, sharing my own, and finding those beautiful threads of commonality that remind us we’re not alone. But I’ve realized I’m not always at my best in high-pressure, on-the-spot conversations, especially when the stakes feel high. In the back of my mind, I’m often trying to say the “right” thing to avoid a clickbait article that takes my words out of context or a video clip that strips away the emotion and authenticity behind an hour-long conversation. These situations can feel overwhelming, and as I’ve leaned into a quieter life, I’ve found they sometimes bring me a lot more anxiousness than I need or want.
It’s a skill I’m working to develop or re-develop, but it’s also part of why I’ve chosen to step back from podcasting for now.
During my short time trying my hand at podcasting, I quickly learned something important about myself: I want to share my story—my journey through motherhood, marriage, life, and my reflections on growing up—but I want to do it in my way.
I want to share the triumphs and struggles of raising a child with “a little extra sparkle” and how those experiences have empowered and reshaped me. I want to encourage other moms to find their own inner courage—to know they can bring life into this world and emerge stronger for it. I want them to know they can break generational cycles and come out better for it on the other side. They can raise those beautiful lives without feeling alone or as if they’re drowning in motherhood. I want to build connection, not division.
I also realized how difficult it is to articulate all of this clearly in the heat of a conversation, especially under bright lights and cameras. While I loved hearing my co-host’s perspectives, I often struggled to express my own in a way that felt true to me, because of nerves and overthinking. And in a world so quick to reduce meaningful conversations to clickbait headlines, I found myself frustrated and disheartened.
That’s not the legacy I want to leave behind. I want to share my story—not to spark headlines or give gossip blogs a fleeting click, but to foster connection.
Over the years, I’ve received countless messages from moms, daughters, and women who see pieces of their own lives in mine. Those connections have reminded me that we’re all navigating this messy, beautiful journey together.
For now, I’m stepping back into the written word, where I feel most comfortable—and, let’s be real, I can wear leggings and oversized sweatshirts, that probably have a little bit of baby snot on them.
Writing allows me to share my thoughts without the pressure of getting them “just right” on the spot. It gives me the space to process, reflect, and tell my story in a way that’s both honest and healing.
I hope these words bring comfort, connection, and maybe even a little inspiration to your day.
I’ll be sharing the wonderful, the beautiful, the difficult, and the downright hard parts of life here—all with the hope of creating a space where we can feel a little less alone in this often-sterile world.
If you have made it this far, thank you! I hope you enjoy.
I thought she was blogging about the flower farm? Is this different? She has two blogs now?
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On 1/20/2025 at 1:29 PM, andromeda331 said:
She really does. I always wondered if people in big families ever get tired or bored with the birth of the 10th niece or nephew or 23rd. Are they really as excited as when the first niece Mackynize is born or fifteen years later with Elsie and Emma? Same with the nephews.
I think twins are extra special for her too - since she is a twin.
She seems to be back in Arkansas fairly often. Jinger's birthday, the holidays, her birthday and now visiting nieces. I wonder how Nebraska life is.
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I have questions:
A) In the beginning of the video Jinger says "don't peek" but then she opens her eyes lol. Then, in the second clip she says "did you not know?"
I think we saw only splices of the full video because Jessa sent them a wrapped outfit that was still in the amazon packaging! Just like she does for xmas. Seriously, Jessa - can we break out a box and some tissue paper for this occasion?
I think Jeremy may have not understood what it was right away - since it was brown/beige and wrapped in heavy plastic. So they split the video.
B) Who is videoing the "tell Felicity" part - Jessa? It didn't sound like her.
Oh and another question?
When did Joy and Jinger start saying "OH.... MY.... WORD...."?
Am I just now noticing or is this little trend new?
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On 1/10/2025 at 5:44 PM, EmeraldGirl said:
I only watched a little bit of the video so far, but that Steven is pretty hot. He kept kissing her forehead, and went nose to nose where their lips were extremely close. No way they did that all the time and held off on kissing.
Are we sure that Jana is really happy and didn’t just give up and give in? What’s the story about him pursuing her, and she not being interested for so long? How long ago was that, and when did she change her mind and suddenly fall madly in love with this guy?
All we have is speculation, a few pictures, one vague news article.
The Wissmans and Duggars have known each other for a long time. My theory is that Jana and Stephen "dated" or thought about courting around the time Jeremiah and Hannah were courting. There are a few photos of Jana with the Wissmans in late 2020, early 2021, and one with Stephen at the Duggar house.
Then the arrest, trial, drama, plus Jana's own issues with the law... I suspect she pulled back.
Then in the article she tells the story that Stephen hand wrote her a letter after a long gap of time. She said if he had not done that, she may not have even given it a second thought. But they exchanged letters, and then started talking again and then she realized that if he still wanted her after all those past struggled - he must be the one.
So timing I guess is everything lol. I doubt she was in love. But hoping maybe she finds love. From little we know he seems like a good guy and she seems to be leaning in to the idea lol
This is the quote:
“It was like, ‘What are we doing? We still enjoy each other. We still really appreciate each other,’ ” she recalled to People. “I had been a slower mover on it, but just over time, his character, his coming back, still loving me no matter what. I know we have a big crazy family and still kind of putting up with a lot of things. I’m like, my goodness, there are not too many people that do that. He must really, genuinely care about me.”
5 hours ago, Gemma Violet said:I wonder if Stephen was ever serious about anyone in his 20s and before he took up again with Jana? I know very little about the Wissmanns.
Rumor has it he had one prior girlfriend but nothing serious. But that is really just fan speculation. All we really know is that he is very close with his large family.
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1 hour ago, Salacious Kitty said:
Derick confirms that this conversation was cordial, at best.
I mean either way he is in fact "mingling" by definition. Didn't law school teach him how to use a dictionary?
Me thinks he doth protest too much.
He obviously wants to keep the book selling.
I feel for Jill sanwiched in between two man-children.
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Laura DeMasie, Jana's former BFF was a guest at the wedding - saw her in the video twice and she posted pics too.
Jessa's voice cracked at the end of her speech when she said they prayed together - and that is when Jana got teary eyed. I imagine they've gotten deep with each other a few times but both of them keep a pretty stoic exterior.
Intros with each wedding party doing a a silly entry is a thing - have seen it many times - and i also don't like it lol
Ben was there - he was in the full family wedding photo. Did not see Anna anywhere.
I wish we could have heard Josiah and Lauren sing
Jill and Derrick seemed to be seated way back at the wedding
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13 hours ago, EmeraldGirl said:
I think they just decided that she should strike while the iron is hot. A lot of interest in these girls coming out with some truth about the family. I don’t think it’s weird or a problem if she makes money. I just still don’t know what he’s doing. Is he still in school? They always talk about him “ working”.
Not a good luck for Jinger with that pulled back hair. She’s got a very high hairline.She definitely needs a better vocabulary when she’s talking with Jeremy. Everything is either fun, sweet, or amazing. Sweet is the one that bugs me.
She did one of those end of the year super fast flashing pictures. I think in at least two of them we see Felicity‘s face. She looks exactly the same as I remember her as a baby – mostly just like her mother.
Yes, its "so fun, so sweet, amazing and crazy" Sweet bothers me too. Joy also says it. Plus "Oh. my. word"
I also saw Felicity in two pictures and wondered if it was intentional or an accident. I kept looking to see if they'd take it down. She's adorable.
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On 12/2/2024 at 3:29 PM, ginger90 said:
”Does anyone know what she has done after graduating? Did she go on to college?”
Savanah is in college and living with Maddie’s family in North Carolina.
So Savannah AND Janelle are both living in Maddie's house in NC? Getting cramped in there I assume!
Edited to Add: another forum says mykelti said Savanah is studying bio med at NAU
LOL Edited again: I see it now - she is with Maddie and Caleb and goes to ECU
So yes, crowded house!
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8 hours ago, General Days said:
Yeah. I just know that she has some sort of "Worthy Up" thing. She calls it a "community," but I don't know what to call it other than a grift. You have to pay to join.
The lowest level is $30/month. Then there's a flat (i.e. not monthly) $500 subscription for the rest of 2024 and all of 2025. There's also a flat $800 subscription for the rest of 2024 and all of 2025. Both of the flat rates price levels promise more access than the monthly subscription. Descriptions here: https://www.worthyup.com/join-our-community
She then sells "experiences" like "symposiums" and "daycations." Descriptions here: https://www.worthyup.com/experiences
She also sells merch: https://shop.worthyup.com/collections/merchandise
It's all just one big grift.
Here's a recent Instagram video from Meri. To sum, she's kind of saying, "People want to know if I'm working on a book — not currently. Where I am sharing my story is in my ridiculously priced 'community'." [Very loose paraphrase.]
https://www.instagram.com/p/DCiaqt1OTCf/
To me, it seems sort of like a patreon community without having to be confined by patreons rules. But it all seems more scammy because of the mlm history - and "worthy up" just sounds like a scammy name. In reality its just a patreon with a bad name
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2 hours ago, AZChristian said:
From the Lizzie's website:
"Though the inn may no longer be open for reservations, its legacy will always remain in the hearts of those who’ve experienced its warmth and charm. Thank you for being part of Lizzie’s story."
And it's marked as Temporarily Closed. I think she has it as a home, but no longer as a business.
I believe she told one of her live groups that the plan is to renovate and do an event/venue type business instead (rather than a less lucrative standard b and b)
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4 hours ago, 65mickey said:
I have a feeling that Maddie and Caleb wanted some land and pitched this flower farm idea to Janelle who is at a very vulnerable time in her life after losing Garrison. Janelle went in with them and put up a lot of the money to purchase the land. Like other posters have pointed out this is timber land. It will have to be cleared. They probably have to get permits to clear the land before they can do anything. I wonder if they even had the soil tested to see if it is appropriate for growing flowers? It makes no sense to me that someone who went in on buying raw land years ago and saw how that turned out would jump in on doing this again.
maddie posted about this and they are doing the permits thing and "mountain of paperwork" - just a little behind schedule she said lol
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On 10/27/2024 at 6:14 PM, SunnyBeBe said:
If the farm actually happens, I will go visit just out of curiosity. I’m about 2 hours away.
On a recent podcast she was asked about her plan and she said "flowers." When asked to elaborate she said "I don't know, we want people to be able to come, and yeah flowers, doesnt that sound nice? you know what I mean? and I don't know, whatever that ends up looking like."
So it's gonna be awhile lol
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On 10/16/2024 at 6:40 AM, GeeGolly said:
I have to give them credit for saying they'd like a boy. Jeremy said something like, they're curious about raising a boy, but being a girl dad is great.
At the same time at least they didn't go as far as Erin Bates who had her kids pray for a boy.
On their podcast Jeremy said Felicity had been praying for a boy lol. At least they didn't tell her to do it (although Jer may have been dream whispering to her at night 'pray for a boy, pray for a boy')
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The people article said that Jinger thought 2 was it. Then she said 3 is what they always talked about. Then she said she thinks 3 is it, 3 or 4.
My guess is Jer wants that boy and this #3 is probably another girl. See ya in March lol.
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On 10/11/2024 at 6:23 PM, Salacious Kitty said:
You're correct. Josie and Jenni were not in the bridal party.
Josie and Jenni wore matching dresses to Jana's party and were in charge of wrangling those billion little flower girls. So maybe they were considered jr bridesmaids aka babysitters
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Do we think Jana would do that diamond ring photo as a way to boost social media engagement? I just find it hard to believe that the snarkers over on reddit don't have any information about Jana dating/courting. Someone somwhere usally leaks something.I will be shocked if she is truly engaged to be married. If anything the Duggars know we are looking at that finger and now we are all conveniently watching her videos looking for clues.
Edited to add - the ring looks a lot like Abbie's ring. Maybe Jana just put it on for fun for picture taking.
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4 hours ago, Denize said:
I was looking for an upside-down light bulb emoji to respond to your post, since I'm no clearer on what exactly her plan is to help people "worthy up" after reading what she posted.
It reminded me of her B&B group things where she expected people to pay $6000 for unknown activities and wouldn't tell people until they paid and she was offended by people even asking. If the "activities" included things like mountain hikes & white-water rafting, some people wouldn't be up for that.
I cannot believe I wasted time today lol but I looked at a few more things and found what I think her path is. On her worthy up facebook page it says "motivational speaker."
So right now she's selling access to this "community" which is really just people paying to interact with her lol.
But I think she's going full tilt toward becoming a circuit guru. It's very much the path of Danielle Delgaddo who also sold "positivity" and her "life story." And then started writing help books, touring and selling special "empowerment" trainings.
Meri seems to be trying to play the same exact game (unforuntately for Meri she is not a good speaker lol ).
On the membership page it says you get a "Printable pdf WOW workbook"
Do we think that is "women of worth" or the marketing/"start your own business" WOW ...
It''s got to be scammy since the no one can really figure out for sure what she's doing.
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On 6/12/2024 at 10:43 AM, laurakaye said:
Worthy Up is some kind of empowerment program that Meri has put together. My guess is you pay Meri to be a life coach - there are meetings, I think - not really sure, even though she discussed it at length, lol. I have another podcast saved where one of the podcasters signed up for Worthy Up and discusses what it's all about but I haven't listened yet.
I'm not sure she's a "life coach" (certainly no certificaiton.) I think she's trying to create something like Danielle Delgaddo (her "friend") - and I fully expect a book soon - but its not going to be a tell all. It's going to be about "empowerment."
From the website - (note - her vision is NOT clear imho)
"Meri’s vision is clear – to create a space where every woman recognizes her worth, embraces her uniqueness, and thrives in a community that celebrates individual and collective growth. Worthy Up is more than a destination; it’s a catalyst for positive change, and Meri invites you to be a part of this empowering journey. Welcome to Worthy Up, where your transformation begins and your worth is celebrated"
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10 hours ago, TUOwl84 said:
Thanks. I don’t listen to her podcast. I don’t think any of them would openly admit that they retired because they feel the show may open more doors for them. But I believe it will. I could see Dani and Claire getting modeling opportunities, for example.
I agree. This is produced by the same people who did Cheer for Netflix and those people gained a huge following and lots of media attention. I could definitely see them planning to springboard off this platform.
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On 5/22/2024 at 9:25 AM, Christineelgene said:
I've been away from this for so long lol. Who's the blonde between VK and Jada? I actually recognized Madeline S. Interesting they included two legacies.
Wonder how "Perfection isn't perfect" will go? There is a faith book by that name https://www.amazon.com/When-Perfection-Perfect-Michael-Farrell/dp/1737920018
Do we think Kelli is pivoting away from her goal of perfection?
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5 hours ago, Notabug said:
I think it's obvious from the photos why this hit Jill so hard. She was very visibly pregnant and obviously very happy about it. If she needs to keep talking about her loss, then, she's entitled.
One of my nephews died at age 5 years ago and my sister had many people say insensitive and even rude, things to her in the aftermath. Stuff like 'I'm sure you wish he hadn't been an only child' or 'You're young, you'll have more'. One person, a friend of hers, actually said a few months after the accident; 'You really need to get over this 'Erik thing'. My sister informed her that she never intended to get over her 'Erik thing' but was instead abandoning their 'friendship thing'. If you don't know what to say, don't say anything at all.
Agree, they said "4 months" - that could be 16- 20 weeks. A tragic loss and she is clearly deep in grief. If she wants to post about it every day from now on she most certainly can. She's posted a carousel of funeral/loss pictures for seven days straight now. And while that seems unusual to some - it is her page and her process and most certainly her right.
That being said other Duggars have been accused of monetizing their grief through great public display. I would never personally post on a grieving mothers page - but I think that might be the root of some of the comments. If she were not a Duggar perhaps people would leave it alone more. Today's post seems to have the comments turned off - thankfully.
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1 hour ago, Salacious Kitty said:
No wonder Dill left town for a month. One of his Wellington's locations was shuttered due to owing over 80 grand in back rent. He's now being sued.
What is it with this couple and their inability to pay rent? I hope their home isn't in arrears.
Is it just one location or the whole thing? Is this why he went to Vegas for three weeks?
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On 4/24/2024 at 9:00 PM, LilyD said:
Actually, Meri was first wife in every possible way and reigning as queen bee, until Robyn came along. Christine was never awarded the same love, respect or privileges. Their marriage was doomed before it had even started.
Meri and Kody’s fall out didn’t happen until much later, when Robyn had firmly established herself as
4th1st wife.I used to think so but from the small kernels of truth we get I have doubt. In the book (half fiction probably) they talk about the t rough times between Meri and Kody - prior to the show. And at some point Meri realized she was not getting 1/3 of his time...mostly because he had tenders with Christine and Janelle.
And of course we learned just last season, Kody melted down the ring Meri gave him with intention "to release himself from Meri." A deliberate act against her. And the story about how he gave heaps of presents to Christine and none to Meri years and years before...
I think Janelle was the OG Kody whisperer prior to Robyn. His "intellectual equal" - she had his ear. And she for sure planted seeds. Christine was a "princess." Meri was a "b**ch."
I don't think Christine was ever the favorite but she did "earn favor" by having 6 babies- which definitely is the way to get more attention. She was the "fun one" and by all accounts she wanted to be the "third wife" for a reason - "the last one."
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FYI they are filming. Mykelti apparently posted on Patreon today that she put on her makeup for the first time because "I had to film on set today."
Silly me thought this show might pause for a while... but no.
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S19.E18: Money is the Root of All Evil
in Sister Wives
They discuss it season 6 episode 12. The family fund did pay for Logan's tuition and car. Aspyn had a car and would have the same tuition. Kody tells Meri that because she only has one child - that Leon's expenses can come out of her budget and not the family fund.
Yes, Leon's tuition was much, much higher. But Meri presumably paid it all and didn't receive the equvialent of in-state tuition.