Tigregirl

I know - a girl can dream though, right? I’ve actually had different dreams where both Jinger and Nurie were asking for help getting them out and I was working on their escape plans. Poor Nurie and Nathan - Jill’s not going to give them a moment’s peace.

Whenever I see RIP on a post consoling somebody on a loss, I can only think of old cartoons or Halloween tombstone decorations. It’s a pet peeve of mine. How hard is it to write out Rest In Peace? Just my opinion, but RIP just feels too hurried or thoughtless or disrespectful. Again just my opinion but I hate seeing numerous posts of RIP when somebody announces the passing of a loved one. I’ll get off my soapbox before I start on Jill’s hashtags...

You are most likely right about the crisis of faith. I was just thinking that tragedies can really make you question everything around you, including the existence of a god, so was wondering if that would come up for them and cause them to turn away.

I would love it if once they were married, Nurie cut her hair, stopped wearing all the make up, she and Nathan put on jeans or shorts and tee shirts and left all the fundie stuff behind. And lived happy lives without all the crazy restrictions. I keep hoping that is their secret plan, that once they can be alone, they make a beeline out of Fundie Land.

Pickle has a FB post with a copy of Joy and Austin’s previous ultrasound video they had posted on Instagram. She is asking if anybody with medical credentials can see any abnormalities in the images. Just when I think Pickles can’t stoop any lower or be any meaner, she does this. Pretty despicable. Since both Joy and Austin have questioned their beliefs before, I wonder if this will bring back all those questions again, and perhaps spur them to go in a different direction. Especially if they get any kind of implications from family or others that their sins caused this tragedy. I also wonder if Meechelle has any idea how to sincerely comfort her grieving daughter - I can’t picture that at all. My heart breaks for Joy and Austin and I hope they are able to have the time and space to grieve and heal - as best as one can heal after such a hard loss.

Since I'm brand new to this group, this is a little past topic, but I'm going to give Jill a break on bringing the boys to meet Derick for dinner. She could have met him at the typical dinner time, knowing he wouldn't be home until late. When my daughter was small, my husband worked some crazy hours, and we would sometimes go meet him for dinner as it was the only time DD would see her dad that day. And DD and I both needed a change of scenery and looked forward to a quick dinner with DH. Of course, Jill has proven herself to be much more clingy but I can't fault her for grabbing a quick dinner so Derick could spend some time with the boys/they could see their dad if he did plan on being at school late into the night studying. Now if she did it every day, I would feel differently. MeChelle and Jim Blob should (but of course won't) be so ashamed for sheltering those kids to the point that they don't quite know how to function in the real world. No part time jobs as teenagers, no chance to take a simple walk or bike ride by themselves, no permission to go anywhere by themselves. So much potential in those kids that may or may not ever be reached. I really wish one would hit the age of 18, move to an apartment, take college courses or get a job, make friends outside the cult, etc. But they've been so brainwashed to believe that all of that is evil that I can't see it happening any time soon.

I know the Duggars invite everyone and anyone to their weddings but it seems strange to me that Dan Dillard, Jinger's MIL, etc were at Josiah's wedding. How well do they even know him? I can't imagine my siblings inviting my in-laws to their weddings, their children's weddings etc. They met all my siblings at my wedding but certainly wouldn't feel they knew them enough to attend any of their weddings. But I guess with the Dugs, the more people you invite, the more gifts you receive.