Is Everyone Gone

What chemicals is Tucker on? His voice and mannerisms are nothing like what he was like in the house.

MJ was such an easy mark for Chelsie's "we are women of god" bullshit.

That is the most awful picture of her and Ben. They look like every fiber of their being is cringing at the idea of kissing. I agree, Jessa's the worst. I don't expect the Duggars to have the same views as me. But she's the only one (other than Anna) who seems actively hateful. Others just are in their bubbles where everyone around them has always believed the same things.

Jessa is getting ROASTED in the comments here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DA07umwxb7Y/ And what an odd picture to pick for shilling CHM. Jessa and Ben are embracing but somehow grimacing at the same time.

I think it's 50% shill, 50% genuine. I do think Jill has extensive issues from her childhood and she needed therapy to get to a healthier mental headspace. Remember the days she was showing up to Derick's workplace during lunchtime? She was so clingy she didn't even realize how unprofessional that was. She also has made posts about women being in abusive marriages and stuff like that. So ... it's genuine from her. And a shill. Which is okay.

Jill posted about World Mental Health Day: https://www.instagram.com/p/DA8uzudyR4D/

I also think that Jana and Jessa just don't seem all that pleasant as people. Both seem rather cold and judgmental. Jinger and Jill both seem somewhat clingy (probably due to the abuse and neglect as kids), but overall nice and warm.

Oh I know they were both there. Just that Jana seems to be excluding them from her SM posts. I must say, given the choice to hang out between Jana/Jessa and Jill/Jinger, I chose Jill/Jinger any day. They're not super amazing or anything, but they do seem more open-minded and less self-righteous and would be more fun at a wedding.

Jana's post about Jase's wedding weekend: https://www.instagram.com/p/DA6KT5YOilE/?img_index=8 Jinger and Jill are conspicuously absent.

Joy has extensive stories about Gunner being in the hospital with low oxygen. It feels so icky that Joy shows her son in such distress.

Its popular on reddit and parenting forums to differentiate between stepkids and non-stepkids.

I really really hate it when people call a baby the "ours baby." It just sounds so precious and twee. It's almost always to differentiate between the stepkids and the "ours" kids too. I hate it deeply.

Jill took the kids to a science center. That's actually awesome. Go Jill. I hope Izzy, Sam and Fred learned something. Maybe they even saw some fossils!

Jill has a lot of footage on the stories. They did the cha cha slide. Looks pretty fun for a Duggar wedding, all things considered.

Freddie is with her. Sam and Izzy are in school.

Jill looks like she could be covering a baby bump in her latest IG video. Honestly? Since she and Derick seem to be fairly responsible parents, I hope they do get their rainbow baby.

Gavin Creel died of metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma. He was only 48. I saw him in Hair, Hello Dolly!, and Into the Woods. Loved him.

The only time I wear them is with blister-inducing pumps, because they help you avoid blisters. I guess in the winter sometimes I wear those thick thick cotton woven black tights with sweater dresses. But sorry, I'm not spending $99 on pantyhose (which is what Sheertex costs).

To add a peeve, I'm really annoyed at all the Sheertex ads I see on IG and FB. It's relentless. You'd think that after years of targeted ads and I've never bought these tights, the algorithm would change. But nope.

In general, predators are very good at code-switching and presenting a different face to the outside world. So many parents of gymnasts were convinced Larry Nassar was a swell guy. One parent even killed himself once he realized he had believed Nassar over his own daughter. I have no idea what JLo knew or didn't know, but it's believable that she didn't know.

Who? It just grinds my gears.

This is petty, but I HATE it when people "sing" the last word to a sentence. Like "so I am so hap-p-p-p-yyyyyyyyyeeeehhhh!!!" consistently. Like if you're truly excited I get it, but there's some vlogger I follow on YT who does that with EVERYTHING. "This is the dress I bought at Sh-e-eeeeee-iiiiii-nnnns" and singing "Sheins."

I think Abbie currently works. She might be the only Duggar woman to hold a 9-5 job.

It helps that Abbie seems to be her own person with a degree and an actual profession. Living with someone like that had to have been good for JD.