Michelle and JimBob aka J'Chelle and Boob

[lookeyloo]

I wonder what motivated the one who,escaped and asked the dangerous outside world for help. 

[humbleopinion]

Finally, a family with a more tragic hairstyle than the Duggars.

[queenanne]

10 minutes ago, lookeyloo said:

I wonder what motivated the one who,escaped and asked the dangerous outside world for help. 

She was also smart enough to know that even a service plan free cell phone will work to dial 911, it seems.  The folks at HLN said she’d also taken pictures of her home setup, though grain of salt as no one else has said it.

[LilJen]

23 hours ago, sigmaforce86 said:

This is all over the news today: 13 Children Held Captive By Parents

The similarities?  Double digit family (leave the size up to god), home schooled, isolated from mainstream entertainment, uber religious with the kids having to memorize bible passages (and in this case entire books of the bible).   I know a lot of fundies have problems with child abuse and this family is obviously far at the "bad end" of that spectrum but it's a sad day when something like this makes the Duggars look positively progressive by comparison.  

I don't think JB and Michelle would have ever abused their kids like this but it does make you wonder what their lives would look like if there was no TV show, no TTH for them to spread out a little, no Jeremy for Jinger because nobody outside of Tontitown knows they exist, no media spotlight on Josh the porn king.  There's no way to know but knowing this family has secrets even with what we see on the show it really does make me wonder what they would have been without it.

There's a picture showing the family "at one of the couple's vow renewals." Complete with expensive wedding gown & tux and matching outfits for all the kids (at least the girls' shoes match). So, yeah, crazier than the Rodriguez family.

[JoanArc]

I can see the Duggars making a ploy to adopt them, Tyler style. 

[zoomama]

2 hours ago, queenanne said:

She was also smart enough to know that even a service plan free cell phone will work to dial 911, it seems.  The folks at HLN said she’d also taken pictures of her home setup, though grain of salt as no one else has said it.

it was documented as the news conference that yes, she had taken photos. 

[Mollie]

Pickles posted an eyewitness account of the Duggars on the plane flight back from New Zealand.  The poster claims that Jim Bob was watching Baywatch while on board the plane!  I submit this for the 'laugh-of-the-day award.' 

 

[SMama]

I hope it’s true and a pic surfaces, because hypocrisy. But something gave me pause, the eyewitness stated all the kids were there, including spouses. We know that is not factual. But hope springs eternal, so let’s hope for a candid pic of Boob drooling over boobs.

[Westiepeach]

See, I would call foul with Michelle “walking around checking on the kids.” Seriously?

Fake news. 

[SMama]

But she is good at fake caring like with the FU Internet one on one time with kids she did not like, never cared for, and could not pick out of a line up. 

[Westiepeach]

Just now, SMama said:

But she is good at fake caring like with the FU Internet one on one time with kids she did not like, never cared for, and could not pick out of a line up. 

True. 

[queenanne]

52 minutes ago, Westiepeach said:

See, I would call foul with Michelle “walking around checking on the kids.” Seriously?

Fake news. 

Probably making sure that none of the "scattered" kids are being felt up by the neighboring non-family seatmates.

[Jynnan tonnix]

29 minutes ago, queenanne said:

Probably making sure that none of the "scattered" kids are being felt up by the neighboring non-family seatmates.

Or watching Baywatch themselves...Was this one of the planes with the built-in screens on the backs of the seats?

[SMama]

I think what the eyewitness perceived as checking in on the kids was Michelle wondering around.  She was asking herself, is that one ours. I’m almost sure it is, but what’s his/her name?

 

They would be horrified  if a non family member felt up their precious children, that privilege belongs to Volderjosh. Off to the Prayer Closet...

[EVS]

I think she was either walking around to make sure that they weren’t being corrupted evil heathens, otherwise known as anyone not in their cult, or she was walking around making sure that Jana wasn’t neglecting her childcare  duties.

[cmr2014]

I think it's also possible that she was showing off her MOTY skills in case anyone was taking photos or filming. I think it's possible that she can feign interest in her children if she thinks it's necessary for PR purposes.

[Bitter Betty]

As much as I want to believe Boob was watching Baywatch, I have to question the veracity of this account.  They specifically state they saw the married Duggar kids and their spouses. However, we know the married couples were not on this trip.  I just think the account should be taken with a healthy dose of skepticism. 

[cmr2014]

I imagine that the person saw a ton of Duggars -- kids and adults -- and was making the point that there were a lot of them. I don't expect most people actually know which ones are married and which ones aren't, and what the spouses look like. 

[GeeGolly]

I call BS on the sighting. But if Michelle was walking the isles it would be to 'make sure' all folks looked their birth gender to protect the bathrooms. While face-timing JillR, cuz JillR KNOWS!

[queenanne]

3 hours ago, cmr2014 said:

I imagine that the person saw a ton of Duggars -- kids and adults -- and was making the point that there were a lot of them. I don't expect most people actually know which ones are married and which ones aren't, and what the spouses look like. 

Or possibly, even just extra quantities of blonde people throughout the cabin, and assumed all blondes on this particular flight = Duggars.

[CalicoKitty]

On 12/13/2017 at 6:32 PM, nightmeri said:

I thought that was not an actual photo of Jubilee but a pro life propaganda pic they appropriated?  Wasn’t Jubilee dead for awhile before she was expelled from the womb? (Sorry, don’t know if I should say “born” in this instance). I recall Michelle being told she was dead during a checkup and that she had been dead for an amount of time and then Michelle was sent to be induced or something but that wasn’t immediate?  My point being I thought we found out that was not jubilees hand 

I think I also remember that Jill had been doing frequent prenatal checks on her mom.  She said she had "heard" a heartbeat the day before they found out about the demise.  The doctor had said the demise had happened several days (a couple of weeks??) before.  I'm not sure what Jill had been hearing, but apparently it wasn't a fetal heartbeat.  Another reason why she has no business in the baby delivery business.

[doodlebug]

On ‎1‎/‎31‎/‎2018 at 10:42 PM, CalicoKitty said:

I think I also remember that Jill had been doing frequent prenatal checks on her mom.  She said she had "heard" a heartbeat the day before they found out about the demise.  The doctor had said the demise had happened several days (a couple of weeks??) before.  I'm not sure what Jill had been hearing, but apparently it wasn't a fetal heartbeat.  Another reason why she has no business in the baby delivery business.

All of the blood vessels in the pelvis get very large in pregnancy, the uterine arteries as well as the ovarians, can be as big around as your index finger.  Someone who isn't trained or experienced in listening to the fetal heart rate could mistake the mother's pulse as heard through the uterine arteries for the baby.  Of course, the mother's heart rate is only about half of that of a normal fetus.  I presume that whatever Jill heard, it wasn't the baby but she was so poorly trained that she didn't know what she was hearing.

[Mollie]

8 minutes ago, doodlebug said:

All of the blood vessels in the pelvis get very large in pregnancy, the uterine arteries as well as the ovarians, can be as big around as your index finger.  Someone who isn't trained or experienced in listening to the fetal heart rate could mistake the mother's pulse as heard through the uterine arteries for the baby.  Of course, the mother's heart rate is only about half of that of a normal fetus.  I presume that whatever Jill heard, it wasn't the baby but she was so poorly trained that she didn't know what she was hearing.

Of course she was poorly trained, but her "medical things" were also below par. 

 

[Sew Sumi]

Okay, who's in Michigan who can take one for the team? 

[Misslindsey]

Oh lord. I live in Chicago, but am originally from Michigan. Sigh. It is about thirty minutes aways from where I went to college. If I went I would so wear my "Nasty Woman" shirt.

[Heathen]

1 hour ago, Sew Sumi said:

Okay, who's in Michigan who can take one for the team? 

Yuck, Duggars in Michigan. It's too far for me to go, but I'm fairly sure I can't convincingly play a Duggar sycophant/bible thumper anyway. They'd ban me from the building. 

Did you notice "feauturing"? 

How much does a catered dinner cost in "love offering" terms? 

[MsJamieDornan]

Gross, just gross !

[GeeGolly]

Oh, oh, please, someone on here must live close enough to go. It would be awesome for someone to have an in-person encounter with these two. I wonder if Michelle will discuss makin samwhiches. 

Although many of us are busy that day due to mine and @Celia Rubenstein's wedding.

[ginger90]

 Geez all I can picture is miniature golf.....

[bythelake]

10 hours ago, Sew Sumi said:

Okay, who's in Michigan who can take one for the team? 

$15. Including dinner? That's cheap. If I lived in the area it would be worth going just for the snark. I wonder if they will be speaking about their mating techniques, such as the famous golf course demonstration and hey,hey,hey.

[BitterApple]

2 hours ago, bythelake said:

$15. Including dinner? That's cheap. If I lived in the area it would be worth going just for the snark. I wonder if they will be speaking about their mating techniques, such as the famous golf course demonstration and hey,hey,hey.

I'm dying to see what kind of catered "dinner" they're offering for $15. 

[LilJen]

12 hours ago, Sew Sumi said:

Okay, who's in Michigan who can take one for the team? 

This morning our pastor mentioned that Valentine's Day is ALSO Ash Wednesday. Which is a little weird. But I guess they're ignoring Ash Wednesday. . . because Jesus never put ash on his forehead??

[Westiepeach]

3 hours ago, bythelake said:

$15. Including dinner? That's cheap. If I lived in the area it would be worth going just for the snark. I wonder if they will be speaking about their mating techniques, such as the famous golf course demonstration and hey,hey,hey.

If anyone here is brave (or drunk ... whatevs) enough to go, I will I will cover you and your plus 1 for a detailed insider report!

[allonsyalice]

Man, as a (forever) single girl with nothing to do on Valentine's day, I wish I could take one for the team for you all, but I am nowhere near Michigan. I need to know what they are going to say. 

[Nysha]

39 minutes ago, LilJen said:

This morning our pastor mentioned that Valentine's Day is ALSO Ash Wednesday. Which is a little weird. But I guess they're ignoring Ash Wednesday. . . because Jesus never put ash on his forehead??

I think Ash Wednesday is only observed by Catholic and Anglican churches and maybe the more ritualistic Luthern churches. I've never been to an evangelical church that observed it.

[GeeGolly]

1 hour ago, Westiepeach said:

If anyone here is brave (or drunk ... whatevs) enough to go, I will I will cover you and your plus 1 for a detailed insider report!

I'll throw in a roast.

[LilJen]

1 hour ago, Nysha said:

I think Ash Wednesday is only observed by Catholic and Anglican churches and maybe the more ritualistic Luthern churches. I've never been to an evangelical church that observed it.

Our semi-evangelical Methodist church does. And it *does* commemorate the biblical fasting-for-40-days. but yeah, the imposition of ashes and all, that's soooooo heathen. Not that the line 'you are dust and to dust you shall return' (which is often said while you get the ashes dabbed on your forehead) would have any impact on this brainless bunch.

[CalicoKitty]

This year Ash Wednesday is Valentines Day, and Easter is April 1 (April Fool's Day).  Funny how it falls some years.  And I will be in church for Ash Wednesday, not Valentines Day.

[Albanyguy]

If they're only charging $15 per head (including dinner), they're not going to be able to pay the Duggars much of a fee. Perhaps Jim Bob and Michelle's glory days of raking in big speaking fees are over and they have to take what they can get if they want to stay in the public eye. I doubt if they made any money on their Australian trip; the Gothard organization probably just covered their airfare and hotel/meals.

[Lady Edith]

5 hours ago, BitterApple said:

I'm dying to see what kind of catered "dinner" they're offering for $15. 

As someone who regularly plans events like banquets and dinners, a $10-15 per-person catered dinner in my area would be a buffet that includes something like:

Turkey or chicken breast with gravy or some sort of sauce

or

Roast beef slices in mushroom gravy

or

Pasta Florentine (vegetarian option)

vegetables 

Starch (potato, pasta or rice)

Rolls and butter

salad with dressing

dessert (usually a giant sheet cake or pudding/mousse or ice cream scoop)

iced tea/coffee/lemonade

 Not bad, but not great. 

If the Duggars are pulling an appearance fee, then the dinner will most likely be in the $5-$10 price point.   Not sure what one can get for that aside from cold cuts and potato salad. And either the Church is helping offset their speaker fee or they are expecting a thousand attendees.  Or the Duggars don’t command the fees they once did. Either way, that is one cheap night out. 

[Portia]

The church may have an events budget that they are using to cover J  & M's appearance fee. Or a church member who's a big Dugggar fan may have paid donated to bring them in.  My husband's a music minister,  and at various times over the years he's been pressured into bringing in a Christian musician whom he doesn't love because a rich church member made it happen.  

[DragonFaerie]

11 hours ago, BitterApple said:

I'm dying to see what kind of catered "dinner" they're offering for $15. 

Tator Tot Casserole?  I would love to see their faces if the caterers provided something completely different than they normally eat - like sushi  LOL

[JoanArc]

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Either way, that is one cheap night out. 

In more ways than one.

I thought public appearances had died out with the southern women's show? There haven't been any more, right? God knows they will never be able to go anywhere where someone is able to ask them questions - Josh will always be question #1 (and 2, 3...) I guess there's not much market for 50-something teenagers to coo about their love in front of people who just ate a Walmart deli $5 dinner tier meal. Maybe they think they'll sell some books?

[Arwen Evenstar]

I don’t know how anyone in their right minds who would make this their date to watch these two simpering idiots brag about how they get to have sex but you don’t.  And to eat the crappy food...

[MyPeopleAreNordic]

1 hour ago, Arwen Evenstar said:

I don’t know how anyone in their right minds who would make this their date to watch these two simpering idiots brag about how they get to have sex but you don’t.  And to eat the crappy food...

Right? If my partner brought me to see the Duggars as a "date night" or "Valentine's gift," that relationship would be OVER. 

[charmed1]

I watched the account of a young woman who has escaped from this cult, and she said the Duggars are to them what Tom Cruise is to Scientology. I guess that can be interpreted several different ways, now that I think about it.

[Temperance]

On 2/5/2018 at 1:25 PM, Arwen Evenstar said:

I don’t know how anyone in their right minds who would make this their date to watch these two simpering idiots brag about how they get to have sex but you don’t.  And to eat the crappy food...

Huh? I assumed it would be fellowshipping with other married couples. It isn't geared towards high school kids is it? Also how would they whether people can have sex?  If I was single and lived in the area, I'd bring a date and hold hands the entire time. Just because! If they asked I could pretend to be married or say "I just met this person, and I think your courtship rules are dumb."

On 2/5/2018 at 2:26 PM, MyPeopleAreNordic said:

Right? If my partner brought me to see the Duggars as a "date night" or "Valentine's gift," that relationship would be OVER. 

If they honestly liked or worse looked up to JB and Michelle, then a relationship would be definitely OVER. But if they understood my love of snarking on them or my concerns over their beliefs,  it would be nice for us to go. Just so we could snark on them later. 

[Lady Edith]

2 hours ago, charmed1 said:

I watched the account of a young woman who has escaped from this cult, and she said the Duggars are to them what Tom Cruise is to Scientology. I guess that can be interpreted several different ways, now that I think about it.

I could totally see that.  Cruise gives Scientology some celebrity cred (Yes, people actually look up to celebs...to me, they wipe their behinds and put their pants on one leg at a time just like I do).  After all, if Scientology is good enough for a STAR like Tom Cruise, then I need to be in it too!!!  ? Same with the Duggars.  The leg humpers idolize these dolts.  Because they are so WHOLESOME!!!!  Ugh. None of them are going to escape without some good brainwashing.  Gothardites and Leg Humpers alike.  

[MsJamieDornan]

On ‎2‎/‎5‎/‎2018 at 11:56 AM, JoanArc said:

I thought public appearances had died out with the southern women's show? There haven't been any more, right? God knows they will never be able to go anywhere where someone is able to ask them questions - Josh will always be question #1 (and 2, 3...) I guess there's not much market for 50-something teenagers to coo about their love in front of people who just ate a Walmart deli $5 dinner tier meal. Maybe they think they'll sell some books?

So, people still hire them after the whole Josh fiasco? They were the ones that covered it up!! Ugh.

[Natalie68]

On 2/5/2018 at 11:26 AM, MyPeopleAreNordic said:

Right? If my partner brought me to see the Duggars as a "date night" or "Valentine's gift," that relationship would be OVER. 

HA!  If Mr. Natalie took me to this I would say he was listening!  I would love to go a talk given by these freakish clowns.  Come on, who's with me??!!!  The snark would be endless!