Sweet Fellowship: Duggars and Friends (aka the Bates Family and Other Featured Families Thread)

[libgirl2]

On 11/19/2018 at 9:03 AM, allonsyalice said:

i would like this mental image out of my head thank you

Me too. Yuck. 

[Brown eyed girl]

@awaken she goes to church with Josie and is a designer.  She helped Josie decorate her apartment. 

[Wishing Well]

On 11/19/2018 at 7:31 AM, BradandJanet said:

Here's a new business for Jill: selling Cheeses from Jesus gift boxes.

Reminds me of Baby Cheesus From Modern Fam

[Vacantsmile3]

I'm calling it now...Erin Payne (Bates) is pregnant again. She was just in Carlin's insta story and she had a belly she was trying to hide!

[BitterApple]

5 minutes ago, Vacantsmile3 said:

I'm calling it now...Erin Payne (Bates) is pregnant again. She was just in Carlin's insta story and she had a belly she was trying to hide!

I just watched it and I'm really hoping the deliberate arm placement was just Erin being self-conscious over lingering baby weight. If she's pregnant again, she's an idiot. 

[McManda]

8 hours ago, BitterApple said:

I'm really hoping the deliberate arm placement was just Erin being self-conscious over lingering baby weight.

She does say at the beginning "I have to hold my gut in", so it sounds like it.

Erin looks different. Maybe it's not the mile high Dolly Parton hair?

[Vacantsmile3]

Josie Bates chopped off her hair!!

[louannems]

2 hours ago, Vacantsmile3 said:

Josie Bates chopped off her hair!!

I saw it on her Instagram story.  It looks cute.  

[BitterApple]

Josie chopped her hair off and is now wearing pants? Ma and Pa Kettle must be dying. She better announce a pregnancy soon before they think she's gone completely off the reservation.

FWIW, I think the haircut is adorable.

[Temperance]

On 11/14/2018 at 8:03 PM, Temperance said:

Steve Maxwell has offered his readers a challenge. In his Seriously, Steve? column he offers this riddle:

Young adults are lost without it. 

Adults may have it, but often it is misguided. 

It seems rare to find the elderly with it. 

Having it gives hope. 

Money often gives it.

Sports often give it. 

Marriage proposes it. 

Death kills it. 

Jesus Christ embodies it.

What is it?

Steve's answer next week.  Any predictions on the answer?

 

On 11/15/2018 at 6:20 AM, McManda said:

My guess is purpose.

This seems to be correct since this week's post is all about purpose. I quoted @McManda since they are the only ones who guessed this word exactly although both @Jynnan tonnix and I thought they were probably right.

Edited November 21, 2018 by Temperance

[libgirl2]

29 minutes ago, BitterApple said:

Josie chopped her hair off and is now wearing pants? Ma and Pa Kettle must be dying. She better announce a pregnancy soon before they think she's gone completely off the reservation.

FWIW, I think the haircut is adorable.

I can't find it but is it super short? 

[Temperance]

3 minutes ago, libgirl2 said:

I can't find it but is it super short? 

No it's shoulder length. FJ has the pictures up on their Josie thread.  It looks good, but I don't see the big deal. 

Edited November 21, 2018 by Temperance

[libgirl2]

2 minutes ago, Temperance said:

No it's shoulder length. FJ has the pictures up on their Josie thread.  It looks good, but I don't see the big deal. 

 

Thanks. That is pretty short for a fundie. I think its cute. 

Edited November 21, 2018 by libgirl2

[farmgal4]

3 hours ago, Vacantsmile3 said:

Josie Bates chopped off her hair!!

Can you get a screenshot, please?  I don’t have IG, so I can’t watch her IG story.

[Rabbittron]

On the Bates blog they're talking about how Kade is reaching his due date like he was a goddamn micro preemie he was only a couple weeks early.

[Barb23]

46 minutes ago, Rabbittron said:

On the Bates blog they're talking about how Kade is reaching his due date like he was a goddamn micro preemie he was only a couple weeks early.

I read that too & thought the same thing.  He was 2 weeks early & weighed 6 lbs, 1 oz. &  was 18" at birth. My son was full term & had almost the same exact measurements.  No big deal in my opinion since he wasn't born with any problems. 

[libgirl2]

16 hours ago, Wishing Well said:

Reminds me of Baby Cheesus From Modern Fam

Me too

[Lunera]

So does Kelly really not allow her daughters to cut their hair short? Does she think they might get confused with a man or *gasp* a lesbian? Also, Josie ditched the skirts for pants 2 seconds after marriage, too bad she had to get married at 18 to be able to get a little bit of freedom. 

[PikaScrewChu]

Long hair is their crowning glory, much like in the FLDS. I'm more surprised it took all the way to Josie out of the Duggar and Bateses to chop it off. Although if you don't know how to style hair any differently then it makes sense to stick to your "normal". Josie is actually trained to style hair so I guess that does make a difference.

[Kbo]

Love Josie’s haircut, and it’s still very feminine. Jessa would look so much better with a style like that, hope Josie starts a fundie trend. 

[Westiepeach]

2 minutes ago, Kbo said:

Love Josie’s haircut, and it’s still very feminine. Jessa would look so much better with a style like that, hope Josie starts a fundie trend. 

ALL of the Duggar girls need a haircut. Like yesterday. 

[SMama]

Alyssa’s hair is short by fundie standards.

[OpieTaylor]

Anna cut her hair kinda short early in their marriage... hmmmm, I guess it IS her fault Josh strayed 😜

[Scarlett45]

3 hours ago, Lunera said:

So does Kelly really not allow her daughters to cut their hair short? Does she think they might get confused with a man or *gasp* a lesbian? Also, Josie ditched the skirts for pants 2 seconds after marriage, too bad she had to get married at 18 to be able to get a little bit of freedom. 

A lot of parents are weird about long hair on girls. At first I thought it was a black people thing (I wasn’t allowed to cut my hair until I was 21, and given my parents were supporting me I decided I had more important battles), and many southern people (even if they aren’t fundie) want their minor girls to have long hair, I came across old school Latino Catholic  families who preached the same.  Short hair is “grown” or something🙄.

 

Goodness it’s hair it grows. I think Josie looks very nice. 

[EVS]

I think this hairstyle suits Josie. Josie is very petite with petite features. Her hair isn’t that thick so her longer hair didn’t overwhelm her like Jessa’s does, but I do think this length frames Josie’s face nicely and also looks more modern than traditional fundie women’s hair.

[Pasha Kitty]

19 hours ago, Vacantsmile3 said:

I'm calling it now...Erin Payne (Bates) is pregnant again. She was just in Carlin's insta story and she had a belly she was trying to hide!

Where can we find the insta story?  Thanks.  I enjoy this particular forum when the discussion is focused on the Bateseseseses and the Duggars.  There has been waaaaaaaaaaay too much discussion on that Rodrigues family.  I'm OK seeing posts about the older girls, but I just can't with the horrid parents.  

Hopefully talk will shift to Erin's pregnancy.  Of course she is pregnant!

[Sew Sumi]

The instastory was a video, so I don't think it can be linked here. Go to Carlin's page to see it. I didn't see when she put it up, so go soon before it disappears!

[drafan]

7 hours ago, Rabbittron said:

On the Bates blog they're talking about how Kade is reaching his due date like he was a goddamn micro preemie he was only a couple weeks early.

You can solve that problem, Bateses......stop having kids.

I hope this adorable blond Bates girl gets lots of attention for that cute haircut. Maybe the Duggettes will be jealous and copy. Every one of them would look better with that style.

[Lady Edith]

On 11/19/2018 at 10:31 AM, BradandJanet said:

Here's a new business for Jill: selling Cheeses from Jesus gift boxes.

These could go in the box...

Edited November 22, 2018 by Lady Edith

[Scarlett45]

1 hour ago, Pasha Kitty said:

Where can we find the insta story?  Thanks.  I enjoy this particular forum when the discussion is focused on the Bateseseseses and the Duggars.  There has been waaaaaaaaaaay too much discussion on that Rodrigues family.  I'm OK seeing posts about the older girls, but I just can't with the horrid parents.  

Hopefully talk will shift to Erin's pregnancy.  Of course she is pregnant!

I screen shot it just for you. She could be pregnant, or she could be sitting in a stripped top (it does look oddly firm though). 

[Temperance]

It could be that the top is skintight and just shows that she has a non-flat stomach. I tend not to wear tight clothes to hide camouflage that area and she has had three kids. 

[floridamom]

Wow, Josie's hair looks very stylish and polished. Good for her. She's dressing like SHE wants to now. So sad that her parents think the way they do. I think she's more modest in pants than in some of those silly skirts they're forced to wear when single. I certainly hope the married Duggar girls take note. Great choice, Josie.

[NotFundie]

JillRod has new pics up on her instagram page (Rodriguesfamilyservingjesus).  One set is of pictures that Timothy sent of pies that he made for Thanksgiving.  So many questions... Did they do this at his church?  Did the boys renting that basement do this for the landlord's family?  Are they all for poor, emaciated Tim?  Tim grifted was gifted airline points for a trip home for Christmas but couldn't afford to get home for Thanksgiving.  Jill is thankful about Christmas but pouty and sad that no one gifted Tim tickets for Thanksgiving.  Way to go, Jill.  That's the true spirit of Thanksgiving!

The other set is of the Rod younger girls "decorating pumpkin cookies".  All we ever see is one cookie and it looks like that's all there is.  The sequence of pics shows the girls taking a bite out of the cookie and you can notice where each girl's bite comes from.  Jill, you horrible excuse for a mother - you need to buy more than one cookie for all those kids!  Well, I guess if she did that it would cut into the "Jill and David go to the good Olive Garden for a romantic dinner" money.

The boys aren't seen.  I guess they're out back working on the deck that Jill says David is re-doing.  Or, possibly, it wasn't their year to have a bite of cookie.  

Edited November 22, 2018 by NotFundie

[Mindthinkr]

I hope that Tim has made some acquaintances at school and someone was kind enough to bring him to their families home for the holiday dinner. I bet his eyes would get as big as saucers in seeing a normal table spread of food. That and the realization that he would be allowed to eat a plateful and not have to turn it all over to his parents. I hope he is getting this type of education, as well as his other studies. 

[lookeyloo]

1 hour ago, Mindthinkr said:

I hope that Tim has made some acquaintances at school and someone was kind enough to bring him to their families home for the holiday dinner. I bet his eyes would get as big as saucers in seeing a normal table spread of food. That and the realization that he would be allowed to eat a plateful and not have to turn it all over to his parents. I hope he is getting this type of education, as well as his other studies. 

Oh gosh if his idiot parents see he has put on weight, what will happen then?

[Mindthinkr]

6 hours ago, lookeyloo said:

Oh gosh if his idiot parents see he has put on weight, what will happen then?

It all depends on if they get any praise for it. Although he might be segregated from his siblings lest they get the notion that looking anorexic (or heroin chic) isn’t normal. 

Edited November 22, 2018 by Mindthinkr
Added a wee thought.

[ginger90]

9 pictures 

 

 

 

 

 

7 pictures 

 

[doodlebug]

9 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

ss9 pictures 

 

 

 

 

 

7 pictures 

 

It is very telling that, despite about half a dozen pictures of the proceedings, there is only ONE pumpkin cookie seen in every one.  No racks of cookies cooling in the background, no plate of decorated cookies on the table.  Hmmm.... And then the girls photographed eating a cookie, the same cookie.  I suspect there only ever was one cookie and it was purchased by Jill for the photo shoot.  Or David couldn't wait for them to be decorated and wolfed the rest down before they could ice them.

I hope Tim's pastor at college has a real family Thanksgiving with plates piled high with homemade dishes and plenty of leftovers for him to take back to the dorm with him. Interesting that Jill complains that TIM couldn't afford the flight home.  I guess, along with paying for his own college, it is all on him to get home and back again.  Hell, my parents had a bunch of kids and not much money, I paid my way through college, but, yet, when I came home for holidays, my Dad paid the bus fare or gave me gas money for the driver.  Granted, flights from Spokane to Pittsburgh (closest big airport) cost around $800-900; but it bugs me that Jill apparently expects Tim to foot the bill himself since she doesn't mention her and David being unable to afford it.

Edited November 22, 2018 by doodlebug

[Mindthinkr]

I can’t help myself here. I noticed dark rings under the children’s eyes. Some kids were more prevalent than others. Common causes may be an allergies (don’t think so because they all have it to a degree), anemia (where they don’t have enough red blood cells (we are getting warmer. I doubt they get enough to eat), and iron deficiency (ding ding ding. Too little iron in the blood. No red meats or enough green leafy vegetables). This also means that their brains and bodies are not at a normal curve for their ages and growth. These girls are probably not getting enough iron to make a smooth adjustment into puberty. I’m not expert, but to me it is obvious that they need better nutrition and this breaks my heart. 

[BitterApple]

Wow, how utterly pathetic. One cookie to divide amongst all those girls? 

You can buy baking supplies at the Dollar Store, and the ones in my area even carry butter and eggs. I'm continually amazed at how Jill manages to find money for acrylic nails and hair bleach, but can't scrounge enough funds to feed her kids.

[awaken]

1 hour ago, Mindthinkr said:

I hope that Tim has made some acquaintances at school and someone was kind enough to bring him to their families home for the holiday dinner. I bet his eyes would get as big as saucers in seeing a normal table spread of food. That and the realization that he would be allowed to eat a plateful and not have to turn it all over to his parents. I hope he is getting this type of education, as well as his other studies. 

I’m having flashbacks. This is exactly what happened to me when I went from a food scarce, ultra religious home, to staying at college for holiday breaks. I just had no clue about holiday meals, real food, manners, interacting with people. I can feel for Tim. 

[awaken]

It’s good to see pics of some of the other kids for once. But don’t they have additional younger boys we rarely see?  

They look awfully sallow. I hope it’s just their coloring, but I’m afraid not 😩

[Jynnan tonnix]

24 minutes ago, doodlebug said:

It is very telling that, despite about half a dozen pictures of the proceedings, there is only ONE pumpkin cookie seen in every one.  No racks of cookies cooling in the background, no plate of decorated cookies on the table.  Hmmm.... And then the girls photographed eating a cookie, the same cookie.  I suspect there only ever was one cookie and it was purchased by Jill for the photo shoot.  Or David couldn't wait for them to be decorated and wolfed the rest down before they could ice them.

I hope Tim's pastor at college has a real family Thanksgiving with plates piled high with homemade dishes and plenty of leftovers for him to take back to the dorm with him. 

There are actually at least a few cookies...if you look at the ones the girls are taking bites out of, most have sugar sprinkles on top, but while one has icing all the way to the edges another has it more just centered in the middle of the cookie, and another has a very generous amount of icing with no sprinkles. So they may actually have each gotten an entire cookie to themselves. The rest of the batch was doubtless eaten by Shrek.

[Lady Edith]

I think they used a pre-baked cookie kit. Those cookies look too perfectly shaped to be homemade.  

So I wonder if we will be graced with photos of the Rods’ Thanksgiving meal? I can see it...a 5# turkey, a pack of King’s Hawaiian rolls still in the plastic bag (not knocking...those rock), a bag of frozen corn, and a small serving bowl of mashed potatoes with two cups of gravy. And for dessert, a single pumpkin pie (half of which goes to David and Jill).

[Sew Sumi]

2 hours ago, awaken said:

It’s good to see pics of some of the other kids for once. But don’t they have additional younger boys we rarely see?  

They look awfully sallow. I hope it’s just their coloring, but I’m afraid not 😩

They only have four boys. I think the youngest is in the 8-10 year old range. 

[wilsie]

I was amazed at how good Tim's baked goods looked.  Jill takes credit for teaching him but I'm skeptical.  She does play fast and loose with the truth, giving it her own delusional spin.  They sure look better than anything Jill D. has posted.  I also hope some kindhearted people are looking out for Tim and he gets a clue of how screwed-up his family is.  Not to stop loving them but to not emulate them.  Happy Thanksgiving!

[farmgal4]

6 hours ago, doodlebug said:

It is very telling that, despite about half a dozen pictures of the proceedings, there is only ONE pumpkin cookie seen in every one.  No racks of cookies cooling in the background, no plate of decorated cookies on the table.  Hmmm.... And then the girls photographed eating a cookie, the same cookie.  I suspect there only ever was one cookie and it was purchased by Jill for the photo shoot.  Or David couldn't wait for them to be decorated and wolfed the rest down before they could ice them.

I hope Tim's pastor at college has a real family Thanksgiving with plates piled high with homemade dishes and plenty of leftovers for him to take back to the dorm with him. Interesting that Jill complains that TIM couldn't afford the flight home.  I guess, along with paying for his own college, it is all on him to get home and back again.  Hell, my parents had a bunch of kids and not much money, I paid my way through college, but, yet, when I came home for holidays, my Dad paid the bus fare or gave me gas money for the driver.  Granted, flights from Spokane to Pittsburgh (closest big airport) cost around $800-900; but it bugs me that Jill apparently expects Tim to foot the bill himself since she doesn't mention her and David being unable to afford it.

Of course those two POS grifters can’t afford it.  They’ve got a houseful of kids but neither of them have a real job.  I wonder if they get food stamps and if so, how much/month do they get?

[Mindthinkr]

18 minutes ago, farmgal4 said:

Of course those two POS grifters can’t afford it.  They’ve got a houseful of kids but neither of them have a real job.  I wonder if they get food stamps and if so, how much/month do they get?

I’m sure they do collect stamps as well as hit up the food banks, church food banks, putting their names on the have-nots lists for donations and going to the restaurants that donate food on days like today. There are 88 fast food/restaurants that will give free meals just for signing up for their rewards programs. They figure they only have to comfortably feed two people.  Food stamps national average is $126 per person per month. All that food that they don’t buy pays their electricity, manicures, hair dye etc. These people are grifters of the first class order and I hate that all us hardworking taxpayers have to support them. I don’t mind helping people of real need or circumstance but these people flaunt their abuse of the system and that’s just wrong. Especially when I see how selfish they seem to be and those poor children are malnourished. 

[EVS]

Tim would have more money to get home for Thanksgiving or Christmas if he hadn’t wasted so much money sending Jill those flowers and that stuffed animal recently.  If I were his mother, I would have told him to save the money,  but narcissistic Jill likes to be showered with gifts and then expects someone else to pay for Tim to get home. 

[Fostersmom]

Why is there a picture of Tim and Neurie after all the pie pics? It makes it look like she was with him