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

[McManda]

52 minutes ago, emmawoodhouse said:

Pity she's hiding her left hand. I bet they got engaged over the holidays.

It's been awhile since I checked in with any fundies. What's the deal with Nathan's white silicone looking ring? Is it the male version of a purity ring?

[ginger90]

7 minutes ago, McManda said:

It's been awhile since I checked in with any fundies. What's the deal with Nathan's white silicone looking ring? Is it the male version of a purity ring?

He called it a promise ring.

[xwordfanatik]

I haven't seen her before, but she could definitely get someone better looking.  His brothers all look better than he does.

[awaken]

That photo is positively Nike with the full frontal hug!!  

[65mickey]

Water into wine a miracle. Water into grape juice not a miracle.

[Oldernowiser]

7 hours ago, Jynnan tonnix said:

That whole story is mind-bogglingly awful...The part just before that says:

 

Holy shit.

Literally.

[iwantcookies]

3 hours ago, emmawoodhouse said:

Change of pace...Nathan and Esther are looking especially chummy. Pity she's hiding her left hand. I bet they got engaged over the holidays.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJj8nxNJ17K/?igshid=riccyyqmqq89

He looks 45. He isn’t aging well at all. 

[emmawoodhouse]

I think he's 27.

[Nysha]

12 hours ago, Rabbittron said:

Just ask any fundie and they will tell you the same thing it was GRAPE JUICE GOD DAMN IT.

And that's another reason why I'm an atheist. 

Also, did you know unicorns are mentioned in the KJV of the bible 9 times? Given that version is the holy grail according to these people I wonder how the explain that.

*The official explanation is that it was a mistranslation and was probably a rhino or a now-extinct one-horned ox.

Edited January 3, 2021 by Nysha
Unicorns!

[Temperance]

Yeah I think Nathan is the next Bates to get married. 

That's not a flattering picture. I think he's relatively attractive. I wouldn't be interested, because he's a fundie. I think he's better looking than Zach. 

2 hours ago, emmawoodhouse said:

I think he's 27.

Yes he's 27. 

[ginger90]

[GeeGolly]

Oh my. I checked out their gift poses on FB. Someone got a rifle. The pictures of the youngest girls before Janessa are so sad, and Janessa must not be nursing anymore because she's start to get the Flowers in the Attic look too.

[Chicklet]

So one kid got a calendar and shoes, and one got what looks like an expensive mandolin. Hm any favoritisim here Jill?

And again THE BIBLE IS ALL TRUE so pff with that mistranslation. So sayeth my fundie idiot sister-in-law.

Edited January 3, 2021 by Chicklet

[GeeGolly]

Is Timmy in the RV? And what 20 something single male would want a Christmas plaque?

[Liddy52]

9 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Is Timmy in the RV? And what 20 something single male would want a Christmas plaque?

That is exactly what I was wondering-- about that Christmas plaque! Such an odd gift for a young man.

[Chicklet]

Heh I thought it was at least something useful like a calendar. It's a plaque? What man wants something like that?

[MunichNark]

Well now, Timmay's Photo has so much to unpack! First of all, he seems to live in a caravan that is not the Rodders ususal one. The red lights seem rather hussy-ish for a Godly Young Man. The price tag on that cheap trinket is also still one, classy Jill!

The TV screen, is Timmay watching evil Telly? And sleeping on his own?

[farmgal4]

51 minutes ago, Chicklet said:

Heh I thought it was at least something useful like a calendar. It's a plaque? What man wants something like that?

And a plague that can only be used for a month or two, at that!

[libgirl2]

1 hour ago, farmgal4 said:

And a plague that can only be used for a month or two, at that!

I'm sure he just LOVED it. 

[Madtown]

The not Nurie girls teeth clenched smiles makes them look like their terrified of their precious mother. Nurie doesn't even look comfortable in the picture with Jill. Poor Tim. What the fuck are those gifts? I'm trying to think of my mom giving my brother those....lol. I know some kids get shoes for Christmas, but usually they are a pair of athletic shoes the kid really wants.

All I can say is that everyone of those kids besides Nurie, looks like they are on death's doorstep.

[doodlebug]

1 hour ago, Madtown said:

The not Nurie girls teeth clenched smiles makes them look like their terrified of their precious mother. Nurie doesn't even look comfortable in the picture with Jill. Poor Tim. What the fuck are those gifts? I'm trying to think of my mom giving my brother those....lol. I know some kids get shoes for Christmas, but usually they are a pair of athletic shoes the kid really wants.

All I can say is that everyone of those kids besides Nurie, looks like they are on death's doorstep.

I can give a pass on the shoes, they look like work shoes and Tim, having just started out in his landscaping business, might've needed them and not had the ready cash for them.  My nephew works in construction and the like.  He got laid off during the early days of the pandemic and didn't find a job for several months.  When his birthday rolled around, I asked him what he wanted.  Well, what he really wanted was a decent pair of work shoes as his old ones were worn out and he was still paying off credit card debt from the layoff.  So, he picked the shoes and I sent him a check.

Shoes are a much better gift than a Christmas plaque, IMO.  Especially a cheap Kountry Kristmas Klutter one.  I presume Jill picked it out since it is exactly her taste.  I guess Tim should be grateful it wasn't a silk flower arrangement.

The only way I could give the plaque a pass is if it was picked out at the Dollar Store for him by one of the little girls.  I got some stuff like that from the nieces and nephews when they were little and I kept most of it and cherish it.

ETA: took another look at the photos and it appears Tim got dress shoes, not work shoes.  I rescind my approval.  Unless he needed dress shoes for his job, which he doesn't; that is a stupid gift.

Edited January 3, 2021 by doodlebug

[Madtown]

16 minutes ago, doodlebug said:

The only way I could give the plaque a pass is if it was picked out at the Dollar Store for him by one of the little girls.  I got some stuff like that from the nieces and nephews when they were little and I kept most of it and cherish it.

ETA: took another look at the photos and it appears Tim got dress shoes, not work shoes.  I rescind my approval.  Unless he needed dress shoes for his job, which he doesn't; that is a stupid gift.

I was just going to go back and look at the shoes because I swore they were dress shoes and you had me feeling bad for my post..lol.

Yes, if the plaque was picked out by one of the littles, it gets a pass, but not if it was given by Jill. The parents of the kids I have watched in my lifetime always let the kids pick out birthday gifts for me and I LOVED them. I got a lot of Barbie dolls..lol. I got an Easter egg dying kit once too(My birthday is in April)and I used it to dye eggs with the child that gave it to me. Those gifts were treasures for sure.

[crazy8s]

maybe they are "courting shoes" 

[BetyBee]

8 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

maybe they are "courting shoes" 

Or preaching shoes. 

[Liddy52]

19 minutes ago, BetyBee said:

Or preaching shoes. 

That is what I think they are. 

[BradandJanet]

Jill asked the kids to pose with one or two of their favorite gifts (from the dozens they received, not), so we can be sure they nervously chose the gifts that would please Best Momma to have in her social media photos. The plaque is completely Jill's style, so even if the gift came from one of the kids, Jill picked it out. Jill chose her own gifts too and had the family pay for them. David is posing with food. How fitting.

That red-light trailer where Tim was photographed is very odd. It looks like a cheap bar decorated for Christmas. Wonder if Jill grifted another RV and Tim pays to live there. Poor guy may be doing twenty to life at the Rodrigues Family Penitentiary. 

Edited January 3, 2021 by BradandJanet
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[xwordfanatik]

Like many of you here seem to have, I get definite "Mommie Dearest" vibes from that tarted-up shrew.  I can see her flipping out and raving if a kid doesn't do something she dictates.

What a shitty way to grow up.  House of Horrors, and then some.

[iwantcookies]

Jill got more crap to clutter the house.

Dave got honey???

A rifle for a kid ooookay. 
 

Girls got lame, cheap  clothes, toys

[iwantcookies]

2 hours ago, crazy8s said:

maybe they are "courting shoes" 

Grifting shoes?

[crazy8s]

the little girls totally got thrift store junk. the pink pony the one has - my daughter bought that same toy at a yard sale 5 or 6yrs ago for $1 when grandgirl liked My Little Pony

funniest part of that story was the 2 young girls selling it, talked loud enough for my daughter hear and they wondered why the "old lady" wanted a pink pony. daughter then was mid 20s 😀

[ginger90]

[iwantcookies]

Why do they look like Russian babushka? 

[libgirl2]

56 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

the little girls totally got thrift store junk. the pink pony the one has - my daughter bought that same toy at a yard sale 5 or 6yrs ago for $1 when grandgirl liked My Little Pony

funniest part of that story was the 2 young girls selling it, talked loud enough for my daughter hear and they wondered why the "old lady" wanted a pink pony. daughter then was mid 20s 😀

The fishing game i saw at the dollar store. I usually go there for toys for tots and it was too cheap for me. I like to buy coloring books and puzzles for the kids there

[Westiepeach]

52 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

So... Nathan is the best ever son-in-law because he paid for admission for the babushkas. Once the well dries up, let’s just see how he fares in the ratings. We all saw how TimBits turned out...

[BradandJanet]

From Jill's gushing, Nathan probably took them all to dinner at the hotel. Nurie and Nathan should leave before they're completely broke. Poor girls look like European refugees who just docked at Ellis Island after several weeks in steerage.  

 

1 hour ago, iwantcookies said:

Grifting shoes?

These shoes are made for griftin'. And that's just what they'll do. One of these days these shoes are gonna kick some cash right out of you. 

[madpsych78]

I've only looked at the pictures posted on this page, but I'm still trying to figure out what the heck David's gift is...

[dargosmydaddy]

12 minutes ago, madpsych78 said:

I've only looked at the pictures posted on this page, but I'm still trying to figure out what the heck David's gift is...

A pot of honey?

[emma675]

13 minutes ago, dargosmydaddy said:

A pot of honey?

David does not look healthy. I know it may be the lighting, but he looks pale and has dark circles all around his eyes. And I say this as a naturally pale person with dark circles from allergies. He does not look good. What will Jill do if he has a major health problem that incapacitates or kills him? I can't see her royal highness stooping to work and none of her kids have any real skills. 

Edited January 3, 2021 by emma675d

[sondraK]

36 minutes ago, Westiepeach said:

So... Nathan is the best ever son-in-law because he paid for admission for the babushkas. Once the well dries up, let’s just see how he fares in the ratings. We all saw how TimBits turned out...

Holy cow.I wonder how much admission was for all of them

[crazy8s]

36 minutes ago, Westiepeach said:

So... Nathan is the best ever son-in-law because he paid for admission for the babushkas. Once the well dries up, let’s just see how he fares in the ratings. We all saw how TimBits turned out...

by then Jill hopes the not Nuries will be married to the next "best sons in law"

[Zella]

9 minutes ago, emma675 said:

David does not look healthy. I know it may be the lighting, but he looks pale and has dark circles all around his eyes. And I say this as a naturally pale person with dark circles from allergies. He does not look good. What will Jill do if he has a major health problem that incapacitates or kills him? I can't see her royal highness stooping to work and none of her kids have any real skills. 

Agreed. To me, his face also looks thinner, but he's obviously not lost weight. Maybe his head is just disproportional to his body, and it's easier to tell in this picture?

[Fostersmom]

42 minutes ago, sondraK said:

Holy cow.I wonder how much admission was for all of them

According to Google, not much, if anything. Its a walking tour, free during the week. It's $8 a car on Friday or Saturday nights. 

[ginger90]

45 minutes ago, sondraK said:

Holy cow.I wonder how much admission was for all of them

Looks like $8.00 per car on Friday and Saturday, free other nights.

 

What @Fostersmom said! 🤣

Edited January 3, 2021 by ginger90

[iwantcookies]

I guess the Dingus’s didn’t give them anything? Like the other half of a cow.

[Albanyguy]

5 hours ago, doodlebug said:

Shoes are a much better gift than a Christmas plaque, IMO.  Especially a cheap Kountry Kristmas Klutter one.  I presume Jill picked it out since it is exactly her taste.

I wouldn't be surprised if Tim is expected to turn around and offer the plaque back to Jill: "I can't accept this Mama, it's too much. Just the shoes are gift enough. I want YOU to have it because you do so much for all of us and you deserve to have nice things like this."

 

1 hour ago, emma675 said:

What will Jill do if he has a major health problem that incapacitates or kills him? I can't see her royal highness stooping to work and none of her kids have any real skills. 

She'll drape herself in black veils and turn being a helpless widow into a major grifting opportunity.

[iwantcookies]

8 minutes ago, Albanyguy said:

 

 

She'll drape herself in black veils and turn being a helpless widow into a major grifting opportunity.

And sing while fake crying about Jesus and her handsome tubby hubby who is with Jesus now. Jill would make even more $$$ as a widow. 

[Ljohnson1987]

Of course Nathan is the best Son-In-Law Jilly.  He's the only one you have. I wonder if she'll praise Anna Duggar's husband for his greatness too. 

[drafan]

12 hours ago, ginger90 said:

That last year's Hobby Lobby plaque was filtered through a thrift shop. The shoes are from the Payless going out of business sale.

The married one got a jean jacket form Jill's closet and the hubby got a Dollar Tree water bottle and what looks like a pair of tights.

The little girl got a mandolin stolen off a street musician while he/she was asleep.

The honey pot was taken from Cracker Barrel. Right off the table.

Jill demanded  got two Willow Tree collectibles.

I know my stuff.

[ginger90]

 

Really?

[Zella]

3 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

 

Really?

LOL Looks like blurry cell phone footage from a kidnap victim.