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

[BradandJanet]

41 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

The other part of their sitting room (upstairs hallway), or possibly the other bedroom. Notice the extension cord running up the curtain and then along the eave.

The signature work of master electrician David Rodrigues. 

[GeeGolly]

There's a ceiling light and two big windows, so there's no need add to two lamps and scary extension cords.

Edited November 24, 2022 by GeeGolly

[BradandJanet]

I'm confused. How many bedrooms does this place have? Did Jill leave a room empty to become a nursery? 

[crazycatlady58]

15 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

There's a ceiling light and two big windows, so there's no need add to two lamps and scary extension cords.

At night I would prefer a table lamp over the ceiling light glaring in my eyes.

[ginger90]

2 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

I'm confused. How many bedrooms does this place have? Did Jill leave a room empty to become a nursery? 

It was listed as a 3 bedroom, 2 bath house.

[GeeGolly]

Okay, this is a sitting room, notice the railing. Maybe they're making this into a 'bedroom suite'?

Looks like another tiny bedroom here. 

My take on the upstairs is, its a large landing made into a sitting room, with two small bedrooms under the eaves.

[anyasmom]

A small TV with no map!  Those wild and crazy kids!

[Dehumidifier]

3 hours ago, ginger90 said:

And the throw rugs……the one at the top of the stairs, why?

She has life insurance policies on one or both of them?

2 hours ago, Lisa418722 said:

Jill, in a house that small you don't need that much "stuff" on the top of every available surface and on the walls.  I wish Kaylee and Jonathan had cleaned everything off as soon as Jill walked out the door.  

She would have liked the Victorian era.

I think the top floor was originally an unfinished attic. 

Edited November 24, 2022 by Dehumidifier

[libgirl2]

39 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Okay, this is a sitting room, notice the railing. Maybe they're making this into a 'bedroom suite'?

Looks like another tiny bedroom here. 

My take on the upstairs is, its a large landing made into a sitting room, with two small bedrooms under the eaves.

I have that round welcome sigh! Its from Aldi!

3 hours ago, ginger90 said:

A person can't even walk around that bed! WTF?

[crazy8s]

3 hours ago, BetyBee said:

Clearly Jill has keys to J&K's place. My worst nightmare would be to come back from my honeymoon to Jill's disastrous decorating of MY home. She's a nightmare that never ends. 

from the video this was not Jill coming in while they were on the honeymoon. But seems to be while Jonathan was at work, before they were married (and Kaylee) was involved with the love nest painting/decorating and only Jonathan got the surprise reveal it seems.

[galaxygirl76]

3 hours ago, ginger90 said:

And the throw rugs……the one at the top of the stairs, why?

It's a great way to get a SEVERE knee injury.

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

It was listed as a 3 bedroom, 2 bath house.

Those bedrooms look smaller than Harry Potter's 'room' under the stairs.

[Jeeves]

20 minutes ago, galaxygirl76 said:

Those bedrooms look smaller than Harry Potter's 'room' under the stairs.

Does anyone remember what the square footage of that house is? IIRC it's small, especially to be divided into 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. 

[BradandJanet]

Wonder if the towel rack used as a railing on the staircase came with the house, or if it was Jill's idea? I hope it's sturdy. We wouldn't want Jill to have another knee torn in four places. The kids have enough to do besides waiting on her for the next six months. 

[GeeGolly]

1 minute ago, Jeeves said:

Does anyone remember what the square footage of that house is? IIRC it's small, especially to be divided into 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. 

I don't know the square footage, but from the outside it doesn't look like the downstairs could have a kitchen, living room, bathroom and a third bedroom.

Its a door and 2 windows across the front with one window on the side. Very narrow. Oh, I just noticed a jut out in the back.

[Jeeves]

Thanks, @GeeGolly. I must have seen that photo, or one like it. Doesn't look like a lot of space in there so if it's chopped up into 3 bedrooms, those would be small rooms for sure!

[merylinkid]

Of course Jill "decorated" Kaylee's new house.   Just ugh.   

Everytime Jill posts one of her judgy mcjudgerson videos this is what I think of:

7. [1] Judge not, that ye be not judged. [2] For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

This is the KJV version no less.   Matthew 7.

[sagittarius sue]

2 minutes ago, Jeeves said:

Thanks, @GeeGolly. I must have seen that photo, or one like it. Doesn't look like a lot of space in there so if it's chopped up into 3 bedrooms, those would be small rooms for sure!

I checked the minimum square footage on bedrooms, and it looks like their bedroom might fit the requirements for a bedroom of a single occupant (7 ft X 10 ft).  7 ft. is the minimum required in any direction.  Double occupancy requires 120 sq. ft minimum.  I bet those two upstairs bedrooms were both created for singles.  I'd be horribly claustrophobic in that bedroom!

[ginger90]

17 minutes ago, Jeeves said:

Does anyone remember what the square footage of that house is? IIRC it's small, especially to be divided into 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. 

966 sqft

[BradandJanet]

Are there any closets upstairs?

Is there a photo of the bathrooms? I can't see how one of them could fit upstairs, so maybe there is a full bath and a half bath downstairs. Somehow. 

[oliviabenson]

Is Jill wearing pants? 
 

if not that’s a very tight outfit and per her Reddit video only sluttish women dress like that.

[oliviabenson]

3 hours ago, BradandJanet said:

The signature work of master electrician David Rodrigues. 

Aka the house now is a fire trap for sure 

[farmgal4]

On 11/22/2022 at 11:00 PM, Salacious Kitty said:

Congregating in Florida for Thanksgiving. The couple in the middle is David Keller and Hannah Reber Keller. 

Is Priscilla pregnant again?!?  She looks like she is IMO.

On 11/23/2022 at 10:31 AM, Ljohnson1987 said:

I wonder if they take the older kids into prisons to do ministry. Also, does anyone else see a bump on Pris?

Nurie has no choice. Nathan makes the rules. 

Yes, I just commented on the fact that Priscilla looks like she’s pregnant now!

[CalicoKitty]

I'm going to guess that J & K are positively thrilled with the space in their house.  My parents started married life in a very small "house trailer" with a 3/4 size bed.  It was parked in their friend's backyard, and my parents used the bathroom in the basement of their house.  They bought an actual house in a couple of years, but just the fact that they had their own "home" was thrilling to them.  J & K would have so much more room if they could get rid of all of Jill's junk, but I'm afraid they are stuck with it.  I'm happy that they seem so happy.

Edited November 24, 2022 by CalicoKitty
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[oliviabenson]

1 hour ago, BradandJanet said:

Are there any closets upstairs?

Is there a photo of the bathrooms? I can't see how one of them could fit upstairs, so maybe there is a full bath and a half bath downstairs. Somehow. 

Pictures of the house were shown before they bought it. There a full bathroom for sure 

[Teriacky]

I think the eventually all of Jill’s children will become minimalists. Especially if they live in teeny tiny homes. Her dust trap decor is so impractical for young married couples.  (Or anyone with taste. )

Jill needs to look at some decorating magazines or pull up the map and watch HGTV.  It’s no longer 1980 and we’re not at Grandma’s house (even though Jill is a grandma). 

[Salacious Kitty]

The Jillerization of this place could be worse. But couldn't they have put the bed in longways? They're going to be crawling over each other to get in and out. 

[Teriacky]

How do they make the bed without falling out of the window?

[galaxygirl76]

Remember, in about a year or so there will be a baby in this death trap.

[Jeeves]

10 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

The Jillerization of this place could be worse. But couldn't they have put the bed in longways? They're going to be crawling over each other to get in and out. 

Well, they're newlyweds, so they probably won't mind. 

[oliviabenson]

7 hours ago, ginger90 said:

And the throw rugs……the one at the top of the stairs, why?

To cause SEVERE injury when one trips and falls down the stairs 🤣

[oliviabenson]

13 minutes ago, Teriacky said:

How do they make the bed without falling out of the window?

I’m dead haha. Best comment of the day! 

That’s a valid point too. They should install a window gate or something. And Kaylee is so trim she can definitely fall out the window.

[Salacious Kitty]

30 minutes ago, Jeeves said:

Well, they're newlyweds, so they probably won't mind. 

Jonathan will when Kaylee has to pee at 3 am, and he has to be up at 6 to work. 

[oliviabenson]

Happy 18th birthday to Samuel! Hopefully he gets a Twinkie all to himself and maybe he will be the first to dip up as a birthday present! 
 

[Salacious Kitty]

Just now, oliviabenson said:

Happy 18th birthday to Samuel! Hopefully he gets a Twinkie all to himself and maybe he will be the first to dip up as a birthday present! 
 

Probably not. Especially on Thanksgiving. 

[oliviabenson]

14 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Probably not. Especially on Thanksgiving. 

A gal can dream. 

[oliviabenson]

29 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Jonathan will when Kaylee has to pee at 3 am, and he has to be up at 6 to work. 

Maybe he will let her sleep closer to the door 🤣

[oliviabenson]

If that description is accurate both bathrooms are downstairs? 
 

Oh no thanks. I need a toilet near my bedroom not all the way downstairs!

[Salacious Kitty]

So, if you have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night you have to go downstairs? And trip over that rug precariously perched at the top of the stairs? That's an accident waiting to happen.

[farmgal4]

On 11/23/2022 at 1:49 PM, Heathen said:

Anybody notice that those three couples all look like each other? Not that Nathan looks like David -- Nathan and Nurie look alike, David and Priscilla obviously look alike, and the Keller/Reber couple look alike. It's kind of weird. 

I tried not to look that closely. 🙈

[farmgal4]

On 11/23/2022 at 8:44 PM, oliviabenson said:

Jill is truly an awful person. So ugly inside and judgmental as heck.

She’s one of the nastiest pieces of work that I’ve seen in my 62 years on this Earth.  The craziest part is that she fully believes that she’s sinless.  She is so f’ing holier-than-thou and judgmental.  She makes my blood boil.

[Salacious Kitty]

I also noticed that her rant was done pre extensions. So, she made that video then made even MORE of an effort to be attractive to men. She really is clueless. 

[louannems]

11 hours ago, BradandJanet said:

Wonder if the towel rack used as a railing on the staircase came with the house, or if it was Jill's idea? I hope it's sturdy. We wouldn't want Jill to have another knee torn in four places. The kids have enough to do besides waiting on her for the next six months. 

It looks like a grab bar.  It’s shorter than a towel rack.  The previous owners must have installed it for stairway safety.  Hope it’s secured in the studs.

[Salacious Kitty]

2 minutes ago, louannems said:

It looks like a grab bar.  It’s shorter than a towel rack.  The previous owners must have installed it for stairway safety.  Hope it’s secured in the studs.

I read somewhere that the last residents were seniors, so having a grab bar makes sense. Whether it's secured into the studs is another story. 

[oliviabenson]

Someone on Reddit said the newlyweds should buy a chamber pot lol

[Salacious Kitty]

Kaylee's going to be in big trouble if her morning sickness lasts all day and night. The chamber pot would be a necessity. 

[sagittarius sue]

47 minutes ago, oliviabenson said:

Someone on Reddit said the newlyweds should buy a chamber pot lol

When my brother and I were little and slept upstairs at my grandma's house, she insisted that we had a large chamber pot so we wouldn't fall on the rather steep stairway.

[CalicoKitty]

1 hour ago, louannems said:

It looks like a grab bar.  It’s shorter than a towel rack.  The previous owners must have installed it for stairway safety.  Hope it’s secured in the studs.

At least there are actual hand rails that look somewhat sturdy.

[Salacious Kitty]

Jill posted a couple of videos about the latest male pissing contest. This time it was hot sauce tolerance. They all laughed their asses off when Nathan proved to be a wimp. 

Edited November 25, 2022 by Salacious Kitty

[BOOgen3]

Kaylee and Jonathan’s house makes me sad.

[Snow Fairy]

16 hours ago, ginger90 said:

966 sqft

I thought it was smaller 

In my country this is the average size of an apartment. But then, it is usually 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and a kitchen in that size 

I think it would not look so small and cramped if it was decorated minimalistic 

And yes, we do not have our bathrooms connected to the bedrooms. Some even have bathrooms in the ground floor and bedrooms upstairs. So it is interesting to me to read about your view on the housing. I like learning new stuff

Edited November 25, 2022 by Snow Fairy