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

[Salacious Kitty]

11 minutes ago, AstridM said:

Didn’t Jill say Renee was selling it? You don’t need SM to be part of an MLM. They were around decades ago.

Renee wasn't part of her points challenge, so I think she was a dummy account to give Best Mama more points to win the cruise she ended up not going on. 

What are the odds she misses out on Punta Cana?

Edited January 4, 2024 by Salacious Kitty

[AstridM]

7 minutes ago, AstridM said:

Didn’t Jill say Renee was selling it? You don’t need SM to be part of an MLM. They were around decades ago.

She looks freakish.

 

1 hour ago, crazy8s said:

My first thought as well. He clearly knows nothing about chopping wood.

Giant phone attached to his belt and a tucked in shirt made me laugh.

Right? He looks absolutely ridiculous.

[BradandJanet]

3 hours ago, oliviabenson said:

Is the fireplace the big stove they moved into the dining room? In the summer, will they move the stove out and put the hutch that's blocking the kitchen door and window back in the dining room?  I'm just curious how they're making this house work. 

I hope Kaylee isn't spending the money they save burning wood on buying Plexus potions to keep Mama happy. 

 

[crazy8s]

20 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

Is the fireplace the big stove they moved into the dining room? In the summer, will they move the stove out and put the hutch that's blocking the kitchen door and window back in the dining room?  I'm just curious how they're making this house work.

Sadly, I think they are making this house work for the most part by Joanthan going to work and Kaylee and the baby spending the day at the barndo, eating skimpy meals at the barndo, doing activities with mama and the fam, etc.

Last winter it seems like Kaylee and Jonathan moved into the barndo so Kaylee could care for ma turtleneck while the touring grift circus was having their once a year florida vacation.

[ginger90]

35 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

Is the fireplace the big stove they moved into the dining room?

It is. I’m not sure why she calls it a fireplace.

[oliviabenson]

4 hours ago, ginger90 said:

I saw that video. He’s going to hurt himself SEVERELY.

GO FUND ME

[Salacious Kitty]

23 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

It is. I’m not sure why she calls it a fireplace.

She doesn't know the difference. 

[crazy8s]

Her mama thinks she also has fireplaces. The electric fireplace/map stand from walmart and a plethora of those "amish" fireplace space heater things. Since the barndo has no other heat source

[BradandJanet]

5 hours ago, ginger90 said:

I saw that video. He’s going to hurt himself SEVERELY [chopping wood]. 

Mama Jill will be SEVERELY hurt if Jonathan becomes unable to go to work. He's an important cog in her grifting wheel, poor guy. 

[oliviabenson]

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

It is. I’m not sure why she calls it a fireplace.

Ms Upstairs attic mama taught her 🙄🙄🙄

English 

[oliviabenson]

🤣🤣🤣

[xwordfanatik]

6 hours ago, libgirl2 said:

Here is my question, why in the hell are you drinking slim if you are breastfeeding? Does Gideon need to slim down? Idiot. 

Her eyebrows are just a small bit better than Nurie's. 

I've seen them referred to as "whybrows."  I agree, why?  They're awful.

[awaken]

8 hours ago, crazy8s said:

My first thought as well. He clearly knows nothing about chopping wood.

Giant phone attached to his belt and a tucked in shirt made me laugh.

His stance is all wrong!  He’s gonna hurt his back!  

[CalicoKitty]

1 hour ago, awaken said:

His stance is all wrong!  He’s gonna hurt his back!  

I predict a grift coming on.   He will have a severe back injury and be unable to work. 

I'm confused.  A stove that burns wood has to be vented.  It can't be moved from room to room.  What are they putting this fire wood in?

[Salacious Kitty]

6 minutes ago, CalicoKitty said:

I predict a grift coming on.   He will have a severe back injury and be unable to work. 

I watched the actual video, and he used that motion repeatedly. He won't make it through the winter. 

[oliviabenson]

Then how will Jon Jon keep making more blessings with a bad back?

[BetyBee]

3 hours ago, oliviabenson said:

Then how will Jon Jon keep making more blessings with a bad back?

Where there's a will, there's a way. 

[crazy8s]

I posted earlier but it went off among the missing posts. Heidi's mom has a bunch of fb stories today which she claims will debunked the false info about Plexus. She starts with plexus is an MLM, but it is not a pyramid scheme. Then her explanation of pyramid scheme sounds like plexus to me. "People at the top make all the money and people at the bottom do all the work.

Someone with a higher tolerance for BS maybe wants to watch the others. Other topics "as part of plexus you are not required to buy anything" then "plexus just makes you go to the bathroom all the time"

 

[Salacious Kitty]

How does one access FB stories? 

[crazy8s]

on a persons page there will be a blue circle around their profile pic - just click on the pic

 

[oliviabenson]

[Salacious Kitty]

16 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

on a persons page there will be a blue circle around their profile pic - just click on the pic

 

Oh duh, it's kinda like FB. 😂

[ginger90]

[GeeGolly]

What tracts are they? 🤣

[ginger90]

Jill did her annual post for Olivia’s birthday, she’s now 12. Those who know, know. The post was all about Jill. I have to wonder, with Timothy (and Kaylee) having Facebook now, what they think of it.

[BetyBee]

6 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

Jill did her annual post for Olivia’s birthday, she’s now 12. Those who know, know. The post was all about Jill. I have to wonder, with Timothy (and Kaylee) having Facebook now, what they think of it.

Kaylee's life is in service of Jill, so I'm sure she's fine with it. Tim, on the other hand, may be having his eyes opened to the weirdness that is his Mahmo!

[crazy8s]

21 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

Jill did her annual post for Olivia’s birthday, she’s now 12. Those who know, know. The post was all about Jill. I have to wonder, with Timothy (and Kaylee) having Facebook now, what they think of it.

New addition to the usual Olivia birthday post was that the cake had a 7 and a 2 for the candles and it was David who said "is that a 1 or a 7?" Then Jill explains that "it's a 7, but they hope people will think it's a 1"

What a cheap ass, buy a new candle Jill. At least Olivia got a real, full size cake.

[Salacious Kitty]

Maybe Olivia picked out the cake? 

Nah...

And as always, her birthday post is all about Jill and her SEVERE miscarriages. 🙄

[mythoughtis]

52 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

Jill did her annual post for Olivia’s birthday, she’s now 12. Those who know, know. The post was all about Jill. I have to wonder, with Timothy (and Kaylee) having Facebook now, what they think of it.

Not only was it about Jill, it was about her miscarriages, and how  traumatic Olivia’s birth was for her.  How sad that her birthday  is a means to convey how much Jill sacrificed to deliver her. 

Edited January 6, 2024 by mythoughtis

[Salacious Kitty]

Oh, I forgot about the delivery. Jill had to tell us how Olivia was breech and how awful that was for HER. 

Edited January 6, 2024 by Salacious Kitty

[BradandJanet]

Are these John&Romans, which are SMILEY John&Romans, a NEW design for Dave? I thought he didn't want to do NEW stuff. It was a lot of work to get these  John&Romans ready. His unpaid child laborers must have put in SO much effort to make it happen. 

 

[crazy8s]

11 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

Are these John&Romans, which are SMILEY John&Romans, a NEW design for Dave? I thought he didn't want to do NEW stuff. It was a lot of work to get these  John&Romans ready. His unpaid child laborers must have put in SO much effort to make it happen.

They have offered the John and Romans booklets for years. Possibly from the beginning of the printing ministry.  You have to contact them directly for those. No price is given on their family page.

https://rodriguesfamilyministries.com/main/johnromans/

[libgirl2]

4 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

They have offered the John and Romans booklets for years. Possibly from the beginning of the printing ministry.  You have to contact them directly for those. No price is given on their family page.

https://rodriguesfamilyministries.com/main/johnromans/

They need to change the picture. Phillip doesn't look like that anymore. 

[GeeGolly]

Michelle used to do the same thing on the 19s' birthdays. I think a few of them even thanked her for risking her life to have them.

Shouldn't they all be thanking Jesus?

[AstridM]

1 hour ago, crazy8s said:

New addition to the usual Olivia birthday post was that the cake had a 7 and a 2 for the candles and it was David who said "is that a 1 or a 7?" Then Jill explains that "it's a 7, but they hope people will think it's a 1"

What a cheap ass, buy a new candle Jill. At least Olivia got a real, full size cake.

Who are “people?” Is she trying to dupe her own kids? 🤦‍♀️

[BradandJanet]

23 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

They have offered the John and Romans booklets for years. Possibly from the beginning of the printing ministry.  You have to contact them directly for those. No price is given on their family page.

https://rodriguesfamilyministries.com/main/johnromans/

But are these SMILEY J&Rs?

[Salacious Kitty]

8 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

But are these SMILEY J&Rs?

That wasn't understanding. 

[GeeGolly]

1 hour ago, Salacious Kitty said:

That wasn't understanding. 

So these tracts are different than the norm?

[Celia Rubenstein]

You silly people, where did you get the idea that birthdays are celebrated to honor the person who was born?  It's supposed to be about the person who gave birth!  That's why they  call it a birth day and not born day, duh! Jill deserves to pay tribute to herself 13 times a year because she is a SEVERELY awesome baby pumper-outer! 

Don't listen to  the haters, Jill.  You go right on making it all about yourself, girl!  Just like you always do! 

[Salacious Kitty]

19 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

So these tracts are different than the norm?

I think DBD added the smiley face to the cover. He doesn't generally divert from his set designs, so this is a big deal! 😂

[realityfan26]

3 hours ago, mythoughtis said:

Not only was it about Jill, it was about her miscarriages, and how  traumatic Olivia’s birth was for her.  How sad that her birthday  is a means to convey how much Jill sacrificed to deliver her. 

Don't forget about her losing 60% of her blood! 🙄🙄🙄

Edited January 6, 2024 by realityfan26

[Salacious Kitty]

4 minutes ago, realityfan26 said:

Don't forget about her losing 60% of her blood! 🙄🙄🙄

And four units of blood!!!! 🙄

[crazy8s]

Worst thing about Olivia and mama's SEVERE miscarriages is not the birthday posts she will never see. It is that every damn stop on the grift tour while mama talks about blessed Nurie, Tim, (and Kaylee), Renee introduces absent Phillip, Gabe "introduces our dad". Sammer man, Tessie and Hannah get to offer embarrassing facts about themselves and EVERY DAMN TIME Olivia gets to announce the SEVERE miscarriages mama had and that they will someday meet them in heaven. Her monotone delivery of this is heartbreaking. That any parent would make a kid do that is cruel.

[Salacious Kitty]

Poor Olivia can't even say something like "I'm learning to play the guitar." I hate what Jill is doing to her. 

[crazy8s]

1 minute ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Poor Olivia can't even say something like "I'm learning to play the guitar." I hate what Jill is doing to her. 

right?? I have a 12 year old grand and they would say things like, I am crazed about the new Percy Jackson show, I like to read, I like super soft hoodies or whatever.

My 12 yr grand old might also add "I got headphones for christmas so I can block out the noise of the rest of my family" Kid got exactly that and is extremely happy to not hear the loudness of the other 6 people in the house. 😂

[BradandJanet]

If Jill hadn't been called to spread the Word on social media, none of us would know what a selfish, cruel mother and general human being she is. Thank you Lord Daniel, I guess. 

[oliviabenson]

She is evil and extremely strange.

[oliviabenson]

Jill is seething 

Heidi’s sister page 

[xwordfanatik]

Even with their IMO shitty beliefs, Heidi's family appears 100+ times better than the Rods.  I hope Timmay is easing up on his opinions of women's dress, among other issues.  He's not really escaping fundie-ism totally, but he is way better off than he was.

[ranchgirl]

4 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Michelle used to do the same thing on the 19s' birthdays. I think a few of them even thanked her for risking her life to have them.

Shouldn't they all be thanking Jesus?

I think the Duggars mostly thanked their mom for bravely putting her life on the line for them to be born on Mother's Day.  I can just imagine the "talk" Jim Bob gave to the kids nightly on the week leading up to Mother's Day, when the kids were all circled up in the boy's room, in their pj's, about this.  The purpose was to make them feel guilty for Michelle facing death to deliver them, how heroic she was to do this, and make the kids more loyal to her.   It was also during this nightly "bible/family" time where Jim-Bob would pick a verse from the bible, read it to the kids and then explain it in Jim-Bob perspective.  That's how the kids "learned" the bible.