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

[laurakaye]

Well, why not?  The pretty venue was paid for by someone else.  It was a nice day, Sam looked presentable, and Bri had a spare Cinderella dress shoved into the trunk of her car.  Two birds, one stone.

I want to hope that this photo shoot did not occur during the reception.......

[Heathen]

2 minutes ago, Minivanessa said:

Someone on reddit called her "Scarlet O'Fundie." 🤣

I think those photos were taken at Heidi and Tim's wedding venue. Jill could make some coin giving seminars on Grifting Through Life, Professional Level. 

She would probably be offended if she knew about Katie Scarlett O'Hara Hamilton Kennedy Butler Butler's antics. 

Something about Bri creeps me out. I can't quite put my finger on it, but she is deeply disturbing. Honestly, I get a beats-disobedient-children vibe from her. 

[libgirl2]

3 minutes ago, laurakaye said:

Well, why not?  The pretty venue was paid for by someone else.  It was a nice day, Sam looked presentable, and Bri had a spare Cinderella dress shoved into the trunk of her car.  Two birds, one stone.

I want to hope that this photo shoot did not occur during the reception.......

We are talking Jill. 

3 minutes ago, Heathen said:

She would probably be offended if she knew about Katie Scarlett O'Hara Hamilton Kennedy Butler Butler's antics. 

Something about Bri creeps me out. I can't quite put my finger on it, but she is deeply disturbing. Honestly, I get a beats-disobedient-children vibe from her. 

Scarlett was no demure woman! 

Yea, I get ick vibes from her. 

[Salacious Kitty]

All I can add is WTAF? Scarlett O'Fundie is perfect. Her real personality is closer to Scarlett's. 

[libgirl2]

6 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

All I can add is WTAF? Scarlett O'Fundie is perfect. Her real personality is closer to Scarlett's. 

Maybe her REAL one but not the one she is showing Jill. 

[crazy8s]

7 minutes ago, libgirl2 said:

Maybe her REAL one but not the one she is showing Jill. 

But odds are that REAL side will come out to Jill with a vengeance at some point and poor Samuel will be stuck in the middle between the two crazy women.

[ALittleShelfish]

The real unfortunate thing is that Samuel simply doesn't know any better.  He has no idea that they're both 100 shades of batshit crazy.  ALL HE KNOWS is batshit crazy so to him, that's normal.  

Goddamn these kids are screwed.  Fuck you, Jill.

[crazy8s]

3 hours ago, Future Cat Lady said:

Heidi has a strong support system around her. Her family is what is keeping her from being absorb by the Jill collective.

Maybe Timothy just felt need to be spared his wife and his mother in law clinging to each other and sobbing every time they had to part. 😂

 

One odd thing for me is I just can't imagine either Tim or Heidi being disrespectful to Jill (and Dave).

My guess would be they told the parents they had prayed about it moving east and felt this was where their god was calling them for this season of life.

Jill has said time and again using social media was a choice up to the "children" when they became adults. Timothy and Heidi chose something not to Jill's liking.

Pastor Nathan Keller certainly drew a hard line on his MIL posting whatever story and video she wanted after Naomi's birth. Wasn't that also disrespectful?

Jill is losing control and she doesn't like it.

 

Edited October 3 by crazy8s

[lianau]

6 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Saved by the post…..

And godly hand condoms .

[AstridM]

Yes, Jill literally had unmitigated the gall to use the wedding venue that the Coveretts paid for for a  formal photoshoot  for her new favorite son and the psycho. Then went on to diss and insult the Coveretts and their relationships online for weeks afterwards. 🤬🤬🤬 It appears that they did so even AS the reception was ongoing. Sam simply switched to a blue tie but was still fucking wearing his boutonnière! Did Brigot actually pack that huge, poufy cosplay monstrosity in her luggage??

2 hours ago, laurakaye said:

Well, why not?  The pretty venue was paid for by someone else.  It was a nice day, Sam looked presentable, and Bri had a spare Cinderella dress shoved into the trunk of her car.  Two birds, one stone.

I want to hope that this photo shoot did not occur during the reception.......

Apparently it DID occur during the reception . . .😳🤬

1 hour ago, ALittleShelfish said:

The real unfortunate thing is that Samuel simply doesn't know any better.  He has no idea that they're both 100 shades of batshit crazy.  ALL HE KNOWS is batshit crazy so to him, that's normal.  

Goddamn these kids are screwed.  Fuck you, Jill.

And the fool called her “the most beautiful, the most perfect.” WHAT?

Edited October 3 by AstridM

[Salacious Kitty]

Well, we knew the Rods would tread all over the reception. It just took a couple of weeks to find out how. 🙄

Edited October 3 by Salacious Kitty

[Chaos Theory]

Brianna is a sycophant and Jill is a narcissist.     If they went that way I would say Bri should marry Jill.    It would be a match made in Hades.

[ginger90]

I’ve been to weddings and family reunions where individual families take pictures with their immediate family members who are present. I have never been to either where someone pulls the photo shoot stunt Jill did.

Edited October 3 by ginger90

[libgirl2]

4 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

I’ve been to weddings and family reunions where individual families take pictures with their immediate family members who are present. I have never been to either where someone pulls the photo shoot stunt Jill did.

Why this way, she didn't have to pay for a nice location! Plus, Tim and Heidi's wedding was about them not about her, so why should she care? 

[crazy8s]

31 minutes ago, libgirl2 said:

Why this way, she didn't have to pay for a nice location! Plus, Tim and Heidi's wedding was about them not about her, so why should she care? 

She has never paid for a nice location for courtship photos. I recall her posting a video of Kaylee and Jonathan's courtship announcement and it was some place on the side of a highway and her fb was full of comments that nothing could be heard over the traffic noise.

Who do you think dreamed this photo op up though. Jill or Brianne? They did the courtship announcement, what a month ago at the akron zoo or wherever that restaurant was. Maybe Brianne dreamed of something different, so we get her in the cinderella dress.

I expect an engagement announcement at the Rod/Noyes thanksgiving fest at the barndo or christmas at the latest. Maybe Jill will push them to wait until a photo op on a florida beach can happen on the early 2025 winter grift tour.

Edited October 3 by crazy8s

[sixlets]

As @Heathen and others mentioned, there's something off with Bri.  The thing that stood out to me in the photos was the almost vacant looks.  She is a very pretty girl, but, the smile doesn't meet the eyes.  She kinda scares me, to be honest.  I have no reason to believe she is a violent person, but she has a "mean girl" personality.  Poor Sam has no idea of what his near future holds.  I don't think Jill does either, but I'm not worried about her.  

As for the pictures, those are a choice.  Her first dress is lovely, and if those were the only photos taken, I wouldn't even call them inappropriate.  Mr. Six & I had engagement photos taken as it was custom for them to be published in our local newspapers.  They were taken at Sears Portrait Studios, and we had them done in the summer of 1998.  He's in jeans and a light blue collared shirt, and I'm in jeans and a pink sweater (and big hair for emphasis 'cause it was the '90s).  Oh, and because I would be what Jill considers a slut, he has his hand on my shoulder.  I was such a tease back then 🤫.  

[Westiepeach]

I agree with you, @sixlets . Something about her scares me as well. If this “courtship” continues, and since they had their “official courtship pictures” taken it will continue… things will not end well. I don’t know what, but something will go awry. And it won’t be pretty. JMHO. 

[Salacious Kitty]

I want to know where Bri is getting the money for her costumes. She seems to have one for every occasion. 

I've heard she's living with her mom, but is she working? Mom can't be buying her adult daughter these ridiculous clothes. 

Edited October 4 by Salacious Kitty

[CalicoKitty]

I hope she wore the first dress to the wedding and not the Cinderella one.  Who would think this was appropriate in the 2020's, and who would have the actual nerve to appear in public like that (except for a halloween party) at someone else's celebration?  This is so odd.  Poor Sam.

[Salacious Kitty]

She wore a green print dress for the wedding. She changed later, represented by a picture of Sam changing his tie (but leaving the boutonniere).

Edited October 4 by Salacious Kitty

[Salacious Kitty]

This is just plain creepy. Bri declaring her love, and Jill reciprocates. They're acting like Bri doesn't have a mother who she LIVES WITH. 

 

[Absolom]

It all looks like cosplay with her.  It's like she's acting her way through things not actually living them.

[Future Cat Lady]

Brianne looks like a fundie cosplayer.

We have no idea what she does outside of dating Sam. Like everyone is wondering, how does she financially support herself?

She seems to be living in a fantasy fundie world. If she marry Sam, her llittle bubble may burst. She will be married to a barely literate boy with very little work and life experience. She won't be living in luxury and will be exepected to pop out kids like a Pez dispenser. Reality is going to hit her hard.

Another scenario is that she's being all nice to Jill to get Sam. Once they're married, the gloves will be off and she's going to be leading him by the nose and clashing with Jill.

 

[GeeGolly]

I'm with all of you. Something extremely odd is going on.

Is Brianne saying she's the abused step-daughter and Jill is her fairy godmother bringing her to Sam, her prince?

Is Brianne infiltrating the Rod family and is going to blow up their game?

Whatever the situation is, its obvious Jill is taking advantage of Brianne by pitting her against Heidi.

[EmeraldGirl]

She’s acting like Gypsy Rose Blanchard with the costumes. Where is the blonde wig? She’d certainly look more like her mother-in-law.  

[AstridM]

7 hours ago, Salacious Kitty said:

I want to know where Bri is getting the money for her costumes. She seems to have one for every occasion. 

I've heard she's living with her mom, but is she working? Mom can't be buying her adult daughter these ridiculous clothes. 

I have been asking these same questions on Reddit. How does she pay for living expenses, phone, car payments, gas, frequent travel, all those cosplay outfits? Someone said she lived with a pastor? I can’t imagine her dad would allow her to not work and live with him rent free after he paid for her college education. Something just doesn’t add up at all. 

5 hours ago, Salacious Kitty said:

She wore a green print dress for the wedding. She changed later, represented by a picture of Sam changing his tie (but leaving the boutonniere).

And she packed that massive, poufy Cinderella dress in her luggage? And then had the nerve to go change into that monstrosity DURING the wedding reception? Where did she change? 

5 hours ago, Salacious Kitty said:

This is just plain creepy. Bri declaring her love, and Jill reciprocates. They're acting like Bri doesn't have a mother who she LIVES WITH. 

 

Note the not so subtle dig at Timothy and Heidi there. What a bitch. 

[AstridM]

Of course, she quickly deleted the comment because the poster didn’t agree with her. Freak. 
 

Heidi’s sister often refers to herself as a “recovering fundamentalist.” Not too subtle, Jill 🤬

[ginger90]

Words by Jill:

[ginger90]

From the courtship pictures post:

[laurakaye]

Hey, Jill?  NO ONE needs to hear another word about "David's tender lips."  FFS.

 

9 hours ago, Future Cat Lady said:

Another scenario is that she's being all nice to Jill to get Sam. Once they're married, the gloves will be off and she's going to be leading him by the nose and clashing with Jill.

This is also my guess.  I expect Bri to start out-Jilling Jill by posting things on her new SamuelBriannaRodriguez Facebook page, like: "To be truly modest, a woman should NOT wear makeup!  Lo, thou shouldst throw away thy cheap cosmetics, lest you disgrace your husband and are mistaken for a harlot!"  Or: "Vacations are the devil's playground! Temptations abound!  A woman's place is in the home, cooking meals for her children!"

Jill seems to think she has found a moldable and kindred spirit.  But this might not play out the way she thinks it will and I am here for it with popcorn.

Edited October 4 by laurakaye

[merylinkid]

8 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Is Brianne infiltrating the Rod family and is going to blow up their game?

My personal conspiracy theory is that Brianne secretly works for an organization helping fundie kids escape.   She blends in then after the wedding, gets the guy out and into a safe place where he can be truly educated, then released into the real world able to be a functioning member of society.

The only thing that blows that theory is the video of her screaming at her dad.  

[BradandJanet]

"My tender heart," "false accusers," "salty tears coursed down my cheeks," etc., this overwritten tribute to Dave is all about Jill's still licking her wounds from Teidi's saying no to her when she pushed herself into their personal lives. 

Oh, well. Now she has Brianne, who would never be mean to poor, little Jill. 

I think this may not work out quite as well as Jill thinks it will. 

 

 

[ginger90]

5 hours ago, AstridM said:

Of course, she quickly deleted the comment because the poster didn’t agree with her. Freak. 
 

Heidi’s sister often refers to herself as a “recovering fundamentalist.” Not too subtle, Jill 🤬

She deleted the whole post and stuck it in her stories instead.

 

The word master: “Happy 27th Anniversary, Babe! I can't hardly put into words how much I love David.”

It’s as if she addressed it to one person, and then spoke of someone else.
 

She “can’t hardly”? 

Ugh the posts merged.

Edited October 4 by ginger90

[crazy8s]

5 hours ago, AstridM said:

And she packed that massive, poufy Cinderella dress in her luggage? And then had the nerve to go change into that monstrosity DURING the wedding reception? Where did she change?

Rumor from someone at the reception is Jill ate the dinner, heard the speeches and the bailed for the 2 1/2 photo shoot of Samuel and Cinderella.

10 hours ago, Future Cat Lady said:

She seems to be living in a fantasy fundie world. If she marry Sam, her llittle bubble may burst. She will be married to a barely literate boy with very little work and life experience. She won't be living in luxury and will be exepected to pop out kids like a Pez dispenser. Reality is going to hit her hard.

I don't think that will be a problem. Her comment from a post from The Transformed Wife about women taking birth control and limiting family size.

[Notabug]

6 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

Rumor from someone at the reception is Jill ate the dinner, heard the speeches and the bailed for the 2 1/2 photo shoot of Samuel and Cinderella.

I don't think that will be a problem. Her comment from a post from The Transformed Wife about women taking birth control and limiting family size.

True, but the notion of having a bunch of kids year after year is far different than the reality of it.  Unlike the Rods, she hasn't lived in a world where no one uses birth control and everyone has a herd of kids.  Once she starts popping a kid out every year, her idea of what it means to be 'open to life' may change.  She has already seen what it is like to space pregnancies and limit the number of children in a family.

[crazy8s]

3 minutes ago, Notabug said:

True, but the notion of having a bunch of kids year after year is far different than the reality of it.  Unlike the Rods, she hasn't lived in a world where no one uses birth control and everyone has a herd of kids.  Once she starts popping a kid out every year, her idea of what it means to be 'open to life' may change.  She has already seen what it is like to space pregnancies and limit the number of children in a family.

Yes, very true. She seems to idealize the fundie life now because other than the cos play outfits she isn't living the actual reality of it.

[AstridM]

1 hour ago, BradandJanet said:

"My tender heart," "false accusers," "salty tears coursed down my cheeks," etc., this overwritten tribute to Dave is all about Jill's still licking her wounds from Teidi's saying no to her when she pushed herself into their personal lives. 

Oh, well. Now she has Brianne, who would never be mean to poor, little Jill. 

I think this may not work out quite as well as Jill thinks it will. 

 

 

Right? Why the hell is she crying so much?

[mythoughtis]

44 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

Rumor from someone at the reception is Jill ate the dinner, heard the speeches and the bailed for the 2 1/2 photo shoot of Samuel and Cinderella.

Probably right after the couple’s first dance.   I think that was the last  photo she has shared of the reception.   Her and David can’t be seen enjoying that type of stuff. 

Edited October 4 by mythoughtis

[AstridM]

He could SMELL her coming 😆.

 

 

[libgirl2]

5 minutes ago, AstridM said:

He could SMELL her coming 😆.

 

 

Cheap perfume, hairspray and BO. 

[Salacious Kitty]

And where were your 13 children during this romantic interlude, Jill? Starving in the RV? Dirty and ushowered? Such a wonderful example for your kids. 

Selfish bitch. 

[merylinkid]

47 minutes ago, Notabug said:

Unlike the Rods, she hasn't lived in a world where no one uses birth control and everyone has a herd of kids.

And even those families are trending towards fewer kids because they have personally experienced what having a herd of kids with not enough money really means.   Some are true believers and still have the herd, but not as many as used.  

I think when Brianna is dealling with three kids under the age of 3 she will be re-thinking the whole "let's have an army for dog" thing.   With an education and probably some real work experience, she has the ability to bail if she wants to.

[crazy8s]

8 minutes ago, merylinkid said:

I think when Brianna is dealling with three kids under the age of 3 she will be re-thinking the whole "let's have an army for dog" thing.   With an education and probably some real work experience, she has the ability to bail if she wants to.

3 kids under three with Jill shoving a camera in her face at 3am at the barndo, Samuel not making much money, but spending it on gifts for mama instead of her.

What might be predictable here is a situation like there was with Jill's parents. While looking for, or saving for, a house Sam and Bri live in the RV when the Rod's are home and in the Rod house when the Rod's travel.

I don't see Brianne lasting long with any of that.

 

[Minivanessa]

It seems that Bri is love-bombing Jill, and Jill is eating it up with a spoon. I mean, who wouldn't enjoy that kind of attention anyway, and Jill of course believes the world owes it to her bigtime. IMO Jill's probably drunk on the narcissist fuel Bri has been feeding her.

It's going to be - interesting - to see how their relationship works out if Bri marries Samuel. I agree, Jill is likely not ready for Bri. Everybody else in Jill's orbit is under her control - except, lately, Tim and his bride. And we've seen how crazy it has made her that Tim and Heidi have calmly stepped aside to the margins and set reasonable boundaries for themselves. Bri has, contrary to Jill's insane "respectful to parents" hashtag, defied her parents openly and joined the fundie movement. 

I don't see Bri as forever love-bombing Jill, or always meekly knuckling under and going along with whatever nonsense Jill sets as the agenda.

If we think we've seen insane social media butt-hurt rantings from Jill before? Give this situation awhile, and buckle up, because it's possible that we ain't seen nuthin' yet. 

[libgirl2]

30 minutes ago, Minivanessa said:

It seems that Bri is love-bombing Jill, and Jill is eating it up with a spoon. I mean, who wouldn't enjoy that kind of attention anyway, and Jill of course believes the world owes it to her bigtime. IMO Jill's probably drunk on the narcissist fuel Bri has been feeding her.

 

Nurie better watch out or Jill might end up with a new favorite? Hey, maybe that is what Bri is trying to do.... be number one!

[Jynnan tonnix]

On 10/3/2024 at 9:06 AM, mythoughtis said:

That dress says Southern Belle Drama Queen to me.   

I actually had a somewhat similar dress back in the 80's, when the gunne sax dresses were in. But mine went low on my shoulders, and showed cleavage. And I never wore it with gloves, though I'll admit that I might just have been nerdy enough to do that had I been able to find some! Lol.

[laurakaye]

I laughed out loud at Jill's Part 2 Ode to Dave, where she claims that Dave was waiting for her to take a shower in the RV before he started driving and - knowing her sweet hunk was waiting on her - she proceeded to shower, dress, put on makeup and perfume.  I wonder if that's why Jill's posts tend to come around 3:30 - 4am...she wakes up way before hunk so he never sees her without full hair, makeup, perfume, jewelry, cute sweatblouse, etc.  He probably thinks she was born in full eyeliner.

Edited October 4 by laurakaye

[lianau]

Samuel is like an NPC in Brianne's fundie cosplay. 

[mythoughtis]

 

Shower, dress, of course. Everyone likes to be clean even if it’s just to ride in the RV.  But makeup and perfume?  My spouse hadn’t seen me in make-up for years, even on a ‘date night’.   Too many people are allergic to perfume for me to wear it.  She is so old fashioned and insecure about her and David.  Does she get her marriage information from 1930’s women’s magazine articles? 

Edited October 4 by mythoughtis

[Salacious Kitty]

I remember an old GRWM video they made in the RV when all the girls were teens. Jill burst into the room and with no one's permission, sprayed perfume all over the daughter being filmed (I think it was Renee). She said, "So you don't stink." 

Thanks a lot, Jill.