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

[libgirl2]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

Oh dear God that is not tomato sauce. Not sure what is is, but in my world its not tomato sauce.

Some kind of salsa, but not sauce. 

[BradandJanet]

If Jill dumped a couple large cans of tomato sauce and some seasoning into that pot and let it all simmer for a long time, she might have something close to a chunky tomato sauce for 14 people. I doubt all those vegetables came from her garden anyway, so why not expand it into a recognizable meal? 

[farmgal4]

7 hours ago, beckie said:

There's no way Tim will ever save enough money to get married. Or if he does, that they will ever be financially stable. With his (non) work ethic and how he doesn't seem to be able to think beyond the present he'll be with mahmo for the rest of his life.

I said this a year or so ago, and I still feel the same way today:  The very best scenario for all of the Rod boys is to get factory jobs that offer job stability, a decent salary and good benefits.  I personally know several pastors who also have full-time factory jobs.  Do the Rod kids think they’re too good to work in a factory?

[Jynnan tonnix]

2 hours ago, merylinkid said:

Yeah that is not tomato sauce.   Take it from this Italian.

Also there is NO WAY that pathetic garden yielded enough tomatos to make REAL tomato sauce.  You have to boil down the tomatoes first and it takes a WHOLE lot of tomatoes (think bushels not just a large bag) to get enough to work with.

Why not use raw garlic?   I use raw garlic in my sauce and it is AMAZING.

Yup. I doubt she has more than a dozen tomatoes in there, and once they cook down a bit, there will be enough sauce for maybe four people. Here's the midpoint of a pot of sauce a few weeks ago from our garden...probably about 60 tomatoes all told (including a bunch of huge beefsteak types because our plum tomatoes did really poorly this year). It still needs some more spices, onion, garlic, peppers, etc, but contains a blend of boiled and roasted tomatoes, some strained, some chopped, and a good quart, at least, of pure juice strained from seeding them. Took a couple of days to cook everything down to sauce consistency, and ended up with two gallon size bags full for freezing

[farmgal4]

2 hours ago, oliviabenson said:

Jill you will never reach diamond level. Like ever. Stop being jealous of a man.

Also check #3 for a pulse.

“Tippy top” Oh, FFS. 🙄 How old is she, 4?

[Minivanessa]

23 minutes ago, farmgal4 said:

 Do the Rod kids think they’re too good to work in a factory?

Absolutely. They have been called by God to serve Jesus, don't ya know? And the Rods serve Jesus by procreating like rabbits, preaching, and singing. While God miraculously provides the loaves and fishes* for their survival - through donations by those who worship the correct Jesus.

*and Olive Garden meals and a houseful of cr*p from Hobby Lobby and tacky tattered rags for the young daughters and Plexus inventory and smartphones for Mom, and food for David.

ETA: Of course Tim has been chosen by God to be a missionary pilot, so they are grifting like mad to make that happen. But - work in a factory? Surely you jest! 🙄

Edited September 16, 2022 by Jeeves

[Ohiopirate02]

36 minutes ago, farmgal4 said:

I said this a year or so ago, and I still feel the same way today:  The very best scenario for all of the Rod boys is to get factory jobs that offer job stability, a decent salary and good benefits.  I personally know several pastors who also have full-time factory jobs.  Do the Rod kids think they’re too good to work in a factory?

The issue here (and IMHO Tim and Phil's schooling) is control.  Working in a factory means Tim has to answer to a boss who is not Jill.  That boss will expect Tim to work his scheduled hours week in and week out with a clear policy for asking for time off.  Time off that could possibly be denied.  Jill ain't going to allow someone other than her decide whether Tim will join the family on a trip.  

I do think the reason why Tim flamed out at Moody and then in Wisconsin has to do with this and not a sub-par homeschool education.  Jill just cannot let go of her children. 

[SMama]

48 minutes ago, farmgal4 said:

Do the Rod kids think they’re too good to work in a factory?

First, the Rod kids do not think , they are incapable of a single independent thought. As lazy as Jill and David are, the only area where they worked diligently is stunting their kids, making them puppets to their ventriloquist parents. 

The last thing BME and DBD want is for their kids, especially their precious boys, future headships, is to mingle with the common folk. Factories are full of them heathens. Also, if the boys earn a living wage, and have benefits, they won’t be able to dedicate themselves to singing for their supper. The abuse those two vile parents have heaped on those kids should be criminal.

They also have Tim as an example of what will go wrong if they venture outside the KJ Bible universe. Tim went to a like minded school but was persecuted to the point he had to drop out. Never mind the fact that Incel Tim could not keep up academically, and the grifter parents thought people would fight each other to pay for godly Tim’s tuition and overall upkeep. 

We learn from our role models, the Rod boys do not have a good work ethic because their father lives for dipping up first (2nd, 3rd, etc.) at meals, and watching the map. I’ll be surprised if Tim ever finds parents desperate enough to allow him to marry their daughter. 

I recall reading Ethan Plath talked about Jill trying to talk him into courting Nurie. Uh, no way. The massive damage they have done to their kids is apparent when other weird fundies are creeped out by them. The girls will find awkward but employed husbands. The boys are doomed.

[BetyBee]

1 hour ago, Jeeves said:

Absolutely. They have been called by God to serve Jesus, don't ya know? And the Rods serve Jesus by procreating like rabbits, preaching, and singing. While God miraculously provides the loaves and fishes* for their survival - through donations by those who worship the correct Jesus.

*and Olive Garden meals and a houseful of cr*p from Hobby Lobby and tacky tattered rags for the young daughters and Plexus inventory and smartphones for Mom, and food for David.

ETA: Of course Tim has been chosen by God to be a missionary pilot, so they are grifting like mad to make that happen. But - work in a factory? Surely you jest! 🙄

Also factory work doesn't accommodate endless grifting vacations. Factories don't understand that Mahmo is the real boss, not whoever has that title at the factory. 

[Cinnabon]

2 hours ago, farmgal4 said:

“Tippy top” Oh, FFS. 🙄 How old is she, 4?

You beat me to it. 🤣

[laurakaye]

4 hours ago, oliviabenson said:

Jill you will never reach diamond level. Like ever. Stop being jealous of a man.

Also check #3 for a pulse.

What a motley crew....

#1 looks like a noob trying hard to appear interested, #2 is either in the potty or has her phone turned the wrong way, #3 is taking a nap, #4 is Mr. Tippity Toppity, explaining to these women how they'll never level up to Diamonoid if they don't work their game 24/7/365, #5 is Jill's sweet Plexus friend, #6 wants to remain incognito, #7 just ran for the hills, and lastly there's our good ol' #8 in full makeup 'cause she wants Mr. 4 to think she's the prettiest of them all.

[Salacious Kitty]

Still hasn't done her roots, I see. 

[ginger90]

2 hours ago, Jeeves said:

Absolutely. They have been called by God to serve Jesus, don't ya know?

Even on Facebook:

[farmgal4]

3 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

Even on Facebook:

Jill, we all know that’s a damn lie. 🤥

[Teriacky]

Do the boys can’t get real jobs? Even Jesus was a carpenter.

[Cinnabon]

1 hour ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Still hasn't done her roots, I see. 

And she’s wearing a severely manly hat. But it’s pink!

[galaxygirl76]

4 hours ago, farmgal4 said:

I said this a year or so ago, and I still feel the same way today:  The very best scenario for all of the Rod boys is to get factory jobs that offer job stability, a decent salary and good benefits.  I personally know several pastors who also have full-time factory jobs.  Do the Rod kids think they’re too good to work in a factory?

Tim owned a business. If he had wanted he probably could have ran that with his brothers and made some decent money. But noooooo he had to go and sell it to partly finance a pipe dream. They don't want to work. They want to play pastor, or be a missionary to a country that's already predominantly religious, or piloting a plane for Jesus. Plus beg for money, just like Mahmo thought them, it's the only thing she thought them well. 

[Salacious Kitty]

Mahmo removed the grift in Timbits'  rambling post on Instagram. Interesting. 

ETA The grift is still part of the FB post. 

Edited September 16, 2022 by Salacious Kitty

[Jynnan tonnix]

4 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Mahmo removed the grift in Timbits'  rambling post on Instagram. Interesting. 

Every time I see this "Mahmo", I read it as Mahalo, which is probably fitting in that she wants to be thanked for being the Best Momma Ever at every turn. But also kind of ironic in that I'm not sure how many other people are actually grateful to have her around...

[crazy8s]

3 hours ago, SMama said:

First, the Rod kids do not think , they are incapable of a single independent thought. As lazy as Jill and David are, the only area where they worked diligently is stunting their kids, making them puppets to their ventriloquist parents.

Jill admitted this in an old post where she was responding to people accusing her and hunk of "brainwashing their children" - Jill said they respond "better to be brainwashed than brain dead"

not sure what the difference is there. If i can find the post i will link it later

[sagittarius sue]

14 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Mahmo removed the grift in Timbits'  rambling post on Instagram. Interesting. 

Perhaps she received pushback from one of the few people she allows to comment.  Grifting for Ma and Pa, Phillip, and now Timbits while taking recent vacations is really too much.

[oliviabenson]

Kids looking not happy before they realize Mahmo is taping them. Poor kids look dead eyed…

[Lady Edith]

1 hour ago, oliviabenson said:

Kids looking not happy before they realize Mahmo is taping them. Poor kids look dead eyed…

Those are glares, IMHO.  And it looks to be 10:30 p.m. based on the lights being on in the room.  The two older kids are ok, but that little Not Nurie needs to be in bed.  

[Salacious Kitty]

Angry Olivia is back! 

[crazy8s]

in other Rod family news - Jill has updated their blog site so you can purchase books, cds and tracts. all prices are shown.

https://rodriguesfamilyministries.com/main/?page_id=4377

[oliviabenson]

1 hour ago, crazy8s said:

in other Rod family news - Jill has updated their blog site so you can purchase books, cds and tracts. all prices are shown.

https://rodriguesfamilyministries.com/main/?page_id=4377

Finally I can buy the book 🤣

[Tdoc72]

3 hours ago, oliviabenson said:

Kids looking not happy before they realize Mahmo is taping them. Poor kids look dead eyed…

Jill:  😡 Yasssss it up, kids! Or no tomato sauce-ish for you. 

Edited September 16, 2022 by Tdoc72

[xwordfanatik]

3 hours ago, oliviabenson said:

Kids looking not happy before they realize Mahmo is taping them. Poor kids look dead eyed…

I could almost swear I've never seen the younger girl before!  Is she usually excluded from Mamma's endless pictures?  She looks miserable, poor kid.  The older two aren't exactly thrilled, either.  They look like they're being held hostage.

[Ohiopirate02]

2 minutes ago, xwordfanatik said:

I could almost swear I've never seen the younger girl before!  Is she usually excluded from Mamma's endless pictures?  She looks miserable, poor kid.  The older two aren't exactly thrilled, either.  They look like they're being held hostage.

I believe that is Olivia.  She is Jill's "dark" child (seriously her words).  She's usually in the background due to her age, ie not for sale like the Not Nuries and not her most precious lil baby.  

[SMama]

33 minutes ago, xwordfanatik said:

They look like they're being held hostage.

That’s because they ARE being held hostage.

I thought the dark child was Tessie.

[crazy8s]

15 minutes ago, SMama said:

That’s because they ARE being held hostage.

I thought the dark child was Tessie.

Nurie was the original dark child - so dark in fact people thought she was a boy....

Edited September 17, 2022 by crazy8s

[beckie]

11 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

Nurie was the original dark child - so dark in fact people thought she was a boy....

I thought Hannah was the one she referred to as her dark child. 

[Ohiopirate02]

26 minutes ago, SMama said:

That’s because they ARE being held hostage.

I thought the dark child was Tessie.

2 minutes ago, beckie said:

I thought Hannah was the one she referred to as her dark child. 

I'll be honest, I can't tell Hannah from Olivia from Tessie.  Just like I can't tell which on is Kaylee and which one is Renee.  Same for the boys outside of Tim and his dye job.  I know there's a Philip and a Samuel,  but the rest are a mystery.   The Rodlings really do blend together in their blandness and misery.

[GeeGolly]

Dark skin = boy??!?????

[Salacious Kitty]

54 minutes ago, beckie said:

I thought Hannah was the one she referred to as her dark child. 

Yes, Hannah is the one Jill most recently referred to as her Dark Child. She does have the darkest coloring of all the kids. 

eta I'm pretty sure the reference was made in a lengthy video Jill made about the kids' hairstyles for church.

Edited September 17, 2022 by Salacious Kitty

[Teriacky]

It’s nice to know that Rodrigues musical cds are available should I ever need to torture anyone…

[Salacious Kitty]

Okay, which one of you made this? 😂

[oliviabenson]

Look at the pictures in the background lol

[BradandJanet]

15 minutes ago, Teriacky said:

It’s nice to know that Rodrigues musical cds are available should I ever need to torture anyone…

Well, if you ever need to torture a lot of people at once, the Rods are also selling 1000-tract packs with all our colorful favorites--smileys in two languages, fake money tip, heaven or hell, forced birth, etc. 

[dargosmydaddy]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

Dark skin = boy??!?????

I mean, how would we know it was Jill if she wasn't being both nonsensical and offensive?

[ginger90]

At a fair where they also handed out tracts.

[BetyBee]

10 hours ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Okay, which one of you made this? 😂

This woman is hilarious and she most definitely has Jill's number!

[farmgal4]

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

At a fair where they also handed out tracts.

Jill posted a picture of the girls at the animal exhibit.  I want you all to look at the shoes Sadie is wearing.  They’re at least 3 sizes too big for her, and they’re winter shoes, as well.  It’s pitiful and inexcusable.  Just one more reason to despise Jill.

Edited September 17, 2022 by farmgal4

[galaxygirl76]

I'm so worried for the little one on the right(Sofia if I'm not mistaken), she looks so unhealthy. 

[farmgal4]

14 hours ago, oliviabenson said:

Look at the pictures in the background lol

She’s hilarious!  I’m disappointed that she left off “Bye for now!” at the end!

[Cinnabon]

15 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Dark skin = boy??!?????

If dark skin equals masculine in her world, then pale men are feminine?

[BradandJanet]

3 minutes ago, Cinnabon said:

If dark skin equals masculine in her world, then pale men are feminine?

Three of her four sons have very light skin. Did she dress them in blue shirts and baseball caps when they were babies so no one would mistake them for girls? 

Jill has a head full of marbles. 

[beckie]

Forgive the quote box. I was trying to compose a post when the screen jumped and now I can't get rid of the quote box.

As far as dark, has Jill said specifically dark skinned? Because as far as I can tell, not one of them (including her hunk), are very dark. A couple of them have dark hair, but none of them are what I'd consider dark.

15 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

[Ohiopirate02]

4 minutes ago, beckie said:

Forgive the quote box. I was trying to compose a post when the screen jumped and now I can't get rid of the quote box.

As far as dark, has Jill said specifically dark skinned? Because as far as I can tell, not one of them (including her hunk), are very dark. A couple of them have dark hair, but none of them are what I'd consider dark.

Jill uses dark to describe David's olive skin versus her more Anglo-Saxon peaches and cream complexion.  

[ginger90]

1 hour ago, beckie said:

As far as dark, has Jill said specifically dark skinned?

Yes