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

[oliviabenson]

Nessie probably has rickets 

[libgirl2]

34 minutes ago, oliviabenson said:

Nessie probably has rickets 

She might just might have a bit of a belly. 

[merylinkid]

1 hour ago, libgirl2 said:

She might just might have a bit of a belly. 

From what?   We joke about those kids not eating, but we have also seen what is served. 

Unfortunately hunger can produce a swollen belly.

[libgirl2]

1 minute ago, merylinkid said:

From what?   We joke about those kids not eating, but we have also seen what is served. 

Unfortunately hunger can produce a swollen belly.

I guess I'm holding out some hope that as the "baby" she gets more to eat. I should know better. 

[CalicoKitty]

I think, maybe, she has pulled her arms inside her dress and across her body.  I can't see either of her arms in the picture.  It looks like her right sleeve is hanging empty.

[beckie]

Jonathan (and Kaylee) we're probably ordered by BME, to join the Christmas tree outing. They'll never be able to be alone.

[Notabug]

7 minutes ago, beckie said:

Jonathan (and Kaylee) we're probably ordered by BME, to join the Christmas tree outing. They'll never be able to be alone.

And Jonathan had to bring his wallet in order to pay for his in laws' tree, too.

[oliviabenson]

Jonathan bought the tree and will need to buy 55 gifts for the Rodrigues clan.

[Salacious Kitty]

2 minutes ago, Notabug said:

And Jonathan had to bring his wallet in order to pay for his in laws' tree, too.

That's a given. ☹️

[oliviabenson]

Kayjo will be eating ramen at home indefinitely 

[AstridM]

1 minute ago, oliviabenson said:

Kayjo will be eating ramen at home indefinitely 

I doubt Kaylee eats much, even now that she’s escaped. 🥲

[libgirl2]

4 minutes ago, oliviabenson said:

Jonathan bought the tree and will need to buy 55 gifts for the Rodrigues clan.

And over half of those will be for Jill. 

[Westiepeach]

I just hope Jonny grows a backbone and puts his foot down and distances himself from bankrolling the Rods. He and Kaylee are a family now, and that should be his priority. Yeah, I’m dreaming. I know. Leave ‘em alone, JillyBean. Just leave them alone.

[BradandJanet]

At least Jonathan isn't off praying and wailing before he--and everyone else--eats. Give him time, though. 

[galaxygirl76]

46 minutes ago, oliviabenson said:

Jonathan bought the tree and will need to buy 55 gifts for the Rodrigues clan Jill.

[Salacious Kitty]

9 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

At least Jonathan isn't off praying and wailing before he--and everyone else--eats. Give him time, though. 

True. He and Kaylee probably have "bible time" together at some point in the day. Probably at night after dinner, so they don't have to get up at the asscrack of dawn before he goes to work.

[SMama]

Jonathan and Kaylee wanted to join us = Jonathan paid for the tree. Last year Nathan paid. Next year Renee’s husband will pay. Jill and David are awful parents and full time grifters. 

[crazy8s]

Phillip has joined the ranks of unsafe male drivers at the Barndo.  Filed Dec. 1st. Two traffic violations. Violation of Safe passing rules and Following too closely.(both deemed Minor)  Court date 12/20 Total fines $159.

No seat belt violation cited though which was surprising to me.

[ozziemom]

4 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

Phillip has joined the ranks of unsafe male drivers at the Barndo.  Filed Dec. 1st. Two traffic violations. Violation of Safe passing rules and Following too closely.(both deemed Minor)  Court date 12/20 Total fines $159.

No seat belt violation cited though which was surprising to me.

I guess the Rodlet drivers Ed is the same level as the rest of the homeschooling.

[crazy8s]

From the ticket - Phillip just got his driver's license in June of this year.  So mama finally let him get a license at almost 19 so he could work and pay for local bible college. 😦

[Salacious Kitty]

Not surprised. As alluded to above, I AM surprised he was wearing his seatbelt.

[Triple P]

11 hours ago, crazy8s said:

From the ticket - Phillip just got his driver's license in June of this year.  So mama finally let him get a license at almost 19 so he could work and pay for local bible college. 😦

Are formal driver's education classes required in Ohio if a person wants to get their license before they turn 18 or 21? 

Where I live the classes are required if getting a license before 18 and run about $600. I can see the Rods not paying that especially when there are other licensed drivers in the household.

Edited December 9, 2022 by Triple P

[merylinkid]

2 hours ago, crazy8s said:

So mama finally let him get a license at almost 19 so he could work and pay for local bible college. 😦

for presents for BME.   

FIFY

[Minivanessa]

1 hour ago, Triple P said:

Are formal driver's education classes required in Ohio if a person wants to get their license before they turn 18 or 21? 

Where I live the classes is required if getting a license before 18 and run about $600. I can see the Rods not paying that especially when there are other licensed drivers in the household.

My friend Google sez that Ohio requires drivers' ed for license applicants under age 18. So of course the Rods would wait until their kids are 18 to get their drivers' licenses. And seems like they don't have great skilz. Nurie crashed a car she was driving with Kaylee as a passenger. Tim's had a few one-car accidents (lost control driving in snow/ice at least once, IIRC).

And now Phillip's been ticketed. I'm kinda scratching my head about those charges - unsafe passing and following too close. I hope there wasn't an accident. Hard to say what happened, but based on the charges he might have tailgated a vehicle on a two-lane road and aggressively passed them. And the other driver used their mobile to call it in to the cops - maybe even took video or had a dashcam. Could be that the other driver was an off duty cop or had some law enforcement connections. Heh. 

[oliviabenson]

Jill must feel SEVERELY persecuted lol

[andromeda331]

1 hour ago, oliviabenson said:

Jill must feel SEVERELY persecuted lol

Of course she is.

[ginger90]

 

.Meanwhile, in Ohio…

Edited December 9, 2022 by ginger90

[merylinkid]

GoFundMe to pay the bills, but new stockings for a bunch of kids (that will have nothing in them anyway).   Do families actually do that, get new stockings every year?   In family, we used ones grandma made us every single year.   It's kinda one those traditional things to me.   

Also hey Jill, looking a little commercialized for such a sacred time of the year.

[oliviabenson]

Jonjon bought them a nice tree. Greedy Jill is looking forward her 55 presents. Her kids will get 1 piece of gum each and 1 candy bar to share.

Yay for daddy and mama.

[libgirl2]

3 hours ago, merylinkid said:

GoFundMe to pay the bills, but new stockings for a bunch of kids (that will have nothing in them anyway).   Do families actually do that, get new stockings every year?   In family, we used ones grandma made us every single year.   It's kinda one those traditional things to me.   

Also hey Jill, looking a little commercialized for such a sacred time of the year.

I have stockings that my mom decorated for us. I have one I bought for my late cat that I still hang up and one I bought for our current little guy. The oldest one I have is a tiny stocking my mom decorated for my childhood dog. It has to be about 50 years old. 

[AstridM]

1 hour ago, libgirl2 said:

I have stockings that my mom decorated for us. I have one I bought for my late cat that I still hang up and one I bought for our current little guy. The oldest one I have is a tiny stocking my mom decorated for my childhood dog. It has to be about 50 years old. 

Same. I use the same stocking that my mom made for me 54 years ago. 

[ChristmasCandy]

5 hours ago, ginger90 said:

 

.Meanwhile, in Ohio…

The tan bow on the bottom of the tree reminds me of one of my cats climbing up the tree.

[BradandJanet]

Somebody must have bought those stockings for Jill. My guess is Nathan or Jonathan. Seventeen new Christmas stockings would be pricey.

GoFundMyPoorSickMother is for vacations, hair extensions, jewelry, makeup, Plexus conventions in Hawaii, and restaurant meals for Jill and Hunk. Jill's not going to spend that money on anything that doesn't benefit her directly.   

[libgirl2]

35 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

Somebody must have bought those stockings for Jill. My guess is Nathan or Jonathan. Seventeen new Christmas stockings would be pricey.

GoFundMyPoorSickMother is for vacations, hair extensions, jewelry, makeup, Plexus conventions in Hawaii, and restaurant meals for Jill and Hunk. Jill's not going to spend that money on anything that doesn't benefit her directly.   

I think you are right about the stockings. I'm betting it was Jonathan as he and Kaylee went along to get the tree, in addition to buying the tree, he might have thrown in all the stockings too. 

Edited December 9, 2022 by libgirl2

[Nysha]

On 12/4/2022 at 11:20 AM, Teriacky said:

And Nurie has a REAL, UNFORCED SMILE. 

This year. She might have a real smile next year with 3 babies in diapers, but by the time she has 4 under 4 I think that real smile will turn back into her childhood grimace. I bet she's hoping the next 2 are girls so she can start training them to be sister-moms for the 10-14 that come in the next 20 years.

Edited December 9, 2022 by Nysha

[libgirl2]

19 minutes ago, Nysha said:

This year. She might have a real smile next year with 3 babies in diapers, but by the time she has 4 under 4 I think that real smile will turn back into her childhood grimace. I bet she's hoping the next 2 are girls so she can start training them to be sister-moms for the 10-14 that come in the next 20 years.

And maybe she can "check out" once there are enough sister moms, just like Michelle Duggar. 

[BradandJanet]

18 minutes ago, Nysha said:

This year. She might have a real smile next year with 3 babies in diapers, but by the time she has 4 under 4 I think that real smile will turn back into her childhood grimace. I bet she's hoping the next 2 are girls so she can start training them to be sister-moms for the 10-14 that come in the next 20 years.

Not only will Nurie get the grimace but the laundry room breakdown that comes near the half-dozen blessings mark. I hope Nathan still has the lawn business because Nurie may become a super breeder. 

2 minutes ago, libgirl2 said:

And maybe she can "check out" once there are enough sister moms, just like Michelle Duggar. 

Michelle got helpers after the laundry incident. She also did blanket training and assigned sister moms. However, it was TV show money, and probably some quality tranquilizers, that has really allowed her to float around in another sphere with that baby voice and blank look on her face. 

[Salacious Kitty]

That tree is blinding. Too much too much as usual for Jill. 

[Trillium]

I don’t get new stockings often, but I have if they no longer match my decor. We used to live in a house built in 1900, so we had some that fit that home. Then when we moved I bought a different set. At the time we just had one child and another one didn’t seem likely so there was only 3. Then when we did finally have a second child, Mr Trillium and I shared just shared since I was the one who filled them and I was never going the find a 4th that matched.  Last year the kids said we needed new ones, and each of us had to have our own. I said fine, with the expectation that if I was going to have my own, they needed to make sure something, even just one thing was in it that I didn’t put there myself. They agreed, so now there is 5 stockings since they said the dog needed one too. 
 

My mother isn’t sentimental about things, and she passed that down to me, so making a switch isn’t a big deal. I’m more about things going together than I am about sentimentality, and I’ll own that. But I also make a very good living, feed my kids, and can afford to do so. Jillpm can’t pay for car repairs on their own, nor proper clothing and for the kids. However, I wouldn’t be surprised if those were dollar store stockings that they added names to. Who cares about taking care of your kids when there’s god honoring matching stockings to be bought! 

Edited December 9, 2022 by Trillium

[libgirl2]

12 minutes ago, Trillium said:

I don’t get new stockings often, but I have if they no longer match my decor. We used to live in a house built in 1900, so we had some that fit that home. Then when we moved I bought a different set. At the time we just had one child and another one didn’t seem likely so there was only 3. Then when we did finally have a second child, Mr Trillium and I shared just shared since I was the one who filled them and I was never going the find a 4th that matched.  Last year the kids said we needed new ones, and each of us had to have our own. I said fine, with the expectation that if I was going to have my own, they needed to make sure something, even just one thing was in it that I didn’t put there myself. They agree, so now there is 5 stockings since they said the dog needed one too. 
 

My mother isn’t sentimental about things, and she passed that down to me, so making a switch isn’t a big deal. I’m more about things going together than I am about sentimentality, and I’ll own that. But I also make a very good living, feed my kids, and can afford to do so. Jillpm can’t pay for car repairs on their own, not proper clothing and for the kids. However, I wouldn’t be surprised if those were dollar store stockings that they added names to. Who cares about taking care of your kids when there’s god honoring matching stockings to be bought! 

The dollar stores out by me are now $1.25, so if she did buy them there that is a little over $20. If they are from Walmart, I saw plaid stockings for nearly $10 each. 

[BetyBee]

If Jonathan bought the stockings, I hope that counts as gifts for all of the Rodriguii! That's a lot of money to lay out for a couple of newlyweds. 

[CouchTater]

9 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Oof.  The Elder Kellers look terrible in this pic.  And Nemo looks feral.

 

This tree is crazy.

[Trillium]

1 hour ago, libgirl2 said:

The dollar stores out by me are now $1.25, so if she did buy them there that is a little over $20. If they are from Walmart, I saw plaid stockings for nearly $10 each. 

I had to look and yes they are 100% from the Dollar Twenty Five Tree. Which again no shame if that is your budget. But Jillpm is just the poster child for cheap unnecessary consumerism. Very Jesus.

[oliviabenson]

The tree tells me what is inside Jill’s head. Yasssss it’s pure nutzzzz.

[merylinkid]

Jonathan needs to stop supporting his inlaws.   He has a mortgage to pay.   At this rate, he might not make it.   And he and Kaylee aren't cute enough for a GoFundMe to be effective.

[floridamom]

Whenever I see photos of the inside of JillR's house; all I can think of is : "trip hazard". I have never seen so many mats and throw rugs on a floor in all of my born days.  I could not take the clutter in that place. Who does she think she's fooling with those hanging maps/tapestries? Obviously, they are TVs.

[satrunrose]

2 hours ago, CouchTater said:

12 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Oof.  The Elder Kellers look terrible in this pic.  And Nemo looks feral.

 

This tree is crazy.

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I'm trying to think of the last picture of Nemo where he was smiling and I'm not having much luck.

[oliviabenson]

2 hours ago, merylinkid said:

Jonathan needs to stop supporting his inlaws.   He has a mortgage to pay.   At this rate, he might not make it.   And he and Kaylee aren't cute enough for a GoFundMe to be effective.

I thought you were going to say aren’t cute enough for Only Fans 

Jon will be buying his in laws dinner dates indefinitely 

[graybrown bird]

Nemo always looks distracted or bewildered.  He doesn't look like a happy kid.

[Abmis]

I wonder if Jill posted the worst picture she could find of Pa and Ma Keller.  I wouldn't put that past her.

Nemo is tied with Sophia as the kid that most breaks my heart.  He never looks happy and I don't think he looks healthy either.  I know all kids are different, but he worries me.