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

[merylinkid]

Good heavens the poor man is caring for his sick wife, they can't afford assisted living for her but Jill forces him to pay for pizza for the whole horde?

No wonder he looks shell shocked.

Jill is beyond belief.

[Scarlett45]

Further discussions of family size, contraceptive accessibility and technological advances in infant care unrelated to a Duggar adjacent family are off topic and belong in Small Talk. 

[charmed1]

This is a new low. How can anyone allow an elderly man who just had to crowd source to pay for his seriously ill wife’s care, “treat” them and more than a dozen other people to dinner? That’s internet scammer level bad. I seriously doubt any of these people who “treat” the Rods are doing so willingly. David is disgraceful. Jill is also disgraceful, but since their cult is solely based on patriarchal BS, I put the blame squarely on his shoulders. How does he have the gall to stand at a pulpit and lecture other men? How does he even look other men in the face? 

[oliviabenson]

David Rodrigues has no shame or decency at all. What a cheapo grifter.

[sagittarius sue]

1 hour ago, Trillium said:

That poor Pizza Hut waiter…not only having to deal with all of them, but you know those mofo’s didn’t tip. 

It would be nice if the restaurant had a service charge when serving so many people.

[Salacious Kitty]

2 hours ago, Trillium said:

That poor Pizza Hut waiter…not only having to deal with all of them, but you know those mofo’s didn’t tip. 

I saw a smiley tract on the table. 😕

[Celia Rubenstein]

6 hours ago, ginger90 said:

I just hope Jill got taken to the GOOD Pizza Hut, because who knows  who might have been lurking in the bathroom completely minding their own business.

[BetyBee]

It's great to know that there will be no more go to me fund requests coming from Jill, since her Daddy can afford to take a crowd like that out to dinner. I kid, of course! Jill and Dave need vacations, so the funding requests will keep coming. I hate how she was bugging Ma Turtleneck in this stupid video. That poor woman looks like she only has use of her left arm. I hope their visit is over soon and they can get back to their more peaceful home. I'm glad the Rodlets got a filling meal. 

[BradandJanet]

Pizza fits the regular Rod diet of fat, carbohydrate, and salt. At least at a restaurant, all the food comes at the same time, and the kids don't have to wait for David and Jill to dip up before finding out if anything is left.

One a different note, I lost my Edit function in the site update. Did anyone else? I like to correct my posts so I don't sound like semi-literate Jill Rodrigues. 

 

[ginger90]

7 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

One a different note, I lost my Edit function in the site update. Did anyone else? I like to correct my posts so I don't sound like semi-literate Jill Rodrigues. 

There are 3 dots in the upper right hand corner of your post. The edit button is there. 😁

[oliviabenson]

23 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

Pizza fits the regular Rod diet of fat, carbohydrate, and salt. At least at a restaurant, all the food comes at the same time, and the kids don't have to wait for David and Jill to dip up before finding out if anything is left.

One a different note, I lost my Edit function in the site update. Did anyone else? I like to correct my posts so I don't sound like semi-literate Jill Rodrigues. 

 

I can still edit my posts 

[BradandJanet]

59 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

There are 3 dots in the upper right hand corner of your post. The edit button is there. 😁

Thanks. I saw "share" but not "edit" there. I needed to scroll down. 

Whew. I've potentially avoided "a man in the laundromat brought to the Lord named Daniel" moment. 

[Dehumidifier]

15 hours ago, merylinkid said:

Good heavens the poor man is caring for his sick wife, they can't afford assisted living for her but Jill forces him to pay for pizza for the whole horde?

No wonder he looks shell shocked.

Jill is beyond belief.

The costs of assisted living and pizza are hardly comparable.

[satrunrose]

Well, no, the prices aren't comparible and I can see how a similar scenario would play out in many families ("Please, dad, you don't have to spend all that money on us." "No, I insist, especially after you've done so much for us.") That doesn't mean the optics aren't still terrible. 

1- Not only can Pa and Ma not afford assisted living, they also can't seem to afford a better housing option than two twin beds pushed together at a house where pretty much everything the family has comes from the kindness of others (and plexus, I guess). The amount Pa spent on pizza for that many wouldn't have kept Ma in assisted living, but it might have made a dent in a hospital bed rental.

2- A large chunk of Jill's shtick is about how people just give her stuff because they're just so dazzled by what a virtuous, christian wife and mother she is (this includes her own children who barely have two nickels to rub together). Jill never gives back to the community (barring musical performances of dubious quality). I have a hard time believing that there wasn't significant pressure on Jill's dad not to cough up some cash for the ever-martyred-but-always-deserving-of-your-money Rods. 

Edited December 31, 2022 by satrunrose

[Dehumidifier]

40 minutes ago, satrunrose said:

 

1- Not only can Pa and Ma not afford assisted living, they also can't seem to afford a better housing option than two twin beds pushed together at a house where pretty much everything the family has comes from the kindness of others (and plexus, I guess). The amount Pa spent on pizza for that many wouldn't have kept Ma in assisted living, but it might have made a dent in a hospital bed rental.

 

Is Jill any only child?

[dargosmydaddy]

6 minutes ago, Dehumidifier said:

Is Jill any only child?

No, she has three sisters.

[Dehumidifier]

4 minutes ago, dargosmydaddy said:

No, she has three sisters.

Who could contribute to a hospital bed rental also.

[Salacious Kitty]

3 minutes ago, Dehumidifier said:

Who could contribute to a hospital bed rental also.

We don't know how the hospital bed at their home was paid for. But they do have one.

[GeeGolly]

If I'm having trouble say, paying a $300 electric bill, I'm going to eat on the cheap. $15 take-out isn't comparable to a $300 utility bill, but if I can eat 3 meals for $15 rather then one, I'm going to be able to pay off my bill sooner.

Jill should have not let her father bring them out to dinner. A nice board game, popcorn and soda would have been an affordable family gift if they insisted on giving one.

I see a bankruptcy in Pa's future.

[crazy8s]

I was digging around the rod blog archives the other day. A few interesting things. Jill has been working the long grift with her parents. Like Jill was ever going to take care of anyone but Jill.

In Dec. 2016

"My sweet parents – who are living in our RV when we are home and living in our home when we are traveling in our RV. They purchased a house 4 doors down from us and they are in the middle of getting it totally renovated and remodeled. They are making it fully handi-capped accessible for when my sister – Amy Foster (and her family) comes to visit. We have LOVED having my parents SO close!  We are SO excited that God provided them the opportunity to purchase the house down the road from us!  What a blessing so that I can take care of them when they grow older!!  God is SO faithful!!"

https://rodriguesfamilyministries.com/main/?p=3092

This post also includes all the excitement of going to Jinger Duggar's wedding!! Also their visit to the Laura Ingalls Wilder museum where, instead of paying, they peeked in the windows and posed for pics in front of it.

The entire post is very cringe worthy

 

[satrunrose]

I mean, I don't think accepting a gift from a (to some degree, at least) cash strapped parent is the worst thing Jill's ever done. Really, it doesn't even touch the top five for me (those would be praising the children for voluntarily not eating, taking pictures of her daughters with injured faces after a SEVERE car wreck, posing for photos in front of a casket at a stranger's funeral, the Olive Garden incident and the blue-haired women with children rant). The problem for me is that it's just one more example of how everyone has to shower Jill with gifts and all she ever gives is some off-key singing, hateful preaching and terrible, terrible make-overs. 

[libgirl2]

Pizza Hut can be pretty cheap, cheaper than gifts for each child. I can see Tim saying we would like to take you out for dinner as our gift. I can also see some sense of pride that he can still give his grandchildren some kind of gift. 

It could have been Olive Garden, that would have broke the bank! 

[merylinkid]

5 hours ago, satrunrose said:

2- A large chunk of Jill's shtick is about how people just give her stuff because they're just so dazzled by what a virtuous, christian wife and mother she is (this includes her own children who barely have two nickels to rub together). Jill never gives back to the community (barring musical performances of dubious quality). I have a hard time believing that there wasn't significant pressure on Jill's dad not to cough up some cash for the ever-martyred-but-always-deserving-of-your-money Rods. 

This.  Jill pushes that people just OUT OF THE BLUE give them a car, money, gift certificates, half a cow, whatever because they just want to acknowledge how AWESOME she is.   When in reality she begs and pleads to get stuff because she knows people are nice and don't want to see her kids starve or look like waifs.  

Honestly if the reality ever hits her narcissism, it is going to be UGLY.   Like worse than a Jill make over ugly.

[awaken]

So if her parents were living right near them, what happened? Was this back in West Virginia, and they ended up moving to Ohio, no longer close to her parents? given their parents had just moved near them, and they were planning on helping as they grew older (yeah right 🙄) that’s awfully strange that they ended up moving to Ohio.

[ginger90]

6 minutes ago, awaken said:

So if her parents were living right near them, what happened? Was this back in West Virginia, and they ended up moving to Ohio, no longer close to her parents? given their parents had just moved near them, and they were planning on helping as they grew older (yeah right 🙄) that’s awfully strange that they ended up moving to Ohio.

Yes it was in West Virginia.

[BradandJanet]

The rumor is that Jill and David were looking for more isolated surroundings where  denying their kids an education and regular meals wouldn't attract official attention so easily. They also got into a spat at their church about doctrine and quit in a huff. They're bridge burners, these two. Taking care of Ma, especially now, wouldn't have worked out well anyway. 

[Salacious Kitty]

3 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

The rumor is that Jill and David were looking for more isolated surroundings where  denying their kids an education and regular meals wouldn't attract official attention so easily. They also got into a spat at their church about doctrine and quit in a huff. They're bridge burners, these two. Taking care of Ma, especially now, wouldn't have worked out well anyway. 

You're combining two different stories. They left their church in New York due to doctrinal issues and moved to WV. But yeah, CPS paid them a visit in WV, and they bailed.

[BradandJanet]

Just now, Salacious Kitty said:

You're combining two different stories. They left their church in New York due to doctrinal issues and moved to WV. But yeah, CPS paid them a visit in WV, and they bailed.

Thanks. Rod history does get blurry. 

 

[Salacious Kitty]

6 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

Thanks. Rod history does get blurry. 

 

Yeah, I just remember the church deal being in New York because they thought their pastor was too liberal. 🙄

[BradandJanet]

7 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Yeah, I just remember the church deal being in New York because they thought their pastor was too liberal. 🙄

Wasn't women wearing pants part of the problem? Anyway, the Rods lost that fight, and the church was probably a happier place after they left. 

Happy New Year!

[Salacious Kitty]

18 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

Wasn't women wearing pants part of the problem? Anyway, the Rods lost that fight, and the church was probably a happier place after they left. 

Happy New Year!

I don't recall the particulars, but Jill certainly loves to police how everyone else should live. 🙄

Happy New Year! 

eta I just remembered that the Rods are one of those fundie families who pray in the new year. I expect we'll see some pics of them being especially devout whenever Jill wakes up tomorrow. 

Edited January 1, 2023 by Salacious Kitty

[crazy8s]

Speaking of police/policing

In other Rod news. Phillip got another ticket. 1 week after he got the 2 tickets for following to closely and unsafe passing,  This time speeding - 77mph in a 55mph zone. Per the citation "Driver stated he is in a rush to get where he is going"

Citation was issued at Dusk, in cloudy/foggy conditions. No accident occurred. It was dismissed because it was not filed in a proper amount of time for Phillip to appear or some such thing.

Also interesting he was driving a different vehicle the second time. Dec 1 was a white Ford and Dec 8th was a black Honda.

[ginger90]

3 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

Speaking of police/policing

In other Rod news. Phillip got another ticket. 1 week after he got the 2 tickets for following to closely and unsafe passing,  This time speeding - 77mph in a 55mph zone. Per the citation "Driver stated he is in a rush to get where he is going"

Citation was issued at Dusk, in cloudy/foggy conditions. No accident occurred. It was dismissed because it was not filed in a proper amount of time for Phillip to appear or some such thing.

Also interesting he was driving a different vehicle the second time. Dec 1 was a white Ford and Dec 8th was a black Honda.

Sucks it was dismissed.

In PA his license would have been suspended.

[AstridM]

37 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

Speaking of police/policing

In other Rod news. Phillip got another ticket. 1 week after he got the 2 tickets for following to closely and unsafe passing,  This time speeding - 77mph in a 55mph zone. Per the citation "Driver stated he is in a rush to get where he is going"

Citation was issued at Dusk, in cloudy/foggy conditions. No accident occurred. It was dismissed because it was not filed in a proper amount of time for Phillip to appear or some such thing.

Also interesting he was driving a different vehicle the second time. Dec 1 was a white Ford and Dec 8th was a black Honda.

Ouch. At his age, his insurance premium must now be sky high.

[Salacious Kitty]

3 minutes ago, AstridM said:

Ouch. At his age, his insurance premium must now be sky high.

He's only had his license since June. There will be more tickets to come. 

I read that both his tickets were early morning. That would make more sense,what with him having to make it to class by 8.

[Notabug]

6 hours ago, libgirl2 said:

Pizza Hut can be pretty cheap, cheaper than gifts for each child. I can see Tim saying we would like to take you out for dinner as our gift. I can also see some sense of pride that he can still give his grandchildren some kind of gift. 

It could have been Olive Garden, that would have broke the bank! 

That is only true if the older kids actually expect a Christmas present from Jill's parents this year.  Except for the littlest girls, Jill's kids can surely understand how difficult life is for their grandparents right now.  They know their grandfather had to quit his job, that their mother supposedly raised money for them to help pay their bills.  If I were an older kid, I'd be embarrassed that my grandparents got me anything for Christmas with all that has happened.

My grandparents had 7 children, all of whom had kids; ending up with 24 grandkids.  Every Christmas, my grandfather went down to the bank and got crisp dollar bills.  He and my grandmother put $2 in a Christmas card for each grandkid and used paper clips to attach them to their tree.  When we visited at Christmas, we would search the tree for our card, right up until both grandparents were gone.  When my older cousin had his first child in his late 20's; my grandfather hung two cards for him to find; one for him and one for his daughter, both with 2 brand new dollars inside.

Considering the huge number of grandkids Jill's parents have, 33, I think; it is ridiculous for anyone to expect Christmas gifts for the the grandkids, especially this year.  I suspect that Jill kept dropping pointed hints as to what  Christmas gift she expected from her parents since Jil was being so godly letting them stay in the barndo and all and that is why her parents had to pay for Pizza Hut for an army.  The notion that it is better to give than receive is not one with which Jill is familiar.

[crazy8s]

5 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

He's only had his license since June. There will be more tickets to come. 

I read that both his tickets were early morning. That would make more sense,what with him having to make it to class by 8.

the first 2 were in the morning . 7:30am with a box checked Dawn. The Dec. 8th on has the box checked Dusk. 7:52pm. Dry pavement, cloudy, fog, moderate traffic in a Business area. He was probably late getting home to mama. ☹️

 

[ginger90]

[BradandJanet]

Here's to another year of excellent snarking. Happy New Year all!

(I'm off to bed.)

[Notabug]

1 hour ago, BradandJanet said:

Wasn't women wearing pants part of the problem? Anyway, the Rods lost that fight, and the church was probably a happier place after they left. 

Happy New Year!

In New York, Dave often got up and preached when the pastor wasn't around and at Sunday afternoon/evening services.  He supposedly saw some behavior amongst the members that he felt was ungodly and a sign of evil in their midst.  Not sure what it was, but, certainly women wearing pants could've set him off, or women with green hair or couples getting divorced or not having a gazillion kids or whatever.  Rumor has it, he presented this stuff to the pastor and the church board and demanded that they crack down on this godlessness or the entire church was on the fast track to hell.  They were not that upset by whatever it was and declined to stone the harlots or whatever it was Dave thought should be done.  Dave then used his preaching privileges to tell the whole congregation they were evil sinners heading to hell right along with the leadership. I think he thought that the rank and file members would agree with him and throw the Pharisees out of the temple.  Instead, the rest of the congregation was appalled and the pastor told him he was no longer allowed to preach and suggested they find a new church.  Shortly after that, they move out of their home and were living in the RV until someone at their new church in W Va gifted them with a house down there.

 

Edited January 1, 2023 by Notabug

[merylinkid]

2 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Jill has been reading comments about her crappy buffet spreads and the kids not being fed.

[Salacious Kitty]

6 minutes ago, merylinkid said:

Jill has been reading comments about her crappy buffet spreads and the kids not being fed.

She doesn't mention that this is the menu for next week. 

[CherryMalotte]

6 hours ago, merylinkid said:

Jill has been reading comments about her crappy buffet spreads and the kids not being fed.

All that salt...just looking at it makes me want to take extra blood pressure pills. 

[charmed1]

Is that a bowl of peeled shrimp that Rodlet is sticking her bare hand into?🤢 

That looks like an iPhone next to Renee. I hope it’s hers and that she’s using it to plot her escape.

[BradandJanet]

2 hours ago, CherryMalotte said:

All that salt...just looking at it makes me want to take extra blood pressure pills. 

David certainly doesn't need all that salt.  If he weren't such a hunk, one might think Jill is plotting his demise. 

Four cans of processed cheese? Really? 

Who paid for jumbo shrimp? It doesn't match the rest of the stuff on the table, and we know Jill wiped out her Plexus savings shopping for herself buying everyone meaningful Christmas gifts. 

[oliviabenson]

2 hours ago, charmed1 said:

Is that a bowl of peeled shrimp that Rodlet is sticking her bare hand into?🤢 

That looks like an iPhone next to Renee. I hope it’s hers and that she’s using it to plot her escape.

Those look like chips/puffs of some kind. No way Jill is feeling her kids shrimp. That big bowl of shrimp would be $100.

[Absolom]

2 hours ago, charmed1 said:

Is that a bowl of peeled shrimp that Rodlet is sticking her bare hand into?🤢 

It's some kind of chips.

[oliviabenson]

I think it’s shrimp 

[BradandJanet]

Shrimp it is. The bowl is probably mostly ice. Still, what is visible wasn't cheap. Wonder who paid for it. Is shrimp a food the Rod kids even know and like? 

[oliviabenson]

Nessie shrieking continuously show the people, look at my rag lol. She certainly takes after Mahmo.

Jill hung herbs over the buffet lol. Like hey let’s add basil to my cheese it crackers. It’s hanging over the food anyway.