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

[Zella]

5 hours ago, Lisa418722 said:

When Jill made the comment about a language filter, I thought what language?  It's more the idea of bad language than actual bad language.  There are a few movies I have to watch every year, and this is one of them.  

 

 

3 hours ago, farmgal4 said:

Me too, and I’ve never noticed offensive language.  I guess that makes me a bad Christian or, at least by Jill’s standards, I’m not a Christian at all.

 

17 minutes ago, Onecattoo said:

Plot line is the little boy uttering one curse word, and getting his mouthwashes out with soap…that’s it. 

Jill going off about the content reminds me of this fundie I used to work with who was going on and on about a movie she let her kids see despite the content. She finally told a group of us that the movie in question was Secondhand Lions, and she whispered the title like she was telling us the name of a porno. After she left the room, everyone was baffled that she was that uptight about a fairly innocuous PG movie. And her children in question were teenagers. 

[MaryAnneSpier]

I grew up in a very strict household when it came to entertainment. No horror films of any sort: even Casper was of the devil. Aladdin was forbidden because of magic. No watching  A Christmas Story because of a couple of mild swear words, kids being bullies (obviously living without God in their hearts), and most especially the sarcasm. Sarcasm is disrespect, and disrespect to anyone is basically like disrespecting God was my understanding of it growing up. Now that I've left all of that behind, I'm naturally a huge fan of horror movies, and one of my favorite Christmas movies is A Christmas Story mostly  because of the sarcasm that I wasn't allowed to partake in.

[ChristmasCandy]

On 5/25/2023 at 5:34 PM, BradandJanet said:

Jill has been amassing quite a collection of ill-fitting, unflattering outfits lately. When does she have time to shop so much? That blue skirt looks difficult to walk in, especially for a woman who had a knee torn in four places. 

I guess she needed a blue skirt to match David's blue shirt. People might talk if they don't look like a married couple.  

That is a truly depressing thought. 

That blue skirt reminds me of a bad fitting mermaid wedding gown.

[AstridM]

6 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Some of the responses:

Not at all unfortunately.

None at all.

Wouldn’t change mine at all.

I’m good. Thank you anyways… 

 

 

Especially when it still has to be reported and taxed at the end of the year.

[awaken]

8 hours ago, merylinkid said:

So much this.   Jill is trying to fill an empty hole that she has for some reason with STUFF.   Hence the hoarding of stuff and kids.   Also the absolute control she MUST have over everything in her life.   It will never be enough.

Jill needs therapy, not plexus.

How did ma and pa noyes screw her up this badly? What on earth went on in that house to turn out someone this deeply disturbed?

[oliviabenson]

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Edited May 27, 2023 by oliviabenson

[Notabug]

15 hours ago, merylinkid said:

If you want to do history in Cleveland, there is a hell of lot more history than the Christmas Story house which is not even history, except possible Hollywood History.  

Just one block from the Rock N Hall of Fame is the USS Cod.   A World War 2 Submarine, although Dave would not fit down the hatch to go below and Jill with her skirts would be at a disadvantage to go down the ladders (it has an opening then the ladder it straight down, they have not modified it for visitors.   THat was fun when we went last Fall, hubby went first so if I fell I could squash him).   The McKinley Presidential Library and Museum is in Canton, as is the First Ladies Museum.    I hit them both up when I visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame eons ago.   Granted those are Canton but not that far from Cleveland.  

Now, we know Jilly cannot possibly visit the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame; home of Satan's own music. 

Next to it is the Great Lakes Science Center which currently has an exhibit about dinosaurs that claims they became extinct 65 million years ago when any godly person knows that the world is only 6000 years old.  Why, they don't even have the dinosaurs being depicted accurately.  There is not a single dino with a caveman riding it!

Finally, the Cleveland Museum of Art is world famous, but for what?  They've got a bunch of ancient Greek sculptures where every single woman is dressed sluttishly.  Not to mention a lot of Renaissance paintings of Jesus with his mother who is not even wearing a modesty shirt under her robes.  And St. Joseph is shown standing around in a dress when we know that Jesus preached that men had to wear pants and women wear dresses or they'd be going straight to hell.

 

[AstridM]

Someone found the skirt Jill was wearing on Shein 😆

 

 

[Salacious Kitty]

Aw hell naw! NIKE!!!!!!😂

[P2C2E]

And here I was thinking she'd made that monstrosity herself.

[AstridM]

1 hour ago, AstridM said:

Someone found the skirt Jill was wearing on Shein 😆

 

 

 

 

Edited May 27, 2023 by AstridM

[GeeGolly]

Jill would have had to see this if she ordered the skirt online. She so has sexy dressing envy.

[Lady Edith]

Wow, that skirt is something, for sure.  It checks alllll the boxes!

Is it denim? YES!

Does the hem fall within 3” of the floor? YES!

Does the act of wearing it pose a health or safety hazard to myself or those around me?  YES!

Am I wearing it inappropriately or at an inappropriate time/location?  YES!  Bonus points if it’s paired with something better suited for actual jeans.

Will anyone around me give me side-eye and wonder why I’m wearing it to whatever activity I’m currently at?  YES!

 

[ginger90]

Screenshots from a video:

[Lady Edith]

…when your little sister gets a full-on themed birthday party just a few months ago and you get pudding in a cup with leftover candles stuck in it from Fr. Bob’s 40th birthday extravaganza.  
 

[libgirl2]

12 minutes ago, Lady Edith said:

…when your little sister gets a full-on themed birthday party just a few months ago and you get pudding in a cup with leftover candles stuck in it from Fr. Bob’s 40th birthday extravaganza.  
 

Really sad. They couldn't have found a Walmart or something and bought an actual cake? 

[oliviabenson]

For someone who judges others for wearing sluttish clothes, Jill darling that’s a sluttish skirt by your own definition.

What a modest, godly woman 🙄🙄🙄.

She obviously is looking for husband #2 dressing in that skirt.

Dave is not looking well lately.

[oliviabenson]

25 minutes ago, libgirl2 said:

Really sad. They couldn't have found a Walmart or something and bought an actual cake? 

Nah. Jill spent all the $ on herself going to the museum and getting lunch. Who cares about Gabriel and his birthday.

[GeeGolly]

Hmmm, they KNOW they'll be on the road for Gabe's birthday, but just make the best of it??  Because like they can't plan ahead? Celebrate early? Bring a cake? Or did the church they visit forget Gabe's birthday so they resorted to a pudding cup?

[whydoiwatch]

Since first seeing Jill's skirt, I have not found the words to describe. Have enjoyed all your comments - love the mermaid reference - HA! The skirt looks so uncomfortable and strange and I can't imagine what Jill will wear to top the awfulness of it. 

[oliviabenson]

2 minutes ago, whydoiwatch said:

Since first seeing Jill's skirt, I have not found the words to describe. Have enjoyed all your comments - love the mermaid reference - HA! The skirt looks so uncomfortable and strange and I can't imagine what Jill will wear to top the awfulness of it. 

Here is an example 

What are those tops??? Not my style. She should pair it with the fetching denim mermaid skirt.

[merylinkid]

Lort that skirt.   I love Jill's idea of modesty -- long enough to cover all the way to the ankles (heavens seeing a knee might send a man right over the edge) but clinging tightly to the thighs.   Got it.

[mythoughtis]

Why didn’t they take Gabriel to the airport with them and do something he wanted to do afterwards?   Seems to me it would have been a perfect time for some one on one near birthday time with him. 

[crazy8s]

I can't decide if the pudding cup with candles is a step up from the half eaten cake gabe got last year, or a step down. Either way it is obvious Jill grabbed both birthday "treats" for gabe from the potluck table at the grift church.

Creepy pastor guy not in the picture is plus.

[BradandJanet]

That skirt looks like a Brazilian hip style, emphasizing a small waist and a round butt. Think Kardashian. There's a name for this style I can't remember, but I once accidentally wandered into a store that specialized in clothes that created or emphasized the look. I was not a potential customer. Of course, Shein is doing knockoffs. Now we need to see Jill and her sexy skirt at Carnaval for a wild night of alcohol, music, and dancing. 

 

Edited May 27, 2023 by BradandJanet

[Celia Rubenstein]

29 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

That skirt looks like a Brazilian hip style, emphasizing a small waist and a round butt. Think Kardashian. There's a name for this style I can't remember

It's called "ugly."

[BradandJanet]

Shein is cheap fast fashion. Jill had better hope the buttons, already strained from just being there, don't pop off when she sits down. Oh, I'd pay to our sanctimonious little hypocrite struggling to deal with the front of her tight skirt suddenly open to the world. 

Happy birthday Gabe. I hope the church ladies make you a nice meal. Is that the church where the pastor seemed to be a little touchy with his arm planted awkwardly around Gabe during previous birthday visits? There was also the pastor guy who liked shoulder massages from young Gabriel, but that was a different church. No accusations, just trying to keep everything straight. 

[merylinkid]

1 hour ago, mythoughtis said:

Why didn’t they take Gabriel to the airport with them and do something he wanted to do afterwards?   Seems to me it would have been a perfect time for some one on one near birthday time with him. 

Because that would have required thinking of someone other than herself.   The kids don't actually get to do what they want.  They get dragged to Jill's thing as their "treat."

[AstridM]

2 hours ago, whydoiwatch said:

Since first seeing Jill's skirt, I have not found the words to describe. Have enjoyed all your comments - love the mermaid reference - HA! The skirt looks so uncomfortable and strange and I can't imagine what Jill will wear to top the awfulness of it. 

How does anyone even walk in that monstrosity?

2 hours ago, merylinkid said:

Lort that skirt.   I love Jill's idea of modesty -- long enough to cover all the way to the ankles (heavens seeing a knee might send a man right over the edge) but clinging tightly to the thighs.   Got it.

Also, baseball caps and hoodies still count as women’s clothing!

[ginger90]

4 minutes ago, AstridM said:

Also, baseball caps and hoodies still count as women’s clothing!

On the topic of hats…..

[GeeGolly]

36 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

On the topic of hats…..

And there she is in a cheap tourist store.

[madpsych78]

41 minutes ago, AstridM said:

How does anyone even walk in that monstrosity?

Also, baseball caps and hoodies still count as women’s clothing!

My guess is that she was wearing that skirt when she SEVERELY injured her knee...

[BradandJanet]

3 minutes ago, madpsych78 said:

My guess is that she was wearing that skirt when she SEVERELY injured her knee...

Maybe she's trying for another injury. Not only is the skirt too tight, it's also too long.

A new SEVERELY injured knee will get her lots of sympathy and fresh envelopes of cash. Naturally, she'll be completely healed the minute she arrives in Nashville. 

[farmgal4]

10 hours ago, AstridM said:

 

 

I would love to see her walking in that skirt.  It’s so tight above the knees that it looks like she would have to shuffle to walk, instead of taking full steps.  Also, as someone already mentioned, she’s been wearing a lot of clothes lately that I’ve never seen before, while the Waifs continue to wearing ill-fitting, threadbare clothing.  BME is actually the WME (Worst Mother Ever).

[oliviabenson]

Even David got several new shirts! Casa Rodrigues has no $ issues when it comes to buying stuff for the parents.

[farmgal4]

3 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Hmmm, they KNOW they'll be on the road for Gabe's birthday, but just make the best of it??  Because like they can't plan ahead? Celebrate early? Bring a cake? Or did the church they visit forget Gabe's birthday so they resorted to a pudding cup?

It’s Gabriel’s birthday yet Jill does a long FB story about Janessa.  Jill spoils that kid rotten, while the rest of the Waifs get nothing.

[Salacious Kitty]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

And there she is in a cheap tourist store.

You know she bought herself a new sweat hoodie blouse. 🙄

[merylinkid]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

And there she is in a cheap tourist store.

Hey no making fun of cheap tourist stores.   I love a cheap tourist store.  It's not a trip until I have hit the gift shop.   

[AstridM]

1 hour ago, madpsych78 said:

My guess is that she was wearing that skirt when she SEVERELY injured her knee...

Now that would actually be understandable!

59 minutes ago, oliviabenson said:

Even David got several new shirts! Casa Rodrigues has no $ issues when it comes to buying stuff for the parents.

I hope poor Phillip at least got a new belt recently.

[CalicoKitty]

Please proofread, Jill.  Gabe has only one spirit and it is refreshing, not are.  I thought you were the homeschool teacher.

[xwordfanatik]

Nothing says "you don't matter" like a pudding cup for a birthday gift.  With the money Jilly spent on that abomination of a skirt, she could have bought Gabriel a Walmart cake.  Jill sucks!

[Salacious Kitty]

28 minutes ago, CalicoKitty said:

Please proofread, Jill.  Gabe has only one spirit and it is refreshing, not are.  I thought you were the homeschool teacher.

Jill doesn't know dookie about subject/verb agreement. As is the case with most of the fundies we follow here. 

[BradandJanet]

Did Gabriel have to share his cup of birthday pudding with all his siblings? Does anyone other than Jill stick a bunch of candles in food in a flimsy plastic drink cup and light them? Sigh. 

[Salacious Kitty]

7 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

Did Gabriel have to share his cup of birthday pudding with all his siblings? Does anyone other than Jill stick a bunch of candles in food in a flimsy plastic drink cup and light them? Sigh. 

I think Gabe got that pudding for himself. When he struggled to blow out the trick candles, DBD is heard in the background telling Gabe to spit on them. So he marked his territory. 😀

[oliviabenson]

I hope dear daddy did not eat the birthday cup of whatever it was that was meant for Gabriel.

[BradandJanet]

I didn't see the video, so I'll just assume.

Gabriel gets his own plastic drinking cup of stuff from a church dinner. BME sticks trick candles in the stuff and lights them. BME leads a round of the birthday song. DBD tells Gabe to spit on the candles. BME captures it all with her camera for her social media sites. 

Well, OK. This level of joy and excitement must be why Jill thinks we're all so jealous of her and her lifestyle.

I assume Gabriel had to sing with his family for at least a half hour in order to get that cup of stuff in the first place. 

[charmed1]

Whose birthday was it when she stuck candles in a bunch of random assorted Little Debbie cakes? Was that Gabriel’s birthday as well? He seems to get the worst of the Rod birthday celebrations. 

[Salacious Kitty]

Wasn't Gabe's birthday last year the partially eaten cake at the same tent revival? 

Edited May 28, 2023 by Salacious Kitty

[Lady Edith]

Yep. Poor Gabe. They forgot his day and  Jill grabbed a half-eaten cake from the potluck dessert table and got everyone singing to Gabe. 

[BOOgen3]

BME just sucks as a mother and a human being. I will never understand why she treats her “blessings” as badly as she does. She cannot even be bothered to make the slightest effort. My mother made sure my brother and I even had birthday cakes delivered to us while we were 900 miles away at university. When our son started university (three degrees ago), my husband and I would make the four to five hour drive to celebrate with him. The year we were in China and couldn’t be with him, we sent him a cake from Milk Bar. This wasn’t effort. It was love.