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

[oliviabenson]

🙄

This isn’t Jill’s house. I can’t picture her asking her kids: are you hungry dear? Let me feed you. 
 

[mythoughtis]

Why did she specifically tag Tim and Heidi? First Heidi isn’t her DIL yet - and probably wont ever be allowed to come in without knocking if she ever is a DIL. Second, is Tim actually spending more time at his own house than at Jill’s?  That would mean a) she has  lost control of him, and can’t monitor his communication with Heidi and b) he is cooking his own meals

[ranchgirl]

1 hour ago, oliviabenson said:

🙄

This isn’t Jill’s house. I can’t picture her asking her kids: are you hungry dear? Let me feed you. 
 

She makes it sound like they are living together.  They are not even engaged yet, right?  

[AstridM]

4 minutes ago, ranchgirl said:

She makes it sound like they are living together.  They are not even engaged yet, right?  

No, they’re not even engaged yet.

[Salacious Kitty]

26 minutes ago, mythoughtis said:

Why did she specifically tag Tim and Heidi? First Heidi isn’t her DIL yet - and probably wont ever be allowed to come in without knocking if she ever is a DIL. Second, is Tim actually spending more time at his own house than at Jill’s?  That would mean a) she has  lost control of him, and can’t monitor his communication with Heidi and b) he is cooking his own meals

She's tagging them because she can. Nurie and Kaylee aren't on SM. And yes, it makes it look like Teidi are living in sin. 😂

[Lisa418722]

2 hours ago, oliviabenson said:

🙄

This isn’t Jill’s house. I can’t picture her asking her kids: are you hungry dear? Let me feed you. 
 

No, Jill would ask where are you taking us out to eat?  There is no reading other than Godly books in that house.  Definitely, no snacks for everyone to munch on. 

[the-grey-lady]

On 7/24/2023 at 9:08 PM, zenme said:

It was a special moment and reprieve from the pressures of life.

What pressures of life? No one works, no one cooks, and it's all grifting, all the time.

[oliviabenson]

Mahmo take a pitcher of us living in sin! 

[Westiepeach]

So has anybody checked in on JillPM lately because no one is talking about her (hi, JillyBean!) since all focus is on Jill and Jing? Between that and Teidi basically telling her to STFU, she must be reeling.

[Tdoc72]

9 hours ago, oliviabenson said:

Jill, I don’t need to think about you pulling anyone’s tractor, especially David’s. 

[crazy8s]

I think Jillybean is quite upset tim is in his own house and he and heidi can talk about things or make plans without her being involved.  The tag to them is needed to remind them. I think Kaylee girl is another duggar/bates type newly married woman, has no actual idea what to do by herself all day while her man is at work. Kaylee girl has been shown in quite a few pics and videos at the barndo. I would put money on she spends most of her days there with mama.

[jacourt]

The way David is looking at her Jill must have some food in her hair. 

[Lady Edith]

So the Wayne county fair was last week.  Another delay of game for Jilly’s social media posting.  It was cheap enough to get in…hoping they took the littles.  But something tells me they didn’t.  
 

As far as DBD finding a replacement helpmeet, he really won’t have to (now that I think on it a bit).  They did such a great job putting the kaibosch on Renee’s courtship with MM that she can now resign herself to a life of being a stay-at-home daughter.  She will be the Rod version of Jana. 

[Turquoise]

Jilly posted her We Did So Take the Kids post...Baby Nessa is prominently featured, but I did see at least a few of the others. 

[GeeGolly]

Is this the fair where they have a smiley tract booth? The likely got donations to pay for the booth and the family probably gets in free to run the booth.

[oliviabenson]

My favorite picture of Jill 🤣

That’s how it was posted

[BetyBee]

19 minutes ago, oliviabenson said:

My favorite picture of Jill 🤣

That’s how it was posted

So blurry that Jill didn't have to bother with filters!

[laurakaye]

Jill posted a picture of a cartoon from one of her children's history books.  I'm pretty sure the man in the cartoon is Ronald Reagan.  So, she's using a history book from the early 80's for homeschool purposes?  Nice flex, Jill.

[BetyBee]

14 minutes ago, laurakaye said:

Jill posted a picture of a cartoon from one of her children's history books.  I'm pretty sure the man in the cartoon is Ronald Reagan.  So, she's using a history book from the early 80's for homeschool purposes?  Nice flex, Jill.

To be fair, Jill is most definitely stuck in the 80's in more ways than one!

[Trillium]

2 hours ago, oliviabenson said:

My favorite picture of Jill 🤣

That’s how it was posted

I prefer this one. 
Speculate wildly on what she’s mad about:

 

 

Edited September 20, 2023 by Trillium

[ginger90]

54 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Is this the fair where they have a smiley tract booth?

Yes it is. That’s where this is from:

[BetyBee]

I really hate that lipstick Jill wears. It reminds me of meat that has turned!

[Turquoise]

54 minutes ago, Trillium said:

I prefer this one. 
Speculate wildly on what’s she’s mad about:

 

 

"Since I'm having to pretend like I'm a good mom, now I don't have enough money for the NICE Olive Garden"

or

"My amazing Hunk hasn't won a stuffed animal for me yet"

or

"Why can't I be an Emerald Plexus babe??"

[oliviabenson]

David bought snacks for himself only.

David drank all the plexus/hummingbird juice.

Jills SEVERELY injured knee is bothering her again.

David ogled another woman.

Jill farted.

Jill pooped her pants.

Jill had to pay for groceries herself.

Tim eloped without her permission.

@Trillium

[ginger90]

This is from a group picture. It’s from one of the days of the college’s tent revival meeting.

Guess if anyone else is doing this in the picture.

[sagittarius sue]

1 hour ago, BetyBee said:

To be fair, Jill is most definitely stuck in the 80's in more ways than one!

I'm willing to bet that she's using the controversial PragerU (Dennis Prager) history videos.  Here's an article I just read yesterday.

  https://www.salon.com/2023/09/13/pragerus-classroom-propaganda-co-opting-history-to-prop-up-modern-insurrectionists/

[laurakaye]

2 hours ago, ginger90 said:

This is from a group picture. It’s from one of the days of the college’s tent revival meeting.

Guess if anyone else is doing this in the picture.

That's super funny when you're in second grade.

I realize he's been brought up to be socially stunted and awkward, but perhaps noting that no one else is giving bunny ears might be a cue that it's not appropriate in every situation.

As always, excellent parenting, Jill. 

[oliviabenson]

5 hours ago, BetyBee said:

So blurry that Jill didn't have to bother with filters!

I can still see her ugly shoes 🤣

[BradandJanet]

49 minutes ago, oliviabenson said:

I can still see her ugly shoes 🤣

At first, I thought she was wearing old socks with the toe part cut off, something from a Monty Python skit. 

No, it's just another addition to Jill's vast collection of ugly footwear. 

The fair would have been a good place to wear her white cowgirl boots. She wasted an opportunity. 

[ALittleShelfish]

6 hours ago, Trillium said:

I prefer this one. 
Speculate wildly on what she’s mad about:

 

 

She's mad she has to sit next to heathen children god dis-honoring PANTS.

[oliviabenson]

1 hour ago, BradandJanet said:

At first, I thought she was wearing old socks with the toe part cut off, something from a Monty Python skit. 

No, it's just another addition to Jill's vast collection of ugly footwear. 

The fair would have been a good place to wear her white cowgirl boots. She wasted an opportunity. 

She wore those shoes before. They are like boots but toes are exposed. David must find feet/exposed toes sexy. 

[MaryAnneSpier]

6 hours ago, ginger90 said:

This is from a group picture. It’s from one of the days of the college’s tent revival meeting.

Guess if anyone else is doing this in the picture.

Honestly surprised he did that. I grew up kind of adjacent to their brand of Christianity, and bunny ears were symbolic of devil horns. So it was like you were placing a curse on someone if you did bunny ears. Big no-no.

[CalicoKitty]

Jill obviously thought it was funny, even at his age.  Some parents do strange things for attention.  Sister Wife Christine encouraged her teen age daughter to run across the room and jump into the decorated Christmas Tree while she filmed.  She laughed the whole time.  I can see Jill thinking this hilarious.  She did post it, after all.

The absence of Tim makes me wonder if he and his "girlfriend" are spending more time with her family, and not so much with Jill.  I am also surprised that, after telling us that T & H wanted to post their own information, she has not posted about them.  I wonder if she learned a lesson from MM, or if Heidi's family has more influence with Jill than MM does.

[libgirl2]

I guess there is a video out there that Heidi and Tim made about their house. I am starting to think that Jill has met her match. This is a girl who knows what she wants and she will make sure Tim does it. 

Edited September 21, 2023 by libgirl2

[ginger90]

To be found under how NOT to  make a YouTube video. House starts around 7:10. It’s not monetized, no surprise there.

 

Timothy and I decided to buy a house!😍🥰❤❣🤗🏡

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5PxtU6hMChM

Edited September 21, 2023 by ginger90

[MaryAnneSpier]

Tim's house isn't too bad inside. The floors are updated, they have decent enough furniture, and the paint job improves the look. Overall, it's a good little starter home, especially for a man with little job skills and a young woman who likely won't hold any paid jobs outside the home. My husband and I didn't become homeowners until our mid-30's, but we do live in a more successful part of the country.

Of course, if they have a passel of kids quickly, that little home is going to be crowded and unpleasant, but for now it's nice. 

[Ohiopirate02]

11 hours ago, CalicoKitty said:

Jill obviously thought it was funny, even at his age.  Some parents do strange things for attention.  Sister Wife Christine encouraged her teen age daughter to run across the room and jump into the decorated Christmas Tree while she filmed.  She laughed the whole time.  I can see Jill thinking this hilarious.  She did post it, after all.

The absence of Tim makes me wonder if he and his "girlfriend" are spending more time with her family, and not so much with Jill.  I am also surprised that, after telling us that T & H wanted to post their own information, she has not posted about them.  I wonder if she learned a lesson from MM, or if Heidi's family has more influence with Jill than MM does.

Jill is also the one who encourages her brood to tape "kick me" signs to the backs of their siblings and document the ensuing wackiness.

[laurakaye]

26 minutes ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

Jill is also the one who encourages her brood to tape "kick me" signs to the backs of their siblings and document the ensuing wackiness.

I don't think Jill has any problem pitting her kids against one another in a way that she thinks is funny teasing, but it's actually cruel.  Those kids have enough of a burden to carry just living in that house and trying to sufficiently please Mahmo on a daily basis.

[GeeGolly]

Its a Fundy thing. Fundy parents don't want their kids to align with each other, they want them to align with the parents. Its another way of ensuring obedience and keeping the numbers in their favor.

Like what is unfolding in Jill Dillard's thread - imagine if the kids grew up liking each other. JB&M would be very lonely.

[farmgal4]

23 hours ago, BetyBee said:

So blurry that Jill didn't have to bother with filters!

Dave the Hunk was taking most of the pictures that day.

[laurakaye]

20 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Its a Fundy thing. Fundy parents don't want their kids to align with each other, they want them to align with the parents. Its another way of ensuring obedience and keeping the numbers in their favor.

Like what is unfolding in Jill Dillard's thread - imagine if the kids grew up liking each other. JB&M would be very lonely.

So a Fundy's legacy is a quiverfull of siblings that don't like or trust each other.  How sweet.

It's mind-blowing what these parents will do in the name of producing a bunch of blind followers.  What does Gothard have to say about what happens when the parents are gone?

[farmgal4]

23 hours ago, Trillium said:

I prefer this one. 
Speculate wildly on what she’s mad about:

 

 

The Rod kids are most likely very familiar with that face. 😢

[Madtown]

The house is nice and I think they did a good job decorating and painting. Just keep MAHMO from filling it with junk where you can't even walk around.

Edited September 21, 2023 by Madtown

[libgirl2]

11 minutes ago, Madtown said:

The house is nice and I think they did a good job decorating and painting. Just keep MAHMO from filling it with junk where you can't even walk around.

I  hope Heidi puts her foot down on that. I kind of think she will. I guess we will see. 

[farmgal4]

On 9/20/2023 at 9:23 AM, Trillium said:

I prefer this one. 
Speculate wildly on what she’s mad about:

 

 

She’s probably looking at a gay with blue hair!

[BradandJanet]

Does Heidi have any clout because her mother is in Jill's Plexus downline? If Jill wants to reach ruby, she has to keep her sales people happy. If Heidi's aunt pulls out because Heidi is complaining (or because she isn't making any money for all the work she's doing), ruby will slip far beyond JIll's reach. 

Granted, this isn't working with Jonathan, but he doesn't seem to have any backbone at all. Heidi may be different. 

4 hours ago, farmgal4 said:

The Rod kids are most likely very familiar with that face. 😢

I think that's Jill's default face. It was accidentally caught on camera. She looks like Sister-Wife Robyn Brown. 

Edited September 21, 2023 by BradandJanet
change "aunt" to "mother"

[ginger90]

14 hours ago, CalicoKitty said:

Jill obviously thought it was funny, even at his age.

Jill didn’t post it. Perhaps I should say, yet.

[ginger90]

53 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

Does Heidi have any clout because her aunt is in Jill's Plexus downline?

I thought it was Heidi’s mother?

[farmgal4]

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

I thought it was Heidi’s mother?

Yeah, I think you’re right.

[CalicoKitty]

T&H both seemed very happy in the video, and I think Heidi's family may have raised her to have some say of her own.  I was so happy to see Tim and his dog, and Heidi seems like a real animal lover, also.  Heidi seems to have a good handle on decorating, and I thought their house looked nice for a first home.  How far away is this house from the barndo?  I hope far enough away that Heidi doesn't have to encounter Jill too often.