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

[crazy8s]

20 minutes ago, oliviabenson said:

I don’t think he will ever get to Hungary. 

I don't think so either. I think he had a slightly better chance with the Massilon program than he does with the new "college".

I have thought all along the only way he will ever be a "missionary" to Hungary is a 2 week missioncation, like David and Nurie's trip to Africa. (they went to Botswana, but Jill seems to think Africa is one big country, as does Phillip)

[GeeGolly]

Poor Phillip, he as more of a chance of going hungry than he does of going to Hungary.

[Salacious Kitty]

1 hour ago, oliviabenson said:

Bless Philip for his confidence in his singing talents of original songs. He really is out there sharing his singing talents with others. 

Have you heard the latest that he sang at the revival? Another original composition that's just awful. It can be found on the church website.

[oliviabenson]

48 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Have you heard the latest that he sang at the revival? Another original composition that's just awful. It can be found on the church website.

I lasted 10-15 seconds lol

[oliviabenson]

4 hours ago, BetyBee said:

I have a hard time imagining any Bates teaching English. Just wait until Trace tries to explain the difference between when and whenever...since he sees no difference!

Ummm google it.

Trace is going to have funnnn in Germany 

[Salacious Kitty]

6 minutes ago, oliviabenson said:

Ummm google it.

Trace is going to have funnnn in Germany 

He can't even enjoy Oktoberfest. What a bummer.

[mythoughtis]

2 hours ago, BradandJanet said:

The sanitized version of the story is that the Romeikes were assured they would get asylum and now, without warning, they get a deportation notice. Persecution!

The Romeikes always knew they were in jeopardy. A Tennessee court granted their asylum status, but a higher court overturned the ruling. The Supreme Court refused to hear their case, but the family did eventually get a deferred action that has allowed them to stay. They do not have asylum. 

The Romeikes are supported by the Home School Legal Defense Association, a tax-exempt Christian organization, which pays their legal bills and issues favorable news pieces. 

 

Isn’t it interesting that conservatives  believe  illegal immigration is bad and that the rule of law should be followed unless their own family is affected?   Yes, we all know that the Pilgrims settled here escaping religious persecution. However this family’s claim is no more important than any other family seeking asylum.   They don’t get special dispensation because they are connected to the political party of the right.  Trace needs to determine what his beliefs actually are.  

[oliviabenson]

What if he decides not to go to Germany???

[TrixieTrue]

Just now, oliviabenson said:

What if he decides not to go to Germany???

It's a win for Germany. 

[Salacious Kitty]

2 minutes ago, oliviabenson said:

What if he decides not to go to Germany???

He says he's going if Lydia is deported. Good luck dude. 

[the-grey-lady]

On 8/4/2023 at 4:23 AM, mythoughtis said:

So that’s why Jill said ‘ Nathan and Nurie wanted to see the hospital… rather than ‘see Gideon’.  He wasn’t a patient any longer. That makes it even weirder.  You don’t go wander the hospital just because.   It’s not a tourist attraction. 

Everything is fun when you're a Rod. Jesus makes everything joyous. Even a vacation...to tour a hospital. Maybe it has a waterslide and funnel cakes.

Edited September 24, 2023 by the-grey-lady

[AstridM]

57 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

He can't even enjoy Oktoberfest. What a bummer.

Well, I doubt Germany has many hate chicken restaurants so he couldn’t even take solace in those. 

55 minutes ago, mythoughtis said:

Isn’t it interesting that conservatives  believe  illegal immigration is bad and that the rule of law should be followed unless their own family is affected?   Yes, we all know that the Pilgrims settled here escaping religious persecution. However this family’s claim is no more important than any other family seeking asylum.   They don’t get special dispensation because they are connected to the political party of the right.  Trace needs to determine what his beliefs actually are.  

Rules for thee, but not for me. 

55 minutes ago, mythoughtis said:

Trace needs to determine what his beliefs actually are.

He needs someone to tell him what they should be first. 

Edited September 24, 2023 by AstridM

[the-grey-lady]

On 8/11/2023 at 2:25 PM, Salacious Kitty said:

Jill calls herself their bestie. I guess that's what happens when you don't have any friends. 

Too bad her girls aren't allowed to have any either.

[lianau]

On 9/22/2023 at 11:55 PM, beckie said:

Honest inquiry,  if they don't allow home schooling or remote learning,  what did they do during the pandemic? (The Germans, not the Romeikes).

I think if it came down to it, Trace would really balk going to Germany. 

Homeschooling and remote learning and it was a major clusterfuck because teachers weren't prepared for it , the IT for it wasn't there, nobody had any idea how this  was supposed to work in the first place , with poorer families also lacking computers and tablets. My nieces and nephews in elementary school were pretty much only given extended homework plans which they had to do and send in via email , whatsapp or on real paper in a real letter box at their school.

[crazy8s]

It seems Dave Rodrigues had to or has to appear in court for his vandalism of the Paw Paw Tunnel. Was posted on reddit.

Edited September 24, 2023 by crazy8s

[Notabug]

15 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

It seems Dave Rodrigues had to or has to appear in court for his vandalism of the Paw Paw Tunnel. Was posted on reddit.

Is it too much to hope that JRod will set up a Go To Me Fund to cover his court costs and fine and nobody contributes?

[Salacious Kitty]

Finally held accountable for their actions. 

Edited September 25, 2023 by Salacious Kitty

[ginger90]

49 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

It seems Dave Rodrigues had to or has to appear in court for his vandalism of the Paw Paw Tunnel. Was posted on reddit.

Good!

What will the next rant be? Or, what rant was about this? 

 

 

Edited September 25, 2023 by ginger90

[oliviabenson]

How much $ he has to pay?

[Salacious Kitty]

2 minutes ago, oliviabenson said:

How much $ he has to pay?

He had to appear in court, so we don't know how much he was fined.

[oliviabenson]

What will Jill do if Dave goes to jail??? 

[BradandJanet]

Just now, oliviabenson said:

What will Jill do if Dave goes to jail??? 

Well, she'd better stay away from canned green beans, satan's favorite mode of attack on helpless help meets. 

[Tdoc72]

Trying to decide if Jill will just ignore it and not post about it OR will rant about about how they are being persecuted. 

[Salacious Kitty]

4 minutes ago, Tdoc72 said:

Trying to decide if Jill will just ignore it and not post about it OR will rant about about how they are being persecuted. 

The citation is dated 5/1. I went back to around that date on FB, and there are no posts about persecution. 

[oliviabenson]

Maybe that’s why she looked so pissed in the fair picture. Thinking her sweetly grunting babe might go to jail and leave her all alone with 76 kids.

[crazy8s]

I doubt he will get any jail time. I think $500 is the max fine.

Edited September 25, 2023 by crazy8s

[CalicoKitty]

I sure hope they don't demand that he do the window repairs.

 

[Salacious Kitty]

30 minutes ago, oliviabenson said:

Maybe that’s why she looked so pissed in the fair picture. Thinking her sweetly grunting babe might go to jail and leave her all alone with 76 kids.

This happened months ago. I wonder if they allowed DBD to appear via Zoom, since they don't live in Maryland?

[BradandJanet]

21 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

I doubt he will get any jail time. I think $500 is the max fine.

$500 or $50, it's money Jill won't be able to spend on her and Davy's fabulous Plexus cruise in November. I bet she's pissed about that. 

Did David mention the upcoming Caribbean cruise when he was pleading poverty to the court? I suspect he didn't. 

[realityfan26]

Can someone remind me what he did? 

[Salacious Kitty]

3 minutes ago, realityfan26 said:

Can someone remind me what he did? 

According to the ticket, he vandalized a wooden piece in the Paw Paw Tunnel. 

[dargosmydaddy]

17 minutes ago, realityfan26 said:

Can someone remind me what he did? 

According to the Redditor who posted the ticket, Jill posted a video of David "scratching the family name and date into the tunnel bridge railing." The video was eventually taken down, and folks on Reddit have speculated that the video may be what got him caught, which would be wonderfully ironic. 

[sagittarius sue]

This is federal district court, not just some county court, as the tunnel is part of a national park.  Over on Reddit people thought that Jill posted a video about it back in April, a viewer reported her, and NPS took action.  They mentioned that Jill deleted the video fairly quickly.

[the-grey-lady]

On 8/21/2023 at 10:22 AM, AstridM said:

He helped clean up cracker crumbs- he didn’t even do it all by himself. 

Because this back breaking, arduous task requires assistance.

[the-grey-lady]

On 8/26/2023 at 7:13 PM, CalicoKitty said:

But if you just want to brag that you went on a "cruise", or point out how much better you are as a person than the ungodly people on the beach, then this may be enough. 

Ah, Jill's perfect vacation. Bon voyage!

[GeeGolly]

I tell ya, not that I condone vandalism, but in this day and age with cell phone cameras and the internet its a wonder anyone can get away with committing crimes anymore. And the funny thing is many folks 'tell on' themselves.

Sometimes I wish we could go back to the days of picking our underwear out of our ass cracks without being caught on a doorbell camera and not knowing what everyone eats for dinner.

[andromeda331]

11 hours ago, crazy8s said:

It seems Dave Rodrigues had to or has to appear in court for his vandalism of the Paw Paw Tunnel. Was posted on reddit.

Satan is upping his game.

[BetyBee]

This meme, in response to the above violation notice, was posted on Reddit and it's so funny! 

 

[BradandJanet]

Dave's tie dye leggings are a crime on their own. 

[laurakaye]

Perhaps David's citation will help to keep the Rods away from other various national monuments, parks, forts, etc.  Because what else are they supposed to do when visiting those places - actually learn something?  That's for heathens. 

I'm still salty that they didn't get fined for climbing the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine (that we know of, anyway).

[crazy8s]

2 minutes ago, laurakaye said:

Perhaps David's citation will help to keep the Rods away from other various national monuments, parks, forts, etc.  Because what else are they supposed to do when visiting those places - actually learn something?  That's for heathens. 

I'm still salty that they didn't get fined for climbing the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine (that we know of, anyway).

I think it is possible they did get fined for the climbing. I reported it and supplied names and address of those climbing. I got an email from someone in the park service saying they were aware of the incident and it was being looked into. That involved Nathan, Phillip, Samuel and Gabe if I remember correctly.

Jill proclaims to "love history", but has no respect for historical sites or items. Since the tunnel incident she was at a local museum with Phillip and there was Jill filming herself touching the display items. 🤦‍♀️

[merylinkid]

8 minutes ago, laurakaye said:

I'm still salty that they didn't get fined for climbing the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine (that we know of, anyway).

Lovely thing about federal court, you can have past crimes -- even if not charged or convicted -- used against you at sentencing.   The fact he has to appear instead of just pay a fine in advance is very telling.   Yeah, he's only looking at the max fine, but there is a good chance he gets a lecture from the judge about not behaving like an ungodly hooligan.    

As for what happened, courts are still backed up, chances are he doesn't have a court date yet.   I don't have Pacer anymore so can't look it up.

[AstridM]

2 hours ago, andromeda331 said:

Satan is upping his game.

48 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

Dave's tie dye leggings are a crime on their own. 

But they’re super manly and not whimpy at all!

[BetyBee]

11 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

I think it is possible they did get fined for the climbing. I reported it and supplied names and address of those climbing. I got an email from someone in the park service saying they were aware of the incident and it was being looked into. That involved Nathan, Phillip, Samuel and Gabe if I remember correctly.

Jill proclaims to "love history", but has no respect for historical sites or items. Since the tunnel incident she was at a local museum with Phillip and there was Jill filming herself touching the display items. 🤦‍♀️

Well, Jill does love to post pics of her stubby finger, pointing out things anyone can see for themselves and calling attention to her clumpy nail polish. 

[oliviabenson]

I will never forget Dave wearing those sweat leggings and the chair squeaking as he adjusted himself. Like it’s seared in my memory.

Edited September 25, 2023 by oliviabenson

[BradandJanet]

Jill reads comments on her posts, for sure. 

Criticized items that have disappeared from further social media posts include Dave's leggings and Jill's white, high heeled Croc-like shoes, the most comfortable shoes she's ever owned. Then, there's all the cowgirl stuff she bought for Nashville. I'm wondering what hides in the back of her walk-in closet. It must be a scary place. 

[oliviabenson]

Those items will be used by her daughters. Mahmo does not throw anything out or donate anything.

Half her closet is filled with stuffed animals. The other half with her fashionable clothing and accessories. 

[oliviabenson]

17 hours ago, dargosmydaddy said:

According to the Redditor who posted the ticket, Jill posted a video of David "scratching the family name and date into the tunnel bridge railing." The video was eventually taken down, and folks on Reddit have speculated that the video may be what got him caught, which would be wonderfully ironic. 

Not too bright David and his Jillzilla !

Edited September 25, 2023 by oliviabenson

[xwordfanatik]

3 hours ago, BradandJanet said:

Jill reads comments on her posts, for sure. 

Criticized items that have disappeared from further social media posts include Dave's leggings and Jill's white, high heeled Croc-like shoes, the most comfortable shoes she's ever owned. Then, there's all the cowgirl stuff she bought for Nashville. I'm wondering what hides in the back of her walk-in closet. It must be a scary place. 

Sex toys?  Whips and chains?

I'll see myself out...

[the-grey-lady]

On 9/10/2023 at 6:16 AM, Jeeves said:

I agree. Here are screenshots from her public FB post. Random thoughts:

• She posted at 1:32AM today (Sunday) - I believe that's in my time zone, and that means she posted at 3:32AM Eastern time (her zone). Whichever time it was, why wasn't she sleeping?
• The paucity of random words in ALL CAPS is rare as hens' teeth in Jill's social media posts. I can't believe she wrote it all by herself. Did someone send her suggested wording for this?
• She has to be SO butt hurt that she's not in control, and she's doing everything she can to play the longsuffering but cooperative mom while being passive agressive as sh*t and dripping huge hints about BIG NEWS to come from the couple
• Tim has been choosing Heidi's clothes. She used to wear t-shirts and normal looking things for someone her age. Now she's in a super-baggy frumpy dress that certainly meets the criteria for mawh-desty that Timbits has spouted about on YouTube. I feel sorry for her. She's going from a 19 or 20 year old, straight to middle age. He's a creep. A scary creep.

Screenshots:

 

Please. Like Timothy is capable of doing anything exciting.