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

[oliviabenson]

8 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

But but but...Kaylee gets POINTS for buying all that crap. The deluxe package she bought is about $250. I really hope she's not spending that much on crap every single month. 

Oh she is buying it monthly. And will continue to do so as long as Jon pays for it

Mahmo hypnotized them or something 

Mahmo hypnotized them or something???

[CalicoKitty]

I'm still trying to process all the commas.   "When in doubt leave it out" is a rule that they should have been taught.  A missing comma is much less egregious than 10 unnecessary commas just thrown into a paragraph.

[Salacious Kitty]

3 minutes ago, CalicoKitty said:

I'm still trying to process all the commas.   "When in doubt leave it out" is a rule that they should have been taught.  A missing comma is much less egregious than 10 unnecessary commas just thrown into a paragraph.

The only place I've seen Kaylee properly use commas are in lists. Maybe she just picked it up from bible reading, but credit where it's due. 

Edited January 11 by Salacious Kitty
Jyst didn't autocorrect. WTF?

[Fosca]

I had a student once who told me that she thought that commas were just decorative and they should be sprinkled in at random.  Since she was a college student I really hope she was trying to fool me, but given her writing level I'm not entirely sure.

 

[BradandJanet]

How ironic. Jonathan pays to take a course to improve his money management skills while Kaylee has been pulled into a money-sucking machine by her own mother. 

Kaylee won't stand up to Jill, but will Jonathan just sit by and watch Plexus drain their savings? If Plexus really does raise the risk for premature birth and Kaylee keeps chugging it during her pregnancies, how much stress and medical debt can this young couple withstand over time? 

It's beginning to look like a very bad situation. 

Amazon sells Plexus products for anyone who thinks they need them. There won't be any points, but there won't be a greedy MIL trying to grab your credit card either. 

 

[andromeda331]

I'd love to see Dave Ramsey look over Kaylee and Jonathan's finances and come to the correct conclusion that Jill is the problem. If they cut out buying gifts, dinners, plexus and everthing else for Jill they would be doing great.

[Tdoc72]

15 hours ago, Teriacky said:

 

And why is a 19 year old learning GRAMMAR?!! He should have learned that 10 years ago.

 

How, else, would, he, learn, where, to, put, the, commas? 

[ginger90]

By (and Kaylee)

[ginger90]

I have to include the outlet from this video, just because.

[ozziemom]

1 hour ago, Tdoc72 said:

How, else, would, he, learn, where, to, put, the, commas? 

And the (parentheses) plus Random Capitalizations.

[BetyBee]

I wouldn't trust the Hills with a wood burning fireplace or the Rods with electricity. Both of their homes are firetraps, imo. 

[ginger90]

24 minutes ago, BetyBee said:

I wouldn't trust the Hills with a wood burning fireplace

They have a wood railing surrounding it. 🤦‍♀️

[GeeGolly]

4 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

They have a wood railing surrounding it. 🤦‍♀️

And no heat shield behind it. I shudder to think how the chimney is connecting where it vents out of the house.

[crazy8s]

Poor Mama wouldn't be so weary to the bone tired if she wasn't up at 4:15 am taking video of her christmas cards.

[libgirl2]

1 hour ago, crazy8s said:

Poor Mama wouldn't be so weary to the bone tired if she wasn't up at 4:15 am taking video of her christmas cards.

I can only imagine what time the kids went to bed or if they were still up. 

[DXD526]

That looks like a fireplace that never gets used. When I had one of those, it was a disaster in the middle of winter, with bits of wood and dirt all around it that had to be swept up daily. But that thing is spotless. Mine never got that clean, not until spring! And wood railings that close to something that radiates heat? Genius!

Re comma usage, a good rule to remember: a well-placed comma is the difference between helping your uncle, Jack, off a horse, and... 🙂

 

[YupItsMe]

Kaylee posted 2 short videos showing how the baby is tender-hearted. You can see him tear up and almost start crying as she uses her high pitched Mahmo voice. “My, ‘awwwww’, always touches him” she writes. 
 

She thinks her voice touches his heart. I think it frightens him and hurts his ears…

 

[AstridM]

6 hours ago, Tdoc72 said:

How, else, would, he, learn, where, to, put, the, commas? 

You forgot, to capitalize, He.

[ginger90]

3 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

And no heat shield behind it. I shudder to think how the chimney is connecting where it vents out of the house.

Jill’s comment on the post:

That looks so perfect.....like it is fake.  SOOO beautiful and relaxing!  💖💕💕

[crazy8s]

10 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

Jill’s comment on the post:

That looks so perfect.....like it is fake.  SOOO beautiful and relaxing!  💖💕💕

well Jill would be the one to know about fake fireplaces since she owns a few. 😂

[farmgal4]

In one of Kaylee’s recent Plexus posts she brags about how Plexus is increasing her milk production.  It blows my mind that these idiots think it’s okay to ingest that shit while they’re breastfeeding.  I can’t believe that anyone would be that damned dumb.  Poor Gideon… 😢

[ginger90]

4 hours ago, ginger90 said:

They have a wood railing surrounding it. 🤦‍♀️

I went back to look because I knew she had previously posted it.

[GeeGolly]

Google says:

What is the minimum clearance around a wood burning stove?

• 18 inches

I'm guessing the railings are to protect kids and animals, but their kid doesn't crawl and they don't have animals. The railings, Christmas ribbon and likely the curtains, are all closer than 18".

[BetyBee]

16 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

I went back to look because I knew she had previously posted it.

That is weird and doesn't look safe. I'm not surprised. The Rods are a weird bunch and Jonathan seems to go along with their bizarre take on so many things. 

[Teriacky]

Um… Jill still had  “decorations” up on January 10? 
I think there should be a betting pool for which house goes up in flames first - the dangerous Rodrigues estate or the idiotic Hill manse. It’s only a matter of time and somebody WILL get hurt. (And, if either households are covered by insurance will homeowner negligence factor In any payment they could receive (if insured)).

[AstridM]

1 hour ago, farmgal4 said:

In one of Kaylee’s recent Plexus posts she brags about how Plexus is increasing her milk production.  It blows my mind that these idiots think it’s okay to ingest that shit while they’re breastfeeding.  I can’t believe that anyone would be that damned dumb.  Poor Gideon… 😢

I hope people are reporting her for spreading this kind of dangerous misinformation. 

[libgirl2]

Just now, AstridM said:

I hope people are reporting her for spreading this kind of dangerous misinformation. 

Plexus themselves say this on their webpage! 

[AstridM]

1 minute ago, libgirl2 said:

Plexus themselves say this on their webpage! 

1 minute ago, libgirl2 said:

Plexus themselves say this on their webpage! 

They say what?

[libgirl2]

13 minutes ago, AstridM said:

 

They say that it helps increase milk production. Doctors approve it don't you know? Totally safe! 

[oliviabenson]

1 hour ago, farmgal4 said:

In one of Kaylee’s recent Plexus posts she brags about how Plexus is increasing her milk production.  It blows my mind that these idiots think it’s okay to ingest that shit while they’re breastfeeding.  I can’t believe that anyone would be that damned dumb.  Poor Gideon… 😢

Plexus will definitely make Gideon delayed intellectually and with his uneducated Mahmo teaching him that kid has no chance. Look at his Uncle Sam learning grammar at 19.

[oliviabenson]

All those SEVERELY precious cards are now in the upstairs attic collecting dust. 
 

Imagine how much crap ahem treasures her family will to clean out when Jill passes away. 

[Salacious Kitty]

29 minutes ago, oliviabenson said:

All those SEVERELY precious cards are now in the upstairs attic collecting dust. 
 

Imagine how much crap ahem treasures her family will to clean out when Jill passes away. 

Saw a card from Hosanna Plath Noble. So much for keeping her little family out of the spotlight. Jill keeps showing them. 

[oliviabenson]

Also what lies Jill tell Kiki about how much $ she’d earn selling plexus??

surely Jill told Kiki she can make for ex $1000 a month and instead Kiki will earn $200 a month.

 

And so far no updates from Jill on the DR plexus vacation. 

[Meow Mix]

Maybe God does look out for these fools.  By now that barndo should have burned down with the questionable electrical work and all the candles and fake flowers all over the place.  Same with Kaylee's house and the wood railing with flammable Christmas decorations right next to the wood burning stove.

I don't know what Dave Ramsey's position on MLMs is, but anyone styling themselves a financial advisor would lose credibility with me immediately if they recommended people get into one.  Jon and Kaylee are going broke paying for that junk and she is putting her baby at risk if she is really drinking that stuff while nursing.  Seems to me, I've heard that claim before that that pink crap increases your milk production.  Maybe it was one of Kaylee's prior posts.  And her overuse of commas makes me twitch.  Gideon is going to be illiterate with her schooling him.

[farmgal4]

9 hours ago, libgirl2 said:

I can only imagine what time the kids went to bed or if they were still up. 

I can only imagine what time BME wakes up.  Noon?  1:00 or 2:00 pm?

[DXD526]

That's the most ridiculous wood burning stove set-up I've ever seen. That thing obviously never gets used. To the right of it is an iron rack that looks like it's meant to hold firewood, and, of course, it's empty!

[Salacious Kitty]

4 minutes ago, DXD526 said:

That's the most ridiculous wood burning stove set-up I've ever seen. That thing obviously never gets used. To the right of it is an iron rack that looks like it's meant to hold firewood, and, of course, it's empty!

Get to chopping with your cheap, duct taped axe, Jonathan!

[Tdoc72]

9 hours ago, AstridM said:

You forgot, to capitalize, He.

My bad. I’ve actually had 13 years of GOOD education. 😜

[GeeGolly]

10 minutes ago, Tdoc72 said:

My bad. I’ve actually had 13 years of GOOD education. 😜

From Olive Garden? 😉😁

[Salacious Kitty]

6 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

From Olive Garden? 😉😁

The Olive Garden is NICE! 😂

[libgirl2]

9 hours ago, farmgal4 said:

I can only imagine what time BME wakes up.  Noon?  1:00 or 2:00 pm?

I get a feeling she sleeps very little. Either she is an insomniac or she is hopped up on plexus. 

Edited January 12 by libgirl2

[ginger90]

[ozziemom]

12 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

This makes me very twitchy. All that clutter plus the chair overlooking the toilet is such a nice place to READ!?! BME commenting “don’t judge me” about really confirms that she reads snark posts, either here or Reddit. She turns off comments on Instagram and probably Facebook (I only see her Instagram) clearly she is reading snarky posts somewhere.

[BetyBee]

That bathroom is a nightmare! How do her children manage to clean it to Jill's satisfaction with all of that crap everywhere?

[libgirl2]

She can't see a two inch surface or patch of wall without putting some piece of crap on it! 

[ginger90]

 Most recent YouTube by Timothy with Jill’s endorsement.

 

If you have not watched Timothy's latest YouTube video, here is the link for it.  Bud, this blessed my heart and brought me to tears. 😢 Thank you for standing strong and for spreading the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ!  Hallelujah!  I love you!  ❤️ Mom 

With Timothy Rodrigues

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K2RU7svsYtA

[crazy8s]

53 minutes ago, libgirl2 said:

She can't see a two inch surface or patch of wall without putting some piece of crap on it! 

I especially liked the small electrical panel over the chair with the fake plants, flowers and sign around it, with the added touch of the yellow baseball bonnet hanging off the corner.

[Minivanessa]

50 minutes ago, BetyBee said:

That bathroom is a nightmare! How do her children manage to clean it to Jill's satisfaction with all of that crap everywhere?

Agreed! And that's the bathroom used exclusively by Jill and David. That's a LOT of stuff for two people to have in their bathroom. What's in all the bins? Jill's makeup and hair products? 

I assume that at some time Jill has posted pictures of whatever bathroom all the kids use. Or do they have one for the girls and one for the boys? I suspect that whether it's one bathroom or two, the floor space and amenities don't match up to the space that the parents' "private space" bathroom occupies. 

I am going to judge Jill for the chair by the toilet - with its upholstery absorbing all those micro-contaminants released by the toilet with each flush (I doubt that David closes the lid first). Now I'm thinking twice about ever buying any used upholstered furniture. 😨

[BradandJanet]

Jill and Hubby have their own private bedroom and walk-in closet, but she had to make her comfy reading corner (and broadcast studio) practically on top of the toilet? The roll of toilet paper next to the chair is an interesting touch. 

David has his recliner in front of the map. He gets privacy by making the kids stay out of the family room. There's no way David is spending time sitting in that silly bathroom chair surrounded by paper flowers and plastic containers of makeup and hairspray. 

I have a version of that chair in my little home office. I bought it because it was cheap and the right size for the space. It's as hard as a rock, so I don't sit in it to read. 

 

[GeeGolly]

How do they use the toilet in there? Can they even bend forward to pull their bottoms up?

JillR's decorating makes a jail cell look inviting and serene.