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

[BetyBee]

11 hours ago, BradandJanet said:

David, maybe? He was sick too that day. 

Jill would probably have described it as Dave "sweetly puking"!

[ozziemom]

So Prissy is now tied with Anna for number of children?  Must be driving Anna crazy.

[Tigregirl]

Prissy’s kids look clean, well-fed and dressed in clothes that fit.  Too bad JillPm’s never do.  I wish she would open her eyes and realize you can find cute kids’ clothes that are still modest.  But I guess that would limit the grifting opportunities.  We all know she’s not going to feed them…

[Notabug]

On 7/20/2024 at 2:12 PM, ranchgirl said:

Those "wrestling" videos were so awkward to watch.  

Let me know when they gather 'round the aluminum pole and air their grievances.  I'd hate to miss more of the feats of strength.

[ranchgirl]

Two Keller girls born days apart.  Should make times the families spend together fun for Naomi and Desiree.  

 

[Heathen]

On 7/18/2024 at 9:19 AM, GeeGolly said:

Phew, so no Edelweiss for them.

Fedelweiss Duggar. 

[mythoughtis]

So Jill and the married couples went out for an early celebration of Nathan and Nurie’s 4th anniversary.  FFS, Jill, do the grandma thing- babysit the  kids while Nurie and Nathan have a quiet anniversary dinner by themselves.    Instead you horned in on the anniversary and left Tessie to watch several children.  

Edited July 23 by mythoughtis

[dargosmydaddy]

Anyone else find it surprising that 6 of the 8 Keller kids apparently went for a letter theme when naming their children? (I say apparently because 3 of them only have 2 kids, so maybe that's too small of a sample size to tell.) 

Esther-- no theme (14 kids); Rebeckah-- A (2 daughters); Daniel-- only has one child; Priscilla-- P for boys (3), D for girls (4); Anna-- M (7 kids); Susanna-- N (2 kids); Nathan-- N (3 kids); David-- E (2 daughters)

[Heathen]

SMDH. 38 grandchildren and counting. The fundies will inherit the earth by sheer numbers. 

[Fosca]

Maybe, but they'll likely be too uneducated to know what to do with it. Not sure if that's good or bad.

 

[andromeda331]

1 hour ago, Fosca said:

Maybe, but they'll likely be too uneducated to know what to do with it. Not sure if that's good or bad.

 

It's both. On one hand their too uneducated for their "plan" to inherit the world. On the other hand their too uneducated for jobs that could actually support their families or do anything useful because they don't have the education, actual skills or anything else to be a productive part of society or contribute to it.  

[ginger90]

Daytona Beach screenshots from videos:

[merylinkid]

More money spent by Nathan and Jonathan when they have kids of their own to support.   Jill sure does love her once a year vacations.

 

 

[libgirl2]

9 minutes ago, merylinkid said:

More money spent by Nathan and Jonathan when they have kids of their own to support.   Jill sure does love her once a year vacations.

 

 

And the two spineless twits keep shelling out the money.

[mythoughtis]

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

Daytona Beach screenshots from videos:

I never saw the first video. I thought the anniversary dinner was an adult event.   Did the kids go to the anniversary dinner too - or did the kids get picked up for Daytona Beach afterwards? 

Either way, I still hold the same opinion I shared before:  Let Nathan and Nurie celebrate  their anniversary alone.  Jill is supposed to be there to help Nurie and Nathan.  Instead the people with a newborn are entertaining her and her kids. 

[AstridM]

On 7/22/2024 at 9:11 AM, Notabug said:

Let me know when they gather 'round the aluminum pole and air their grievances.  I'd hate to miss more of the feats of strength.

Serenity Now!!!

[Notabug]

20 minutes ago, AstridM said:

Serenity Now!!!

Festivus for the rest of us.

1 hour ago, merylinkid said:

More money spent by Nathan and Jonathan when they have kids of their own to support.   Jill sure does love her once a year vacations.

 

 

And, once again, why does a newly postpartum, breastfeeding mom have to go to Daytona Beach to watch her husband and others ride amusement park rides?

[libgirl2]

6 minutes ago, Notabug said:

And, once again, why does a newly postpartum, breastfeeding mom have to go to Daytona Beach to watch her husband and others ride amusement park rides?

Doesn't every woman want to do that? 

Jill went there for vacation, not to actually HELP out. 

Edited July 23 by libgirl2

[AstridM]

Just now, libgirl2 said:

Doesn't every woman want to do that? 

Not unless I also get to ride!

[Notabug]

3 minutes ago, libgirl2 said:

Doesn't every woman want to do that? 

Jill went there for vacation, not to actually HELP out. 

Yeah, Jill showed up to mooch off her daughter's young family.  Who wants an anniversary dinner attended by their mother and siblings?  Jill couldn't possibly have arranged a nice evening alone, even at home, for Nurie and Nathan with a takeaway meal because how would Jill get her own well-deserved restaurant meal?  She could've picked up something at a good restaurant and taken it home to Nurie and Nathan and then, gathered up her own kids and Nurie's boys and gone out somewhere for a few hours so they could enjoy the peace and quiet alone together.  But, there's nothing in it for Jill, so it was never going to happen.

[Heathen]

The Ns have been married four years and already have three kids. It's like something out of pre-accessible birth control days. 

[Salacious Kitty]

I guess this "anniversary" outing means that Jill and Co. won't be in FL tomorrow to celebrate the actual day. Perhaps they left after church on Sunday and are already back in Ohio. 

[Notabug]

35 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

I guess this "anniversary" outing means that Jill and Co. won't be in FL tomorrow to celebrate the actual day. Perhaps they left after church on Sunday and are already back in Ohio. 

Florida breaths a sigh of relief.  Not to mention Nurie and Nathan

[crazy8s]

Jill posts today - Phillip is 21 "Happy 21st Birthday to our Phillip! We love you, Philly! Keep soul winning and street preaching like you do! Keep lifting up the Name of Jesus Christ!"

Then we get a Sammer Man post, which Jills needs to clarify with (Samuel). Old video of him lip syncing. message from mama "I love the JOY he has in his soul and I ADORE the choices he is making as an adult! "

Sammer man has certainly entered courtship with his girl who fawns over "Mrs Jill". Maybe Sammer man and his girl also asked for privacy, but Jill just has to post things. Sammer man and his girl in a video at the Keller house and all

Edited July 23 by crazy8s

[ginger90]

3 hours ago, Salacious Kitty said:

I guess this "anniversary" outing means that Jill and Co. won't be in FL tomorrow to celebrate the actual day. Perhaps they left after church on Sunday and are already back in Ohio. 

I thought Jill said their anniversary is the 25th? For a moment I thought I lost a day!

[crazy8s]

Just now, ginger90 said:

I thought Jill said their anniversary is the 25th? For a moment I thought I lost a day!

Renee, Gabriel and Hannah were not shown in the choir last sunday at the new church, so maybe meeting for the next grift somewhere.

 

[Salacious Kitty]

2 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

I thought Jill said their anniversary is the 25th? For a moment I thought I lost a day!

Oops, I thought it is the 24th. My bad. 

[ginger90]

[emma675]

13 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

Jill posts today - Phillip is 21 "Happy 21st Birthday to our Phillip! We love you, Philly! Keep soul winning and street preaching like you do! Keep lifting up the Name of Jesus Christ!"

Phillip is out in the wild "street preaching?" Goodness, I'll bet that's a sight. I wonder if he calls people who ignore his message flibbity flub heads (or whatever weird phrase he used during that odd church introduction)?

[GeeGolly]

22 minutes ago, emma675 said:

Phillip is out in the wild "street preaching?" Goodness, I'll bet that's a sight. I wonder if he calls people who ignore his message flibbity flub heads (or whatever weird phrase he used during that odd church introduction)?

In my neck of the woods, a young guy like Phil preaching and/or spewing hate, would likely end up being brought into the ED for a psych assessment.

[oliviabenson]

Wonder how much Nathan/Jonathan spent on Jill/her kids during the 2 week vacation. My guess at least $300 each!

[satrunrose]

9 hours ago, merylinkid said:

More money spent by Nathan and Jonathan when they have kids of their own to support.   Jill sure does love her once a year vacations.

Ah, but she hasn't had her once a year vacation. Vegas was a business trip, the resort was a reward from the BCE (best company ever) to BME for all her hard work and Florida is selfless grannie helping precious Nurie. Not a vacation in sight for our tireless Jill 🙄🤮

[crazy8s]

1 hour ago, emma675 said:

Phillip is out in the wild "street preaching?" Goodness, I'll bet that's a sight. I wonder if he calls people who ignore his message flibbity flub heads (or whatever weird phrase he used during that odd church introduction)?

I have to say Phillip is doing pretty much the same thing Timothy was doing at age 21. Spewing what he learned at home.

At 21, Timothy was doing the youtube videos from a trailer in mama's driveway on needing to be curt to any female with a kind word, females dressing like whores, and why, oh why, couldn't he find a girl like his sisters he could marry. The sister mama posted him being with on "double dates" with their parents.

Now we are all hopeful when we see Timothy, at what 23, setting the most meaningless boundaries, while buying a house near mama etc. Money on Heidi spending her days at the barndo, especially when the inevitable heir to the Rodrigues name is born next year.

Phillip who "lives on the property" according to Renee, spouted on video in a way Jill couldn't script and it was easily found by snarkers from her posts. Most studious Rod boy leaves 2 "bible colleges", Mama/Nurie/Kaylee have not arranged his perfect helpmeet, he is at loose ends.

I picture him as the zealot guy at Toomer's corner in Auburn. People mock or ignore and walk by.

 

[satrunrose]

I generally give all my sympathy to fundie girls, but man, part of me feels for Tim and Phil. Built up your whole life to believe that a supreme being has called you to save Hungary and remote fly-in places from evil, and you end up flunking out of Bible school and haranguing people on the street corner or getting kicked out of coffee shops (same principle, different industries).  I just wish one (or both or all) had the wherewithal to say "If Mahmo and DBD were wrong about this..."

[merylinkid]

TWO WEEKS at the Kellers.   Nurie must be exhausted.   She is probably looking forward to only having 3 kids to look after instead of having to cater to Mahmo while her house is filled with screaming Rods.   

[libgirl2]

2 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

In my neck of the woods, a young guy like Phil preaching and/or spewing hate, would likely end up being brought into the ED for a psych assessment.

He would get mugged depending where he was by me.

[precious pupp]

2 hours ago, merylinkid said:

TWO WEEKS at the Kellers.   Nurie must be exhausted.   She is probably looking forward to only having 3 kids to look after instead of having to cater to Mahmo while her house is filled with screaming Rods.   

Talking about wearing out one's welcome!  I guess Jill has never heard that "fish and visitors stink after three days."  So said Ben Franklin.

Two weeks?  It probably seemed more like two months!  What balls she has.

[Absolom]

Nurie and Nathan are going to have to learn how to make Jill uncomfortable and how to stand up for themselves.  It's tough to have sympathy for adults who allow themselves to stay doormats when they have three children.  I remember reading  a historical novel where the first hint to a guest it was time to go was leaving a railway schedule on their guest room night table.  

[farmgal4]

5 hours ago, emma675 said:

Phillip is out in the wild "street preaching?" Goodness, I'll bet that's a sight. I wonder if he calls people who ignore his message flibbity flub heads (or whatever weird phrase he used during that odd church introduction)?

She didn’t say one word about his personality, his likes/dislikes, what his long term goals, etc.

[Salacious Kitty]

6 minutes ago, Absolom said:

Nurie and Nathan are going to have to learn how to make Jill uncomfortable and how to stand up for themselves.  It's tough to have sympathy for adults who allow themselves to stay doormats when they have three children.  I remember reading  a historical novel where the first hint to a guest it was time to go was leaving a railway schedule on their guest room night table.  

Despite what Jill may say, she's raised (I use that term loosely) a passel of WHIMPS. And so far, the whimpy daughters have married spineless men. 

Let's hope Heidi can shake things up. 

[oliviabenson]

Dave is the one who had the real once a year vacation! And it was 2 weeks! 

[CalicoKitty]

6 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Define "we", Jill.  I think she is using the royal "we" and means SHE had a great time.

[ginger90]

[GeeGolly]

Tessie did a great job, but I'd hardly call it a blanket.

[LilJen]

On 7/22/2024 at 11:04 PM, Heathen said:

SMDH. 38 grandchildren and counting. The fundies will inherit the earth by sheer numbers. 

That is, seriously, the goal.

21 hours ago, Notabug said:

Yeah, Jill showed up to mooch off her daughter's young family.  Who wants an anniversary dinner attended by their mother and siblings?  Jill couldn't possibly have arranged a nice evening alone, even at home, for Nurie and Nathan with a takeaway meal because how would Jill get her own well-deserved restaurant meal?  She could've picked up something at a good restaurant and taken it home to Nurie and Nathan and then, gathered up her own kids and Nurie's boys and gone out somewhere for a few hours so they could enjoy the peace and quiet alone together.  But, there's nothing in it for Jill, so it was never going to happen.

Jill = Mona Lisa Saperstein from Parks and Rec. MONEY PLEASE!

https://images.app.goo.gl/xc8SSwGuRpovqyPSA

[libgirl2]

51 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Tessie did a great job, but I'd hardly call it a blanket.

At least it was something made by her own two hands and given in love. Jill wouldn't do that even if she could. 

[kaleidoscope]

I get the idea that Nurie relishes her golden child status.  As a female, it is the only power she holds in their world. 

Edited July 24 by kaleidoscope

[GeeGolly]

I think the married couples' behaviors regarding Jill are complicated. Fundy children grow up in an environment where getting love and attention is always a competition, they have little exposure to typical adult kid behavior and they are all immature.

I don't think they have thoughts about putting up with Jill. I think they love/like her and enjoy "fellowship".

As for Nurie and NotNurie - they're moms. That is also a competition. Who has the most kids, who is a trooper through the worst labor and delivery, who jumps out of bed before the newborn is cleaned up and who get their figure back quickly. This is their version of Rosie the Riveter.

[oliviabenson]

I wonder if Nurie has all of her kids in 1 bedroom? How many bedrooms do they have?

[Heathen]

4 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Sperm brows are here.