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

[Churchhoney]

18 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

Oh, sounds like Jillybean's going through another "firey trial." 😂

I wish I could remember the name of Timbit's school. Are they already on Spring Break? Did coronavirus shut them down? Inquiring minds...

Travis' grandfather founded his "college." Or his uncle. The other one is the pastor of his church. I just can't recall which does what at the moment.

Tim's school is Fox Valley Technical College......Spring break there doesn't start till the 15th, according to their calendar......And i don't see anything on their website about them canceling classes or putting them online.....They just have stuff about canceling school-related international travel.....So....kinda odd that he's home.................Has he dropped out of another school already? 

 

[Sew Sumi]

That's what I was wondering. You don't just leave school for a "birthday week" when there's no school closures.

[Absolom]

What is this birthday week nonsense?  I haven't been aware of anyone even getting a birthday off college.  At that age, they should be adult enough to get on with life.

[GeeGolly]

The college schedule for Travis Clark:

Breakfast is required, and is served in the Dining Area each morning 7:30 am to 8:00 am for all students, both on and off campus. Classes run daily from 8:15 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. College Chapel is held daily at 11:55 a.m. 

That's it. Classes only in the morning.

[Sew Sumi]

Well, they're not even pretending to be a real bastion of education. The classes are laughable.

[Churchhoney]

9 hours ago, Sew Sumi said:

Well, they're not even pretending to be a real bastion of education. The classes are laughable.

Has this guy been around for a while? We've heard about this school before, haven't we? It rings a faint bell in my mind?.....And that uncle/grandfather factoid you mentioned rings another bell? 

[TresGatos]

"sometime life just deals you some hard blows"

Why does the phrase "hit with an ugly stick" leap to mind?

[emma675]

WTF was that paragraph from Jill all about? "Dress, music, sin, alcohol, faithlessness, etc. etc. is all excused away as 'permissable'?? Bitch, yes, because those things are all legal in this country, thank goodness. The amount of hate they have for people who don't adhere to their beliefs is terrifying. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go drink some alcohol and dance along to music in tight pants. 

[Rabbittron]

Mommy Rabbittron here. I wish that I was still living in Philly because I know where exactly that so called koledge is. I would hang around the kampus for a few days. 

[galaxychaser]

15 hours ago, ginger90 said:

 

Here’s a video:

 

 

The 2 cute ones are definitely not Rods. Jeez their sons are homely.

[galaxychaser]

14 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

The college schedule for Travis Clark:

Breakfast is required, and is served in the Dining Area each morning 7:30 am to 8:00 am for all students, both on and off campus. Classes run daily from 8:15 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. College Chapel is held daily at 11:55 a.m. 

That's it. Classes only in the morning.

Looks like a kindergarten schedule. 

[crazycatlady58]

8 minutes ago, galaxychaser said:

The 2 cute ones are definitely not Rods. Jeez their sons are homely.

Well their parents did the best they could. Look what they had to work with.

[galaxychaser]

I would need to be SEVERELY drunk daily to be married/intimate touch Shrek. and he is LAZY which makes him even more unappealing.

[Enya Face]

On 3/9/2020 at 9:13 AM, doodlebug said:

I believe their parents have to notify the US embassy of their birth in order to get citizenship for them, but it is a formality;  as long as one of the parents is an American citizen, the kids are eligible.

I’ve been away from the forums for a week or so (I had a real engagement party with friends of the the soon to be Mr. Face and myself!!) but I read this as “the kids are edible.“

I fucking *died*

Edited March 12, 2020 by Enya Face
The best read dinosaur is a thesaurus

[DangerousMinds]

2 hours ago, emma675 said:

WTF was that paragraph from Jill all about? "Dress, music, sin, alcohol, faithlessness, etc. etc. is all excused away as 'permissable'?? Bitch, yes, because those things are all legal in this country, thank goodness. The amount of hate they have for people who don't adhere to their beliefs is terrifying. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go drink some alcohol and dance along to music in tight pants. 

Absolutely! Yet her orange idol spent many years hanging at Studio 54 and getting divorced 🤣.

[galaxychaser]

15 minutes ago, Enya Face said:

I’ve been away from the forums for a week or so (I had a real engagement party with friends of the the soon to be Mr. Face and myself!!) but I read this as “the kids are edible.“

I fucking *died*

Congratulations on your engagement!

[galaxychaser]

30 minutes ago, DangerousMinds said:

Absolutely! Yet her orange idol spent many years hanging at Studio 54 and getting divorced 🤣.

I read that as 

spent many years banging at studio 54. Which probably is true.

[crazy8s]

Given the Timbits rant or pornography, this temptation rant from Jill and the fact timothy is home when his school seems to have no break, I suspect timothy got in trouble with temptation at school somehow

[galaxychaser]

Timmy probably is no longer at school. During birthday week he probably got 1 piece of gum and a bite of cake daily. Why he needs a birthday week? Seriously lol,

[Sew Sumi]

More on Timbits' "birthday week." Or, I flunked out.

 

[Zella]

"discussing future plans"=preparing to spin why he's not at Fox Valley during the middle of the semester and won't be returning

[galaxychaser]

Jill will blame a classmate who showed Timmy a nude girl picture and Timmy is so traumatized he had to leave school. 

Edited March 12, 2020 by galaxychaser

[Sew Sumi]

He ditched finals week! He's so done with school. It's obvious that he can't hack it.

[Zella]

5 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

He ditched finals week! He's so done with school. It's obvious that he can't hack it.

I'd hoped Timba could successfully break free, but I think it was probably asking too much of him to overcome a lifetime of brainwashing and poor education to hack it in the real world. I was going to say he was like Icarus and flew too close to the sun, but I seriously doubt he ever got into the air at any point in his missionary pilot training. I strongly suspect he never got past remedial math in the classroom. . . . *

*I say this as a homeschooler who tested very poorly on math initially as an incoming college freshman. I was fortunate-enough to have the framework and study skills to work with a free tutor at the local adult ed center to fill in the gaps of what I'd missed in math to score better on the ACT before I officially enrolled and avoid placement in remedial math. I know lots of intelligent people, both from homeschool and public school backgrounds, who needed remedial math or English and passed the class and did well in school. So, I'm not at all knocking the fact he almost certainly needed remedial courses. I just don't think he had the ability to work his way out of the class, and there's no way he's flying a plane if he can't do things like basic math. 

Edited March 12, 2020 by Zella

[GeeGolly]

39 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

More on Timbits' "birthday week." Or, I flunked out.

 

Yikes, so many scenarios going through my mind of what could have happened.

Tim would have known long before now that his grades sucked. JillR was tying his heart strings, planning the future, standing by him and honored by his choices.

Whatever it is, I'm guessing they'll blame the school again.

[Sew Sumi]

3 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Yikes, so many scenarios going through my mind of what could have happened.

Tim would have known long before now that his grades sucked. JillR was tying his heart strings, planning the future, standing by him and honored by his choices.

Whatever it is, I'm guessing they'll blame the school again.

I'm guessing you're right. This was likely Timbits' "firey trial." I'm sure she'll also cry persecution since this was a public school.

[Zella]

Ugh it just occurred to me. If Tim moves back home, he'll probably lose the weight he gained after leaving, though he totally denies gaining weight after moving out. 

[doodlebug]

Just now, Sew Sumi said:

I'm guessing you're right. This was likely Timbits' "firey trial." I'm sure she'll also cry persecution since this was a public school.

Timbits probably flunked out and Jill complained that no one at the community college told them that he had to pass his classes to continue just like no one at the missionary pilot Bible college he left last year ever told them that tuition would increase based on the amount of hands-on work with planes involved.  Despite the fact that missionary pilot Bible college had this spelled out on their website for all to see for years prior to Tim's enrollment.

Whatever his 'future plans', I hope that Timmy has given up on the idea of higher education as it is pretty clear he cannot cut it.  I presume in a week or two, Jill will announce that the Lord has lead Tim in a new direction and he is now going to devote himself to folding and stapling tracts from Daddy's printing press as his new 'career'.

[galaxychaser]

And going on double dates with parents and Kaylee. 

[crazy8s]

maybe he timbits will join JD's mediccorps and god bother the people in disaster areas.

Jill would crow that from the mountain tops - Nurie marrying a Keller and Timothy working with the duggars in "godly service"

[Enya Face]

2 hours ago, galaxychaser said:

I read that as 

spent many years banging at studio 54. Which probably is true.

Stop!! Omfg .... I’m doing that uncontrollable snort cackle laugh. “Banging at Studio 54” and “the children are edible” have slayed me.

[Sew Sumi]

8 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

maybe he timbits will join JD's mediccorps and god bother the people in disaster areas.

Jill would crow that from the mountain tops - Nurie marrying a Keller and Timothy working with the duggars in "godly service"

Timbits has no experience in disaster relief. At least the Duggar boys did ALERT, for all the good that was. They can also operate heavy machinery, another skill Timbits lacks. IOW, even MedicCorps won't take him.

[OpieTaylor]

1 hour ago, Sew Sumi said:

He ditched finals week! He's so done with school. It's obvious that he can't hack it.

We can’t be sure he didn’t already take his finals early this week. My kids were recently in college and it seemed like their finals would happen on Monday and Tuesday. But we shall see in Tim’s case!

[Sew Sumi]

The bowling pictures are from Tuesday or very early yesterday. I doubt he had all his finals on Monday. Don't forget travel time. 

[Zella]

I suppose it is possible by some quirk of scheduling his finals would have all let him leave early without any effort on his part, but I would also be highly doubtful he'd be allowed to take his tests early just to go home for his birthday. When I was a TA and teaching comp, if a student had asked me to reschedule his final for his birthday trip, I would have laughed him out of my office. And I say that as a narcissistic Leo who is very much into birthday celebrations and isn't bothered by adults being excited about birthdays. 

Combined with the weasel wording in those posts, I think Tim dropped out. 

Edited March 12, 2020 by Zella

[Ljohnson1987]

Katie Bates is courting.

 

 

[emma675]

Where is Timbits' school? Is it possible it closed early or they are doing everything online now because of coronavirus? 

Not that I think that's likely, I think his uneducated ass flunked out. Should we start taking bets on how Jill will spin this?

[OpieTaylor]

13 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

The bowling pictures are from Tuesday or very early yesterday. I doubt he had all his finals on Monday. Don't forget travel time. 

He very well may have flunked out. But I think he could drive from Wisconsin to Ohio within 1 day? Maybe a long day? 

[farmgal4]

15 minutes ago, Zella said:

I suppose it is possible by some quirk of scheduling his finals would have all let him leave early without any effort on his part, but I would also be highly doubtful he'd be allowed to take his tests early just to go home for his birthday. When I was a TA and teaching comp, if a student had asked me to reschedule his final for his birthday trip, I would have laughed him out of my office. And I say that as a narcissistic Leo who is very much into birthday celebrations and isn't bothered by adults being excited about birthdays. 

Combined with the weasel wording in those posts, I think Tim dropped out. 

I think he dropped/flunked out, but Jill will spin it like he HAD TO leave school in order to get away from all of the evil heathens who were sinning 24/7.

[Sew Sumi]

6 minutes ago, emma675 said:

Where is Timbits' school? Is it possible it closed early or they are doing everything online now because of coronavirus? 

Not that I think that's likely, I think his uneducated ass flunked out. Should we start taking bets on how Jill will spin this?

Nothing on the school's website indicated closure as of yesterday. 

[Sew Sumi]

22 minutes ago, Ljohnson1987 said:

Katie Bates is courting.

 

 

We've been discussing Travis' rather unconventional "education," evidenced here.

 

[Churchhoney]

22 minutes ago, emma675 said:

Where is Timbits' school? Is it possible it closed early or they are doing everything online now because of coronavirus? 

Not that I think that's likely, I think his uneducated ass flunked out. Should we start taking bets on how Jill will spin this?

It's Fox Valley Technical College in Wisconsin. As of this morning, their website said nothing about any cancellations. As of now, however, the situation has changed.....but not in a way that would explain Tim's absence from there -- Here it is -- 

Thursday, March 12, 2020

UPDATE COVID-19 AND FVTC ACTIONS

Fox Valley Technical college has been closely monitoring the global spread of the COVID-19 virus and for the safety of our community have decided to take several actions: 

Extend the college’s spring break by one week through March 29, 2020 (classes will be held as scheduled on March 12, 13 and 14)  [Spring break begins March 15. It's now two weeks long instead of one week long.]

Encourage alternative work options for faculty, staff, and students 

Postpone any large college and community events with expected attendance of greater than 100 

 

Spring Break Extension
In preparation for coursework resuming on March 30, we are informing students of the following:

The break in instruction is being extended by one week and students should not report to campus or be required to participate in any coursework during the extended break. 

We will be monitoring the situation with regard to instruction and college operations and communicating as necessary.

All current online coursework will resume on March 30

Collaborate courses will resume on March 30

Hybrid courses (those with some online component) should resume as online coursework as of March 30

In person, lecture or classroom-based courses will be converted to online, where possible and will resume as of March 30

For those courses (lab-based, clinical, internships, etc.) which cannot be moved to an online format – we will be making a determination about in-person course delivery prior to the March 30 presumed resumption of coursework.

 

Campus Events and Services
As of now, campus buildings will remain open. Please call prior to your visit to ensure a staff member is available to assist you.

To promote social distancing and reduce possible spread of virus, we are postponing community and College events whose attendance is anticipated to be greater than 100 effective immediately. At present, this applies to all events scheduled before April 20, 2020.

We are also suspending campus-based food service effective the end of business Friday, March 13, 2020. At this time, we are planning for food service to resume on March 30. 

At this time, the Parent Child Center will remain open.

 

Ongoing Communication
The situation is dynamic and changing quickly.   We’ve made a commitment to communicate as quickly as we are able. 

 

Edited March 12, 2020 by Churchhoney

[Enya Face]

3 hours ago, galaxychaser said:

Congratulations on your engagement!

Thank you, @galaxychaser!! 😊 It’s high time Mr. Face made an honest women of me, lol

[Enya Face]

5 hours ago, emma675 said:

WTF was that paragraph from Jill all about? "Dress, music, sin, alcohol, faithlessness, etc. etc. is all excused away as 'permissable'?? Bitch, yes, because those things are all legal in this country, thank goodness. The amount of hate they have for people who don't adhere to their beliefs is terrifying. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go drink some alcohol and dance along to music in tight pants. 

Ok fucking THANK YOU!! I Thought I was an idiot for a moment because I was like “what the actual fuck is she ranting about?!”

Fuck, I need a bottle of good whiskey and a mini skirt gang bang to get through some of her shit.

[Minivanessa]

Thanks for the Fox Valley Tech updated info, @Churchhoney. So Tim came home about a week before Spring Break, thus missing scheduled classes. If he's still enrolled.

It seems unlikely that he's still a student in good standing at that school.

IIRC when he first went there, Jill's posts on SM indicated that Tim had been helped by a group there of some kind of Christian missionary pilots. So, though Tim was enrolling in an ebil public school, he had that Christian group there to, I suppose, protect his soul against the depredations of Satan. Or something. And IIRC there was a post by or about Tim, where he got to go up in a small plane. Not sure if it was through school or that group. I wonder if that group reached their limit with helping him, or if they were ever as all into him as JillR's posts portrayed it.  

We may never know what happened. He probably couldn't hack the coursework as @Zella and others have noted. I think it's also been mentioned that maybe there was some incident related to his bizarre outburst on SM a few weeks ago, about the evils of pornography.

Because, no, you don't get a "birthday week" off of school, especially just a few days before the whole school shuts down for spring break. 

And, I'm with those who need help after I've read and tried to parse Jill's outbursts of Biblical word salad like the one above. She's howling like mad - but of course we have no idea what "Satanic" bad thing(s) are going on with her. It could be that she's not drawing her desired attendance for the womens gathering this weekend, or the evil hotel wants her to pay what the contract she signed says she owes them, or her pleas for contributions to support their family through that missionary clearinghouse haven't produced enough bucks. 

She's vile, and delusional, and never stops playing the "I'm being PERSECUTED because I'M SO GODLY AND RIGHT WITH JESUS!" game.

It must be exhausting to deal with her. She probably gets a lot of what she wants by just never. letting. up. till people will do anything to get rid of her.

[Marshmallow Mollie]

I am currently attending a technical community college 20 yrs after I earned a four year degree from a top tier university. I am very sorry to say I thought community college would be a breeze. Nope! It is intense! The main difference is the community college tests are multiple choice and have a study guide, whereas the university’s tests were multiple essays requiring critical thinking. Otherwise the breadth of information covered is similar. For someone like Tim who has hasn’t had to organize himself for studying for multiple subjects and questionable schooling altogether, I can’t imagine school is going well. 

Maybe he was retaking classes this semester, but his grades were so low this semester he dropped out before they dropped him. He could have also gotten somewhat of a refund by dropping out now.

No way he left early for spring break and is still in school.

Signed,

Midterms are kicking my ass!

[ginger90]

59 minutes ago, Jeeves said:

IIRC when he first went there, Jill's posts on SM indicated that Tim had been helped by a group there of some kind of Christian missionary pilots

No clue what his participation is, but this is the page for Wings As Eagles:

https://wyldewood.org/index.php/outreach/our-missionaries/wae

Edited March 12, 2020 by ginger90

[doodlebug]

2 hours ago, OpieTaylor said:

He very well may have flunked out. But I think he could drive from Wisconsin to Ohio within 1 day? Maybe a long day? 

It's around a 9 hour drive if he didn't make any stops on the way. However, as others have noted, he has apparently skipped an entire week of classes going into the spring break.  I suppose he could be doing online courses that don't require his presence on campus, but I suspect his course load is mainly lower level subjects, those are usually less likely to be completely online.

Edited March 12, 2020 by doodlebug

[BradandJanet]

Jill is too stupid to know that college students don't get their birthdays off to come home, so his birthday appearance is suspicious. Given Jill's recent outbursts, I think Tim's about to move into the boys' bunk room and toil away printing smiley faces with his siblings. I'm waiting to hear Jill's satanic spin because it's impossible that Tim's lackluster homeschooling could be at fault. 

[GeeGolly]

Tim probably got kicked out for repeatedly using the school computers to look at porn.

Satan has been building forts again.