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

[Sew Sumi]

Hey Jill! 

https://www.woosteroh.com/announcement/closed-park-restrooms-all-sport-courts-skate-park-and-playgrounds

[Rabbittron]

25 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

Hey Jill! 

https://www.woosteroh.com/announcement/closed-park-restrooms-all-sport-courts-skate-park-and-playgrounds

You know because of the fact that they are the super special Roddie family rules don't pertain to them. 

[sondraK]

I was wondering who the black ppl are at the wedding? None of them seem biracial,so jw,thx if anyone knows

[GeeGolly]

3 hours ago, Sew Sumi said:

Hey Jill! 

https://www.woosteroh.com/announcement/closed-park-restrooms-all-sport-courts-skate-park-and-playgrounds

I was wondering about that. All the playgrounds in my area are taped off to remind everyone they're closed. Not only do playgrounds encourage gathering, they're never cleaned, so obviously are easily contaminated if kids are sick.

Maybe JillR should be less concerned about parents letting their children fall prey to the WICKED world and more concerned about taking precautions with her own children during a freaking pandemic. 

[sondraK]

I'm sure Jill would rather go to the park so she can brag about saving ppl.Who needs lysol

[galaxychaser]

I bet most if not all; chores, home school (laugh, yeah right), meal prep work is done by the kids while Dave and Jilly eat and watch tv.

I bet even the print shop is run by the kids.

 

[zoomama]

ok, i dont know much about the other families often mentioned here. i skimmed the wedding video of sarah. is she the one that was 35-ish among a family of sisters that had not married? i dont know what i was expecting but she was not it.  did anyone else notice how very thin she is? her arms in her wedding dress looked so long and thin. they seem well suited to each other. oh and i literally watched about 10 minutes total of that VERY long video. 

Edited May 5, 2020 by zoomama
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[Lady Edith]

8 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

I was wondering about that. All the playgrounds in my area are taped off to remind everyone they're closed. Not only do playgrounds encourage gathering, they're never cleaned, so obviously are easily contaminated if kids are sick.

Maybe JillR should be less concerned about parents letting their children fall prey to the WICKED world and more concerned about taking precautions with her own children during a freaking pandemic. 

This is a GOLDEN opportunity for Jill. If she is stopped by police for allowing the Rodlets to play on CLOSED playgrounds she can cry religious persecution. This is no different than the campground that kicked them out of the pool for swimming in street clothes. They push their way in and abuse things to the point that people have no choice BUT to remove them.  And Jilly Bean uses that to her SEVERE advantage by claiming religious persecution. 
Seriously Jill.  Get a grip.  
 

[Sew Sumi]

1 hour ago, zoomama said:

ok, i dont know much about the other families often mentioned here. i skimmed the wedding video of sarah. is she the one that was 35-ish among a family of sisters that had not married? i dont know what i was expecting but she was not it.  did anyone else notice how very thin she is? her arms in her wedding dress looked so long and thin. they seem well suited to each other. oh and i literally watched about 10 minutes total of that VERY long video. 

Different Sarah. This one is 41, eldest of three (both sibs married).

[Chicklet]

Jill is playing with fire. There is now a scary after effect of COVID infection for children which is very like Kawasaki disease which can be fatal and or cause aneurysms. Not something you want for your child because you are an ignorant cow.

But it's JUST like the flu sheeple. Idiots who should be taking better care of their children.

[BradandJanet]

24 minutes ago, Chicklet said:

Jill is playing with fire. There is now a scary after effect of COVID infection for children which is very like Kawasaki disease which can be fatal and or cause aneurysms. Not something you want for your child because you are an ignorant cow.

But it's JUST like the flu sheeple. Idiots who should be taking better care of their children.

Jill's message is that the most important thing is to indoctrinate kids in her rigid religious beliefs. Food, medical care, safety, education are somewhat "important" (but maybe not) but not as much as obedience to Jesus and teddy bears, flowers, jewelry, and perfume for mama (a lot of that). I wish them luck. The summer could be tough where they are, and Nurie's big splash wedding won't help. "Ignorant cow" works pretty well to describe Jill, but cows are innocent, and Jill's culpability is in question. 

[Chicklet]

True I did defame cows and for that I'm sorry but I just love that expression. I only mean to bring shame to human cows.

[Tigregirl]

23 hours ago, ginger90 said:

2 videos:

 

 

Playgrounds are closed, they can’t be easily sanitized and her kids are climbing all over everything and the littlest one is carrying her blanket around, which probably did not get washed when they got home.  How she can be so careless with her own children’s health?  God, I wish they could be taken away from them, given a good bath, clothes that fit, enough food to eat and opportunities for a life other than bible tracts and grifting.

[Temperance]

10 hours ago, zoomama said:

ok, i dont know much about the other families often mentioned here. i skimmed the wedding video of sarah. is she the one that was 35-ish among a family of sisters that had not married? i dont know what i was expecting but she was not it.  did anyone else notice how very thin she is? her arms in her wedding dress looked so long and thin. they seem well suited to each other. oh and i literally watched about 10 minutes total of that VERY long video. 

Sarah Mally wrote a book called Before you Meet Prince Charming, which the Duggar girls read. She is the oldest of three siblings. She and her sister Grace were both unmarried for a long time. Grace got married last year around age 31. Sarah, the current bride, is 41. 

The other family with sisters not married is the Maxwells. None of their daughters are married, but their sons are. Sarah Maxwell is 38, Anna Maxwell is 27, and Mary is 24. 

19 hours ago, sondraK said:

I was wondering who the black ppl are at the wedding? None of them seem biracial,so jw,thx if anyone knows

The black pregnant woman is the groom's sister-in-law. She is married to his brother. The only other black people I saw were their children.

8 hours ago, Sew Sumi said:

Different Sarah. This one is 41, eldest of three (both sibs married).

Sarah is now married and Grace got married in November. Stephen is still unmarried. He was allowed to move out. He could be an fundie match for Jana. 

Edited May 6, 2020 by Temperance

[doodlebug]

Checked the Maxwell blog this morning and there are a couple of posts from Anna Marie in the past couple weeks.  Lord be praised, it looks like she is getting traditional chemo in addition to whatever natural stuff she is receiving.  There is a photo of her wearing an ugly knit hat holding the baby wearing a matching ugly knit hat and she remarks that her hair is gone.  She also says she gets regular blood work to make sure her cell counts are ok before each round and is getting iron infusions to prevent anemia.  That is the real deal chemo, although I still don't believe her specialist's inflated statistics on cures.

BTW, if chemo affects the hair, it can affect the eggs, too.  So, she isn't putting preserving her fertility above all else although I suppose she might've had some eggs frozen before starting.

On a more alarming note, Sarah Maxwell is also writing another children's book.  Because the world needs more of that right now.  Except not.

Edited May 6, 2020 by doodlebug

[Chicklet]

How would they afford to use those eggs if she had them harvested? Does the Scamaritan Not-Insurance cover putting back the eggs so they can righteously become new followers of the cult?

Edited May 6, 2020 by Chicklet

[GeeGolly]

30 minutes ago, Chicklet said:

How would they afford to use those eggs if she had them harvested? Does the Scamaritan Not-Insurance cover putting back the eggs so they can righteously become new followers of the cult?

Good question. I wonder if they pay for vasectomy reversal.  

[Churchhoney]

38 minutes ago, Chicklet said:

How would they afford to use those eggs if she had them harvested? Does the Scamaritan Not-Insurance cover putting back the eggs so they can righteously become new followers of the cult?

According to one such group that some folks I know belong to, here are some of the things NOT eligible for having your costs shared  --  So, you know, no. 

23) Impotence, Infertility, Surgical sterilization or reversal. Surgical and non-surgical services for the treatment of impotence. Testosterone supplementation. Infertility. Diagnostic, surgical repair, non-surgical repair, surgical impregnation, Prescription Drugs for the treatment of infertility, expenses and complications that result from surrogacy. Charges for care and treatment for, or reversal of, surgical sterilization, including vasectomy and tubal ligation.

27) Miscarriage. Expenses related to miscarriage when conception was prior to Enrollment Date are not eligible for sharing.

I expect most of the other groups are similar....

https://libertyhealthshare.org/explore-our-programs

 

[Temperance]

I'm confused by Anna Marie's shaving her head. She said she was just doing natural chemo. I don't think she is having real chemo. Maybe she shaved her head to shut people up?

I asked about radiation, but they never answered my question.  Don't people with stage 2A breast cancer get radiation?

I'll believe she's stopping the baby train and getting real chemo if she's not pregnant for two or more years!

[louannems]

5 hours ago, doodlebug said:

Checked the Maxwell blog this morning and there are a couple of posts from Anna Marie in the past couple weeks.  Lord be praised, it looks like she is getting traditional chemo in addition to whatever natural stuff she is receiving.  There is a photo of her wearing an ugly knit hat holding the baby wearing a matching ugly knit hat and she remarks that her hair is gone.  She also says she gets regular blood work to make sure her cell counts are ok before each round and is getting iron infusions to prevent anemia.  That is the real deal chemo, although I still don't believe her specialist's inflated statistics on cures.

BTW, if chemo affects the hair, it can affect the eggs, too.  So, she isn't putting preserving her fertility above all else although I suppose she might've had some eggs frozen before starting.

On a more alarming note, Sarah Maxwell is also writing another children's book.  Because the world needs more of that right now.  Except not.

I thought the matching hats were sort of cute considering Abby knitted them!  Abby is around 11.

[louannems]

It's so hard to fathom any insurance company refusing to pay for a simple vasectomy since it saves them so much money down the road.  Pregnancy, births,  complications, and  NICU stays are expensive!

[Temperance]

2 minutes ago, louannems said:

It's so hard to fathom any insurance company refusing to pay for a simple vasectomy since it saves them so much money down the road.  Pregnancy, births,  complications, and  NICU stays are expensive!

Who do you think will get a vasectomy?

[Nysha]

5 minutes ago, louannems said:

It's so hard to fathom any insurance company refusing to pay for a simple vasectomy since it saves them so much money down the road.  Pregnancy, births,  complications, and  NICU stays are expensive!

It's not an insurance company, it's a co-opt. The one the church I use to go to pushed, you had to have a recommendation from the pastor stating you were a godly member in good standing. They didn't cover anything elective, which includes all forms of birth control, and had both a yearly limit and a lifetime limit. 

 

[GeeGolly]

36 minutes ago, Temperance said:

I'm confused by Anna Marie's shaving her head. She said she was just doing natural chemo. I don't think she is having real chemo. Maybe she shaved her head to shut people up?

I asked about radiation, but they never answered my question.  Don't people with stage 2A breast cancer get radiation?

I'll believe she's stopping the baby train and getting real chemo if she's not pregnant for two or more years!

You think she shaved it? She does still have eyebrows and eyelashes.

[Temperance]

I hope Priscilla Waller has the baby soon.  I'm guessing Phineas since @Sew Sumi guessed Peter. 

[Sew Sumi]

Phineas Waller would be a mouthful. 🤣

[GeeGolly]

8 minutes ago, Temperance said:

I hope Priscilla Waller has the baby soon.  I'm guessing Phineas since @Sew Sumi guessed Peter. 

Pierce.

[Churchhoney]

Pontius Pilate. 

heh

 

 

Edited May 6, 2020 by Churchhoney

[Absolom]

59 minutes ago, Temperance said:

I'm confused by Anna Marie's shaving her head. She said she was just doing natural chemo. I don't think she is having real chemo. Maybe she shaved her head to shut people up?

This is what she said about the chemo:

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We have been consulting with various oncologists to decide on the treatment plan we feel is best for me. The Lord used some unlikely circumstances to get us in contact with a medical oncologist in Seattle, with whom we consulted remotely. He does chemotherapy in a different way than is “standard of care” yet with very good clinical success (over the years he is seeing about a 1% recurrence rate vs. 10-15% recurrence rate with standard chemo)—all of this with less toxicity and suppression of the immune system typical with standard chemo. We would love to get the chemo plan administered locally, however, because it is not yet widely used in the medical community we suspect that won’t be possible. Which means I will likely be going to Seattle for three months of treatment. As you can imagine, there are a lot of logistics to that, especially with COVID-19 right now. We are praying that we can find someone to do it locally or that God will make the way clear for me to get treatment in Seattle.

If I understood the protocol it's more of a steady state of chemo with smaller doses administered more frequently.  I may not have gotten that quite right though.

Edited May 6, 2020 by Absolom

[Sew Sumi]

37 minutes ago, Absolom said:

This is what she said about the chemo:

If I understood the protocol it's more of a steady state of chemo with smaller doses administered more frequently.  I may not have gotten that quite right though.

She said she goes in on Tuesdays. 

[Chicklet]

So not standard of care chemotherapy, yea sign me up for that if I wanted to live a long healthy life after breast cancer. Again if it were cutting edge with a huge increase in survival rate and less side effects it would be everywhere. They are doing "treatment" which really isn't much of a treatment.

[Sew Sumi]

12 minutes ago, Chicklet said:

So not standard of care chemotherapy, yea sign me up for that if I wanted to live a long healthy life after breast cancer. Again if it were cutting edge with a huge increase in survival rate and less side effects it would be everywhere. They are doing "treatment" which really isn't much of a treatment.

Well, she's apparently lost her beautiful hair, and uptight Christopher has shaved his head in solidarity.

[Chicklet]

If she doesn't go in until Tuesday she couldn't have lost her hair from chemo. So she just shaved her head in advance, which many women do actually. 

[andromeda331]

My guess is Peter too. It was my guess with Phillip so I'm sticking with it.

[Absolom]

42 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

She said she goes in on Tuesdays. 

Most of the people I've known have gone in every three weeks, but it's all variable. 

2 minutes ago, Chicklet said:

If she doesn't go in until Tuesday she couldn't have lost her hair from chemo. So she just shaved her head in advance, which many women do actually. 

She's been going for a few weeks now.  

[Chicklet]

Maybe I read that as she starts on Tuesday but could be weekly. It's rather confusing.

[Mrs. P.]

Just now, Absolom said:

Most of the people I've known have gone in every three weeks, but it's all variable. 

It depends on the drug you're getting. I went every 2 weeks when I was getting Adriamycin/Cytoxan and every week when I was on Taxol.

[galaxychaser]

2 hours ago, Churchhoney said:

Pontius Pilate. 

heh

 

 

I read it as Pontius Pirate

My vote is for Pecan Pirate 

[doodlebug]

1 hour ago, Chicklet said:

If she doesn't go in until Tuesday she couldn't have lost her hair from chemo. So she just shaved her head in advance, which many women do actually. 

She's been going weekly for the past month or so, plenty of time for her hair to fall out.  She recently posted about being a quarter of the way through and I think she said it was a 12 week program.

 

[Temperance]

 

Anna Marie Maxwell left the Monday after Resurrection Sunday (Easter).  RS/Easter was April 12 and she left after April 13th. Since her treatment was on Tuesdays, she had one April 14 and one a week later April 21. Her update post was on April 22 after she had had two treatments.

I'm still guessing she may have shaved/cut herself. 

Edited May 7, 2020 by Temperance

[Sew Sumi]

Peter David Waller was born earlier today (It's still Wednesday here!).

Edited May 7, 2020 by Sew Sumi

[Temperance]

1 hour ago, Sew Sumi said:

Peter David Waller was born earlier today (It's still Wednesday here!).

I was just coming here to post that. Given the name, maybe they'll be done with the letter P.  

Also weird coincidence but most of babies I know (as fundies and real life) have been born on Wednesdays this year. Glad Peter and Priscilla seem healthy. 

[sondraK]

David gave Priscilla an hour to get dressed and ready after birth.That may be a record.LOL.

And they're already quoting verses about children.Of course.

Glad they're both healthy.Guess the next will be a girl.She's had them that way so far

 

 

[GeeGolly]

David and Prissy must have been asked 3 times how Peter got out of Prissy's tummy. While I get that during the video wasn't the time to explain it, David sighed after the first question and they both continued to ignore them. And then the youngest boy asked another question and must have gotten his hand squeezed or leg pinched. Way to stifle young kids curiosity.

[latetotheparty]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

David and Prissy must have been asked 3 times how Peter got out of Prissy's tummy. While I get that during the video wasn't the time to explain it, David sighed after the first question and they both continued to ignore them. And then the youngest boy asked another question and must have gotten his hand squeezed or leg pinched. Way to stifle young kids curiosity.

Mustn’t. Allow. Thinking. 

[tabloidlover]

2 hours ago, sondraK said:

David gave Priscilla an hour to get dressed and ready after birth.That may be a record.LOL.

And they're already quoting verses about children.Of course.

Glad they're both healthy.Guess the next will be a girl.She's had them that way so far

 

 

I’m not finding the video.  Granted, I haven’t had coffee yet.  Someone have a link?

Found it!!!  Had no idea they had a YouTube account 🙄

 

Edited May 7, 2020 by tabloidlover

[galaxychaser]

My mom always told me the stork brings babies. Other times I heard you find a baby in a cabbage patch.
 

🤣🤣🤣🤣 

[Ljohnson1987]

I wonder what'll happen if they ever question why Daddy is so fabulous. 

[doodlebug]

Just now, Ljohnson1987 said:

I wonder what'll happen if they ever question why Daddy is so fabulous. 

They're raised to never question anything, ever.  And especially not to ever question their parents' inherent superiority.

[Sew Sumi]