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

[emma675]

Are they praying or doing a tornado preparation drill? 

[BradandJanet]

I think their prayers are political here. I guess lying facedown on a dirty carpet is the best way to get God's attention. 

[Westiepeach]

5 minutes ago, MargeGunderson said:

My first thought was that it looks like Jonestown!  Presumably not what she was going for.

That’s what it looks like! Yikes!

[libgirl2]

Why in the hell are they dragging the little ones in on this? They should be laughing and playing! This is abuse! I could see past the adult kids doing this, they are older, but not the little ones! Cult! Its sickening to look at. 

[Future Cat Lady]

That praying picture is scary.

[SMama]

I recall Whitney posting a picture of Zach praying in that same position four years ago. He was allegedly praying for unborn babies. Not flattering. What is it with fundies and praying like they are at a Mosque?

[riverblue22]

I think a few of them may be napping~

[Turquoise]

2 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Praying.....

Matthew 6:5-6...even did KJV so when she reads she'll see I used the "correct" Bible. Social media is the new street corner.

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

[libgirl2]

9 minutes ago, SMama said:

I recall Whitney posting a picture of Zach praying in that same position four years ago. He was allegedly praying for unborn babies. Not flattering. What is it with fundies and praying like they are at a Mosque?

They wouldn't like that comparison. That said, I do pray in church with my head bowed down, just not on the floor. 

[Chicklet]

Pshaw, Jill hasn't read that part of the bible yet so she has no clue those instructions are in there. She's a star and needs to show the heathens that they PRAY !

Edited November 3, 2020 by Chicklet

[SMama]

Just now, libgirl2 said:

They wouldn't like that comparison. That said, I do pray in church with my head bowed down, just not on the floor. 

I understand head bowing, just not the full down on the floor part. I was raised SDA and spent a lot of time bowing my head in prayer. Yes, I know they would not like that comparison. 😈

[Kiss my mutt]

They look like they’ve been poisoned by that plexi drink! That is a disturbing photo. 

[libgirl2]

1 minute ago, Kiss my mutt said:

They look like they’ve been poisoned by that plexi drink! That is a disturbing photo. 

Yes. 

[GeeGolly]

So Jill gets up in the middle of sacred prayer and takes pictures?!

[libgirl2]

3 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

So Jill gets up in the middle of sacred prayer and takes pictures?!

Of course, how else do you show off? 

[Ohiopirate02]

15 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

So Jill gets up in the middle of sacred prayer and takes pictures?!

She also had one of her slaves snap a pic of her.

[BradandJanet]

I don't see Shrek. I'm guessing he's the photographer. He doesn't want to think about getting flat on the floor and trying to get himself back up again with the counterweight he carries around his middle. 

[Insert Username]

So we are expected to believe that Nurie, a married woman, rather than getting her own social media, logs into her mother's social media to post hosannas about the glory that is Jill?

[GeeGolly]

19 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

I don't see Shrek. I'm guessing he's the photographer. He doesn't want to think about getting flat on the floor and trying to get himself back up again with the counterweight he carries around his middle. 

Except JillR is seen praying into the office chair. The office chair is empty in the pics of the kids.

[Guest]

3 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Praying.....

So typical of Jill to let the kids do their THIS IS NOT A DRILL Emergency Preparedness Prayers on the floor or hard table while she lounges on the one comfortable chair available in the room. 

[BradandJanet]

Notice the careful tucking in of the t-shirt in boy with mismatched socks in photo 3. J-Rod must have been checking the participants for modesty violations before the staged photoshoot. 

[Jynnan tonnix]

My first thought. with the first picture, was that Of Jill "praying" to the porcelain throne after too much Plexus, But the reality is much bleaker.

[Matryoshka]

3 hours ago, MargeGunderson said:

My first thought was that it looks like Jonestown!  Presumably not what she was going for.

That's exactly what I thought. 😞

[Westiepeach]

1 hour ago, Insert Username said:

So we are expected to believe that Nurie, a married woman, rather than getting her own social media, logs into her mother's social media to post hosannas about the glory that is Jill?

I doubt Nurie has access to Best Mama Ever’s SM account to post anything. BME posts everything herself. JillyRod... we all know! 

Edited November 3, 2020 by Westiepeach

[emmawoodhouse]

More birthday greetings from adults with no social media.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHJW9JeJYP0/?igshid=enjldqxw1v5m

[BradandJanet]

14 minutes ago, emmawoodhouse said:

More birthday greetings from adults with no social media.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHJW9JeJYP0/?igshid=enjldqxw1v5m

Uh, oh. The birthday greeting is late. That means no beige slop for you tonight, young lady. 

[iwantcookies]

Britney Spears has the same raccoon eye make up as Jill. Cracks me up. Maybe that’s who inspired Jill. 
 

Jill must be tired from writing all the birthday greetings for herself. 
 

Im waiting for 

Hi this is Timothy Rodrigues and I love my MAMA very much. Happy birthday to BEST mama and FRIEND a boy needs. Love you. Timothy Rodrigues in case you forgot me MOM.

[DangerousMinds]

3 hours ago, Turquoise said:

Matthew 6:5-6...even did KJV so when she reads she'll see I used the "correct" Bible. Social media is the new street corner.

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

And certainly don’t post it for millions of strangers on SM.

[Temperance]

And now a word from Allison Bontrager. 

Allison recently hosted her parents as featured on their blog.

She now has thoughs on hospitality to offer you. Think of it as how to be the perfect hostess. 

(It's not bad advice exactly, but very braggy and self-congratulatory!)

[ouinason]

Actually, in that third picture of Jillstown you can see (presumably) Jill's butt sitting in that office chair. At least the bottoms (skirt/pants/dress bottom/whatever) look the same as the first picture to me.

 

And who took these pics anyway?

[GeeGolly]

1 hour ago, ouinason said:

Actually, in that third picture of Jillstown you can see (presumably) Jill's butt sitting in that office chair. At least the bottoms (skirt/pants/dress bottom/whatever) look the same as the first picture to me.

 

And who took these pics anyway?

That's a pillow. The same pillow she has her face in, in the first pic. I think Jill-the resident-photographer, took the pics.

[skipnjump]

THe praying pics make no sense to me.  I was thinking they were getting some early practice on a tornado drill.  What is wrong with just kneeling with your hands clasped in front of you?  Why did the kids have to lay on the who knows how clean floor and clutch their faces like they were dying?  Does that show how much more serious your praying is?  I'm really confused by this and I really shouldn't be.

[Ohiopirate02]

2 hours ago, skipnjump said:

THe praying pics make no sense to me.  I was thinking they were getting some early practice on a tornado drill.  What is wrong with just kneeling with your hands clasped in front of you?  Why did the kids have to lay on the who knows how clean floor and clutch their faces like they were dying?  Does that show how much more serious your praying is?  I'm really confused by this and I really shouldn't be.

Knowing Jill, this is a test for the kids.  She wants to see which ones love Jesus her the most.  The reward is probably an extra teaspoon of dinner.  

[doodlebug]

16 hours ago, Giant Misfit said:

So typical of Jill to let the kids do their THIS IS NOT A DRILL Emergency Preparedness Prayers on the floor or hard table while she lounges on the one comfortable chair available in the room. 

The first thing I thought of when I saw these photos was the old 'duck and cover' drills in grade school in the early 60's when they tried to tell us that huddling under our desks would keep us safe when the Russkies dropped the big one.

[ouinason]

I've seen a lot of people kneel on the floor and cross their arms over their chests, head bowed, when they pray.  Laying on the floor and all of this nonsense is.... melodramatic.

[3 is enough]

Jill loves her melodrama.  No doubt about that.

[farmgal4]

7 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

That's a pillow. The same pillow she has her face in, in the first pic. I think Jill-the resident-photographer, took the pics.

The same pillow that David passes gas in on the regular? 😈 

I wonder who Jill is trying to impress with the praying-for-president pics?  I’m not impressed in the least.  It just proves that she’s getting crazier by the day IMO.  

[farmgal4]

JRod has a new IG post.  It’s a pic of the 2 oldest NotNuries.  They’re both skinny, but Kaylee, in particular, looks positively skeletal and that’s with a horizontal striped skirt on.

[iwantcookies]

For every pound her kids lose Shrek gains 5. Jill wear a hat your hair is unflattering and obviously you are not a real blonde.

[Totally]

Why are the all laying on top of each other to pray .. that’s so weird

[DangerousMinds]

They can all suck it!! 😂

[Chicklet]

Maybe just maybe Jill is converting all the kids to Islam? I mean how often do they pray this way? And well they aren't all facing the right direction but hey this is Jill and family so they don't know which way is up. She never thought of this.

[emmawoodhouse]

1 hour ago, Chicklet said:

Maybe just maybe Jill is converting all the kids to Islam? I mean how often do they pray this way? And well they aren't all facing the right direction but hey this is Jill and family so they don't know which way is up. She never thought of this.

Yeah, it does look like a Call to Prayer.

[Lady Edith]

Ok, so on the prayer posture...I’m Greek Orthodox.  I completely recognize this...In certain times of the year (mainly Holy Week prior to Easter) this is a thing.  It’s signifying complete and total surrender to God and it’s really an “I’m not worthy” gesture.  As they believe they are praying for the future of humanity here, this makes sense. 🙄  That being said, I do totally believe this was staged.  I could see the older Rodlets doing this but the littles?  They have no clue what it means.  

Here’s the other thing, Jill.  Christians are not supposed to worry about this kind of stuff anyway...so quit the politics.  I will just leave this here:  

Psalm 146:3:  Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

[crazy8s]

for all Jill's pious judging of others, she so often forgets what her own God and her own chosen version of the bible says. seems posting pics of praying for her followers falls into this

Matthew 6:5-6

King James Version

5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Edited November 5, 2020 by crazy8s

[Panopticon]

Hi Jill! I know you read this thread, so I thought I’d offer you and your children this helpful instructional video. It ran in public schools right up through the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 90s when you were in middle school, but knowing how you feel about public schools maybe you missed it.

 

[DangerousMinds]

I hope the bitch is crying in her Plexus right now. That is all.

[sondraK]

6 hours ago, farmgal4 said:

JRod has a new IG post.  It’s a pic of the 2 oldest NotNuries.  They’re both skinny, but Kaylee, in particular, looks positively skeletal and that’s with a horizontal striped skirt on.

They both look thin,imo.I wonder if any of the kids sneak food,if there is any to sneak.Even Jill Duggar did that,when the show had a full pantry

[crazycatlady58]

19 minutes ago, DangerousMinds said:

I hope the bitch is crying in her Plexus right now. That is all.

Has there even a definite announcement?  I haven't watched the news since the last election and nobody has posted anon Facebook which gives me an idea about how things are going. 

[madpsych78]

Sometimes I hunch over like that when I haven't had enough to eat. That was the first thing that came to my mind when I was looking at the praying pics. FEED YOUR KIDS, JILL!