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

[iwantcookies]

2 minutes ago, Westiepeach said:

OMG. I think I just lost some brain cells. Thank you!

You are welcome!

[Rootbeer]

15 minutes ago, Matryoshka said:

This is interesting; can I ask what book?

Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible  by Richards and O'Brien.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BL3JXYE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The blurb on Amazon even mentions St Paul and the meaning of modesty in his writings.

[CalicoKitty]

I just ordered it on Kindle.

 

[Matryoshka]

Thank you @Rootbeer!

[emmawoodhouse]

Sounds interesting, so I ordered it. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Portia]

That full-body hugging pic is one of the most awkward things I've ever seen. And while I agree that David looks less slack-jawed than usual, I can't stop laughing at his .... cute??? ... expression. It's like Jilly suddenly demanded that he paste on the same sweet pose she demands of the kids.

[Spazamanaz]

8 hours ago, Westiepeach said:

OMG. PM me. I can use a laugh.

Oh, me too, me too! Pleeeease! 

[iwantcookies]

Is the guy I circled sleeping? Everyone is suppose to sing Happy birthday.

at least 3 people were recording.

[iwantcookies]

Is she wearing Jill’s shoes? The shoes don’t go with her outfit at all.

[ginger90]

9 minutes ago, iwantcookies said:

Is the guy I circled sleeping? Everyone is suppose to sing Happy birthday.

at least 3 people were recording.

 

And, he’s stylish too!

[iwantcookies]

No one wanted the veggies lol

HUNKIEST hubby alive 

Jill xoxo

 

[libgirl2]

34 minutes ago, iwantcookies said:

No one wanted the veggies lol

HUNKIEST hubby alive 

Jill xoxo

 

Those look good--- the veggies not the Hunk. Seriously, this would be one of the few opportunities the kids get to have fresh vegetables. 

[ozziemom]

JillR and her girls often have totally wrong shoes on. They are either not the right size or are inappropriate for the weather or just don’t look good. But I guess they are modest?

[GeeGolly]

Cherry tomatoes are one of they most impossible foods to eat without making a mess - even with a knife and fork. I wouldn't touch those as a finger food - at least not in public. 💣

[farmgal4]

13 hours ago, iwantcookies said:

OMG I stumbled across a fan account for Rodrigues family. It’s hilarious! I want to share but not sure if it’s okay... 

Oh, please share!!

[BradandJanet]

The Rod kids probably view the vegetable platters as "foreign" food. 

The shoes the little Rodette is wearing look two sizes too big for her. The youngest girls get whatever makes it from the thrift shop to the big closet to outgrown by older sisters. 

[MargeGunderson]

14 hours ago, Jynnan tonnix said:

To be fair, there's a whole heckuva lot of stuff that Paul wasn't a fan of...

Paul really was a buzzkill.

[libgirl2]

6 minutes ago, MargeGunderson said:

Paul really was a buzzkill.

I always preferred St. Peter. 

[CouchTater]

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

 

And, he’s stylish too!

I wish I could give credit to where credit is due:  props to whoever in this thread noted that Jill's Mom looks like Dustin Hoffman as Tootsie.  Spot on and kudos to you!  Please step forward and accept this hearty thank you.

[xwordfanatik]

14 hours ago, Westiepeach said:

OMG. PM me. I can use a laugh.

Me too, please.  Thank you!

[iwantcookies]

I totally can see Jill wearing a bikini and strutting on the beach giggling like a hyena 

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[xwordfanatik]

13 minutes ago, iwantcookies said:

I totally can see Jill wearing a bikini and strutting on the beach giggling like a hyena 

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Thank you @iwantcookies!  I bookmarked it and can't wait to read it all.  What great snark the Rods inspire!

[MrsClaus]

13 hours ago, iwantcookies said:

No one wanted the veggies lol

HUNKIEST hubby alive 

Jill xoxo

 

Anyone else think Shrek is thinking, "If she's not gonna eat that, think anyone would notice if I stole it?"

 

Just me? 

[madpsych78]

So, I just realized that Nathan Bates's girlfriend (fiancee?) is named Esther Keyes. For you Handmaid's Tale afficionados out there, the young wife turned handmaid in this past season is also named Esther Keyes. McKenna Grace (the girl who plays Esther Keyes on THT) also shares some similarities in looks with the real Esther Keyes, although the latter is probably about 10 years older. 

[emmawoodhouse]

Nathan's Esther is about 23, 24 later this year, IIRC. So yeah, about a decade's age difference. 😮

[ginger90]

[Westiepeach]

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

Another meal I am sure Jilly's Wonderful Son-in-Love paid for...

[Rootbeer]

7 minutes ago, Westiepeach said:

Another meal I am sure Jilly's Wonderful Son-in-Love paid for...

I don't think there's any question that Nathan paid for it.  He has been fully indoctrinated into Jilly's worshipful cult.  Timbits might've been allowed to chip in, too, but there is no way a dime came out of JRod's or Shrek's pocket.

I picture Jill's wallet like that of Scrooge McDuck's in the cartoons.  She opens it and moths fly out because she does it so rarely.

Anyone want to bet that the 16 of them sat at the table praying loudly for several long, long minutes; just so the staff and other diners could bask in their holiness?  I'm sure it was much appreciated.

Edited June 23, 2021 by Rootbeer

[libgirl2]

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

I see Nathan sprung for dinner

[iwantcookies]

Of course Nathan paid for everything.

[laurakaye]

"Son-in-love?"  Is that a typo?  Or is this a new term for "son-in-law?"

I have to admit I laughed at this obligatory "Nathan is picking up the tab, kids, order whatever you want!" photo.  Poor guy, I imagine he knows this is coming every time he and Nurie visit.

Edited June 23, 2021 by laurakaye

[crazy8s]

the pic is from last week. from which ever not Nurie had a birthday and wore the sombrero in the restaurant.

if Nathan paid for a rod girl's birthday meal for the entire family that is truly sad.

 

[iwantcookies]

14 minutes ago, Rootbeer said:

 

Anyone want to bet that the 16 of them sat at the table praying loudly for several long, long minutes; just so the staff and other diners could bask in their holiness?  I'm sure it was much appreciated.

Bask in their smelly ness ... I think they all don’t bathe often enough.

And Shrek probably tipped 2 tracks! 

[Minivanessa]

6 minutes ago, laurakaye said:

"Son-in-love?"  Is that a typo?  Or is this a new term for "son-in-law?"

I have to admit I laughed at this obligatory "Nathan is picking up the tab, kids, order whatever you want!" photo.  Poor guy, I imagine he knows this is coming every time he and Nurie visit.

"Son-in-love" is a thing. I think Meech has used the "in-love" term for DILs and SILs. I don't know if it's exclusively a fundie thing but I've seen it on SM etc. several times.

[Minivanessa]

17 minutes ago, Rootbeer said:

Anyone want to bet that the 16 of them sat at the table praying loudly for several long, long minutes; just so the staff and other diners could bask in their holiness?  I'm sure it was much appreciated.

You nailed it. Also, it's a small point I suppose, but I noticed that the post didn't mention how happy she was that her family of waif-like children also [presumably] was actually gathered around that table to have a meal. It was all about the public show of godliness, and IMO Jill's choice of words betrays that she didn't much care if or how much her kids got to eat after the performance. A secondary consideration although I'm sure she was gratified that someone/Nathan treated the family to the dinner. She's so horrible.

[libgirl2]

4 minutes ago, Jeeves said:

You nailed it. Also, it's a small point I suppose, but I noticed that the post didn't mention how happy she was that her family of waif-like children also [presumably] was actually gathered around that table to have a meal. It was all about the public show of godliness, and IMO Jill's choice of words betrays that she didn't much care if or how much her kids got to eat after the performance. A secondary consideration although I'm sure she was gratified that someone/Nathan treated the family to the dinner. She's so horrible.

I guess they forget that Jesus spoke out against hypocrisy. I always remember the story of the poor widow and the rich man and church donations. It was not only about a rich man but it was also about showing off how "godly" you were. 

Edited June 23, 2021 by libgirl2

[BradandJanet]

I hope the restaurant added a service charge for a table that big. I trust Nathan to tip adequately only a little more than I trust Shrek to tip at all. It's nice that Nathan paid for Renee's birthday dinner so her parents wouldn't have to. 

 

[CouchTater]

I had a weird dream about the Rods this morning, just before I woke up.  That's never happened before.  Without going into strange/uninteresting-to-you-all details, I will say it involved me teaching Janessa how to read, Jill getting angry when I questioned if Janessa needed glasses and kicking me out, and some sorcery/demonic activity on Jill's part (!!! 😯).

Apparently my brain thinks I need a JillRod break!

[BetyBee]

I really do think JillR is the worst of the worst. I think it's because her hypocrisy and phoniness shows through every bs thing she posts. She truly believes being a great Christian is a competition and she's always trying to convince the world that her "humble" family is winning. I really don't believe anything that woman says and I fear for the health and safety of her vulnerable children.😢

[Liddy52]

And once again, why is Jill taking pictures during a prayer? She should have her head bowed and be praying also if she is the Godly woman she purports to be. Jesus taught that we are not to pray in a way as to draw attention to ourselves. Jill is the modern day equivalent of the Pharisees of the New Testament.  

Edited June 23, 2021 by Liddy52

[BradandJanet]

5 hours ago, CouchTater said:

I had a weird dream about the Rods this morning, just before I woke up.  That's never happened before.  Without going into strange/uninteresting-to-you-all details, I will say it involved me teaching Janessa how to read, Jill getting angry when I questioned if Janessa needed glasses and kicking me out, and some sorcery/demonic activity on Jill's part (!!! 😯).

Apparently my brain thinks I need a JillRod break!

I had a dream about the Rods a couple of nights ago. I was in a hotel and the toilet in my room didn't work. David Rodrigues, of all people, came to fix it. When he took the lid off the tank, the mechanism inside was a large, painted wooden clown. He started to work on it and the clown's head fell off. At that point I woke up because I really did have to go to the bathroom. 

I decided I don't have enough interaction with real humans these days.

Edited June 23, 2021 by BradandJanet

[laurakaye]

1 hour ago, Liddy52 said:

And once again, why is Jill taking pictures during a prayer? She should have her head bowed and be praying also if she is the Godly woman she purports to be. Jesus taught that we are not to pray in a way as to draw attention to ourselves. Jill is the modern day equivalent of the Pharisees of the New Testament.  

This is a great point.  Pictures during prayer, pictures and videos of sermons, pictures in church of congregation members who may or may not care that she is filming them, not to mention how she likes to pull out her camera during funerals.  I have to think that the people who know her reputation allow her to do it because to stand up against her shenanigans would provoke her to release the screaming banshee of crazy, and Jill pointing her phone directly at them while they try to worship might be the lesser of two evils.  I feel like when this family rolls up in their RV and a dozen-plus malnourished kids tumble out, followed by a gut with ears and a blonde maniac circa 1980, they are tolerated and pitied rather than welcomed...whereas Jill imagines their presence is akin to the Fundie Beatles rolling into town.

Edited June 23, 2021 by laurakaye

[Zella]

I don't think son-in-love is exclusively a fundie term. I have a former coworker who I'm almost positive is not a fundie who uses that term for her SILs and daughter-in-love for her DILs. So, based on that experience, artsy senior citizen hippies from Minnesota use the term too. 

My assumption is it's supposed to convey more warmth toward said in-laws than the word in-law. I would contrast this with my grandmother referring to select in-laws as outlaws. 

[rue721]

Last night, I had another nightmare about the Rod kids needing help and not being able to get it.

I'm reading a book called Quincunx by Charles Palliser (really good novel by the way) and it's very Dickensian. The narrator mentions rickets and other Industrial Revolution-era London problems, and it called the Rod kids to mind, I think.

I really wish that Jill and David would take proper care of their kids, if only for our peace of mind lol

[farmgal4]

5 hours ago, ginger90 said:

When you have to continuously talk about how godly you are, you’re not that godly IMO.  Jill’s posts typically cover two basic things:  Judging others and bragging about what great Christians she and her family are.  It’s predictable and pathetic.

[iwantcookies]

2 hours ago, laurakaye said:

I feel like when this family rolls up in their RV and a dozen-plus malnourished kids tumble out, followed by a gut with ears and a Maniac with clump of blonde extensions circa 1980, they are tolerated and pitied rather than welcomed...whereas Jill imagines their presence is akin to the Fundie Beatles rolling into town.

Added my 2 cents 🤣

 

Edited June 23, 2021 by iwantcookies

[xwordfanatik]

"Gut with ears" had me laughing.  Perfect description of JRod's "hunk."

"Maniac with clump of blonde extensions" is great, too.

Thanks @iwantcookies & @laurakaye!
 

[Westiepeach]

But if she didn’t post while in church services, or post while in prayer at a “Son-in-Love” paid meal… how on earth would we heathens know just how godly she is??? 🤷🏼‍♀️

Edited June 23, 2021 by Westiepeach

[ginger90]

“Least doers are the greatest boasters.” William Gurnall

That is all. 😀

Edited June 23, 2021 by ginger90

[Temperance]

On 6/20/2021 at 4:25 PM, Jynnan tonnix said:

My daughter is due Nov. 6, is also very slim, and looks at least twice as far along as Nurie.

Besides the Rod issues with food, Nurie is a younger pregnant woman (22) and this is her first child. Both age and # of kids, has an effect on pregnant someone looks.