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

[lascuba]

46 minutes ago, Heathen said:

Not enough attention whoring opportunities near home! Honestly, nothing they do is going to make me "happy" because they're not qualified to do shit and they're not trying it out of the goodness of their hearts. They're doing it for money and notoriety. And maybe Jesus points with their friends. 

Exactly. There is no positive side to what they're doing. Their intentions are trash and they're taking up space from people much better qualified.

Edited August 24, 2021 by lascuba

[Minivanessa]

17 minutes ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

Yep.  These fools keep on inserting themselves into the situation to get media attention.  Their latest Instagram post has a clip from CBS news to go with them already being seen on camera for NBC news and a shout out from FOX news.  They did the same thing in the Bahamas.  Their ability to sniff out the cameras is uncanny and it makes me wonder how much actual work they are accomplishing.  

I wonder how many of those media interviews were the result of how similar their name is to another, apparently much more legitimate, organization. IMO they are, as Jessa would say with admiration in her voice, "sly."

[ColteesSpeedont]

1 hour ago, laurakaye said:

"Fly by like pancakes?"  Is this for real??  Could they mean, "sell like hotcakes?"

Oh wow, I cringed so hard reading that I think I sprained my neck.

 

Even more sad, they used this exact same description with their last bunch of earrings and air fresheners. Anyone who helpfully pointed out the analogy error was probably blocked by Precious Mama.

I appreciate that they are trying their best to hustle considering their lack of education and skills, but the edges of these earrings, the lack of a clean edge (using a sharp and fresh X-acto blade), and the inability to PRESENT their wares are all really sad.

The Rods have zero originality or independent thoughts. Referring to a free gift as a "prize" is straight out of the Plexus pitch book. Remember when Nurie and Kaylee had their car accident? Like a month before the kids had volunteered as wait staff at the local pregnancy center's annual "fundraising banquet". The day after the accident Precious Mama had Nurie on a Facebook Live to "share her heart" with everyone, and Nurie said that immediately after the accident she was coming up with ideas to make money for another car and that she had considered having a banquet. These poor kids. 

What saddens me most is that so far the single females of age in this family haven't so much as had a part-time job at the Hobby Lobby or in the office of a local Christian business. Sure it's fine to stuff envelopes as a volunteer at the local pregnancy center with Precious Mama, but what about an actual job? They would gain so much - a paycheck, some social skills, problem solving skills, a little confidence. But then they might be exposed to women who wear pants, or don't worship Jesus exactly the same way. Even the more conservative homeschool families I know have their daughters taking on a part time job outside the home. Jill and David have set up all of these poor kids for epic failure, and it's tragic in the long term. 

[Ohiopirate02]

7 minutes ago, Jeeves said:

I wonder how many of those media interviews were the result of how similar their name is to another, apparently much more legitimate, organization. IMO they are, as Jessa would say with admiration in her voice, "sly."

I chalk it up to the Medic Corps guys always willing to stop and play for the cameras.  The professionals don't have the time nor the inclination for it.  The networks will get the token spokesperson who is willing to be interviewed because that is their job.  In my experience, the people you see on camera are the ones who are willing to do it and not always the best person to be speaking or pretending to work for the cameras.  

[laurakaye]

1 hour ago, BitterApple said:

I agree. I love Etsy and you can get much nicer pieces for a reasonable price. I feel badly for the girls because they're trying, but they're so far behind the curve in terms of style and trends that the only sales they'll make are the occasional ones done out of pity.

And I'd imagine any profits, no matter how meager, are promptly handed over to BME so she can be the one to pick up the cheap supplies at Hobby Lobby and spend the rest on herself.

 

38 minutes ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

I chalk it up to the Medic Corps guys always willing to stop and play for the cameras.  The professionals don't have the time nor the inclination for it.  The networks will get the token spokesperson who is willing to be interviewed because that is their job.  In my experience, the people you see on camera are the ones who are willing to do it and not always the best person to be speaking or pretending to work for the cameras.  

Just the idea that any of these douchecanoes are choosing an injured human being to kneel next to under the guise of "helping," and another one of them thinks, "Hey, I see a great photo op here!" makes me furious.

I wonder how much time they spend taking direct orders from people who truly know what they're doing, versus how much time they spend wandering around in their matching t-shirts and AirPods, pretending to be very busy and important but not really wanting to be called to task.

Edited August 24, 2021 by laurakaye

[iwantcookies]

2 hours ago, crazy8s said:

the description -

"Bring a 'lil country love to your home. These primitive, heart air fresheners will add so much warmth to your home and spread a little love in the air! Don't hesitate, these are sure to fly by like pancakes.
(Color may slightly vary after being soaked in the oil.)"

She meant all the pancakes fly into HUNK’s mouth. Kids get to sniff them cooking and on daddy’s breath. 

If kids are nice they will get a free restaurant syrup packet.

[Dehumidifier]

3 hours ago, laurakaye said:

I bought my daughter (at age 10) an earring craft kit at Michaels.  10 years later I still wear some of the earrings she made me.  The Rod girls should work with beads and charms instead of gluing crooked pieces of paper together - it would look slightly more professional, at least.

I'm totally convinced that I could make nice jewelry and sell it at craft fairs but when I look at the cost of the beads I say fuggedaboutit it! 🧐Paper is cheap.

[Ohiopirate02]

37 minutes ago, laurakaye said:

Just the idea that any of these douchecanoes are choosing an injured human being to kneel next to under the guise of "helping," and another one of them thinks, "Hey, I see a great photo op here!" makes me furious.

I wonder how much time they spend taking direct orders from people who truly know what they're doing, versus how much time they spend wandering around in their matching t-shirts and AirPods, pretending to be very busy and important but not really wanting to be called to task.

Their pictures are sooo staged.  Their motivations are also very apparent when they choose to use Instagram as their social media platform of choice and have largely ignored their Twitter account.  They want the platform that values images over text (and that also conveniently allows them to delete comments they don't like).  

[galaxygirl76]

3 hours ago, MargeGunderson said:

Well, now I’m disappointed that my pancakes don’t fly. I guess I’m making them wrong. 

ETA: I am going to try adding more baking powder. Or less Satan.

More Satan is going to make them more uniquely beautiful.

[MargeGunderson]

38 minutes ago, galaxygirl76 said:

More Satan is going to make them more uniquely beautiful.

My pancakes are sinfully delicious!

[65mickey]

5 hours ago, farmgal4 said:

There’s a pair that they’re draw a heart on with a magic marker that’s so cringe-worthy that I was truly embarrassed for them.  It breaks my heart.  Every time those tchildren do something like this, it makes me hate Jill and Shrek even more.  

Jill referred to these earrings as stunning and stylish. I saw the one with the heart, truly pathetic. I am sad for these girls that they would think that anyone would buy and wear these childish earrings. I am sure that they just want to make a little bit of spending money. Maybe they should reconsider this money making endeavor.  Has it ever occured to these people that they could get a part time job? Oh wait no they can't associate with regular folks. 

[Jynnan tonnix]

5 minutes ago, 65mickey said:

Jill referred to these earrings as stunning and stylish. I saw the one with the heart, truly pathetic. I am sad for these girls that they would think that anyone would buy and wear these childish earrings. I am sure that they just want to make a little bit of spending money. Maybe they should reconsider this money making endeavor.  Has it ever occurred to these people that they could get a part time job? Oh wait no they can't associate with regular folks. 

Trouble is that I can see any little bit of spending money they make going toward gifts for their precious Mama. What else would they ever spend it on?

[Spazamanaz]

Erin Bates is pregnant with baby #5, according to People.com. I don't know how to post the link here,  sorry.

[Heathen]

7 minutes ago, Spazamanaz said:

Erin Bates is pregnant with baby #5, according to People.com. I don't know how to post the link here,  sorry.

It's on Yahoo too. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bringing-bates-erin-bates-expecting-182228878.html

Erin's a fool and Chad needs to grow a pair. 

[SMama]

7 minutes ago, Heathen said:

It's on Yahoo too. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bringing-bates-erin-bates-expecting-182228878.html

Erin's a fool and Chad needs to grow a pair. 

Five kids sharing one bedroom, freaking morons. 

[BitterApple]

2 minutes ago, SMama said:

Five kids sharing one bedroom, freaking morons. 

And it's a tiny bedroom at that. It's not like they have cavernous dormitories like the Duggars do at the TTH. Erin's probably going to drop dead from complications one of these days, but hey, at least she's not being left out of the baby race. 🙄

[65mickey]

You have to wonder if they are even working towards getting a larger home or just going merrily along thinking that God will provide when the kids are bursting out of the one bedroom. 

Or Chard is going to drop dead from exhaustion and worry over trying to provide food, clothing and shelter for this group. 

[emmawoodhouse]

People article.

[BetyBee]

6 minutes ago, emmawoodhouse said:

People article.

Such a delightful surprise. Never mind Erin's health! 🙄

[dargosmydaddy]

So she has a fraction of an ovary, and still managed to get pregnant? Yikes.

[Churchhoney]

On 8/21/2021 at 7:49 AM, ginger90 said:

Lucky Priscilla. Awful as David and Priscilla are, I'm hard pressed to think that even they deserve The Visit From Jill Of The Rodrigui.

[Churchhoney]

On 8/23/2021 at 2:04 PM, JoanArc said:

 That’s practically on the Duggar Family coat of arms.

It is on. Just in invisible ink. 

[emmawoodhouse]

There's a video (link in bio) that explains Erin's health in greater depth.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CS-QRCDrJjE/?utm_medium=copy_link

 

[Heathen]

5 hours ago, dargosmydaddy said:

So she has a fraction of an ovary, and still managed to get pregnant? Yikes.

My first thought was whether she took Clomid or another drug. Her fool mother took progesterone to maintain (her final) pregnancies, and that was A-OK with the "god's will" crowd. Whatever they want is always "god's will." 

Edited August 25, 2021 by Heathen
Kelly only needed "god's will" for her last few pregnancies, not all of them

[3 is enough]

Poor Michael.  This news must be especially hard for her to take. 

[65mickey]

1 hour ago, emmawoodhouse said:

There's a video (link in bio) that explains Erin's health in greater depth.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CS-QRCDrJjE/?utm_medium=copy_link

 

And in this bio link she talks about seeing a fertility specialist after her 3 surgeries not for fertility treatments, sure Erin, but to get her hormones straightned out. I have all ideas that she went for fertility treatments to stimulate her remaining ovary to get miracle #5. I especially loved Carson telling about the angel appearing to him to tell him his mother was pregnant. These people are wacky. 

[GeeGolly]

Wow, Erin beat the odds.

With every other pregnancy they shared the name long before the baby was born. I wonder why they haven't with this one.

[Heathen]

39 minutes ago, 65mickey said:

And in this bio link she talks about seeing a fertility specialist after her 3 surgeries not for fertility treatments, sure Erin, but to get her hormones straightned out. I have all ideas that she went for fertility treatments to stimulate her remaining ovary to get miracle #5. I especially loved Carson telling about the angel appearing to him to tell him his mother was pregnant. These people are wacky. 

FFS. People don't see a fertility specialist to straighten out their hormones! But it's god's will for Princess Erin to keep having kids so she'll always have more than her sisters and sister-in-law, of course. 

 

[lianau]

4 hours ago, 65mickey said:

You have to wonder if they are even working towards getting a larger home or just going merrily along thinking that God will provide when the kids are bursting out of the one bedroom. 

Or Chard is going to drop dead from exhaustion and worry over trying to provide food, clothing and shelter for this group. 

and the princess treatment for Erin .

[Heathen]

I wonder if Princess Erin is expecting a television channel to produce a new house for her spawn. That method worked for her parents and the Duggars, after all. 

[awaken]

44 minutes ago, Heathen said:

I wonder if Princess Erin is expecting a television channel to produce a new house for her spawn. That method worked for her parents and the Duggars, after all. 

I assume that’s their hope. Just keep churning out kids and someone’s bound to notice and gift them a house!

[andromeda331]

Erin and Chad are idiots. I have a bad feeling about this pregnancy.

[Tdoc72]

10 hours ago, Heathen said:

It's on Yahoo too. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bringing-bates-erin-bates-expecting-182228878.html

Erin's a fool and Chad needs to grow a pair. 

He needs to snip his pair!  

[Heathen]

18 minutes ago, Tdoc72 said:

He needs to snip his pair!  

He's probably too tired, or trying to find where Erin hid his balls. 

[GeeGolly]

Didn't Chad's dad stop practicing medicine to become a Gothard follower? Chad may be 100% behind this quiverfull bullshit. I noticed Carson said he prayed for a brother. I wonder if they'll stop if this one is a boy.

[GeeGolly]

Any mention of Gil's church or any other Bates finding ways to help their flooded neighbors?

[iwantcookies]

9 hours ago, awaken said:

I assume that’s their hope. Just keep churning out kids and someone’s bound to notice and gift them a house!

I think Jill Rodrigues got a free house 

[ginger90]

[ginger90]

[iwantcookies]

Nurie is not wearing a seat belt. I hope they weren’t being driven around while taking the picture.

 

David is a blessing from God? Nah Jill.

And double dating with your mom is creepy. 

Edited August 25, 2021 by iwantcookies

[skipnjump]

44 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

And she's doing the cupping the belly pose instead of holding her child with both hands...

[Ohiopirate02]

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

I don't see how anyone's fifth child is a miracle especially when you admit to surgical intervention.  That caption is a slap in the face to Erin's sister Michael and the thousands of other childless women who desperately want to have their own biological child.  It isn't God blessing you, but your own arrogance and greed.  

[galaxygirl76]

29 minutes ago, skipnjump said:

And she's doing the cupping the belly pose instead of holding her child with both hands...

How else are people going to know that she's knocked up. 

 

Poor Michael, I do feel sorry for her. 

[Turquoise]

4 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Any mention of Gil's church or any other Bates finding ways to help their flooded neighbors?

Waverly is 80ish miles west of Nashville, so I'm sure the crew is falling back on "not really neighbors"

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

Geez, is David in Nurie's lap? Nice that Best Momma chose the seat with more leg room.

[farmgal4]

1 hour ago, iwantcookies said:

Nurie is not wearing a seat belt. I hope they weren’t being driven around while taking the picture.

 

David is a blessing from God? Nah Jill.

And double dating with your mom is creepy. 

Jill isn’t wearing one either and they were being driven around by Nathan when Jill took the pic.

[BetyBee]

If Erin kills herself trying to build God's Army, Jana can step in, raise Erin's 5 and have her own man who works with his hands...plus she'll only need to pump out 3 or 4 of her own. 

[beckie]

Are Nurie and Nathan living with them now? They seem to have been with the Rodriguii forever now. Maybe Nurie is having a harder time being separated from best mama ever than we think.

[ginger90]

1 minute ago, beckie said:

Are Nurie and Nathan living with them now? They seem to have been with the Rodriguii forever now. Maybe Nurie is having a harder time being separated from best mama ever than we think.

Jill is dumping pictures. . Most of them are not in real time.

 

Such a blessing. 🤣

[SMama]

42 minutes ago, Turquoise said:

Waverly is 80ish miles west of Nashville, so I'm sure the crew is falling back on "not really neighbors"

Geez, is David in Nurie's lap? Nice that Best Momma chose the seat with more leg room.

David’s gut needs the extra space. 

[Churchhoney]

5 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Didn't Chad's dad stop practicing medicine to become a Gothard follower? 

He may have, but he didn't stay out of medicine. I don't know what he does right now, but I'm pretty sure he worked as a medical doctor in a prison for a long time. Maybe even during some of his peak Gothard years when he was one of their honchos? I know his medical license was up to date and he was listed as the prison doc at some big facility in Oklahoma when I checked him out at one point. 

Maybe he quit at first and then realized that unless you get a tv show because you're a Gothardite, you can't support a double-digit number of kids without an actual job? 

I would think being a doctor would have been something Gothard would be tolerant of, since you can be self employed if you want to be....And you can even refrain from believing in evolution if you want to....Once you get through the initial pre-med biology classes, nobody'll notice you being a Darwin Denier if you don't bring it up yourself....