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

[BradandJanet]

Just now, LilJen said:

  Vacation? Or between jobs?? Bets on how long he drove without sleep? ☹️

Tim says he's been working 90-100 hours a week before mowing season begins. I'm curious what he's doing--other than exaggerating. Anyway, the Rods seem to take  vacations when they want, so I guess BME is teaching him how it works. 

We mere mortals consider a vacation a welcome break from jobs or other pressing responsibilities. The Rods consider it a regular activity. 

Still, it's nice he was able to spend time with Nurie and her family without BME there to plan and direct everything.  

[CalicoKitty]

Maybe Tim can find work there and stay near Nurie, and get some distance from BME.  I think that is the only way he will survive.

 

 

[iwantcookies]

Timbro was probably there to meet a girl or grift $ for momsy

[Westiepeach]

19 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

Still, it's nice he was able to spend time with Nurie and her family without BME there to plan and direct everything.  

Oh please. BME was STILL planning an directing everything from afar. Those kids are never without BME’s direction.

[Minivanessa]

Here's the 411 on the Baptist Blow-out: 

Seven sermons in just over three days. I wonder what the attendance was.

I hope nobody I know IRL sees this, because if you want to torture me into madness, forcing me to attend all those services would do the trick. (Another form of torture: put me in a locked room with a TV blasting cooking shows 24/7, and don't allow me to control the volume or have anywhere to look besides the TV. Just saying.)

OTOH, What the heck does "Baptist Blowout" mean? Sounds like a diaper accident to me.

[heckkitty]

2 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Nemo's face in that rocking horse picture is me, practically every time I'm in this thread.

 

[MargeGunderson]

35 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

Tim says he's been working 90-100 hours a week before mowing season begins. I'm curious what he's doing--other than exaggerating. Anyway, the Rods seem to take  vacations when they want, so I guess BME is teaching him how it works.  

I’m completely confused about the working 90-100 hours a week before mowing season. Why? Because he doesn’t earn enough during mowing season so has to sock it away now? Does he understand that’s not the flex he thinks it is?

[SMama]

1 hour ago, emmawoodhouse said:

I wonder what car Nurthan drove to Pensacola and, in totally the opposite direction, Cape Canaveral? His truck didn't look drivable.

Nathan bought a sedan for Nurie shortly after they married. BME made it a point to humble brag on SM. In a sedan there’s no excuse for Nemo not to be in an appropriately installed carseat.

[Westiepeach]

23 minutes ago, heckkitty said:

Nemo's face in that rocking horse picture is me, practically every time I'm in this thread.

 

Me too, @heckkitty… me too…

[irisheyes]

They went to the Kennedy Space Center?  Science means nothing to them, so why go?

On a related note, have they ever been to the Creation Museum or Ark Encounter?  Lots of little IFB churches down that way. 

[crazy8s]

from the comments on the post of tim's vacation

"Did the Pilot Timothy fly down? Can’t wait to hear he finishes his schooling. Has he and I’ve missed it?"  🤣🤣

no response from BME

 

[ginger90]

[skatelady]

There was a pic of New Pastor Nathan Keller next to an Anchor Baptist Church sign. There are several Anchor Baptist churches in Florida. Anyone know which one it is? Crazy coincidence - my brother-in-law used to be a youth pastor at an Anchor church on the gulf coast side. Wouldn't it be crazy if it was the same church (he is now in Columbia SC, though).

[iwantcookies]

Nemo is way too cute to be related to poopy HUNK.

[emmawoodhouse]

36 minutes ago, skatelady said:

There was a pic of New Pastor Nathan Keller next to an Anchor Baptist Church sign. There are several Anchor Baptist churches in Florida. Anyone know which one it is? Crazy coincidence - my brother-in-law used to be a youth pastor at an Anchor church on the gulf coast side. Wouldn't it be crazy if it was the same church (he is now in Columbia SC, though).

I forget the town, but it's about 30 minutes from Interlachen.

[BitterApple]

Nemo is a handsome baby.

[emmawoodhouse]

1 hour ago, irisheyes said:

They went to the Kennedy Space Center?  Science means nothing to them, so why go?

On a related note, have they ever been to the Creation Museum or Ark Encounter?  Lots of little IFB churches down that way. 

I think they've been BY the Creation Museum/Ark Encounter, but unless Jill could grift hundreds of dollars in tickets, it's out of their price range.

[awaken]

Lol, the Baptist blowout. That’s funny!  Even funnier that all it is is sermons! 

[Zella]

4 hours ago, Jeeves said:

OTOH, What the heck does "Baptist Blowout" mean? Sounds like a diaper accident to me.

I'm glad I was not the only one thinking this. It's not a word I would use to describe any event, and inviting me to one is a good way to ensure I do not attend. LOL

Is--is Diaper Mountain at Jessa's house an example of a Baptist Blowout?

Edited February 23, 2022 by Zella

[iwantcookies]

Between Baptist blowout and ivory cream these fundies are are as xrated/horny as the rest of us .

maybe it’s their secret code for orgies or something 

[GeeGolly]

I pictured a Lollapalooza revival tent like weekend. A lot of reaching for the skies, faintings and Amens, not two sermons a day over three days.

[crazy8s]

9 hours ago, emmawoodhouse said:

I forget the town, but it's about 30 minutes from Interlachen.

i think it's Seville Fla

[madpsych78]

9 hours ago, Zella said:

Is--is Diaper Mountain at Jessa's house an example of a Baptist Blowout?

It should be. That's a great nickname for Diaper Mountain.

[crazy8s]

12 hours ago, emmawoodhouse said:

I think they've been BY the Creation Museum/Ark Encounter, but unless Jill could grift hundreds of dollars in tickets, it's out of their price range.

I agree it was probably a drive by. Jill included it in a blog post in 2017. their travels took them to AR, KY, IA MO, MN . they went to the Duggar church, Mall of America (twice) and the Ark Encounter. A bunch of pics of random rod's posed with duggars and Caldwells, several pics at Mall of America and 0 pics of the Ark Encounter. 

"God is SO good to us in allowing us to enjoy family moments as we travel.  We have visited the “ARK ENCOUNTER” , Mall of America, 2 different Bible Colleges we were checking out for Timothy, enjoyed the lakes in Minnesota at 2 different VERY hospitable people’s homes that lived RIGHT on the beautiful lakes, etc. etc.  We work, but then, God gives us a day off (now and then) to just enjoy His creation and each other."

you have to scroll past the plexus and ladies retreat stuff to get to it. but damn the more of the old stuff I read, the more insane i think she is. she certainly has changed her opinion on the duggars and those other TV families.

https://rodriguesfamilyministries.com/main/?p=3289

https://rodriguesfamilyministries.com/main/?p=3323

[Turquoise]

32 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

I agree it was probably a drive by. Jill included it in a blog post in 2017. their travels took them to AR, KY, IA MO, MN . they went to the Duggar church, Mall of America (twice) and the Ark Encounter. A bunch of pics of random rod's posed with duggars and Caldwells, several pics at Mall of America and 0 pics of the Ark Encounter. 

"God is SO good to us in allowing us to enjoy family moments as we travel.  We have visited the “ARK ENCOUNTER” , Mall of America, 2 different Bible Colleges we were checking out for Timothy, enjoyed the lakes in Minnesota at 2 different VERY hospitable people’s homes that lived RIGHT on the beautiful lakes, etc. etc.  We work, but then, God gives us a day off (now and then) to just enjoy His creation and each other."

you have to scroll past the plexus and ladies retreat stuff to get to it. but damn the more of the old stuff I read, the more insane i think she is. she certainly has changed her opinion on the duggars and those other TV families.

https://rodriguesfamilyministries.com/main/?p=3289

https://rodriguesfamilyministries.com/main/?p=3323

"...this new business endeavor of mine has far surpassed my success as a hairstylist!"

Why do I feel like that was a low bar?

[Triple P]

Too bad the Rods couldn't peek through the windows of the Ark Encounter like they did at Laura Ingalls Wilder's house.

[GeeGolly]

2 hours ago, Turquoise said:

"...this new business endeavor of mine has far surpassed my success as a hairstylist!"

Why do I feel like that was a low bar?

You walk in like this: 

And walk out like this:

 

[Picture It. Sicily]

 

3 hours ago, crazy8s said:

I agree it was probably a drive by. Jill included it in a blog post in 2017. their travels took them to AR, KY, IA MO, MN . they went to the Duggar church, Mall of America (twice) and the Ark Encounter. A bunch of pics of random rod's posed with duggars and Caldwells, several pics at Mall of America and 0 pics of the Ark Encounter. 

"God is SO good to us in allowing us to enjoy family moments as we travel.  We have visited the “ARK ENCOUNTER” , Mall of America, 2 different Bible Colleges we were checking out for Timothy, enjoyed the lakes in Minnesota at 2 different VERY hospitable people’s homes that lived RIGHT on the beautiful lakes, etc. etc.  We work, but then, God gives us a day off (now and then) to just enjoy His creation and each other."

you have to scroll past the plexus and ladies retreat stuff to get to it. but damn the more of the old stuff I read, the more insane i think she is. she certainly has changed her opinion on the duggars and those other TV families.

https://rodriguesfamilyministries.com/main/?p=3289

https://rodriguesfamilyministries.com/main/?p=3323

Yes, Jill. God has so little on his plate he can focus on making sure a pair of grifters and their unsocialized offspring have time to sight see while traveling the country to sing for their supper. 🙄

3 hours ago, crazy8s said:

We work, but then, God gives us a day off (now and then) to just enjoy His creation and each other."

Bitch, your existence is a day off. 🤦‍♀️

Edited February 23, 2022 by Picture It. Sicily

[GeeGolly]

Jackson Bates had a major transformation in about 5 weeks time. First pic is mid January, second one beginning of December.

 

[libgirl2]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

Jackson Bates had a major transformation in about 5 weeks time. First pic is mid January, second one beginning of December.

 

Those kids are really  enamored of themselves. 

[SMama]

Esther Bates has an IG story of what appears to be their honeymoon. The best part was the very modest shot of them in a sudsy bathtub. No improper flesh showing, and I usually would not comment. It’s the hypocrisy about modesty. 

[Nysha]

2 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Jackson Bates had a major transformation in about 5 weeks time. First pic is mid January, second one beginning of December.

Amazing what a bit of make-up and mousse will do for ya. 

[BitterApple]

Jackson looks like the love child of Robert Pattinson and Tom Brady.

[iwantcookies]

I’m thinking Titrod was in FL at the same time as the entire family. Jill lied and made it sound like he was there alone.

[iwantcookies]

Instead of posting a pic oh her aunts face… She posts a pic of herself front and center and we can’t even tell what the aunt looks like. Oh narcissist Jillcatraz Chickzilla-Plexus you never disappoint…

[iwantcookies]

Jill being a Dyson vacuum suck up as usual. Wonder if the godly pastor took them to a restaurant.  HUNKY sure gets hungry and prefers free meals! 
 

The pastor only has 4 kids. I bet Jill feels superior that she got 13. 
 

 

[BradandJanet]

Pastor Vinny Sawyer has a very nice home. The Rods were invited for dinner on a previous visit. Jill was gushing about the house and hoping to stay longer--like overnight--but everyone was rushed back to the church for an evening service. The Sawyers timed everything well. 

Timbot's jobs can't be too important if he can just take off for a grifting tour. 

[crazy8s]

Pastor Vinny was most likely trying to avoid all those Rod children in their "modest swimwear" being in his pool.

[MaryAnneSpier]

I haven't seen anything recently about the young man who was courting one of the oldest Rodriguez girls. Any updates? 

[iwantcookies]

13 minutes ago, MaryAnneSpier said:

I haven't seen anything recently about the young man who was courting one of the oldest Rodriguez girls. Any updates? 

Nope Not a peep 

[Minivanessa]

45 minutes ago, MaryAnneSpier said:

I haven't seen anything recently about the young man who was courting one of the oldest Rodriguez girls. Any updates? 

 

30 minutes ago, iwantcookies said:

Nope Not a peep 

And isn't that interesting? Jonathan is from Mississippi, isn't he? Would it be a big detour for the Rods to drop by and see Jonathan's family on their way to or from Florida? Hmm. 

If a fairly normal mother goes silent on SM about her daughter's boyfriend/courtship after flooding her feed with photos of the happy couple like crazy? I *might* think the daughter told mom to back off and give them some space, and she complied. But this is JillR, and *everything* is ALL about HER. So I think there's another reason and it's possibly that Jonathan has backed away. Or someone managed to get Jill to STFU about the relationship, which if it happened might be a recorded 21st century official miracle. 

ETA: it's possible they did visit with Jonathan on the recent trip and she's just about to drop a load of stuff about it on SM. 

Edited February 24, 2022 by Jeeves

[iwantcookies]

Chickzilla’s contribution to Jesause 
 

1. Killing a million trees for smiley tracks. Leading Daniel from laundromat to Jesause. 

2. Humping HUNK a million times to add 13 malnourished souls to Jesause’s army.

3. say what? I don’t sacrifice anything!

[ozziemom]

JillR is a lying liar who posts stuff on a wanky timeline so who knows what’s up with Jonathan. Really doubt BME is showing restraint but maybe she is so excited about seeing Nemo she is bypassing Mississippi visit.

[Cinnabon]

29 minutes ago, iwantcookies said:

Chickzilla’s contribution to Jesause 
 

1. Killing a million trees for smiley tracks. Leading Daniel from laundromat to Jesause. 

2. Humping HUNK a million times to add 13 malnourished souls to Jesause’s army.

3. say what? I don’t sacrifice anything!

Too bad she’s never done any works for anyone. But she should send this to Jinjer. 

[Zella]

I think Jonathan ran for the hills. 

[crazy8s]

the Mississippi church where Jonathon's dad is pastor shows no Rod visit scheduled for either Feb or March. Possibly they are lax on filling in the calendar for the website. The weekly bulletins do show Jonathon and his brother have been preaching once a month. so it would seem Jonathon has not yet moved to that apartment and job in ohio that Jill set up and bragged about months ago.

Edited February 24, 2022 by crazy8s

[BradandJanet]

A Reddit poster says that Jonathan's aunt left a positive message on Kaylee's Etsy shop. If so, Jon and Kaylee are probably still together.

I hope somebody made Jill keep quiet. Motormouth would wreck another relationship if left to her own devices. 

1 hour ago, crazy8s said:

The weekly bulletins do show Jonathon and his brother have been preaching once a month. so it would seem Jonathon has not yet moved to that apartment and job in ohio that Jill set up and bragged about months ago.

Jill lied about the job and the apartment. 

[SMama]

2 hours ago, Zella said:

I think Jonathan ran for the hills. 

If he did, smart move, and he has too high an IQ to be comfortable in the Rod circus.

[Ljohnson1987]

Jill.. You don't need a day off from hawking Plexus. You need a reality check. 

[riverblue22]

I think it's really strange that there was no Jonathan during the Christmas/New Year holiday.  And how long would someone hold a job or apartment for him?  It's all very fishy~