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

[ginger90]

3 pictures, first two are videos:

 

 

[GeeGolly]

Did Jill show a washer and dryer in any of the reno pics? Tim has a giant stain on his shirt and so many of their clothes look grungy.

[Nysha]

I wonder if they use dollar store detergent or homemade detergent with cheap ingredients? Or she hasn't taught the Rodlet girls how to check & treat clothes before tossing them into the washer.

[libgirl2]

15 minutes ago, Nysha said:

I wonder if they use dollar store detergent or homemade detergent with cheap ingredients? Or she hasn't taught the Rodlet girls how to check & treat clothes before tossing them into the washer.

There is probably too much clothes to sort through and they all go in at once. 

[lookeyloo]

13 minutes ago, libgirl2 said:

There is probably too much clothes to sort through and they all go in at once. 

You know I hate these people - but - I made my own homemade laundry detergent (the dry stuff) for years until I got tired of it.  It washed everything just fine.  And for the past few months I 've been washing a load when the basket is full, after 60 years of sorting.  and guess what.  It all comes out just fine.  There is so much more to snark on with these ridiculous people.

[libgirl2]

2 minutes ago, lookeyloo said:

You know I hate these people - but - I made my own homemade laundry detergent (the dry stuff) for years until I got tired of it.  It washed everything just fine.  And for the past few months I 've been washing a load when the basket is full, after 60 years of sorting.  and guess what.  It all comes out just fine.  There is so much more to snark on with these ridiculous people.

I don't separate out my clothes. None of us do in our house. It all goes in at once unless its something special, is stained and needs a pre-treatment (and usually needs to be washed right away or its something like towels, bed sheets or my quilt.  

I meant more along the lines that they might not see that some clothing is stained (especially with the little ones) and needs something like Shout as there is so much volume of clothing, towels, sheets.... etc....

[emmawoodhouse]

Really, how often do we think the Rods wash their sheets? Once a month? Twice a year? 

[doodlebug]

7 hours ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

I went to an indoor wedding reception in Ohio back on the first, and that was legally allowed to go on.  So, I believe those restrictions have been lifted.  

At the end of July, as another surge was underway, the governor did limit gatherings to no more than 10 people.  He specifically cited families and friends gathering together at individual homes for various social events as being the source of several clusters.  He also recommended masks be worn, even at home, when people get together with others.  However, I believe this was called a 'recommendation' so I don't think there are consequences to violating it.

[crazy8s]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

Did Jill show a washer and dryer in any of the reno pics? Tim has a giant stain on his shirt and so many of their clothes look grungy.

in the singing video i thought a washer and dryer as well as couches a shelf with pics and a TV were shown in the print shop

Edited August 28, 2020 by crazy8s

[ginger90]

8 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

in the singing video i thought a washer and dryer as well as couches a shelf with pic and a TV were shown in the print shop

I recall seeing laundry detergent bottles on a shelf in that video.

[sondraK]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

Did Jill show a washer and dryer in any of the reno pics? Tim has a giant stain on his shirt and so many of their clothes look grungy.

Yes,with all the usual tacky decor on them.I think there were some signs,trinkets and artificial flowers on the water heater in there.Who does that.lol

Edited August 28, 2020 by sondraK

[iwantcookies]

Jill really is a frightening insane woman. Her husband looks like a dim bulb. 
 

Nuri must be pregnant by now. 

[ginger90]

 

Here’s a screenshot:

 

Edited August 28, 2020 by ginger90

[iwantcookies]

4 minutes ago, sondraK said:

Yes,with all the usual tacky decor on them.I think there were some signs,trinkets and artificial flowers on the water heater in there

Yes. Jill created a fire hazard in the laundry corner too.

[emmawoodhouse]

Yeah, I set up my recliners next to the laundry station. Is that the water heater on the far right?

Kim Plath must be saying to herself, "What a dump."

Edited August 28, 2020 by emmawoodhouse

[sondraK]

11 hours ago, Churchhoney said:

Carlin remembers it this way -- "30 days hath Sept.,April,June and Nov.All the rest have 31,except Feb., which has 32."

LOL

[crazy8s]

i note too the have the Betsy Ross 13 stars in a circle flag - you all can look that up as far as controversy - but it would probably be out of bounds here for any conversation

[charmed1]

6 hours ago, 3 is enough said:

One of the guests has a SLEEVELESS top on!  The hussy!

Is that Kim Plath? On their short-lived show, Kim revealed she was a huge party girl in college who drank, did drugs and flipped a car. I see Hosanna’s sister Moriah is noticeably absent. They probably didn’t bother to invite her. 

[emmawoodhouse]

14 minutes ago, charmed1 said:

Is that Kim Plath? On their short-lived show, Kim revealed she was a huge party girl in college who drank, did drugs and flipped a car. I see Hosanna’s sister Moriah is noticeably absent. They probably didn’t bother to invite her. 

Yes, that's Kim. And no way Moriah was invited. She's off being a regular young adult.

[ginger90]

3 pictures:

 

 

[Jynnan tonnix]

3 hours ago, ginger90 said:

3 pictures, first two are videos:

 

 

ok...nobody shoot me, please, but this actually made me smile. I grew up as an only child without even any cousins in the same country, and given that my dad was big into Polish Scouting, songs were a big part of, if not everyday life, at least anything like a special occasion, plus road trips, and lots of other random stuff. I loved singing - still do - desperately. But since Mr Jyn sees singing as something akin to torture (though he loves music as well), the kids have mostly grown up siding with him, and no one in our family sings, ever. Well, except for my younger son who is very musical, loves karaoke, and will discuss music until the cows come home, but still pretty much refuses to actually sing with me. To me, this clip pretty much summed up all that I ever wished to have as a family of my own. Well, minus the religious stuff, but I'll happily sing hymn after hymn if only someone wants to sing with me.

[iwantcookies]

9 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

3 pictures:

 

 

Jill go to a professional! You look awful. 

[emmawoodhouse]

21 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

3 pictures:

 

 

Jill, you haven't renewed your license in 20 years. You fool nobody. 

And you look skanky. 

[ginger90]

Such a strange woman. 

I did not do this to the picture, Jill did. 🤦‍♀️

Edited August 29, 2020 by ginger90

[galaxygirl76]

I can't believe she looks at those pictures and thinks 'this is the one, I'm posting this on social media'.

Edited August 29, 2020 by galaxygirl76

[crazycatlady58]

45 minutes ago, Jynnan tonnix said:

ok...nobody shoot me, please, but this actually made me smile. I grew up as an only child without even any cousins in the same country, and given that my dad was big into Polish Scouting, songs were a big part of, if not everyday life, at least anything like a special occasion, plus road trips, and lots of other random stuff. I loved singing - still do - desperately. But since Mr Jyn sees singing as something akin to torture (though he loves music as well), the kids have mostly grown up siding with him, and no one in our family sings, ever. Well, except for my younger son who is very musical, loves karaoke, and will discuss music until the cows come home, but still pretty much refuses to actually sing with me. To me, this clip pretty much summed up all that I ever wished to have as a family of my own. Well, minus the religious stuff, but I'll happily sing hymn after hymn if only someone wants to sing with me.

I will sing with you. I can't carry a tune in a bucket with the lid on but I live to sing.

[iwantcookies]

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

Such a strange woman. 

I did not do this to the picture, Jill did. 🤦‍♀️

Looking pretty:

crazy and 80’s glamorous 

 

[Guest]

Does she take her pictures with a 2005 Razr phone? Nearly every one she posts is out of focus, poorly shot, and devoid of color.

[Zella]

Jill Rod has the human equivalent of googly eyes. 

[Jeeves]

4 hours ago, crazy8s said:

in the singing video i thought a washer and dryer as well as couches a shelf with pics and a TV were shown in the print shop

I remember that fairly early in the barndominium renovations, JillR posted a photo of a laundry room (or laundry corner of a bigger room) that she bragged about how Shrek had created including doing the plumbing. It had TWO washers and TWO dryers. Yep. They looked like regular size household appliances, but there were two of each.

[farmgal4]

22 minutes ago, Zella said:

Jill Rod has the human equivalent of googly eyes. 

Jill is bug-eyed, which makes me wonder if she has an overactive thyroid.  That’s one of the symptoms.

[iwantcookies]

Maybe Sophia takes her pictures? 

[Zella]

1 minute ago, farmgal4 said:

Jill is bug-eyed, which makes me wonder if she has an overactive thyroid.  That’s one of the symptoms.

That's interesting--I didn't know that.

It's almost like she exaggerates the feature in pictures? 

[heckkitty]

6 hours ago, Nysha said:

I wonder if they use dollar store detergent or homemade detergent with cheap ingredients? Or she hasn't taught the Rodlet girls how to check & treat clothes before tossing them into the washer.

In all fairness, Mr. Heckkitty is over 50, insists on always being the one yo do the laundry, and I can’t get him to check & treat (or even sort) to save my life. 

[CalicoKitty]

38 minutes ago, Zella said:

That's interesting--I didn't know that.

It's almost like she exaggerates the feature in pictures? 

There is a guy on 90 Day Fiance that has buggy eyes, too.  Fans texted him about it, he went to the doctor, and he did indeed have a thyroid issue.  He thanked the fans for letting him know.  I wonder if Jill goes to the doctor, or if Plexus cures thyroid problems.  Or maybe causes them.

Edited August 29, 2020 by CalicoKitty
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[GeeGolly]

Isn't foil used for highlights and lowlights? Jill's hair looks all one color.

[Chicklet]

3 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Isn't foil used for highlights and lowlights? Jill's hair looks all one color.

Back when I was a teenager, foils were used for just highlighting, then as I got older they used foil and then low lighting for you know, to make it look more natural when gray hair comes in. She is still living in the 80s and hasn't updated her cosmetology knowledge I'm sure. I'm no cosmetologist but surely they updated things since the 80s.

And how come her natural color isn't good enough? God made it that color didn't he Jill? Why do you think you know better than God? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 29, 2020 by Chicklet

[Triple P]

13 hours ago, ginger90 said:

3 pictures:

 

 

You know what would save even more money? Allowing yourself to age gracefully and not dying/bleaching/highlighting your hair at all!

That said, I get that dying your hair can be a self-esteem booster. I dye my grays and I do it myself, but I also don't have 13 emaciated kids and an unstable income.

[Chicklet]

Well Jill has to be HOT (calm down no hysterical laughter really) so of course she has to be blonde. I embraced my un-colored hair since COVID and it came in a really nice silver that everyone loves ( I had no clue what my real color was anymore). Saves me money, time, and scalp irritation but hey being a female is always synonymous with being in pain, amIrite girls? 

[Albanyguy]

5 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Isn't foil used for highlights and lowlights?

It's also useful for keeping the CIA from monitoring your dreams.

[Oldernowiser]

If she’s hyperthyroid, it ain’t the Magic Plexus keeping her “trim.”

It might also explain some of the mania. When my thyroid med dose was too high I was a manic mess. But it’s not like Jill’s going to ever have that checked out by an actual doctor, so roll on, wired lunatic.

[emma675]

I'm trying to get a good look at Jill's neck to see if her thyroid looks enlarged, but it's hard to tell. I have Graves disease and while I had a lot of the classic symptoms when it was bad (frizzy hair and hair loss, losing weight on a daily basis, irritable and kind of manic, etc.), I never had the bug eyes. It's different for everyone.

[PradaKitty]

It doesn’t matter how much you are saving on hair maintenance, Jill. Your hair and the hair of your daughters is SEVERELY damaged. 
Did they teach you about conditioning at cosmetology school? It also wouldn’t hurt to scan a few magazines to see what current hairstyles look like. Yours looks like you wash it with lye soap and then hang your head out of the car window to dry.

[Genevrier]

On 8/27/2020 at 7:32 PM, Genevrier said:

My father taught us something like that. “Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November. And February has twenty-eight, that’s fine, but leap year makes it twenty-nine.“ 

Ok, I have to quote myself here, because last night I talked to my sister and she says she’s never heard of the ditty and has always used the knuckles method, which I don’t think I ever learned. She calls it “hill-valley.”  We are baffled. We lived in the same houses and went to the same schools until college. Well, I’m baffled—she just thinks I’m lying. We are from the Northeast. 
 

Topic? I only just heard of the Plaths for the first time last week. Does Mrs. Plath always have that same smirk on her face? I already can’t stand her. 

[ginger90]

 

4 pictures, first is a video:

 

 

[iwantcookies]

Jill’s hair looks awful.

Dim bulb must dye his hair too.

Of course they went on a date to stuff their faces. Starving kids were left at home to share 1 sandwich.

Edited August 29, 2020 by iwantcookies

[BigBingerBro]

I don't think Shrek goes anywhere without his shirt pocket filled with tracts.  I feel so sorry for anyone they cross paths with.  Can you imagine the aggressive witnessing that must take place? 😒

[BradandJanet]

No masks. Jill is showing off. Those two don't care about each other or anyone else. 

Some people improve with age; David is not one of them. Jill's bleach job is a fail.  

I wouldn't get near them in public and certainly not take anything they tried to hand to me. 

[ginger90]

 

[Oldernowiser]

Oh, Allen. You poor trapped overly polite schmuck.

Poor, poor guy. I bet she’s an arm clutcher on top of it.

So forced indoctrination AND possible Covid!!! Allen, honey, wherever you are, let me teach you a phrase that may someday save your life: “Hey, lady. Back up and shut up.“