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

[Zella]

6 minutes ago, emmawoodhouse said:

What, you're not going to DM her for a copy? 😂

I have some pride! Very little but enough. 😇

[emmawoodhouse]

4 minutes ago, Zella said:

I have some pride! Very little but enough. 😇

But what a keepsake, hot off Deadbeat Dave's press! 

[Portia]

3 hours ago, 65mickey said:

What do these people have against churches?  Never in my 70 years have I heard of a church referred to as an auditorium. I thought churches were holy places not auditoriums. 

Really?  You must not have visited as large a variety of denominations as I have. I've heard it used at various churches, and I think it's unfair to assume disrespect. It's just a custom. 

[65mickey]

8 hours ago, Portia said:

Really?  You must not have visited as large a variety of denominations as I have. I've heard it used at various churches, and I think it's unfair to assume disrespect. It's just a custom. 

Who said anything about disrespecting??  Auditorium definition, the part of a theater, concert hall or other public where the audience sits. I don't see audience or auditorium as being church related. But then again until I started reading this forum I did not know that they had renamed Easter Resurrection Sunday. 

Edited April 23, 2021 by 65mickey

[Tikichick]

I'm used to referring to the main space of the church as the sanctuary.

[iwantcookies]

I wonder how much for a book. 
 

Chapter 1: eat only 500  calories a day. Can’t be plump and catch a man.

Chapter 2: do your hair/makeup like it’s 1985

Chapter 3: MAMA’s recipes that will keep your MAN full and chunky 

Chapter 4: birth control is EVIL

Chapter 5: SEVERE miscarriage is time to grift $

Chapter 6: don’t ask husband for medical insurance who needs that or glasses?

Chapter 7: if you can’t read this don’t get glasses ask someone to read you this book

chapter 8: decorating on a budget. Dollar tree is your friend. There is no such thing as too much clutter! 
 

chapter 9: give me $$$. I need more grandfather clocks and ugly extensions 

Chapter 10: Nurie who? Chapter dedicated to my favorite child who is now far far away. I mourn her lack of presence. My precious!!!

Love Jill Rodrigues not Rodriguez Xoxo

 

[crazy8s]

on the chapter 1 - she would not say "can't be plump".  it would be "be svelte on your wedding day."

there is an old jill blog post where she tells how she "was a svelte 115lbs" on her wedding day.

 

[Jeeves]

 

10 hours ago, Portia said:

Really?  You must not have visited as large a variety of denominations as I have. I've heard it used at various churches, and I think it's unfair to assume disrespect. It's just a custom. 

I've heard the term used that way as well. 

[GeeGolly]

I never heard of the word auditorium being used to describe part of a church until the Bates and Duggar sisters were looking at different venues. It felt odd to me.

But I guess its no different than sub/grinder/hoagie or purse/pocketbook/bag, etc. 

Edited April 23, 2021 by GeeGolly

[Jeeves]

8 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

I never heard of the word auditorium being used to describe part of a church until the Bates and Duggar sisters were looking at different venues. I felt odd to me.

But I guess its no different than sub/grinder/hoagie or purse/pocketbook/bag, etc. 

I know. I don't care about it, and "auditorium" is used in many churches now -  but apparently the use of "auditorium" instead of "sanctuary" riles up some theologians. 

[iwantcookies]

12 hours ago, Zella said:

I am deeply ashamed of how much I want to read Jill's book. Like, I would never give her money for it, but if I could pirate it, well, just call me Blackbeard. 

There is no shame in wanting to laugh at her “book” !

[BradandJanet]

16 hours ago, iwantcookies said:

I think I saw this scene in an old movie staring Julie Andrews. Something about the hills are alive with the sound of music . . . . The costumes look about right. 

[Ohiopirate02]

I would be willing to take one for the team to get my hands on Jill's books.  I needed this laugh today.  I woke up to a very demoralizing email from my boss and subsequent emails and phone calls have not been helpful.  I was ready to start drinking at 8am.  

[iwantcookies]

2 hours ago, crazy8s said:

on the chapter 1 - she would not say "can't be plump".  it would be "be svelte on your wedding day."

there is an old jill blog post where she tells how she "was a svelte 115lbs" on her wedding day.

 

115 pounds is probably 1/2 of what Shrek weights now

Jilldo is probably 160 pounds 

[Westiepeach]

6 minutes ago, iwantcookies said:

115 pounds is probably 1/2 of what Shrek weights now

Jilldo is probably 160 pounds 

I suspect The Hunk weighs a LOT more than 230 pounds!

[sondraK]

5 hours ago, iwantcookies said:

I wonder how much for a book. 
 

Chapter 1: eat only 500  calories a day. Can’t be plump and catch a man.

Chapter 2: do your hair/makeup like it’s 1985

Chapter 3: MAMA’s recipes that will keep your MAN full and chunky 

Chapter 4: birth control is EVIL

Chapter 5: SEVERE miscarriage is time to grift $

Chapter 6: don’t ask husband for medical insurance who needs that or glasses?

Chapter 7: if you can’t read this don’t get glasses ask someone to read you this book

chapter 8: decorating on a budget. Dollar tree is your friend. There is no such thing as too much clutter! 
 

chapter 9: give me $$$. I need more grandfather clocks and ugly extensions 

Chapter 10: Nurie who? Chapter dedicated to my favorite child who is now far far away. I mourn her lack of presence. My precious!!!

Love Jill Rodrigues not Rodriguez Xoxo

 

LOL!

Might I add

Chapter 11   How to hype up your newborn's medical condition so you can grift for a $400 mixer and designer perfume

 

2 hours ago, Westiepeach said:

I suspect The Hunk weighs a LOT more than 230 pounds!

She doesn't call him hunky hubby for nothing!

[EVS]

17 hours ago, iwantcookies said:

Please let this be the cover photo

Perfect!

The pictures of the girls are almost as embarrassing.  At least Jill chose to do this to herself and photograph it. Those poor girls didn’t have any choice in letting Jill style them so awful and then forcing them to pose for those pictures. I’m guessing one of those pictures of the girls will be the cover. 

Edited April 23, 2021 by EVS
Grammar

[Jeeves]

17 hours ago, iwantcookies said:

Please let this be the cover photo

I am sorely tempted to use this as an avatar. You all have been warned. **evil laugh*** 

[madpsych78]

6 minutes ago, Jeeves said:

I am sorely tempted to use this as an avatar. You all have been warned. **evil laugh*** 

Me too, but I can't figure out how to make the file small enough to work. 

[EVS]

Do you think Jill believes she has tons of followers who would be interested in her book, or do you think she is actually savvy enough to try to profit from curious snarkers?  Maybe both?  Or maybe I’m giving her too much credit. She definitely is narcissistic enough to think people are actually interested her “wisdom”. I think she expects to sell copies to her family and then guilt people at her church into buying it plus people at the churches they visit for their traveling “ministry”.

[Ohiopirate02]

50 minutes ago, Jeeves said:

I am sorely tempted to use this as an avatar. You all have been warned. **evil laugh*** 

Please don't.  It's bad enough with the redesign and you have to see Jill Rod at the top of every page.  

[GeeGolly]

53 minutes ago, Jeeves said:

I am sorely tempted to use this as an avatar. You all have been warned. **evil laugh*** 

If you do, please don't like any of my posts. I still get the SEVERELY GIANT notifications. It might do me in. 😬😉😂

[emmawoodhouse]

Jill has released the real cover. It's as bad as one might expect. 😂

 

[emma675]

9 minutes ago, emmawoodhouse said:

Jill has released the real cover. It's as bad as one might expect. 😂

 

Good lord, it looks like the poster for a 1970s horror film. Those poor girls.

[farmgal4]

14 minutes ago, emmawoodhouse said:

Jill has released the real cover. It's as bad as one might expect. 😂

 

I betcha I know who’s mug will be on the back cover. 🤪

1 hour ago, EVS said:

Do you think Jill believes she has tons of followers who would be interested in her book, or do you think she is actually savvy enough to try to profit from curious snarkers?  Maybe both?  Or maybe I’m giving her too much credit. She definitely is narcissistic enough to think people are actually interested her “wisdom”. I think she expects to sell copies to her family and then guilt people at her church into buying it plus people at the churches they visit for their traveling “ministry”.

We all know how narcissistic Jill is.  She thinks she has infinite wisdom on all subjects, and the world should be thankful that she’s chosen to write a book.

[GeeGolly]

Just what is JillR's definition of victory? Straight and chaste until marriage and available and pregnant after marriage?

The road there is paved with non-sluttish clothes, 80s hair, Tammy Faye make-up and waiting on God's timing. Hardly enough to fill a book.

[iwantcookies]

Her kids look like starved refugees in need of a makeover 

[iwantcookies]

1 hour ago, EVS said:

Do you think Jill believes she has tons of followers who would be interested in her book, or do you think she is actually savvy enough to try to profit from curious snarkers?  Maybe both?  Or maybe I’m giving her too much credit. She definitely is narcissistic enough to think people are actually interested her “wisdom”. I think she expects to sell copies to her family and then guilt people at her church into buying it plus people at the churches they visit for their traveling “ministry”.

I have a sinking suspicion Jill’s kids will be selling this book everywhere, Walmart parking lot included. 

[Chicklet]

Oh look, it's the real cover of some YA vampire book.

[sondraK]

16 minutes ago, iwantcookies said:

I have a sinking suspicion Jill’s kids will be selling this book everywhere, Walmart parking lot included. 

And I bet she'll have a book table at church,with her and the girls there to sign it

[MargeGunderson]

That cover is as bad as I expected, but in a different way. I thought it would look like an 80s glamor shot (you know Jill had one done) but this is less funny. It’s the saddest road to victory.

[emmawoodhouse]

6 minutes ago, sondraK said:

And I bet she'll have a book table at church,with her and the girls there to sign it

I'd be super curious about their autographs. I found a secondhand copy of one of Sarah Maxwell's Moody books, and her autograph was one of a third grader learning cursive.

I bet Jill dots her I with a heart like Michelle Duggar.

Edited April 23, 2021 by emmawoodhouse

[ginger90]

[ozziemom]

Oh this book sounds more and more awful the more we see and hear about. JillR will be pushing this hard. I wonder if Nurie will be held up as an example of a success story or completely ignored. The NotNuries look pitiful in that picture used for the cover.

[Absolom]

Didn't we have one of the fundies publish a "book" and it was just their blog posts compiled?  For some reason I thought that was Jill.  

This one looks a bit inspired by the Jinger/Jeremy book or at least the chapters talking about Jinger's teen and young adult years.

[emmawoodhouse]

5 minutes ago, Absolom said:

Didn't we have one of the fundies publish a "book" and it was just their blog posts compiled?  For some reason I thought that was Jill.  

This one looks a bit inspired by the Jinger/Jeremy book or at least the chapters talking about Jinger's teen and young adult years.

Yes, Jill had a "book" that was just a compilation of her blog posts. It obviously went nowhere, as I expect this book will.

[beckie]

17 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

Compelling? Wow, she thinks highly of herself.  That second paragraph doesn't even make sense. But the jealousy over J&J's book just seeps through.

 

[MargeGunderson]

I wonder how she is planning on selling her masterpiece. Is David going to print it and sell it in bulk to churches?

[65mickey]

2 hours ago, EVS said:

Do you think Jill believes she has tons of followers who would be interested in her book, or do you think she is actually savvy enough to try to profit from curious snarkers?  Maybe both?  Or maybe I’m giving her too much credit. She definitely is narcissistic enough to think people are actually interested her “wisdom”. I think she expects to sell copies to her family and then guilt people at her church into buying it plus people at the churches they visit for their traveling “ministry”.

I think mostly she is narcissistic enough to believe that she has tons of followers who will buy this book. And some snarkers who will also purchase the book thereby driving up her profits. She doesn't care which is which as long as the $$ rolls in. It looks absolutely riveting, NOT. Think I'll pass on this "fount" of knowledge. 

[Chicklet]

Well that picture is an eyetrap for any young man, don' t you think? Her chest is up there right in the front. Shocking.

[GeeGolly]

36 minutes ago, Absolom said:

Didn't we have one of the fundies publish a "book" and it was just their blog posts compiled?  For some reason I thought that was Jill.  

This one looks a bit inspired by the Jinger/Jeremy book or at least the chapters talking about Jinger's teen and young adult years.

I was thinking it sounds like the Duggar girls' book.  

[LilJen]

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

As expected: all the attention has been placed on the cover. Think she'll spend as much time on the inside of the book?

[emma675]

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

Well, at least we know for sure JRod wrote this. Random capitalization, grammatical errors, gratuitous use of exclamation points, and weaving in and out of tenses. It's all there.

[ginger90]

And the (.....Jill’s daughters......) is very much Jill.

Edited April 24, 2021 by ginger90

[BradandJanet]

The cover is a casserole of beige fonts, but Comic Sans wins. 

Jill's name is in Comic Sans. My evil self laughs. 

[Madtown]

If I didn't know this family and I saw that book in a store, I would think it was a horror story based on the cover. I would feel the girls were walking down some murderous path. Not too mention, they look half dead since they don't eat.

[Teriacky]

It looks as though the book title should be What  NOT to Wear. Ever.

[MrsClaus]

Okay, I have to admit that my first thought when seeing the cover was a new generation of Manson girls.

[iwantcookies]

3 hours ago, Chicklet said:

Oh look, it's the real cover of some YA vampire book.

Nah even vampires look more alive/plump than her kids 🤣

[emmawoodhouse]

1 hour ago, Teriacky said:

It looks as though the book title should be What  NOT to Wear. Ever.

They do not approve. 😁