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2 hours ago, LongDenimFrumper said:

This might be an unpopular opinion but Jeremy is starting to noticeably out dress Jinger. He’s going to Brooks Brothers & a semi designer route while you can kinda still tell she’s hitting the racks at Gabriel Brothers & TJ Maxx. When they first got together, they looked like they meshed well appearance wise. Now, Jerm looks like he’s spending a majority of the clothing budget on himself. Don’t get me wrong.... I looove TJ’s & Jinger always looks cute but they are in separate leagues when it come to wardrobes now. I wonder how long it will be before Jeremy’s eye starts to wander looking for  a more polished prize...

I don't see that as an unpopular opinion at all, and I agree! For some reason, I'm just getting a more and more mismatched feel with them lately. It seems like when they got married, Jer completely adored her, and now he adores Felicity, and seems way more enamored with himself than jinger. I think it's somewhat normal to adore your kid to the exclusion of almost anything else, especially for a first kid, but it's like he has to worship somebody, and Felicity just jumped into jinger's slot (because he used to be so over the top with Jinger).

I feel like if Jinger ever left him, Jer would LOVE the praise and admiration he got for being a doting single father, and his ego would grow five sizes, too.

I may be all wrong, but I just see Jeremy and Jinger being less in sync than they were before, and it might be more than just a typical new baby thing. I mean, I'm glad they waited a year to conceive, but they still barely dated. The infatuation phase could be wearing off, and Jeremy will be more tempted than ever to be with some blonde girl named Kate, who grew up a demure Bible thumper with a surgeon dad, went to Liberty,  wears Brooks Brothers and wants to be an upscale Christian trophy wife. 

Because I have no life, meet Kate! (Pic from brooks brothers)

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Tough crowd!  She's wearing modern shoes with closed toes, pants, and a shirt that literally calls back to her family's ridiculous rules and there are still 35 things wrong with what she's doing. 

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On 5/7/2019 at 12:30 AM, JoanArc said:

 Am I the only one that thinks Jeremy and Jessa would make a good couple. Well, a power couple anyway.

No way I bet he still bitches to anyone who’ll listen about how she put all the books in his closet. Also I don’t think Jeremy wants a bossy wife, he likes Jinger (autocorrect changed that to hunger lol) because she’s a follower, Jessa may follow but she’ll have plenty to say about it. It always amazes me how strong Jessa’s personality is, considering the way she was raised. 

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2 hours ago, LongDenimFrumper said:

This might be an unpopular opinion but Jeremy is starting to noticeably out dress Jinger. He’s going to Brooks Brothers & a semi designer route while you can kinda still tell she’s hitting the racks at Gabriel Brothers & TJ Maxx. When they first got together, they looked like they meshed well appearance wise. Now, Jerm looks like he’s spending a majority of the clothing budget on himself. Don’t get me wrong.... I looove TJ’s & Jinger always looks cute but they are in separate leagues when it come to wardrobes now. I wonder how long it will be before Jeremy’s eye starts to wander looking for  a more polished prize...

Except he probably sets her clothes budget. He probably likes that she wears cheaper clothes since it leaves more money for him. If he wanted her to wear more expensive clothes, I'm sure she would wear higher end clothes since he's her headship. 

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bythelake

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9 hours ago, Puffin said:

No way I bet he still bitches to anyone who’ll listen about how she put all the books in his closet. Also I don’t think Jeremy wants a bossy wife, he likes Jinger (autocorrect changed that to hunger lol) because she’s a follower, Jessa may follow but she’ll have plenty to say about it. It always amazes me how strong Jessa’s personality is, considering the way she was raised. 

It looks like Jeremy is as fastidious about his home as well as his clothes. His library is neat. He doesn’t even have a blotter on that desk with the fountain pen and ink.(?)

Can anyone imagine him coming home to a dresser full of poop diapers? 

Jessa is a slob in the way she dresses and in keeping her home. The only thing for which I can give her credit is that the boys look clean and happy. Is Bin responsible for that too?

When #3 comes into the world, we’ll see if anything changes.

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JoanArc

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52 minutes ago, bythelake said:

It looks like Jeremy is as fastidious about his home as well as his clothes. His library is neat. He doesn’t even have a blotter on that desk with the fountain pen and ink.(?)

Can anyone imagine him coming home to a dresser full of poop diapers? 

Jessa is a slob in the way she dresses and in keeping her home. The only thing for which I can give her credit is that the boys look clean and happy. Is Bin responsible for that too?

When #3 comes into the world, we’ll see if anything changes.

Jeressa would just get a maid, have one of his sisters clean for them, get one of the church ladies to do it, or rope in a spinster fundie like Laura. 

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Christina87

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1 hour ago, JoanArc said:

Jeressa would just get a maid, have one of his sisters clean for them, get one of the church ladies to do it, or rope in a spinster fundie like Laura. 

Hahaha i could TOTALLY see Jeremy getting someone from the church to do it, and being really condescending to them, telling them they're serving the Lord by polishing his shoes and dusting his books...

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On 5/7/2019 at 8:23 PM, LongDenimFrumper said:

This might be an unpopular opinion but Jeremy is starting to noticeably out dress Jinger. He’s going to Brooks Brothers & a semi designer route while you can kinda still tell she’s hitting the racks at Gabriel Brothers & TJ Maxx. 

I think Jerm's taste runs to a more formal style than Jinger's.  Like his family and her family overall.

The Brooks Brothers in Laredo is a factory outlet store. 

https://www.theoutletshoppesatlaredo.com/directory/

I've got an outlet mall like this near me.  I wear Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Armani, Kate Spade, etc.  These stores have bargains that normal people with normal budgets can afford.  Like Jinger & Jeremy.  And me. 

I've never once spent so much that I couldn't pay my mortgage, feed my kids or make my car payment.  And my wardrobe is pretty damn sharp.  You just have to be smart about it. 

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Albanyguy

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3 hours ago, leighdear said:

I think Jerm's taste runs to a more formal style than Jinger's.

Yeah, I don't think that he's deliberately holding her back from dressing as fashionably as he does or anything like that. If anything is holding her back and cramping her style, I think it's the Duggar influence, not Jeremy. Jinger spent so many years of her life wearing prairie frumpers and hand-me-downs, obeying her family's over-the-top "modesty" rules and sharing one wardrobe with her sisters, that it's going to take her a while to get used to the idea that she can now buy or wear anything she wants. Just having five or six pretty, new dresses in her closet that she doesn't have to share with Jill or Jana (and that don't have to be approved by Michelle and Jim Bob) is a dream come true. She probably still feels a little guilty and sinful every time she buys something new or puts on a skirt that comes above her knees. She'll get over it in time.

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Oldernowiser

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Or maybe Jinger has some shred of common sense about whether it’s appropriate for the wife of a low income small town preacher to be swanning around waving silk pocket squares (priced in Euros, for crying out loud), fountain pens and Gucci loafers.

Even if he is buying at the outlets, it’s just tacky, given what he supposedly does for a living. If he’s a used car salesman, he’s welcome to it. A spiritual leader? Not so much.

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6 minutes ago, Westiepeach said:

IF I was super religious and IF I went to his church... there would be no way in hell that I would tithe. If the “Pastor” could afford an $85 pocket square... sorry. You are not getting my money. 

Quoting myself to edit - maybe the $85 pocket square was a gift. That’s great. My point, which I should have made, and I failed miserably, is that he is HAWKING the pocket square. Which means he is profiting from the sales. That is my issue. 

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41 minutes ago, Westiepeach said:

IF I was super religious and IF I went to his church... there would be no way in hell that I would tithe. If the “Pastor” could afford an $85 pocket square... sorry. You are not getting my money. 

I just checked this myself it's an 85 Euro pocket square which means it costs 95 dollars US.

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Christina87

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I just can't figure out, for the life of me, why this dude didn't become a doctor, lawyer, or banker. I mean, he didn't even try any of these careers! It's not like he started med school and failed, so it must not have been the plan. I could see him basking in the self-importance of a medical career, the $$$ of banking, and the library of a lawyer. Why in the world would this guy want to be a minister? It's okay, Jer. Being a pastor isn't for everybody. You can be a really, really devout Christian, and work in another field that brings in a lot of money. I just can't imagine why he didn't choose a stereotypically lucrative job!

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Zella

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I think it's because in the fundie world, nothing has the prestige of being a preacher. I know a lot of fundies who mistrust doctors, lawyers, and bankers. But they lose their ever-loving mind over a preacher, even a stranger or a mediocre one, because he's doing the Lord's work. 

Oh and I think he's a fame whore, so being a tele-evangelist is his dream goal. Way more money and way less work than being a doctor, lawyer, or banker. 

This isn't a knock on real pastors. I know it's a hard job when people legitimately do the work, but that is obviously not what appeals to Jeremy.

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Sew Sumi

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He was enrolled in the MBA program at Syracuse when he used up his last year of soccer eligibility there. He really should have stuck with that and shelved soccer for a year. The team in Finland could have waited; it's not as if he was their star player right out of college, if at all. He got paid about $40k the year he rode the line for the Red Bulls. He could have been making high fivr/low six figures in the business world. Plenty to afford his Brooks Brothers suits and $250 ties.

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8 hours ago, Zella said:

I think it's because in the fundie world, nothing has the prestige of being a preacher. I know a lot of fundies who mistrust doctors, lawyers, and bankers. But they lose their ever-loving mind over a preacher, even a stranger or a mediocre one, because he's doing the Lord's work. 

Oh and I think he's a fame whore, so being a tele-evangelist is his dream goal. Way more money and way less work than being a doctor, lawyer, or banker. 

Gore Vidal once said "Next to politics, journalism has always been the preferred career of the ambitious, but lazy, second-rater." Sounds like we could add "Fundie celebrity preacher" to that list.

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Churchhoney

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9 hours ago, Christina87 said:

I just can't figure out, for the life of me, why this dude didn't become a doctor, lawyer, or banker. I mean, he didn't even try any of these careers! It's not like he started med school and failed, so it must not have been the plan. I could see him basking in the self-importance of a medical career, the $$$ of banking, and the library of a lawyer. Why in the world would this guy want to be a minister? It's okay, Jer. Being a pastor isn't for everybody. You can be a really, really devout Christian, and work in another field that brings in a lot of money. I just can't imagine why he didn't choose a stereotypically lucrative job!

I'm betting on two reasons:

He figured being a pastor was easier (and it is, given the way he plans to do it ...) 

And he's seen the adulation some conservative-Christian pastors get close up....After all, his dad is one, and Jer's been in those circles all his life. So that was the path to adulation that he knew so, to him, that was a sure and obvious path. He didn't have as close contact with anyone in those other professions as a kid, so their prestige probably wasn't as real to him. 

I mean, his initial chosen path to adulation was pro soccer, until he hit snags there. And, again, soccer was something he knew, from the time he was a kid. So he probably felt he knew how that would go and he could do it fairly easily. Same with pastoring for a pastor's kid, I'd think. 

I think most of us are likely to envision our futures in terms of stuff we know a bit about rather than more remote stuff.....And if you're a little lazy.... then the near-at-hand is even more enticing, I'd guess. (and I think Jer is, if not actually lazy, too busy with looking in mirrors, posing selfies and following fashion lines on social media to want to spend a huge amount of effort on career preparation...)

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How did Jinger collect "t-shirts from every stage of Jeremy’s soccer career—from a little boy to a pro. Sitting in closets and storage bins for years."  This sounds like something Jeremy or his mom should have posted, not someone who has been married to him for two years.  I'm sure his mom kept the t-shirts and gave them to Jin/Jer, but it just seemed to be a strange way to write this. 

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Churchhoney

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16 minutes ago, Lisa418722 said:

How did Jinger collect "t-shirts from every stage of Jeremy’s soccer career—from a little boy to a pro. Sitting in closets and storage bins for years."  This sounds like something Jeremy or his mom should have posted, not someone who has been married to him for two years.  I'm sure his mom kept the t-shirts and gave them to Jin/Jer, but it just seemed to be a strange way to write this. 

Actually, this  "Sitting in closets and storage bins for years, I wanted to find a special way to preserve them for him"   says that Jingle's been sitting in closets and storage bins for years. I kind of like that.....Might even be true.  ;  )

I think she makes the story about herself because that's "ad speak." You're the person your followers identify with and admire, so when you tell a story you fudge and make yourself the main character because it's that identification that gets them to buy. ... 

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leighdear

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I've made a t-shirt quilt and it's pretty damn difficult, even though I've been sewing for about 40 years and quilting for about 20.  

T-shirts stretch, so you can't just cut up squares and stitch them together.  They have to be cut precisely and then stabilized with a woven interfacing layer so the seams don't distort.  Then they have to be sewn together precisely so the intersections match.  They look simple to people who have never tried to put one together. 

I made mine long before there were companies doing it commercially.  I would absolutely use of them if I wanted a quilt for somebody.  It's a lot of work.  

I think it was a very thoughtful gift for Jerm, and I like her advertising Project Repat.  

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2 minutes ago, Oldernowiser said:

There is zero doubt in my mind that Jeremy saved all that crap as a monument to his brilliant soccer career.

Is anything ever just about Jinger? I realize she’s the photographer but it’s all baby, Jeremy, or Jeremy with baby, with an occasional requisite nod to Duggar 1.0.

He wants to remind her she married a former brilliant soccer playing dud...err...I meant stud.

Dirndl

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9 hours ago, Oldernowiser said:

There is zero doubt in my mind that Jeremy saved all that crap as a monument to his brilliant soccer career.

Is anything ever just about Jinger? I realize she’s the photographer but it’s all baby, Jeremy, or Jeremy with baby, with an occasional requisite nod to Duggar 1.0.

But isn't it normal to save that stuff? My brother has played soccer for over 20 years, however never professionally, and our mom saved his soccer shoes and jerseys over the years until he was a young adult and responsible for things like that. I only did ballet for two years and my mom still kept my ballet shoes and first ballet dress. I actually think it's a very nice idea of Jinger to use these pieces and turn them into a blanket. Personally, I find nothing to criticize about that gesture.

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On 5/9/2019 at 11:25 PM, Christina87 said:

I just can't figure out, for the life of me, why this dude didn't become a doctor, lawyer, or banker. I mean, he didn't even try any of these careers! It's not like he started med school and failed, so it must not have been the plan. I could see him basking in the self-importance of a medical career, the $$$ of banking, and the library of a lawyer. Why in the world would this guy want to be a minister? It's okay, Jer. Being a pastor isn't for everybody. You can be a really, really devout Christian, and work in another field that brings in a lot of money. I just can't imagine why he didn't choose a stereotypically lucrative job!

Because those careers require years of work and skill with a low probability of fame. It's not enough for him to have a high paying gig and prestige within the small sphere of a particular profession. He wants a rapt audience on a large scale without having to actually know how to do much except quote the bible and assorted religious figures and know how to schmooze with the right people.  And yes, I know I sound dismissive of that type of work. Sure, it has it's place, but it's not putting in years of hard work, brutal exams, and low pay before finally being rewarded like with medicine and law. 

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8 minutes ago, lascuba said:

Because those careers require years of work and skill with a low probability of fame. It's not enough for him to have a high paying gig and prestige within the small sphere of a particular profession. He wants a rapt audience on a large scale without having to actually know how to do much except quote the bible and assorted religious figures and know how to schmooze with the right people.  And yes, I know I sound dismissive of that type of work. Sure, it has it's place, but it's not putting in years of hard work, brutal exams, and low pay before finally being rewarded like with medicine and law. 

You took the words right out of my mouth. 

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bythelake

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7 hours ago, Dirndl said:

But isn't it normal to save that stuff? My brother has played soccer for over 20 years, however never professionally, and our mom saved his soccer shoes and jerseys over the years until he was a young adult and responsible for things like that. I only did ballet for two years and my mom still kept my ballet shoes and first ballet dress. I actually think it's a very nice idea of Jinger to use these pieces and turn them into a blanket. Personally, I find nothing to criticize about that gesture.

I kept the jerseys but not all the cleats,only the ones that still fit. I framed in a shadow box my grandson’s first town rec. league baseball shirt. He was 4 yrs.old. He’s kept the same number during all his school years and it was one of only a few that had his name on the back as well as the number.

His uncle, my other son, recently gave him a bunch of his original  LED Zeppelin, Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd tees. Grandson loves their music and gets compliments  every time he wears one.They will make a great quilt one day although The Rolling Stones tee is getting kind of ragged.

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Jynnan tonnix

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My younger son has been playing soccer since he was five - throughout elementary and high school, played college soccer, and has been on various teams since being in the Marines as well...I don't think I have any of his old t-shirts. He may have a few, but threw out most of what he didn't need anymore after joining the Marines and knowing he would probably have a number of moves in his future. We also tended to pare things down quite a bit for all our military moves, so don't have quite the mementos that a lot of families have in all those boxes and bins.

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Oldernowiser

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13 minutes ago, Jynnan tonnix said:

My younger son has been playing soccer since he was five - throughout elementary and high school, played college soccer, and has been on various teams since being in the Marines as well...I don't think I have any of his old t-shirts. He may have a few, but threw out most of what he didn't need anymore after joining the Marines and knowing he would probably have a number of moves in his future. We also tended to pare things down quite a bit for all our military moves, so don't have quite the mementos that a lot of families have in all those boxes and bins.

This. I have moved a zillion times and have kept almost zero mementos.

My parents moved once in 50 years and kept everything (I know, since I’m the one who got to clear it all out when they finally went to assisted living), but they kept nothing about the children. I was in ballet for years, my sister competed quite successfully in dressage...nothing. 

It may just be an individual family thing.

On the other hand, I can totally see Jerry keeping all that stuff and taking it out and fondling it all while murmuring, “precious” because he is that guy.

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