Jessa, Ben and Their Brood: Making a (Diaper) Mountain out of a Mold House

[Sew Sumi]

Just like his dear old dad.

[Nysha]

JB & Michelle don't have a more recent picture of Ben? They are so lazy.

[ChiCricket]

5 hours ago, Lunera said:

Bin turns 23 today. I bet they just copy and paste this from last year.

I just can't agree that a "wise man" would have given his little boy the name Spurgeon.

[Churchhoney]

10 hours ago, Mollie said:

Ben will be a grandfather when he is 40.

Well, then he'll have figured out who he is, I guess. A bossed-around toilet-cleaning grandfather with ministerial ambitions and no permission to use social media.

[Madtown]

13 hours ago, Kokapetl said:

How old is too old for the rubber nipple?

If I remember correctly, Jessa got a lot of shit for Spurgie still using a bottle at 2. I think she ended up making another post about it as well after all the negative comments.

[lookeyloo]

29 minutes ago, Madtown said:

If I remember correctly, Jessa got a lot of shit for Spurgie still using a bottle at 2. I think she ended up making another post about it as well after all the negative comments.

I don't care how long the kids are on a bottle/not potty trained/use a pacifier.  they all get with the program in due time.  It's harder with thumb suckers, because those can't ever disappear!  

[BitterApple]

I'm hoping they've got Spurge off the bottle. He's way too old for it.

[Madtown]

7 hours ago, lookeyloo said:

I don't care how long the kids are on a bottle/not potty trained/use a pacifier.  they all get with the program in due time.  It's harder with thumb suckers, because those can't ever disappear!  

My brother was a massive thumb sucker. He actually got a welt of sorts on it. My mom finally put pepper extract on it when he was almost 4 and that was the last time he sucked his thumb. This was in the 60's and recommended by the pediatrician..lol

[floridamom]

Why is Henry dressed up like someone's old grandpa in that photo? I just don't like the 'grown up clothing' for babies. It's not for them, IMO, nor is it comfortable for them to have those seams and restrictions. I don't care for the way Jessa is doing some things, either. Spurgie should be using a sippy cup by now. This is just my opinion also.

[lookeyloo]

1 minute ago, Madtown said:

My brother was a massive thumb sucker. He actually got a welt of sorts on it. My mom finally put pepper extract on it when he was almost 4 and that was the last time he sucked his thumb. This was in the 60's and recommended by the pediatrician..lol

That's fine.  Everyone does their thing.  Recently cousins were told by pediatrician that their one year old should get off the bottle.  She is pregnant and due in a few months.  Why can't the little fellow have some comfort from the bottle?  My mother used to say you never see a kid in kindergarten with a bottle, pacifier or in diapers.  As Fred Armisen as Joy Behar said "so what who cares", but, if that doesn't work for anyone, do what you need to do to be happy!!! All good.

[Madtown]

2 minutes ago, lookeyloo said:

That's fine.  Everyone does their thing.  Recently cousins were told by pediatrician that their one year old should get off the bottle.  She is pregnant and due in a few months.  Why can't the little fellow have some comfort from the bottle?  My mother used to say you never see a kid in kindergarten with a bottle, pacifier or in diapers.  As Fred Armisen as Joy Behar said "so what who cares", but, if that doesn't work for anyone, do what you need to do to be happy!!! All good.

I've watched kids for years and years. Had my share of bottles and pacifiers. I myself, didn't have many kids that used pacifiers. If they did, they really never used it during the day and I didn't encourage it unless they hurt themselves or were getting ready for nap. I wanted to hear them babble and when they got to be 2 or 3, actually talk..lol I always considered the pacifier a comforter and not needed to be used all day long. The parents didn't want them to have it in all day either. The last one I watched, never used it, just had no interest. As far as bottles, most of the parents I worked for took their kids off the bottle around 16-20 months or so. I just worked with them to get their child off of it. I never took the initiatvie with that.

If Spuge and Henry take a bottle till their 3, so be it. I always say it's up to the parents. Most of the kids I watched, the pediatricians would tell the parents bottles and pacifiers weren't bad for the teeth like they do now. I don't find a 1 year old still on a bottle a bad thing at all.

[Saltgypsie]

On 5/10/2018 at 8:52 AM, Nysha said:

1) Most restaurant type businesses frown on people taking up seats without purchasing anything. The few times I've been inside one of my local Starbucks, it's been very crowded. If I was planning on taking a break at Starbucks, drinking a latte and snacking on a bagel while reading my Kindle and all the seat were full, I might decide to head someplace else instead of grabbing something to go.

2) I totally agree with you here. 

I was at my local Chick Fil A..meeting my 2 coworkers for lunch.  They purchased their lunches from there, I brought my lunch, along with utensils, napkins from Panda Express across the street.  The manager/owner actually approached me and asked me to leave! Here we are, 3, 50ish women eating lunch!  I was in pure shock! None of us have ever stepped foot back into his establishment.  TRUE STORY.

[louannems]

But isn't it common knowledge, or perhaps courtesy, to not bring outside food into any eating establishment?  It may also be a health code rule.

[Lunera]

Jessa made a whole post explaining the bottle after she got tons of negative comments.  She said Spurgeon prefers drinking milk from a bottle but it's usually only before bedtime.

[CalicoKitty]

12 minutes ago, louannems said:

But isn't it common knowledge, or perhaps courtesy, to not bring outside food into any eating establishment?  It may also be a health code rule.

I don't think anyone is allowed to bring in "outside" food into any restaurant around here.  Health Code rules.  The exception may be cheerios or other crunchies for small children.  Since the restaurant is responsible for the quality of food consumed in their establishment, they cannot control food that is brought in.

[EVS]

Did they have a sign saying “No outside food or drinks allowed”? 

[louannems]

Although I do notice lots of people walking into all sorts of restaurants with a Starbucks drink!

But I'm in the Seattle area, so maybe it's their god-given right.

Edited May 21, 2018 by louannems

[Natalie68]

On 5/20/2018 at 3:44 PM, Saltgypsie said:

I was at my local Chick Fil A..meeting my 2 coworkers for lunch.  They purchased their lunches from there, I brought my lunch, along with utensils, napkins from Panda Express across the street.  The manager/owner actually approached me and asked me to leave! Here we are, 3, 50ish women eating lunch!  I was in pure shock! None of us have ever stepped foot back into his establishment.  TRUE STORY.

Never have gone to Chick Fil A and never will.  That is really rude.  They had two paying customers there and now they won't have those two.  One can find a fried chicken sammie elsewhere.

[GeeGolly]

Ben has been active on Twitter. He's a bit riled up over the recent Ireland vote.

[doodlebug]

3 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Ben has been active on Twitter. He's a bit riled up over the recent Ireland vote.

Welll, what does he expect from a country full of ebill Catholics?  

[Picture It. Sicily]

I suppose he wasn't up in arms over the women who have died because of the ban...

Edited May 28, 2018 by Picture It. Sicily

[doodlebug]

35 minutes ago, Picture It. Sicily said:

I suppose he wasn't up in arms over the women who have died because of the ban...

No, that was God's will.  Keep up.

[Lunera]

He deleted it, I guess he couldn't take the heat but the Internet is forever. He went back and forth with a woman who kept telling him it was no one's but the woman's choice. He kept insisting that the fetus life was equal to a grown woman's life.

Edited May 28, 2018 by Lunera

[Churchhoney]

2 hours ago, Picture It. Sicily said:

I suppose he wasn't up in arms over the women who have died because of the ban...

Not to mention the whole culture of sex-and-gender-related repression that gave rise to Ireland's horrifying "orphanage" history. ... It's all of a piece, Binny boy. 

Jessa must have fallen asleep on the job to let him start posting, though. 

[DangerousMinds]

3 hours ago, Picture It. Sicily said:

I suppose he wasn't up in arms over the women who have died because of the ban...

Or all the missing immigrant children. Or the homeless and starving children. Or the death penalty. Or all the children dying in wars.

[Lunera]

I checked Bin's twitter, he didn't delete the post after all I think he just blocked the woman he was arguing with because I can't see her anymore. There are tons of responses now. Bin also has a message for the haters.

What a fucken tool.

Edited May 28, 2018 by Lunera

[madpsych78]

That's sad that he thinks of himself as unlovable. I bet Spurge, Henry, and Jessa would beg to differ.

[Ohiopirate02]

15 minutes ago, Lunera said:

I checked Bin's twitter, he didn't delete the post after all I think he just blocked the woman he was arguing with because I can't see her anymore. There are tons of responses now. Bin also has a message for the haters.

What a fucken tool.

I don' t understand this mentality that anyone who disagrees with you or points out flaws in your logic is automatically a hater.   When you choose to post your opinions on the internet for all to see, you open yourself up to criticism.  If you cannot handle disagreement,  stay off Twitter. 

 

And while Jesus does love everyone, he would prefer you to STFU, Ben.  That law in Ireland was an abomination to the women in the country.  

[Lady Edith]

Imho if you are pro-life, BE PRO LIFE.  That is, be pro every STAGE of life, not just in utero.  Why doesn’t pro life include teens?  Elders?  Suppprt QUALITY public education for all of our children. And access to basic necessities for the poor. And empathetic care for the elderly.  I’m not slamming those who are pro life, I am just wondering why the thinking stops at delivery.

[mythoughtis]

On 5/20/2018 at 5:46 PM, louannems said:

But isn't it common knowledge, or perhaps courtesy, to not bring outside food into any eating establishment?  It may also be a health code rule.

I would never bring outside food into an actual restaurant. Now I might bring it to an outdoor table outside the restaurant if it was shared with other restaurants. I might bring candy to a movie( but buy drink and popcorn there),or a birthday cake to a bowling alley, etc.  

it is a health department edict for one thing, plus you are taking a seat from a customer of their establishment.  However this is probably the reason we see the Dillard’s eat in parking lots. 

Edited May 29, 2018 by mythoughtis

[DragonFaerie]

7 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Ben has been active on Twitter. He's a bit riled up over the recent Ireland vote.

Oh I wish I knew what Derelick was Tweeting about it.  I'm sure he must be on a rant as well. 

[GeeGolly]

Just now, DragonFaerie said:

Oh I wish I knew what Derelick was Tweeting about it.  I'm sure he must be on a rant as well. 

Me too. He's probably re-Tweeting Ben to share the wrath of the "haters".

[Sew Sumi]

Actually, he said nothing about Ireland. He's been busy retweeting a bunch of Memorial Day stuff today. Not a single original thought. 

[DragonFaerie]

5 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Me too. He's probably re-Tweeting Ben to share the wrath of the "haters".

For some reason, I blame the crazy heat today, I got this visual of Ben and Derick making their own rap video to talk about the "haters."  Ben in a backwards baseball cap with his less than stellar rapping skills while Derick, beside him, does his coordinated (sarcasm font) interpretive dance moves and as they end, shoulder to shoulder, crossing their arms in front of them you hear off camera - Yaaaaaaaaayyyyy.  Off to the prayer closet I go.

[Lunera]

1 hour ago, DragonFaerie said:

For some reason, I blame the crazy heat today, I got this visual of Ben and Derick making their own rap video to talk about the "haters."  Ben in a backwards baseball cap with his less than stellar rapping skills while Derick, beside him, does his coordinated (sarcasm font) interpretive dance moves and as they end, shoulder to shoulder, crossing their arms in front of them you hear off camera - Yaaaaaaaaayyyyy.  Off to the prayer closet I go.

Bin

[toodles]

2 hours ago, Lady Edith said:

Imho if you are pro-life, BE PRO LIFE.  That is, be pro every STAGE of life, not just in utero.  Why doesn’t pro life include teens?  Elders?  Suppprt QUALITY public education for all of our children. And access to basic necessities for the poor. And empathetic care for the elderly.  I’m not slamming those who are pro life, I am just wondering why the thinking stops at delivery.

Like x 1000000000

[QuinnInND]

4 hours ago, Lady Edith said:

Imho if you are pro-life, BE PRO LIFE.  That is, be pro every STAGE of life, not just in utero.  Why doesn’t pro life include teens?  Elders?  Suppprt QUALITY public education for all of our children. And access to basic necessities for the poor. And empathetic care for the elderly.  I’m not slamming those who are pro life, I am just wondering why the thinking stops at delivery.

Because then their parents are supposed to take care of them, and when they get older, they're supposed to take care of themselves.. Have enough money to be taken care of dontcha know.  

[madpsych78]

2 hours ago, Lunera said:

Bin

That dude looks like Bin and Nostrils's lovechild.

[Churchhoney]

3 hours ago, DragonFaerie said:

Oh I wish I knew what Derelick was Tweeting about it.  I'm sure he must be on a rant as well. 

Do you REALLY wish you knew? 

Edited May 28, 2018 by Churchhoney

[Future Cat Lady]

What is also infuriating with some pro-life people like the Duggars is that they're also against sex education and birth control (or easy access to it). Those are proven method to lower abortion rates. The bottom line is that they're against women having sex. 

[madpsych78]

9 minutes ago, Future Cat Lady said:

What is also infuriating with some pro-life people like the Duggars is that they're also against sex education and birth control (or easy access to it). Those are proven method to lower abortion rates. The bottom line is that they're against women having sex. 

It's all about the unborn babies. In their world, if women don't have sex, then men don't as well, because they're against gay sex.

[frenchtoast]

Let's move back to Ben and Jessa. We know their views on abortion, but this topic cannot become a discussion about abortion. It's so very easy to take the tweet and use it as a springboard to expound about the politics of it. A little off topic straying is ok. Taking the off topic discussion into charged political discussion is not. 

[TresGatos]

On 5/19/2018 at 8:25 PM, queenanne said:

I don't think there is any such thing.  At least, the last thing I heard was, "it's currently considered wrong and possibly even dangerous/detrimental to future development, to set up expectations for anything that any child "should" be doing, based upon an arbitrary timetable."  

I do wish that, however old the photo is, they'd do more to discourage Spurge's attempts to use his teeth as a third hand anchoring heavy things.  In the modern world, there's no excuse for using teeth as tools outside of masticating food (my mother's pet peeve was people crunching ice, biting threads, and using their teeth to pry off bottle caps); and it certainly seems like a good way to encourage buck teeth.

I was still using a bottle and pacifier when I was about to enter Kindergarten so my parents melted them on the stove, told me they had died in a fire, and we had a funeral for them in the backyard. It was pretty traumatic.

[Picture It. Sicily]

2 hours ago, TresGatos said:

I was still using a bottle and pacifier when I was about to enter Kindergarten so my parents melted them on the stove, told me they had died in a fire, and we had a funeral for them in the backyard. It was pretty traumatic.

Oh my god!

[P2C2E]

My mom just threw them in the trash in front of us and then after we left the room she'd pull them out and sanitize them. 

[madpsych78]

4 hours ago, Picture It. Sicily said:

Oh my god!

Love your screen name! 

[xwordfanatik]

2 hours ago, madpsych78 said:

Love your screen name! 

I love it too, I would only add "1912."  GG fan here.

Can Jessa be taking a cue from JinJer and possibly be delaying another blessing?  

[Fostersmom]

9 hours ago, TresGatos said:

I was still using a bottle and pacifier when I was about to enter Kindergarten so my parents melted them on the stove, told me they had died in a fire, and we had a funeral for them in the backyard. It was pretty traumatic.

Holy crap, I'm traumatized for you!

My sister had her oldest at 17 and my mom watched him at night while my sister was at work. When my nephew got to be about 2 and was actively asking for a pacifier, my mom hid them in the kitchen cabinet and told him we ran out. It was a rough few days, but but the 3rd or 4th day of grandma "forgetting" to go to the store and buy more, he forgot and stopped asking. My other 2 nephews never really used them. The youngest however, held on to his sippy cups till he was damn near in kindergarten. 

Edited May 31, 2018 by Fostersmom

[RedheadZombie]

10 hours ago, TresGatos said:

I was still using a bottle and pacifier when I was about to enter Kindergarten so my parents melted them on the stove, told me they had died in a fire, and we had a funeral for them in the backyard. It was pretty traumatic.

The Paci Fairy is a much gentler method.  But what creative parents you have.  Lol.

[QuinnInND]

On 5/28/2018 at 5:12 PM, Future Cat Lady said:

What is also infuriating with some pro-life people like the Duggars is that they're also against sex education and birth control (or easy access to it). Those are proven method to lower abortion rates. The bottom line is that they're against women having sex. 

But in their minds, if you're married, you don't need birth control, because you need to pop out as many blessings as you can. And in their minds, single people shouldn't have sex, period. So no need for sex ed and birth control. They're so stupid.