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

[Sew Sumi]

2 hours ago, Thorkim said:

Not a fan of those hairstyles on men at all!

The last laugh is on Ben. The cut (this generation) originated in the gay community like 3 years ago.

[Lunera]

That haircut is really popular among the hipsters. I think Ben was sick of his helmet head and got his hair professionally done.

There's a recent picture of Jessa in another one of her Old Navy dresses. Definitely showing off that she's still not pregnant. Good for them, I think they got some kind of reality check and realized can can't handle a hoard of kids.

[DragonFaerie]

All I can think of is - Jessa get some bangs for that forehead!  

Joe, stand up straight!

Who in the hell picked out the 1970's colors of the bottom of the cafeteria line in the big kitchen?

Also I'm guessing Boob installed the tray rail because it doesn't meet up in the center and it's also off left to right.

Dear Gods, please tell me that one of those casseroles is NOT Tater Tot, or that Jill made ANYTHING on that line.

Shock - Joe has a, wait for it, PAPER plate, not a styrofoam plate that will still be here when his great grandkids die.  

Meanwhile - GET OFF MY LAWN!  :-)

[graefin]

Jessa did have thick bangs a while back that she hated and grew out. Every time I see her hair, I want to hack off at least six inches from the length. It's ridiculous that they consider it acceptable to cut bangs but not to trim off length because "God gave women hair as a covering" or whatever. Looking like you have a mass of weeds dangling off your head doesn't do you any favors. 

[BetyBee]

That is not a dress made for nursing.  But she looks nice - in fact, they are all dressed nicely for church.  I don't care for Ben's hairstyle either, but whoever did it, did a good job.  

[Jynnan tonnix]

My son-in-law had a very similar haircut to Ben's for a while. I didn't think it looked bad  real life. Son-in-law definitely has a bit of hipsterish vibe to his style so  figured it was probably trendy, but I can't say I've noticed a ton of those cuts while out and about. I'm not really around a whole lot of younger people on a regular basis, though. I sort of see it as an exaggerated version of the standard conservative boys' cut - like what you might get if you styled hair literally after a pop-art sort of image from a wholesome advertisement from the 50's.

[ginger90]

That dress looks nice on Jessa. Good color choice.

[BitterApple]

I like the dress on Jessa, but she needs to hack 6-7 inches off that hair. Her face looks long and thinned out since losing weight and the hair is dragging her down. 

As far as Bin, I like the new haircut.

[MichaelaRae]

Careful, Ben - adopters of that high-and-tight with a long top right now are the nipsters (neo-Nazi hipsters): https://www.esquire.com/style/news/a51116/high-and-tight-fascism-neo-nazis-white-supremacists/ Actual hip people ditched it a while ago.

Edited June 18, 2018 by MichaelaRae

[Natalie68]

On 6/17/2018 at 8:32 AM, SMama said:

What the heck is going on with Ben’s haircut?

Its very alt-right.  Maybe its so we can't pick him out as easily next time there is a gathering in Charlottesville?

[HoboClayton]

Ben has been the most open minded of the bunch. Though, I pay no attention to Jeremy. It's a trendy haircut. And "Nipster?" seriously? And Ben was marching in Charlottesville? I must have missed that. Oh, that's right, he didn't. It's a stupid haircut, that a lot of people still have. 

[Natalie68]

20 minutes ago, HoboClayton said:

Ben has been the most open minded of the bunch. Though, I pay no attention to Jeremy. It's a trendy haircut. And "Nipster?" seriously? And Ben was marching in Charlottesville? I must have missed that. Oh, that's right, he didn't. It's a stupid haircut, that a lot of people still have. 

No I was being snarky!

[bigskygirl]

Spurge is the cutest little guy of the bunch.

[HoboClayton]

Well. As we have seen time and time again with these people, speculation gets spread, and it turns to truth. Tomorrow, Ben will be a full on racist, who burned crosses on lawns, because of a haircut. And, these "modern Nazi's" would absolutely shit their precious little britches if they truly had to face the horrors of that awful time. Anyways..  The boys are so cute in their little outfits though. And, glad to see they still have that light in their eyes. 

[louannems]

26 minutes ago, bigskygirl said:

Spurge is the cutest little guy of the bunch.

Although extremely white, Mason is really cute, too.

[kokapetl]

On 17/06/2018 at 6:57 AM, galaxychaser said:

Spur and his sweet mischievous smile. What a cutie.

What a fake smile! He's baring all his teeth. Typical of lying first born children who get away with everything

Look at poor Henry's abrasions:

When I was a (middle) child, I had the baby of the family throw a cast iron Thomas The Tank Engine toy at my head, causing a lump, and the psycho first born chip my teeth by slamming my face into a fence, in the same fucking week. 

Edited June 18, 2018 by Kokapetl

[galaxychaser]

Thank jeebus I’m an only child. 

Those 2 sure make cute kids.

[xwordfanatik]

Dear Henry, I love you, because I'm a second child, too.  My big sister chipped one of my front teeth by slapping my hand when I was drinking a soda (glass bottle; it was the 60's.)

He is a really cute kid.  S Elliot will probably have at least a few more babies to get mom's attention too.  Get used to it, big bro.

[Nysha]

My older brother stabbed me with a pencil when he was 4 because I was trying to take his paper way. I pushed my little brother down the porch steps and he ended up with 2 stitches on his chin when I was 3 because he grabbed my doll. Toddlers and preschoolers can be pretty damn vicious without growing up to be psychopaths. I'm pretty sure that this is just the first of many Spurgeon/Henry tussles, some of them Spurgeon will win and some of them Henry will win.

[Jynnan tonnix]

3 hours ago, galaxychaser said:

Thank jeebus I’m an only child. 

Those 2 sure make cute kids.

I'm an only child as well, but always wished I'd had siblings. Growing up, I imagined it would be a life of built-in friends. I was extremely shy and didn't make friends easily, so it seemed as though it would have been a natural solution. Then again, even if you grew up less than best friends, it would provide some practice for interpersonal communication and standing up for yourself. I didn't get that either.

Actually, having had three kids myself (and watching all their moments of both love and hatred toward each other) I think those highs and lows are so useful. I don't think I'm a strong and secure enough person to have raised an only child. And Mr. Jyn, as the oldest of seven almost had an opposite problem in communication when they were young and rambunctious.

Finally, allow me a brief anecdote...the forehead bruise brought it to mind, and maybe you need to have been raised Catholic to get it.

Back when it was just the two kids, aged about 2 and 4, probably more toward 3 and 5, they were playing in their room, just behind us while we watched TV after dinner. Suddenly there was the sound of some sort of bump, followed by a wail. Stephen came running in to let us know, "Cassie just hurt herself on her...her...her Name of the Father!"

[farmgal4]

13 hours ago, Jynnan tonnix said:

My son-in-law had a very similar haircut to Ben's for a while. I didn't think it looked bad  real life. Son-in-law definitely has a bit of hipsterish vibe to his style so  figured it was probably trendy, but I can't say I've noticed a ton of those cuts while out and about. I'm not really around a whole lot of younger people on a regular basis, though. I sort of see it as an exaggerated version of the standard conservative boys' cut - like what you might get if you styled hair literally after a pop-art sort of image from a wholesome advertisement from the 50's.

Ben’s haircut is called a Fade.  Very much “in” right now.  Yay, Ben.

Edited June 19, 2018 by farmgal4

[Dimi1]

My daughter was 3 and half when she climbed into my sons play pin (he was about 4 -6 months) and slathered him down with Vaseline..it was like cleaning a slippery turkey in the kitchen sink to get it all off...a few weeks later she got into my sisters read lipstick and created the perfect red lips ..and 2 inches around the lips..oh and eyebrows...no hitting or pushing though..

[Lukeysboat]

7 hours ago, HoboClayton said:

. It's a stupid haircut, that a lot of people still have

Agreed. My kids are young adults and I see high school and college kids daily. That cut is still popular—not just with hipsters, either. Turn on the World Cup and look at the cuts on many players. 

[DangerousMinds]

Spurgeon looks demented. Seriously, am I the only one who sees this?:)

[Jynnan tonnix]

23 minutes ago, Dimi1 said:

My daughter was 3 and half when she climbed into my sons play pin (he was about 4 -6 months) and slathered him down with Vaseline..it was like cleaning a slippery turkey in the kitchen sink to get It all off...a few weeks later she got into my sisters read lipstick and created the perfect red lips ..and 2 inches around the lips..oh and eyebrows...no hitting or pushing though..

LOL...whenever I hear about kids and Vaseline it takes me back to my early years (and I know I've mentioned this before but we have a lot more new members since then)...When I was about five, I was sleeping over at my friend's house next door, and we woke up early, looking for things to do. Since she had a baby sister in the same bedroom, there was a lot of baby paraphernalia in there, and we discovered that Vaseline made things all shiny! So we slathered Vaseline on pretty much every available surface, thinking we were going to make her mom very happy about how shiny everything was. It didn't quite go over the way we thought!

[Sew Sumi]

I wasn't aware that you could buy toddlers at Whole Paycheck. ?

[Lunera]

Jessa's picture are always so well posed and calculated. This is a cute picture/story of Spurgeon playing in a bag but with that Whole Foods bag it's also Jessa telling us,  'Hey look, we eat healthy and shop at other places besides Wal-Mart'.

[Sew Sumi]

Totally agree. And Duggar children played in Aldi bags. 

[flyingdi]

On 6/17/2018 at 10:01 PM, Sew Sumi said:

The last laugh is on Ben. The cut (this generation) originated in the gay community like 3 years ago.

Is that why he suddenly looks like Fredrik from Million Dollar Listing?  Sorry, Ben, you aren't ambitious enough.

[xwordfanatik]

Jessa is so much more media-savvy than clueless Jill.  My city has no Whole Foods, but I'm sure Jessa's heard that's where the celebs shop.

Calculating is right.  "Lookie lookie, I'm such a healthy eater."  Hopefully Jessa has a clue about nutrition.  Jill doesn't.

[graefin]

10 minutes ago, xwordfanatik said:

Jessa is so much more media-savvy than clueless Jill.  My city has no Whole Foods, but I'm sure Jessa's heard that's where the celebs shop.

Calculating is right.  "Lookie lookie, I'm such a healthy eater."  Hopefully Jessa has a clue about nutrition.  Jill doesn't.

FWIW, Jill has posted about shopping at Whole Foods too. I think buying organic is a trendy fundie thing these days, so the WFM thing makes sense.

[xwordfanatik]

2 minutes ago, graefin said:

FWIW, Jill has posted about shopping at Whole Foods too. I think buying organic is a trendy fundie thing these days, so the WFM thing makes sense.

Ah, I didn't know that.  I do wonder if one has to spend more at WF overall than at another store chain, for equivalent organic food.  I've never been to one.  I'm a self-proclaimed coupon queen bargain shopper, but I learned to eat healthy stuff at Weight Watchers.

Funny to think of fundies being in any way trendy.  I mean, with their patriarchal beliefs and all.  Like their dress code.

[BitterApple]

I swear we all think alike because my first thought was "Bitch, please. You know you only posted that to show off that you shop at Whole Foods." Pretty pricey stuff for a family of four where neither adult has a real job...

FWIW, I like the prepared foods section at WF, but I've never found their produce to be above and beyond what you'd find at a regular grocery store. 

[libgirl2]

We have a trendy grocery store that has tons of organic products, a huge selection of dried fruits, nuts, coffee, make your own nut butters, interesting meats (Elk anyone?) and some really neat things I can't find elsewhere. I love going in there and looking around but their prices are so high. The same can of Amy's organic soup is nearly a dollar more that it is at the regular grocery store. I have bought a few products there because they do have an occasional good sale and again, I can find some things I can't get elsewhere, but on the whole, I rarely shop there. 

Edited June 20, 2018 by libgirl2

[lookeyloo]

1 hour ago, Sew Sumi said:

Totally agree. And Duggar children played in Aldi bags. 

Well except that Aldi does not supply bags, but, maybe big flour or rice sacks?  Oh wait, what was I thinking, that would require preparation - maybe big boxes from Sam's?

[libgirl2]

25 minutes ago, lookeyloo said:

Well except that Aldi does not supply bags, but, maybe big flour or rice sacks?  Oh wait, what was I thinking, that would require preparation - maybe big boxes from Sam's?

Aldi sells bags. 

[louannems]

28 minutes ago, lookeyloo said:

Well except that Aldi does not supply bags, but, maybe big flour or rice sacks?  Oh wait, what was I thinking, that would require preparation - maybe big boxes from Sam's?

Except the Duggars were never shown buying food in big or bulk sizes. Instead, they bought pallets of tiny cans of soup, cases of prepared, frozen individual burritos, small packs of pre-grated cheese, tiny packs of individual instant oatmeal, etc!

[Temperance]

Fundies like to be trendie when they can. 

Fundies also tend not to have health insurance so they're trying to be as healthy as possible to avoid getting sick and needing medical care. 

[graefin]

1 hour ago, xwordfanatik said:

Ah, I didn't know that.  I do wonder if one has to spend more at WF overall than at another store chain, for equivalent organic food.  I've never been to one.  I'm a self-proclaimed coupon queen bargain shopper, but I learned to eat healthy stuff at Weight Watchers.

Funny to think of fundies being in any way trendy.  I mean, with their patriarchal beliefs and all.  Like their dress code.

I think it depends on what you're buying. There are certain niche products that are hard to find anywhere else than at WFM, so if you're looking for those, you're kinda stuck. I don't think the Duggars are in that demographic, though. Their prices on some things on sale are decent, like organic kale, and I've never been able to find dandelion greens (organic or not) anywhere else, and I live in a big city. But all things considered, I prefer Trader Joe's.

I do think they try to follow certain trends, like using Berkey water filters, or in terms of fashion, wearing Birkenstocks. But the latter might simply be their emulating fundie TV queen Joanna Gaines rather than any true general trend following :P

[xwordfanatik]

2 hours ago, BitterApple said:

I swear we all think alike because my first thought was "Bitch, please. You know you only posted that to show off that you shop at Whole Foods." Pretty pricey stuff for a family of four where neither adult has a real job...

FWIW, I like the prepared foods section at WF, but I've never found their produce to be above and beyond what you'd find at a regular grocery store. 

Good to know.  My home-town market has local produce, and I like to buy local, not only for the cost, but it has to be fresher than produce that spends days being shipped around.  I also love the Farmer's Market availability here.

[babyhouseman]

Does she thank Michelle in every post? Michelle wouldn't care if there were five children in the grocery bag as long as she was breeding for Jesus.

[Farmfam]

1 hour ago, libgirl2 said:

Aldi sells bags. 

My Aldi doesn’t supply bags...does your provide for a fee? Sometimes I want to stop and I don’t have my bags!!

[marypat57]

The 2 Aldi's here on Long Island sell bags.  Don't shop there often, but if my memory serves me correctly, the paper bags were 7 cents each and the plastic ones with handles are 10 cents each.  Also, the county the 2 stores are located in require you to bring your own bags or pay for the plastic ones.

[ginger90]

I have had the canvas Aldi bags for years. I prefer them because I can throw them in the wash. 

[lookeyloo]

I wonder if Jim bob paid for Aldi bags or brought his own. Around here Whole Foods gives a credit if one brings bags. 

[Ohiopirate02]

1 hour ago, babyhouseman said:

Does she thank Michelle in every post? Michelle wouldn't care if there were five children in the grocery bag as long as she was breeding for Jesus.

Jessa probably has to thank Michelle in every post if she wants to keep her paycheck from KJB.

[DragonFaerie]

I'm surprised it didn't go more like, "Watching my boys play in the paper bags from the expensive, trendy grocery store, I'm amazed looking back that none of us suffocated to death in those cheap plastic bags the stores used to use."

[truthtalk2014]

3 hours ago, ginger90 said:

I have had the canvas Aldi bags for years. I prefer them because I can throw them in the wash. 

I didn't know you could toss the bags in the wash!  That is awesome.  I'm always worried about the meat germs transferring.  

Oh and not to get too off topic- Boob and MEchelle would never save any bags.  They buy the big boxes of super salt soup mixes that already have boxes. 

[tabloidlover]

In CA we have to pay 10 cents for every bag at all grocery and drug stores now. So we carry them around in our cars to prevent buying more bags every single time.  Except I forget to bring the bags in with me and end up buying more ??‍♀️

[GeeGolly]

10 hours ago, babyhouseman said:

Does she thank Michelle in every post? Michelle wouldn't care if there were five children in the grocery bag as long as she was breeding for Jesus.

Jessa continuously tries to reinvent history. My mom was a good mom! My childhood was great! Not sure who she's trying to convince more - herself or the public. 

Edited June 21, 2018 by GeeGolly