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

[Cinnabon]

4 hours ago, Joan of Argh said:

Actually a “yoke” is a wooden crosspiece that’s fastened over the necks of two animals… or part of a garment that fits over the shoulders….and this is the person in charge of her kids education 🥴

And she thinks she’s so smart 🤣.

[madpsych78]

To be fair, he may have been confusing "yolk" with "yoke." He has a history of speech delays as well. That said, Jessa should have been more mindful instead of posting it all on social media.

[Cinnabon]

1 minute ago, madpsych78 said:

To be fair, he may have been confusing "yolk" with "yoke." He has a history of speech delays as well. That said, Jessa should have been more mindful instead of posting it all on social media.

Henry probably was, but Jessa is the one who wrote and shared it. I think she makes all of these “sayings” up as it is.

[emmawoodhouse]

Would a 5 year old have been exposed to the notion of a yoke? I think he meant yolk, but JESSA screwed up in the writing of her #saying.

[madpsych78]

1 minute ago, emmawoodhouse said:

Would a 5 year old have been exposed to the notion of a yoke? I think he meant yolk, but JESSA screwed up in the writing of her #saying.

Good point. It's most probable that Jessa made the mistake and misspelled the word or used the wrong word.

[Joan of Argh]

1 minute ago, Cinnabon said:

Henry probably was, but Jessa is the one who wrote and shared it. I think she makes all of these “sayings” up as it is.

Exactly all Henry did was say the word, it was Jessa who wrote it and posted it…. She obviously doesn’t know that an egg “yolk” isn’t spelled “yoke”

 

[Portia]

59 minutes ago, emmawoodhouse said:

Would a 5 year old have been exposed to the notion of a yoke?

Oh, I'm sure Ben has subjected the kids to dry, age-inappropriate sermons on the verse, "Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers." 

[emmawoodhouse]

4 minutes ago, Portia said:

Oh, I'm sure Ben has subjected the kids to dry, age-inappropriate sermons on the verse, "Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers." 

And poor Henry would be clueless. But he knows what an egg yolk is. This one is solely Jessa's fault.

[Absolom]

11 hours ago, emmawoodhouse said:

Would a 5 year old have been exposed to the notion of a yoke? I think he meant yolk, but JESSA screwed up in the writing of her #saying.

One brought up having the Bible read daily and attending church since birth would definitely have heard the word yoke by age five.  There are quite a few references in the Bible to the word and they are usually in context.  

[GeeGolly]

Henry called the yolk cheese. He was referring to food. I'm certain he was not talking about a yoke.

[crazycatlady58]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

Henry called the yolk cheese. He was referring to food. I'm certain he was not talking about a yoke.

In my head yoke and jolk are pronounced the same or al least close depending on your accent..so I think Jessica does not know how to spell.

[Joan of Argh]

Henry was obviously talking about egg yolks

Henry said  “a yolk is a kind of cheese that goes in eggs”

he thinks the yellow/orange yolk looks like cheese and a cooked egg yolk resembles the consistency of cheese so it’s easy to see why he might think that

henry knew what he was talking about, this mistake is all on Jessa she’s an uneducated doofus who doesn’t know how to spell egg “yolk”

Edited May 1, 2022 by Joan of Argh

[Teriacky]

Jessa is not a good speller. Remember Wa La for voilà? 

[Westiepeach]

3 hours ago, Teriacky said:

Jessa is not a good speller. Remember Wa La for voilà? 

Bless her heart.

[Cinnabon]

4 hours ago, Teriacky said:

Jessa is not a good speller. Remember Wa La for voilà? 

I was going to mention that, lol. She didn’t even know how to pronounce it, the dumb twunt.

[emmawoodhouse]

2 minutes ago, Cinnabon said:

I was going to mention that, lol. She didn’t even know how to pronounce it, the dumb twunt.

The irony is that she thinks she's the smartest trick in shoe leather. She thinks that because she can cut a bitch in the comments that she's somehow intellectually superior.

[Cinnabon]

Just now, emmawoodhouse said:

The irony is that she thinks she's the smartest trick in shoe leather. She thinks that because she can cut a bitch in the comments that she's somehow intellectually superior.

Exactly.

[BigBingerBro]

It makes me wonder if she ever thought that "sayings" of the howlers and lost girls she had to take care of ever tickled her fancy as much as her own kids....?

[Cinnabon]

1 minute ago, BigBingerBro said:

It makes me wonder if she ever thought that "sayings" of the howlers and lost girls she had to take care of ever tickled her fancy as much as her own kids....?

No, because she makes up all of these “sayings” now to exploit her kids for clicks and money, imo.

[GeeGolly]

5 minutes ago, BigBingerBro said:

It makes me wonder if she ever thought that "sayings" of the howlers and lost girls she had to take care of ever tickled her fancy as much as her own kids....?

Of course not. Jessa birthed these kids so they're 'remarkable' because they're hers.

[ginger90]

[Dustbunny]

1 hour ago, emmawoodhouse said:

The irony is that she thinks she's the smartest trick in shoe leather. She thinks that because she can cut a bitch in the comments that she's somehow intellectually superior.

 

Exactly and Spurgeon is developing the same smart alec attitude.

In my opinion Jessa thinks she's so smart because all she's ever had to compare herself to were other dullard Duggars, if she'd gone to public school she would have found out that she was probably middle of the pack and no genius, the same thing is happening with Spurgeon, he thinks he's so clever because all he has to compare himself to is Henry and Ivy, if Spurg was in a class with 20-30 other children he'd realize that he's no Einstein.

It's scary to think about poorly educated Duggars responsible for educating a new generation of poorly educated Duggars (Seewalds)

What level of education does Jessa have?   Did she even get her GED?

At any rate she's obviously not qualified to check their spelling  🙄

 

[emmawoodhouse]

It's been rumored that the oldest four or five got GEDs, but there has been no confirmation of it. 

[Portia]

50 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

I have nothing but eyerolls for that "time slow down" crap no matter who says it, but in this case, give me a freakin' break. That baby will be replaced in two years tops. 

[sagittarius sue]

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

She has that Angela Merkel look also.

[GeeGolly]

Henry looks like he's been crying.

Is that a sneak peek at Jessa's new décor? A white chair in a house with four young kids? Jessa can't keep sheets clean, never mind the way those kids snack no matter where they are - I have no hope for that chair.

We all should send the Seewalds bags of Cheetos, Oreos and M & Ms. 😇😉

[GeeGolly]

That chair isn't cheap. Walmart sells it for around $300 and on Amazon its more.

[Teriacky]

Ha! My parents had chairs like that in the early 1960’s. I was very little and they lasted until I was in sixth grade. (I’m sure they were scrubbed many many many times). At least they can be treated with stain proof stuff now! 

oh, yeah… they probably lasted that long because my mother cleaned the house weekly…

[iwantcookies]

Well at least Fern isn’t wearing pink or has a head wrap that is squashing her brain… 

[MargeGunderson]

Is it just me or does Fern look tall for a 9 month old? Without Jessa’s caption I would have thought the kid was a toddler.

[sagittarius sue]

1 hour ago, MargeGunderson said:

Is it just me or does Fern look tall for a 9 month old? Without Jessa’s caption I would have thought the kid was a toddler.

Yes, it appears that both of Jessa's girls are on the tall side.

[emmawoodhouse]

52 minutes ago, sagittarius sue said:

Yes, it appears that both of Jessa's girls are on the tall side.

The women on Ben's side are all tall. I guess that superceded the average to below average height of Jessa and the other female Duggars.

[SMama]

10 minutes ago, emmawoodhouse said:

The women on Ben's side are all tall. I guess that superceded the average to below average height of Jessa and the other female Duggars.

And Ben’s own short stature. His brother is really tall and is not done growing. Ben just got the chaparrito gene. 

[emmawoodhouse]

Ben's not that short. Isn't he about 5'10"? Quite average like his dad. His brothers though. Quite tall.

[GeeGolly]

Here's Ben with Joe and Derick for comparison.

[emmawoodhouse]

Jessa is 5'5". Jill is 5'7". Ben is noticably taller than Jill. I'll put him in the 5'9"/5'10" range. Derick is 6'3". 

[sagittarius sue]

3 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Here's Ben with Joe and Derick for comparison.

Ben's hair and beard look good in the photo with Joe.  Perhaps that was before Jessa started cutting his hair.

[madpsych78]

It's hard to believe that Ben is actually a few months younger than Joe. Joe totally looks younger!

[emmawoodhouse]

7 minutes ago, sagittarius sue said:

Ben's hair and beard look good in the photo with Joe.  Perhaps that was before Jessa started cutting his hair.

Given the color of the ties, I am guessing that was his wedding day. I doubt Jessa touched his hair before then.

[anyasmom]

9 hours ago, emmawoodhouse said:

Given the color of the ties, I am guessing that was his wedding day. I doubt Jessa touched his hair before then.

One of the D-I-Ls did cut a Duggar male's hair before they were married.  It was in an episode.  Maybe Lauren?  I was surprised such close contact was allowed.  The couple was probably already engaged though.

[Lady Whistleup]

I don't think Jessa is the "smartest" Duggar. I think that Jill is a limited person but shows more curiosity, which is a marker of intelligence. I could see Jill picking up a book and reading it, whereas I couldn't picture Jessa doing that. 

[Westiepeach]

I may be making this up, but I thought I saw a picture of Joy cutting Bin's hair before he and Jessa were married (and therefore before she and Austin were married). People commented that there was more chemistry between Joy and Bin than there was between Jessa and Bin.

[MargeGunderson]

1 hour ago, Westiepeach said:

I may be making this up, but I thought I saw a picture of Joy cutting Bin's hair before he and Jessa were married (and therefore before she and Austin were married). People commented that there was more chemistry between Joy and Bin than there was between Jessa and Bin.

There is more chemistry between two rocks than there is between Jessa and Ben.

[xwordfanatik]

I thought JinJer would suit Ben better, but heaven forbid JinJer getting married before "hot girl" Jessa.  

[Cinnabon]

2 hours ago, Lady Whistleup said:

I don't think Jessa is the "smartest" Duggar. I think that Jill is a limited person but shows more curiosity, which is a marker of intelligence. I could see Jill picking up a book and reading it, whereas I couldn't picture Jessa doing that. 

Exactly. Jill was also the only one who seemed enthusiastic to learn Spanish many years ago. She was very interested and motivated when she was studying to be a midwife. Unfortunately, her neglectful parents made it impossible for her to truly pursue a legitimate nursing or midwifery career because they didn’t educate her beyond a 9th grade level. 

Jessa thinks she is the smartest one and the “hottest” one but neither are true, imo.

 

 

 

Edited May 3, 2022 by Cinnabon

[GeeGolly]

I would say all the Duggars are of average intelligence. I would also say not one of the sisters are motivated to learn anything once married.

[Mindthinkr]

23 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

I would say all the Duggars are of average intelligence. I would also say not one of the sisters are motivated to learn anything once married.

I’m not counting a Jill out, but Jessa for sure. 

[Cinnabon]

8 minutes ago, Mindthinkr said:

I’m not counting a Jill out, but Jessa for sure. 

Jessa, Jinger, and Joy for sure. I’m surprised that Jeremy hasn’t “strongly encouraged” Jinger to take some classes. It could be embarrassing for him to have such a dim wife with no more than a 9th grade education. Jessa thinks she knows it all already, and Joy is just a simpleton.

Edited May 3, 2022 by Cinnabon

[GeeGolly]

16 minutes ago, Mindthinkr said:

I’m not counting a Jill out, but Jessa for sure. 

I doubt #3 is their last baby and Jill has shown learning is either hard for her or she has never really been serious about it. So, I'm counting Jill out for the next five years or so at least, and truthfully probably forever.

[lascuba]

1 hour ago, Cinnabon said:

Jessa, Jinger, and Joy for sure. I’m surprised that Jeremy hasn’t “strongly encouraged” Jinger to take some classes. It could be embarrassing for him to have such a dim wife with no more than a 9th grade education. Jessa thinks she knows it all already, and Joy is just a simpleton.

I find that a lot of highly educated men (and Jeremy considers himself such), often fall into opposite ends--they either marry women who are also highly educated, or they go for the bubble headed simpletons that keep their physical and domestic needs met. Jeremy education is about preaching and ministry--a woman with more than a 9th grade education would be too much for his ego to handle. 

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

I doubt #3 is their last baby and Jill has shown learning is either hard for her or she has never really been serious about it. So, I'm counting Jill out for the next five years or so at least, and truthfully probably forever.

Jill strikes me as the type that gets really enthusiastic about a topic and then quickly loses interest once she notices how much work it entails. Whether that's because she gets discouraged over her lack of education or that's just how she is--and I'm not knocking that, since I got all into Mari Kondo for like a week before I went back to my messy ways--I just don't see her as any more likely to pursue an education than any other Duggar.