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

[luvbadtv]

1 hour ago, Chicklet said:

Ivy's musical ability- not to diminish her musicality but...she hears that song about every single week considering the size of that family. But yea she's remarkably on target, note-wise.

Not that I don't wish she becomes a musical prodigy singing opera and obtains a full ride scholarship to Julliard and never looks back and then writes a book about the crazy little people in Arkansas.

Dream big little Ivy.

Should we call her Ivy League from now on?

[lascuba]

On 7/2/2020 at 9:28 PM, JoanArc said:

This will be the third time they’ve brought it up. Don’t you need verifiable income to adopt? Pretty sure the child has to have their own bedroom, too. There’s so bad at this PR baiting.

They'll use a Christian adoption agency, which are sketchy as hell, especially those focused on international adoptions. Any "rules" those agencies have will be waived for the right people.

 

[Barb23]

Jessa referenced them adopting a baby. She never mentioned adopting an older child which are plentiful. 

I agree that if it ever happens,  it will be through a sketchy agency or a family's friend's unwed daughter kind of thing.  Of course the poor girl would live with them & be a housekeeper/nanny for the entire 9 months.  

[Minivanessa]

I think it's never going to happen. Jessa just brings it up periodically to get people talking.

And, as we can see here, she's right. It works.

[JoanArc]

38 minutes ago, Barb23 said:

Jessa referenced them adopting a baby. She never mentioned adopting an older child which are plentiful. 

I agree that if it ever happens,  it will be through a sketchy agency or a family's friend's unwed daughter kind of thing.  Of course the poor girl would live with them & be a housekeeper/nanny for the entire 9 months.  

Don’t forget the inevitable rehoming when things don’t work out, or the media  attention stops. I suppose they wouldn’t have to do a full rehoming, just ship the poor child to whatever Gothard camp needs them long-term.  

[GeeGolly]

Well, the Seewalds are ill equipped if an adopted child has needs beyond the norm. They'll just look for a cross wearing human to tell them everything is fine and move on.

[Spencer Hastings]

2 hours ago, Barb23 said:

Jessa referenced them adopting a baby. She never mentioned adopting an older child which are plentiful. 

I would never want these people adopting anyone, but especially not an older child.  An older child would be able to pick up on all of their crappy, savior cues.  Couple that with vulnerable human emotions that stem from a sense of abandonment and distrust, it’s such a delicate situation. I can’t see Ben and Jessa having the emotional maturity to handle any of that well. 

[Absolom]

New season, two sisters are pregnant and Jessa isn't, we get the adopt cry for attention.  It's as regular as sunrise. 

[Nysha]

4 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Well, the Seewalds are ill equipped if an adopted child has needs beyond the norm. They'll just look for a cross wearing human to tell them everything is fine and move on.

I first read this as cross dressing human and wondered where they would find one that would tell them everything is fine.

[latetotheparty]

As if they could pass a house inspection 😆

[Nysha]

All states require a homestudy from a licensed agency. Jessa and Ben would need to move into a larger house in order to adopt, since they have children of both sexes. I think this is Jessa's usual publicity stunt but if they did get a baby it would probably be under a guardianship type agreement and be rehomed the minute the poor child showed any signs of emotional, developmental, or behavioral issues.

[BitterApple]

I hate to say it, but there's probably some idiotic teenager who thinks the Duggars are the bestest family evah, and would sign over her baby to Jessa and Bin. Even though Jessa uses adoption as clickbait, if she wanted a kid, she could get one. 

[Sew Sumi]

 

[QuinnInND]

It's a tree. It's rootbound. PLANT IT IN THE GROUND!! 🤦‍♀️

 

 

[JoanArc]

I smell a condescending youtube coming about how plants need Light AND Water to live.

[DangerousMinds]

Whaaaaat? Just stop, Jessa.

[galaxychaser]

Mommy please cut my hair #sayingofspurgeon

[GeeGolly]

3 hours ago, DangerousMinds said:

Whaaaaat? Just stop, Jessa.

And sadly, being Jessa's son, he doesn't ask if he sounds good, but asks if he looks good.

[Albanyguy]

Why do I think that eventually all of the kid's quotes are going to be compiled into a book called Sayings of Spurgeon by Jessica Duggar Seewald?

[MargeGunderson]

“Who gave me this stupid name?” #SayingOfSpurgeon (in about 20 years, when he finally gets his own account)

[GeeGolly]

36 minutes ago, MargeGunderson said:

“Who gave me this stupid name?” #SayingOfSpurgeon (in about 20 years, when he finally gets his own account)

Or it will be #SayingsOfSteven. 🤣

[Ohiopirate02]

5 hours ago, DangerousMinds said:

Whaaaaat? Just stop, Jessa.

There is so much going on in that one tweet that I have to think Jessa is stealing from multiple sources for content.  It is usually easier to steal someone else's whole tweet instead of attempting to create this monster.  I'm curious to see how she accomplishes this.  Does she have a bot garble together stuff from different parenting tweets, or does she actually take the time to scroll through Twitter looking for stuff to steal.  

[Suzn]

5 hours ago, DangerousMinds said:

Whaaaaat? Just stop, Jessa.

These sayings Jessa posts hadn't really bothered me much, but that is just obnoxious.  She needs to stop.

[zenme]

Just now, Suzn said:

These sayings Jessa posts hadn't really bothered me much, but that is just obnoxious.  She needs to stop.

The thing about her posting is that it’s not even funny. I was looking for the punchline or the wit...

[galaxychaser]

Duggar’s are not witty or funny so you are looking in the wrong place 🤣

 

@zenme

[Zella]

Jessa, stop trying to make "Sayings of Spurgeon" happen. It's not going to happen. 

[JoanArc]

2 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

And sadly, being Jessa's son, he doesn't ask if he sounds good, but asks if he looks good.

 I saw this yesterday and thought of Jessa.

 

[crazy8s]

So she has changed it from SayingsofSpurgeon to SayingofSpugeon

I think she is trying too hard to make him seem brilliant like they believe Charles Spurgeon was in their minds. A quick google search brings this up. Can be yours for only $5

https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/magazine/article/sayings-of-spurgeon

Edited July 15, 2020 by crazy8s

[galaxychaser]

#sayingsofivyleague would be hilarious 

Mama why am I eating watermelon in pee pool?

 

[MargeGunderson]

2 hours ago, JoanArc said:

 I saw this yesterday and thought of Jessa.

 

What has become of us as a society when John Mayer is our moral compass? 

[BitterApple]

2 hours ago, zenme said:

The thing about her posting is that it’s not even funny. I was looking for the punchline or the wit...

I seriously have second-hand embarrassment for her. What is she trying to accomplish? Is she trying to turn Spurgeon into some kind of Christian child star? It would be smarter to allow her pet poodle husband to get a job so she doesn't have to exploit her child for clicks.

[lascuba]

Bitch, make it #SpurgoenSays. It's so simple!

[DangerousMinds]

8 hours ago, Albanyguy said:

Why do I think that eventually all of the kid's quotes are going to be compiled into a book called Sayings of Spurgeon by Jessica Duggar Seewald?

She even fucked up her own hashtag on this one.

6 hours ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

There is so much going on in that one tweet that I have to think Jessa is stealing from multiple sources for content.  It is usually easier to steal someone else's whole tweet instead of attempting to create this monster.  I'm curious to see how she accomplishes this.  Does she have a bot garble together stuff from different parenting tweets, or does she actually take the time to scroll through Twitter looking for stuff to steal.  

Exactly! None of this even makes sense.

[JoanArc]

25 minutes ago, DangerousMinds said:

She even fucked up her own hashtag on this one.

 No, the original hashtag has links to molestation resources.

[Sew Sumi]

2 minutes ago, JoanArc said:

 No, the original hashtag has links to molestation resources.

So she had to change her hashtag? 

[JoanArc]

8 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

So she had to change her hashtag? 

It probably was a fuck up, but it also frees her up from having her stupidity thrown back in her face.I think it’s some of the other tweets Spurgeon asked her to stop exploiting him.

[Sew Sumi]

I looked up the old hashtag. It was just snarkers that Jessa likely blocked. There is one snarker already on #sayingofspurgeon.

[Temperance]

24 minutes ago, JoanArc said:

 No, the original hashtag has links to molestation resources.

So if I understand 

Jessa created 'SayingsofSpurgeon" for a collection of cute little kid sayings that might appeal to the grandma-wannabe crowd, who watches the show. Then other people started to use the same hashtag SayingsofSpurgeon to link articles on how the Duggar girls were molested by their brother or how they follow Bill Gothard, who allegedly assaulted dozens of women or some other scandal connected to them. So now Jessa is trying to move away from that by using SayingofSpurgeon instead of SayingsofSpurgeon. 

Is this correct? Or is the new use of the original hashtag not connected to the Duggars?

[Sew Sumi]

There weren't any links to articles or references to Gothard. There were references to the abuse, though. However, what was said there was nothing we haven't said here.

eta: This was Twitter. I didn't check IG.

Edited July 15, 2020 by Sew Sumi

[Fallacy]

2 hours ago, Sew Sumi said:

There weren't any links to articles or references to Gothard. There were references to the abuse, though. However, what was said there was nothing we haven't said here.

eta: This was Twitter. I didn't check IG.

That is so wrong. Jessa was the victim! Reminding her that her brother molested her when she’s just trying to post some of the cute things Spurgeon has said seems unnecessarily mean. 

[DangerousMinds]

2 hours ago, Sew Sumi said:

I looked up the old hashtag. It was just snarkers that Jessa likely blocked. There is one snarker already on #sayingofspurgeon.

Doesn’t she realize that the snarkers are simply going to start using the new hashtag? Sorry, Jessa, you need to just stop.

15 minutes ago, Fallacy said:

That is so wrong. Jessa was the victim! Reminding her that her brother molested her when she’s just trying to post some of the cute things Spurgeon has said seems unnecessarily mean. 

She is making up nonsense for attention. Spurgeon didn’t actually say most of the stuff she claims he did.

And you know what she could do? Simply share her posts with actual friends and family, instead of with millions of complete strangers. But she leaves her account public so she can continue to exploit her kids for money.

 

Edited July 16, 2020 by DangerousMinds

[BigBingerBro]

2 minutes ago, DangerousMinds said:

Spurgeon didn’t actually say most of the stuff she claims he did.

And even if he did say these things, there is nothing noteworthy about any of it.  It's just age-appropriate banter.

[Sew Sumi]

Jessa obviously thinks he's a kid genius. All the while, they use subtitles with Henry. 😕

[farmgal4]

11 hours ago, MargeGunderson said:

“Who gave me this stupid name?” #SayingOfSpurgeon (in about 20 years, when he finally gets his own account)

😈 How evil am I to hope that he says, “Who gave me this fucking name?” 

[QuinnInND]

 

[Fallacy]

I need to figure out how to delete my own posts when I remember not to engage in debates about reality tv stars. Lol. 

Edited July 16, 2020 by Fallacy

[GeeGolly]

23 minutes ago, Fallacy said:

Because she shares stuff that Spurgeon says to “millions of complete strangers,” it’s okay for trolls to mock her abuse? To taunt her by pointing out that her brother molested her as if she forgot that? As if that abuse has anything at all to do with her posts about Spurgeon? I’m not seeing the connection here. 

I’m also not convinced that she’s making up “nonsense for attention.” How does anyone “know” Spurgeon didn’t say those things? He’s four, and four year olds say all kinds of funny stuff. Don’t you remember the show “Kids Say the Darndest Things”? That show existed because parents film their kids all the time and had caught them on camera saying ridiculous and funny things. So in my opinion, it’s entirely possible, even likely, that Spurgeon said those things. But I won’t claim that I know he said them because I wasn’t there. 
 

I agree about the abuse trolling. Very violating and invasive. There's a handful of SM posters out there that post that shit every chance they get.

I too, believe Spurgie says those things, but more because they're very unremarkable. Funny, cute or smart, only to the mom. 

[QuinnInND]

 

[PradaKitty]

Those kids look hot and sweaty. But... IT’S SUMMER !  ☀️ 

[Spencer Hastings]

16 hours ago, Sew Sumi said:

Jessa obviously thinks he's a kid genius. All the while, they use subtitles with Henry. 😕

I noticed in the last episode the producers asked Henry how old he was and Spurgeon answered, without missing a beat,“I’m two and a half.” Henry will always need subtitles if his precocious brother always answers on his behalf.