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

[Dustbunny]

8 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

How many doll strollers, baby doll carriers, doll cribs and doll high chairs do two young girls need? And dolls too. Fern is 2 and already has a least a dozen baby dolls.

I was wondering the same thing

Every birthday, christmas etc the girls get more dolls, buggies, strollers, highchairs, bottles, cribs, soothers, doll clothes, it's too much.

I've seen daycares with less dolls and doll accessories.

I guess Jessa is trying to compensate for her kids sitting in that house day in and day out 24/7/365

[Teriacky]

Hmm.. they open one gift a day leading up to Christmas? Perhaps they should look into Hanukkah…

[CalicoKitty]

11 hours ago, Teriacky said:

Maybe Spurgeon can learn to whittle. At least it will keep him from being bored!

Being able to carve is a useful skill.  One of my great-great-grandfathers was captured in his first battle in the Civil War.  He was sent to Andersonville Prison.  We have the spoon he carved while he was there.  At least he could eat the little that he was fed.  I guess having some skills is important.

 

[Salacious Kitty]

28 minutes ago, CalicoKitty said:

Being able to carve is a useful skill.  One of my great-great-grandfathers was captured in his first battle in the Civil War.  He was sent to Andersonville Prison.  We have the spoon he carved while he was there.  At least he could eat the little that he was fed.  I guess having some skills is important.

 

I don't see Spurge fighting in any wars. 😃

Maybe he can whittle little animals for his sisters. 

[Notabug]

10 hours ago, CalicoKitty said:

Being able to carve is a useful skill.  One of my great-great-grandfathers was captured in his first battle in the Civil War.  He was sent to Andersonville Prison.  We have the spoon he carved while he was there.  At least he could eat the little that he was fed.  I guess having some skills is important.

 

Quite a few of the Union prisoners at Andersonville became very proficient at whittling and pieces made by them are much valued by collectors.  Many carved canes with very intricate designs relating to their war experiences.  How wonderful your family has that heirloom.

One of my nephews is really into carving and has carved several spoons for me out of pieces of wood he found on hikes.  I love them and they're in a shadow box on the wall in my kitchen.

Alas, Spurgeon won't learn to carve anything well since the Duggars half-a** everything and its unlikely he'll be exposed to someone who could teach him to do it right.

Edited January 14 by Notabug

[oliviabenson]

14 hours ago, Teriacky said:

Hmm.. they open one gift a day leading up to Christmas? Perhaps they should look into Hanukkah…

That’s what I was thinking! 

Christmakkah is a thing.

[GeeGolly]

We used to whittle marshmallow sticks each summer. We also practiced throwing them so they'd land point down in the lawn. I think each summer we planned on carving a walking stick, but never finished one.

I can't really think of what S&H will be using them for, other than opening Jessa's Amazon boxes.

I hope this doesn't spur Amy into buying her "knife safety trained" 3yo his own knife.

[crazy8s]

25 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

I can't really think of what S&H will be using them for, other than opening Jessa's Amazon boxes.

My grands got knives through scouting and did soap carving along with knife safety. But what they got was more swiss army knife and not the tactical survival knife Herny was shown with.

 

[Notabug]

3 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

My grands got knives through scouting and did soap carving along with knife safety. But what they got was more swiss army knife and not the tactical survival knife Herny was shown with.

 

That makes sense, though.  Kids who are going camping and doing outdoorsy stuff can find a lot of uses for a Swiss Army knife.  The kinds of knives that Jessa's kids got are not all that useful for a kid.

[oliviabenson]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

We used to whittle marshmallow sticks each summer. We also practiced throwing them so they'd land point down in the lawn. I think each summer we planned on carving a walking stick, but never finished one.

I can't really think of what S&H will be using them for, other than opening Jessa's Amazon boxes.

I hope this doesn't spur Amy into buying her "knife safety trained" 3yo his own knife.

Amy probably will get him his own knives…

[crazy8s]

3 hours ago, Notabug said:

That makes sense, though.  Kids who are going camping and doing outdoorsy stuff can find a lot of uses for a Swiss Army knife.  The kinds of knives that Jessa's kids got are not all that useful for a kid.

No, they are not. But it seems to fit in with the fundie belief they are somehow survivalists and will need weapons to survive. Duggar boys were shown wearing knives on their belts young too.

My 87 yr old MIL believes she is a survivalist and gifts us stuff like this all the time so "we can be prepared".  She gave our son a flashlight that had the claim "can blind a bear and be used to stab and kill"  Son said she might as well as given them a gun, since they had to lock it away from their children and it was no use as a flashlight.

[Madtown]

Jessa is shilling vitamins. This is from an insta-story. Geroge looke at her at one point, like STFU..lol. He is for sure Ben..

[Salacious Kitty]

That's one chunky baby. 

[GeeGolly]

George reminds me of Henry when he was a baby. But so far his eyes don't look like any of his siblings. He actually looks a little like Gunnar.

[babyhouseman]

He looks like Churchill.

[Joan of Argh]

7 minutes ago, babyhouseman said:

He looks like Churchill.

And Matt Roloff

[Joan of Argh]

George is thinking…. 

“Listen lady.. I’m not buying what you’re selling…. I wasn’t born yesterday!!”  

[Salacious Kitty]

I guess babies grow into their ears? I've never noticed that before. 

[xwordfanatik]

Poor little guy.  He's cute, in a grumpy baby sort of way, like big bro Henry.

[libgirl2]

On 1/14/2024 at 12:12 AM, Salacious Kitty said:

I don't see Spurge fighting in any wars. 😃

Maybe he can whittle little animals for his sisters. 

I used to whittle on occasion. Never made anything besides a pointed stick. 

[beckie]

He looks like he's over it already. Maybe Fernie can take him and run far away!

[GeeGolly]

22 minutes ago, beckie said:

He looks like he's over it already. Maybe Fernie can take him and run far away!

I think Fernie is a lot like her Aunty Joy. Not much exists outside of their own little worlds. I think Georgie might have better luck with Ivy.

[lascuba]

On 1/17/2024 at 5:07 AM, Joan of Argh said:

George is thinking…. 

“Listen lady.. I’m not buying what you’re selling…. I wasn’t born yesterday!!”  

He looks a lot like Pa Keller in that picture.

Or maybe Pa Keller just looks like a grumpy baby.

[AgathaC]

On 1/16/2024 at 4:45 PM, babyhouseman said:

He looks like Churchill.

Churchill would agree. He once said “All babies look like me.”

[floridamom]

I also thought that Jessa's son looked like Anna's dad; Pa Kellar. 

[beckie]

That's who it was! I was trying to think of who baby George reminded me of. 

[GeeGolly]

Here is cousin Marcus. George looks a little like him.

[Madtown]

From a video. This was posted when the site was down. At the end Fern says "God gives us babies" and Jessa said that "God does give us babies."

 

[GeeGolly]

Healthy eggs and sperm make babies. And in Jessa's case, well timed sex made "Jolly George".

 

[BetyBee]

He looks older than 6 weeks. George has the expression of an older kid, imo. He's really cute!

[ALittleShelfish]

He looks simultaneously a few months old and also 50 years old.  This fascinates me!

[Quof]

Do you think any of those kids can identify a primary colour?   You know they've never seen a colour in their house or their wardrobe.  

[GeeGolly]

31 minutes ago, Quof said:

Do you think any of those kids can identify a primary colour?   You know they've never seen a colour in their house or their wardrobe.  

Naw, they only know, White Dove, Agreeable Gray, Accessible Beige, Wythe Blue, Bitter Sage and Earthen Jug.

[Quof]

And Old Bra.

[jschoolgirl]

And Filthy White Towel!

[Zella]

Dirty Diaper

[Salacious Kitty]

1 hour ago, Zella said:

Dirty Diaper

Dirty Diaper Mountain mosaic for decor. 🤪

Edited February 10 by Salacious Kitty

[GeeGolly]

Booger Brown Couch

 

[Joan of Argh]

 

[GeeGolly]

Made it half way through the reel. Jessa is partnering with Temu. She is organizing her home, after reading a book about it. I think this mom of 5, in a household of 7 has 2 drinking glasses.

[xwordfanatik]

18 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Made it half way through the reel. Jessa is partnering with Temu. She is organizing her home, after reading a book about it. I think this mom of 5, in a household of 7 has 2 drinking glasses.

There's always the garden hose outside?😝

I've heard some unfavorable stuff about Temu.  I see ads for them a lot, but I've never ordered anything there.

[Joan of Argh]

19 minutes ago, xwordfanatik said:

There's always the garden hose outside?😝

I've heard some unfavorable stuff about Temu.  I see ads for them a lot, but I've never ordered anything there.

Same here I clicked on it for what looked like an amazing deal like $1.99 for a really cute cardigan but once it got finished making me click a dozen times I got back to the “deal” and now it was $29.00 plus shipping

[libgirl2]

1 hour ago, xwordfanatik said:

There's always the garden hose outside?😝

I've heard some unfavorable stuff about Temu.  I see ads for them a lot, but I've never ordered anything there.

My friend orders from them and is happy. Then I know people who say otherwise. I've heard the stuff is cheap as in cheaply made. 

[Joan of Argh]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

I think this mom of 5, in a household of 7 has 2 drinking glasses.

Who needs drinking glasses when you’re allowed to stand inside the fridge and guzzle milk straight from the carton like Ivy?

[oliviabenson]

On 2/7/2024 at 5:56 PM, ALittleShelfish said:

He looks simultaneously a few months old and also 50 years old.  This fascinates me!

He looks like Pa Keller!

[CalicoKitty]

We know Jessa is living minimalist.  Is her mattress still on the floor?  Don't the kids only have 3 or 4 outfits each?  We know she doesn't spend any money on wrapping paper.  I guess she has to have something to post about.

[oliviabenson]

They probably use disposable cups/plates etc 

[Salacious Kitty]

1 minute ago, oliviabenson said:

They probably use disposable cups/plates etc 

Nah, that's a money waster for cheapskate Jessa. 

[dargosmydaddy]

Jessa just posted Henry's birthday week video (he turned 7 in early February). The usual array of unwrapped Amazon and Walmart boxes/ envelopes being thrown at him. His siblings weren't too grabby this time, which was nice. He got a remote control car, two Lego sets, a joke book, some sort of zip string wand, a piggy bank, and the usual junk food (including a candy necklace that he apparently really wanted). He went to an arcade with his siblings, and had the Duggar traditional "chocolate mess," which he had to share with Spurgeon.

Henry still has a bit of a speech impediment, and Ivy spoke more clearly/ fluently than him, but he's definitely better than he was, and read well from the joke book.

One of the Lego sets was a Star Wars one (the other was Minecraft), and from the way Ben was talking, the boys have seen Star Wars, which was surprising to me... 

Despite the fact that the video spanned the whole week and took place in multiple settings, I didn't see, hear, or hear the baby mentioned once.

[Gemma Violet]

1 hour ago, dargosmydaddy said:

the boys have seen Star Wars, which was surprising to me... 

I was quite surprised at this as well. 

Harry Potter next? 

Probably not.