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

[GeeGolly]

I saw the headline of Jessa's pregnancy and kept recounting the kids she had, thinking it was clickbait. 

I still think they'll stop after their 8th - one more than Anna.

Speaking of Anna, does anyone know how many kids Pecan and Priss have?

[crazy8s]

1 minute ago, GeeGolly said:

Speaking of Anna, does anyone know how many kids Pecan and Priss have?

I believe they now have 7

[Absolom]

Anna at least has practice with her sister Esther always having had more children.  I wonder if it will really bother her if/when Jessa and Priscilla pass her in offspring. 

[GeeGolly]

26 minutes ago, Absolom said:

Anna at least has practice with her sister Esther always having had more children.  I wonder if it will really bother her if/when Jessa and Priscilla pass her in offspring. 

I think Prissy, not so much. I do think Jessa having more kids will bother Anna. I also think Jessa will passive-aggressively rub it in.

[graybrown bird]

What an achievement!  It's Iike measuring your worth by the length of your hair.

[Gemma Violet]

TMZ picked up the story:

https://www.tmz.com/2025/03/08/jessa-duggar-seewald-pregnant-6th-baby/#continued

[Salacious Kitty]

15 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

I think Prissy, not so much. I do think Jessa having more kids will bother Anna. I also think Jessa will passive-aggressively rub it in.

Agree. Jessa is underfoot at the TTH, so Anna would see them nearly every day. These days, I doubt Anna is happy with anyone with many children approaching her seven. And yes, that includes Prissy. I think she's jealous.

2 minutes ago, graybrown bird said:

What an achievement!  It's Iike measuring your worth by the length of your hair.

Jessa seems to do that as well. 

[EmeraldGirl]

Every time something would pop up on here I was thinking it was a pregnancy announcement, so no surprise.
 

The TMZ picture has her looking very fundie. A long skirt, and that hideous long hair with absolutely no shape to it. I hope that was just an outfit choice of the day and that she hasn’t given up wearing her pants, etc. I’m surprised she didn’t want to stay “ the pretty one” because she sure has dropped the ball on that. I can see why maybe she and Jinger have drifted apart. Their life goals don’t seem to be the same. Jinger gives every indication that she is done at three, and wants to enjoy her LA life more. Jessa seems to want to be Michelle. Children are like flowers, etc., blah.

[precious pupp]

I'm of the opinion that Jessa wants to be JB's favorite, and she has to be constantly pregnant like Michelle, for that to happen.  It's surprising to me that Ben hasn't sneaked off and gotten himself fixed by now.  

[Gemma Violet]

Since Ben is a preacher and Jessa doesn't do much social media these days, I'm amazed they can manage financially with a family of seven, soon to be eight.  Ben has to be doing something as a sideline.

Edited 11 hours ago by Gemma Violet

[EmeraldGirl]

Ben has always seemed like such a hen-picked wimp. I think he does whatever Jessa/JB tells him to do. He came into this as a dim obedient teenager. I don’t think he’s changed very much. I still can’t get over the idea that they completely redid a house they don’t even own! He just puts on a dopey hat and follows the flock – even though he’s supposed to be leading a congregation. 

[Adeejay]

During the days of “19 Kids and Counting”, it was a common assumption that of all the Duggar siblings, Jill was the “biggest kool-aid drinker”.  However, based on her interactions with “outsiders” and how she staunchly and unapologetically defended her parents, I’ve always felt that title belonged to Jessa.  Seems I would be right.  

[Salacious Kitty]

8 minutes ago, Adeejay said:

During the days of “19 Kids and Counting”, it was a common assumption that of all the Duggar siblings, Jill was the “biggest kool-aid drinker”.  However, based on her interactions with “outsiders” and how she staunchly and unapologetically defended her parents, I’ve always felt that title belonged to Jessa.  Seems I would be right.  

I'm reminded of the scavenger hunt Ben arranged for Jessa to get her to Thorncrown Chapel for their engagement. One segment found Jessa and chaperone Jinger in a little town square. "Random" people sat on benches holding roses with clues. Jessa refused to approach these people, even though they were handpicked by production. Jinger had to fetch the roses. 

Jessa has always been sour. 

[lianau]

5 hours ago, Adeejay said:

During the days of “19 Kids and Counting”, it was a common assumption that of all the Duggar siblings, Jill was the “biggest kool-aid drinker”.  However, based on her interactions with “outsiders” and how she staunchly and unapologetically defended her parents, I’ve always felt that title belonged to Jessa.  Seems I would be right.  

true believers fall the fastest and hardest once they poke one hole into their belief fabric.  Jessa had the misfortune of being presented as the pretty one without having the personality to inhabit that role.