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

[ozziemom]

IIRC Duggar birthdays mainly revolved around thanking Meechelle for giving birth and risking her life to do so.

[fonfereksglen]

Way too much fuss for a three year old.  Have a cupcake with candle and sing Happy Birthday!

Reading the comments about being immediately told the he had to share reminds me of our mother.  No gift, no matter where it came from, was ever really ours.  It was subject to withdrawal based on her whims.

[Fostersmom]

You know how many self absorbed adult women are now having birthday months? It's ridiculous. Dinner with the parents, dinner with the signifiant other, dinner with the bffs, dinner with a special friend they only see a few times a year, dinner with the work gang. I'm certainly not going to begrudge Jessa for trying to make her 3 year old's birthday last a little longer when I see grown ass adults doing the same thing 

[GeeGolly]

17 minutes ago, Fostersmom said:

You know how many self absorbed adult women are now having birthday months? It's ridiculous. Dinner with the parents, dinner with the signifiant other, dinner with the bffs, dinner with a special friend they only see a few times a year, dinner with the work gang. I'm certainly not going to begrudge Jessa for trying to make her 3 year old's birthday last a little longer when I see grown ass adults doing the same thing 

Wow, that's a thing now? I think I pretty much went from 21 to 40 without anyone, or myself for that matter, making a big deal of my birthdays. When did this self indulgent trend start?

By the time the Seewald kids are adults, they'll have to do birthday years. 😧

Edited February 9, 2020 by GeeGolly

[fonfereksglen]

15 minutes ago, Fostersmom said:

You know how many self absorbed adult women are now having birthday months? It's ridiculous. Dinner with the parents, dinner with the signifiant other, dinner with the bffs, dinner with a special friend they only see a few times a year, dinner with the work gang. I'm certainly not going to begrudge Jessa for trying to make her 3 year old's birthday last a little longer when I see grown ass adults doing the same thing 

No.  I am not familiar with such self absorbed nonsense.   

[JustRosie]

4 hours ago, ozziemom said:

IIRC Duggar birthdays mainly revolved around thanking Meechelle for giving birth and risking her life to do so.

FFS 🙄

[QuinnInND]

6 hours ago, Fostersmom said:

You know how many self absorbed adult women are now having birthday months? It's ridiculous. Dinner with the parents, dinner with the signifiant other, dinner with the bffs, dinner with a special friend they only see a few times a year, dinner with the work gang. I'm certainly not going to begrudge Jessa for trying to make her 3 year old's birthday last a little longer when I see grown ass adults doing the same thing 

What stupidity is that? That's completely over the top. Smh. 

[Zella]

I do the protracted birthday celebrations, but I really don't get why it's inherently awful? I have a fairly disparate group of friends I've collected who don't socialize with each other and they don't socialize with my family and I loathe the idea of large get-togethers in general, so I don't see the point in having 1 big birthday party. That's like my personal idea of hell. I'd rather see them all individually or in small groups. That way, I actually legitimately get to spend time with each person/group of person and enjoy my time with them. And I guess if that makes me a self-absorbed asshole, guilty as charged. 🤷‍♀️

For that reason, I don't criticize anyone, including Jessa, for doing it. I just don't know that it needs to be broadcast all over social media, but that goes for most things. 

Edited February 10, 2020 by Zella

[Misslindsey]

4 minutes ago, Zella said:

I do the protracted birthday celebrations, but I really don't get why it's inherently awful? I have a fairly disparate group of friends I've collected who don't socialize with each other and they don't socialize with my family and I loathe the idea of large get-togethers in general, so I don't see the point in having 1 big birthday party. That's like my personal idea of hell. I'd rather see them all individually or in small groups. And I guess if that makes me a self-absorbed asshole, guilty as charged. 🤷‍♀️

I do the same thing, basically for the same reasons. My friends and family are either spread out all over or just different groups of friends. It is more going out to eat or doing some trip/activity. Though, I know some people will keep on exclaiming that it is there birthday month or some other nonsense which I would assume most people who do something similar do not do.

I am one that thinks that if Jessa really wanted to cut her hair or wear pants she would do it. I do not think Ben would care and realistically Jessa is the headship in that house.

[kokapetl]

I prefer no birthday stuff (I am 36), but a birthday with allowances for dipshit stragglers and celebrations postponed to a Friday or Saturday, liver permitting, seems ok. 

[GeeGolly]

49 minutes ago, kokapetl said:

I prefer no birthday stuff (I am 36), but a birthday with allowances for dipshit stragglers and celebrations postponed to a Friday or Saturday, liver permitting, seems ok. 

In four years we'll need to have a Primetimer Koka party. What theme would you like? American fast food joints? 

Like Jessa, we could start a week early if you like!

[FizzyPuff]

On 2/9/2020 at 12:15 AM, AussiesRule said:

So they didn't even open the packages when they arrived to make sure the right thing was inside? FFS open the packages then wrap them in some nice paper!! And get him at least one toy, and not SNACKS!

The smaller packages had already been opened the larger ones in boxes hadn’t, personally I thought that was a bit cheap she could’ve at least wrapped the boxes. 
Imagine if she had got sent the wrong stuff, a sex toy for Henry? 😉

[Sew Sumi]

2 videos about mahi mahi.

 

[lookeyloo]

Okay, they are idiots, but those children are cute and they are eating relatively healthy food.  Fried, yes, but, if in a healthy oil, not so awful.  Better than beige goop I think.  I don't think Spurgeon is in any danger sitting on the counter.  I am guessing Ben in his allergy drug induced haze would wipe a counter.  

[Jeeves]

Jessa, of all the Duggar daughters, is IMO the one most into being on TV. She visibly preens when she's on camera, and I'd bet the rent that she fought tooth and nail and did whatever Daddy wanted, to keep the family on TV when Joshgate hit.

Like a good Duggar, she's lied through her telegenic teeth when she's said, "Oh, we're not a TV family, we're just a family who's on TV." Sure, Jan.

Maybe Jessa's less invested in her reality TV star status now that she has three cute kids, but I did think of her this morning. I was reading an online article about the subject of the latest episode of another TLC reality show. The article referred to that woman as a "reality star." The show? My 600 Pound Life. The TLC reality star?  At 4' 11" tall, and 758 pounds: Joyce Del Viscovo.  🤣 🤣 

[JoanArc]

9 hours ago, Jeeves said:

"Oh, we're not a TV family, we're just a family who's on TV."

You were family, now you're actors.

[Zella]

4 hours ago, JoanArc said:

You were family, now you're actors.

Even worse, a family of television actors. 🤣

[Sew Sumi]

The worst actors of all are Boobchelle. They may fool the leghumpers, but they certainly can't pull the wool over the eyes of anyone with the ability to reason.

[Fig Newton]

I am impressed.

Mahi-mahi? That's pretty gourmet of them. (Ya know, vs. Fish Sticks).

And Quinoa?

I could have been invited to their home for dinner and been pretty satisified.

Those kids really are adorable.

 

And..........Ben is cooking.

COOKING.

Not just womens' work - apparently.

[Natalie68]

32 minutes ago, Fig Newton said:

I am impressed.

Mahi-mahi? That's pretty gourmet of them. (Ya know, vs. Fish Sticks).

And Quinoa?

I could have been invited to their home for dinner and been pretty satisified.

Those kids really are adorable.

 

And..........Ben is cooking.

COOKING.

Not just womens' work - apparently.

There were fishsticks on a pan next to the stove.  I guessed for Jessa.  HA!

[SMama]

If Ben doesn’t cook they will eat something with cream of crap soup, or Jessa will make that horrible sweet potatoes and ground beef concoction. The one where in the Duggar universe the ground beef and sweet potatoes take the same amount of time to cook.

[Future Cat Lady]

Yeah, I think that Ben has no choice to cook if he wants to eat something edible..

[Spencer Hastings]

8 hours ago, Future Cat Lady said:

Yeah, I think that Ben has no choice to cook if he wants to eat something edible..

My grandma always told my dad to learn how to cook “just in case you marry a woman who can’t cook.”  So he minored in Home Ec.  Maybe Guinn taught Ben “just in case.” 😉 

[Totally]

Jessa’s  kitchen cupboards are FILTHY

Edited February 15, 2020 by Totally

[kokapetl]

On 2/13/2020 at 7:14 AM, Sew Sumi said:

2 videos about mahi mahi.

 

If you’re cooking a piece of fish blackened, or even just normal pan frying a piece of fish, I don’t think the meat thermometer is necessary. Or is this normal now?

[floridamom]

Jessa's house is still filthy IMO.

[Jeeves]

53 minutes ago, Totally said:

Jessa’s  kitchen cupboards are FILTHY

They probably are, but in fairness, those cabinet doors have been given a darkish antiquing (or whatever the word is) treatment along the recessed border trim. So it's hard to tell how much is dirt and how much is the (IMO not very well done) paint treatment. The counters shown in the video are sure cluttered. That would drive me nuts. Didn't we see, years ago, that her idea of how to set up a kitchen included tons of knickknacks and framed photos on the kitchen counters? Yeesh.

Edited February 15, 2020 by Jeeves

[GeeGolly]

I don't think I've ever heard anyone say fish smells good. I wonder if Spurgie likes the smell of hard boiled eggs?

[Totally]

6 hours ago, Jeeves said:

They probably are, but in fairness, those cabinet doors have been given a darkish antiquing (or whatever the word is) treatment along the recessed border trim. So it's hard to tell how much is dirt and how much is the (IMO not very well done) paint treatment. The counters shown in the video are sure cluttered. That would drive me nuts. Didn't we see, years ago, that her idea of how to set up a kitchen included tons of knickknacks and framed photos on the kitchen counters? Yeesh.

I know the effect you are talking about, and I don’t think that is the issue here

[Portia]

The filthy cabinets--and the whole filthy house--are Ben's, too.

[galaxychaser]

On 2/14/2020 at 1:57 PM, Natalie68 said:

There were fishsticks on a pan next to the stove.  I guessed for Jessa.  HA!

That’s raw fish that is going to be cooked later. 

[fonfereksglen]

12 hours ago, kokapetl said:

If you’re cooking a piece of fish blackened, or even just normal pan frying a piece of fish, I don’t think the meat thermometer is necessary. Or is this normal now?

No to the thermometer.  Fish is only an inch thick!!!   

[Sew Sumi]

Maybe since they're blackening the fish, they're afraid it will be raw in the center? 

That's all I got.

[fonfereksglen]

13 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

Maybe since they're blackening the fish, they're afraid it will be raw in the center? 

That's all I got.

He is actually measuring the temperature of the frying pan surface,  not the fish!  When touched gently, fish will flake when done.  And after that,  rapidly becomes overdone.

The type of seasoning is simply a matter of taste.  I am a lemon juice, salt and pepper, cooked in olive oil and a bit of butter cook of pan fried fish.  

Edited February 16, 2020 by fonfereksglen

[Sew Sumi]

We don't know what Ben knows about cooking fish, though. Kudos to him if he's doing it correctly. 😁

[Sew Sumi]

 

[galaxygirl76]

Ew, that grosses me out.

[fonfereksglen]

16 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

 

Be a parent and say NO!     

[kokapetl]

28 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

 

I’d be concerned the toddler would swallow too much oj, gag, vomit everywhere, drop the bottle and leave a mess of vomit and oj and crying dirty toddler to clean up. But I’m not a parent!

That doesn’t look like their kitchen. 

[Sew Sumi]

14 minutes ago, kokapetl said:

I’d be concerned the toddler would swallow too much oj, gag, vomit everywhere, drop the bottle and leave a mess of vomit and oj and crying dirty toddler to clean up. But I’m not a parent!

That doesn’t look like their kitchen. 

No, it's the Seewald grandparents' kitchen.

[kokapetl]

The toddler turned 3

 

[Sew Sumi]

Hopefully, the grandparents gave him some toys.

[fonfereksglen]

11 minutes ago, kokapetl said:

The toddler turned 3

 

He looks like she applied auntie Jing's clown makeup to her boy.  Stop with the filters.

[Sofa Sloth]

2 hours ago, kokapetl said:

I’d be concerned the toddler would swallow too much oj, gag, vomit everywhere, drop the bottle and leave a mess of vomit and oj and crying dirty toddler to clean up. But I’m not a parent!

That doesn’t look like their kitchen. 

Also he could easy drop that heavy bottle on his bare feet and potentially break a toe, but hey, let’s take a video first because haha cute content for mommy’s Instagram trumps safety and common sense! 🙄

[kokapetl]

Apparently Guinn filmed the Sweet Precious juice Memory.

Edited February 16, 2020 by kokapetl

[GeeGolly]

2 hours ago, kokapetl said:

Apparently Guinn filmed the Sweet Precious juice Memory.

I wonder if she then served the germ laden, backwash filled juice to others for breakfast?

If I'm sharing germs, I want it to be my choice.

[Absolom]

12 hours ago, kokapetl said:

The toddler turned 3

So definitely over a year and a half out of toddlerhood now.

My grandmotherly reaction would be to grab the jug of juice not my cell phone.

Edited February 16, 2020 by Absolom

[BigBingerBro]

I didn't and won't actually watch the video.  Was the child scolded at all for drinking out of the juice jug?  How did she handle it?

[GeeGolly]

11 minutes ago, BigBingerBro said:

I didn't and won't actually watch the video.  Was the child scolded at all for drinking out of the juice jug?  How did she handle it?

It's about a 10 second video. Nothing was said, just some background chatter.

[louannems]

12 hours ago, Sew Sumi said:

No, it's the Seewald grandparents' kitchen.

You can tell it's not Jessa's kitchen.  Notice the spotless cabinets!