Josh & Anna Smuggar: A Series of Unfortunate Events

[BitterApple]

14 hours ago, QuinnInND said:

It's always the woman's fault in their world. Either Anna's or the "other woman" for being a harlot. After all, men have no self control or anything, or so they think in Gothard land 

I remember that episode when Josh couldn't get his wisdom teeth out because he drank fluids too close to surgery and the first thing he did was promptly blame Anna. 

[Chicklet]

Drinking fluids before oral surgery - tripping and accidently having sex with another woman- same diff people! Jeez use your brains. You know those jezebels were out after the Godly Joshua. 

Idiots, all of them.

[BigBingerBro]

How about when they were newly living in the DC area and Sex Pest forgot his lunch at home, so Anna had to drive in "scary" DC traffic with two screaming kids in the back and deliver his lunch to him?   I'm sure it was all a TLC setup, but why couldn't he just go out for lunch???

[Sew Sumi]

9 minutes ago, BigBingerBro said:

How about when they were newly living in the DC area and Sex Pest forgot his lunch at home, so Anna had to drive in "scary" DC traffic with two screaming kids in the back and deliver his lunch to him?   I'm sure it was all a TLC setup, but why couldn't he just go out for lunch???

Because then he'd have to admit that he had no friends? 😁

But yeah, that had TLC Setup written all over it.

[QuinnInND]

19 minutes ago, BigBingerBro said:

How about when they were newly living in the DC area and Sex Pest forgot his lunch at home, so Anna had to drive in "scary" DC traffic with two screaming kids in the back and deliver his lunch to him?   I'm sure it was all a TLC setup, but why couldn't he just go out for lunch???

And DC traffic isn't scary. Annoying, idiotic, but not scary.   And how else could Anna demonstrate what a wonderful Godly wife she is? Her headship must me taken care of at all costs! 

[Ohiopirate02]

11 minutes ago, QuinnInND said:

And DC traffic isn't scary. Annoying, idiotic, but not scary.   And how else could Anna demonstrate what a wonderful Godly wife she is? Her headship must me taken care of at all costs! 

I have never had a problem with DC traffic.  I drove thru there last Sunday and it wasn't too bad.  My hungover ass was not driving, but my little brother was, and he had no difficulty until we hit 95 South.  Now Boston traffic OTOH is insane.  I was there a few years ago and had to drive from the airport to a town south of Boston.  From the lanes that ended mid-tunnel to the Massholes driving on the shoulder to the other Massholes who wait until the last possible second to merge, I needed a drink when I got to our hotel.  

[GeeGolly]

I'm not sure how soon after moving to DC, that was filmed, but for me, driving in any city I'm unfamiliar with is nerve-racking. However when I watched it Anna's trepidation made more sense, before @Zella filled us in that not all of AR is podunk. 

[galaxychaser]

Josh could skip a few lunches and be okay haha

[Nysha]

18 hours ago, QuinnInND said:

It's always the woman's fault in their world. Either Anna's or the "other woman" for being a harlot. After all, men have no self control or anything, or so they think in Gothard land 

This isn't restricted to fundyworld. There is all kinds of social scorn heaped on women who have affairs with married men or men who are in a relationship that isn't put on the men.

[jcbrown]

18 hours ago, Zella said:

That is probably the one thing that I find most baffling about their beliefs. Many of the things they think bewilder me, but this idea that men are so weak that they must be protected from their own baser impulses rather than having self-control but still should be in charge just floors me. 

I completely agree.

[QuinnInND]

3 hours ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

I have never had a problem with DC traffic.  I drove thru there last Sunday and it wasn't too bad.  My hungover ass was not driving, but my little brother was, and he had no difficulty until we hit 95 South.  Now Boston traffic OTOH is insane.  I was there a few years ago and had to drive from the airport to a town south of Boston.  From the lanes that ended mid-tunnel to the Massholes driving on the shoulder to the other Massholes who wait until the last possible second to merge, I needed a drink when I got to our hotel.  

Massholes. 😂😂 That's hilarious! 

The traffic hasn't been bad at all, because of Coronavirus. Not many tourists and sightseers. It's a big change from last year at this time. When I started driving, I was a mess, but I admitted it. I wonder if Anna wasn't a confident driver to begin with. 

[fonfereksglen]

9 minutes ago, QuinnInND said:

Massholes. 😂😂 That's hilarious! 

The traffic hasn't been bad at all, because of Coronavirus. Not many tourists and sightseers. It's a big change from last year at this time. When I started driving, I was a mess, but I admitted it. I wonder if Anna wasn't a confident driver to begin with. 

Back in 84, when we first moved to the DC area, the worst places were the Wilson Bridge and the Springfield interchange.  Both areas are much improved,  though the first time through The Mixing Bowl is still scary!  

I can see Anna confused and relate to the difficulty of finding your way when you are new in a big city.

 

 

 

 

Edited August 10, 2020 by fonfereksglen

[dorcastrilling]

4 hours ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

I have never had a problem with DC traffic.  I drove thru there last Sunday and it wasn't too bad.  My hungover ass was not driving, but my little brother was, and he had no difficulty until we hit 95 South.  Now Boston traffic OTOH is insane.  I was there a few years ago and had to drive from the airport to a town south of Boston.  From the lanes that ended mid-tunnel to the Massholes driving on the shoulder to the other Massholes who wait until the last possible second to merge, I needed a drink when I got to our hotel.  

I'm in Maine and had this friend: older woman, drives a Lexus, tiny and perfect lady, raised in Boston. Every few years we would do the Rte 1 antique trail. Once through NH and over the line into MA her inner Masshole would come out. 

(IP) Lorraine, miss our jaunts)

I have an annual event in RI, long weekend very October. I leave my home in Southern Maine around 3am to avoid the really heavy traffic, then depart Newport at 10 pm. Masshole are a real thing. We have called them that here for years. Blinkers who needs them, highway lines optional, making a left turn from the right lane just common behavior for them. Crazy, rude and inconsiderate af on the road.

 

Apologies to anyone from MA that actually knows how one should drive.

[QuinnInND]

2 hours ago, fonfereksglen said:

Back in 84, when we first moved to the DC area, the worst places were the Wilson Bridge and the Springfield interchange.  Both areas are much improved,  though the first time through The Mixing Bowl is still scary!  

 

 

 

 

 

I HATE the Mixing Bowl. Just coming back here from 4 years in North Dakota was a big adjustment. 

Topic? I wonder if JoshUa is still watching porn? Probably so. I feel bad for the M kids when they get older and realize what a POS their father is. 

Edited August 11, 2020 by QuinnInND
Because my phone did something weird.

[magpye29]

3 hours ago, QuinnInND said:

Massholes. 😂😂

I resemble that remark! 

I can't blame Anna too much for being afraid of DC traffic, because it's a little confusing, but people seem pretty tolerant of out-of-state drivers. At least Anna got to have some experiences away from the TTH. 

Edited August 11, 2020 by magpye29
staying on topic

[Bewitched]

On 8/10/2020 at 3:52 PM, QuinnInND said:

And DC traffic isn't scary. Annoying, idiotic, but not scary.   

The 66/28 construction in Western Fairfax is kinda scary sometimes lately.  The lane lines are suggestions and sometimes the lanes just end.

Topic:  Has Anna made any comments on social media about public schools?  I've seen some fundy homeschool parents screaming and demanding that public schools reopen because... whatever, 'Murica.  But others have been helpful and welcoming to families that are trying to figure out virtual learning and how best to structure things.  Has she weighed in either way?

[QuinnInND]

1 hour ago, Bewitched said:

The 66/28 construction in Western Fairfax is kinda scary sometimes lately.  The lane lines are suggestions and sometimes the lanes just end.

 

Agreed! That is scary. My horn gets a workout going through there. 

Why would homeschool parents care what the public school does? I haven't seen anything from Anna either way. 

[Sew Sumi]

I don't think Anna would offer help to families who have been forced to homeschool. She seems particularly insular, and she hasn't said anything about the issue. Same goes for her in-laws. 

[Albanyguy]

54 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

I don't think Anna would offer help to families who have been forced to homeschool. She seems particularly insular, and she hasn't said anything about the issue. Same goes for her in-laws. 

Especially since these parents would be doing it out of necessity and not for the right reason, i.e., Jesus.

[Sew Sumi]

7 minutes ago, Albanyguy said:

Especially since these parents would be doing it out of necessity and not for the right reason, i.e., Jesus.

Exactly. So, she may not say anything, but her lack of assistance speaks volumes.

[BigBingerBro]

[Madtown]

5 minutes ago, BigBingerBro said:

Not yet knowing any dreams for their future that they have, will be dashed....

[doodlebug]

18 hours ago, Madtown said:

Not yet knowing any dreams for their future that they have, will be dashed....

Especially Meredith's.  I guess the 'adventure' for her is getting to play with a laundry basket rather than do the wash with it.  That's coming soon enough, though.  Poor kid.

[Ljohnson1987]

Meredith and Mason will be split up just like Hannie and Jackson were. 

[QuinnInND]

 

[doodlebug]

1 hour ago, QuinnInND said:

 

What 'school routine' isn't back to normal for Anna?  Her kids have always been homeschooled, always will be.  She doesn't belong to a co-op or participate in programs at the library or other group activities that might've been affected by COVID.  I am sick of these people, who've always lead closed off, isolated lives; pretending that COVID has been so earth shattering for them.

[awaken]

She couldn’t care less how school is going for anyone else, much less those of us in public school. 

[BigBingerBro]

Damn she tries hard to be relatable.  What she's not saying is that she probably feels all superior because she home-schools, so she doesn't have to worry about sending her kids "on-campus" during a pandemic this "semester".  

Whatever Anna, go away and braid your girl's hair.

[QuinnInND]

 

[Temperance]

The kids are cute, but those dresses are awful. I know it's a national trend started by Matilda Jane and one of their favorite customers Joanna Gaines to have ragbag dresses, but the dresses are still awful. It's trying too hard to have one dress with five different prints. Even the Little House books mentioned one print for the dress and one to accent it. 

[galaxygirl76]

8 hours ago, QuinnInND said:

 

Bitch, please.

[JoanArc]

Leftover ice cream and cones from the wedding.

[GeeGolly]

The cones must have been free or why else would they have a full sized adult cone for a kid who isn't even one yet.

[BigBingerBro]

[dargosmydaddy]

That cat is saying "Help me" with its eyes...

The bow made of hair looks painful. Unless it's not Meredith's hair and they just recycled Josie's fake pigtails into something new?

[BigBingerBro]

My only question is where is Mackinsszee and her hair sculpture?  Perhaps it wasn't beige enough for a photo.

[Sew Sumi]

So, Anna has six kids but has all this spare time for elaborate hairstyles? Is that cousin (Katie?) still around acting as a nanny?

[GeeGolly]

6 hours ago, Sew Sumi said:

So, Anna has six kids but has all this spare time for elaborate hairstyles? Is that cousin (Katie?) still around acting as a nanny?

I'm guessing they wake up and head across the lawn to the TTH where the kids take care of themselves. Plenty of time to do hair while chatting with Jessa as she sits on the same couch she's sat on for the past 15 years.

[QuinnInND]

I'll say one thing. Anna's kids always look neat, clean and cared for. 

[JoanArc]

53 minutes ago, QuinnInND said:

I'll say one thing. Anna's kids always look neat, clean and cared for. 

With everything horrible tucked neatly out of sight. Shit, wrapped in a silk stocking.

[Genevrier]

On 8/19/2020 at 9:42 PM, Temperance said:

The kids are cute, but those dresses are awful

The dresses really are awful, but the kids are nice looking, especially considering their dad.

[QuinnInND]

2 hours ago, JoanArc said:

With everything horrible tucked neatly out of sight. Shit, wrapped in a silk stocking.

True.  

[Nysha]

One thing I like about Anna's pictures is a lot of them are random. The kids aren't made to look up and smile, but when they do it looks natural.

[BigBingerBro]

[GeeGolly]

22 minutes ago, BigBingerBro said:

Still trying to unpack that post.

[doodlebug]

25 minutes ago, BigBingerBro said:

"it means a lot..."  Translation: we're trying to worm our way back onto the gravy train now that Lolli and Pops are stars of the show once again.  

[Churchhoney]

On 8/21/2020 at 11:44 PM, Sew Sumi said:

So, Anna has six kids but has all this spare time for elaborate hairstyles?

Well, it's an advantage of home-schooling plus nobody having an actual job, I expect.

Where the rest of us would be running around readying the household so everybody gets to work and school on time there's absolutely no need to get anywhere on time in the Anna-Duggar world.

Seems like, thanks to his transgressions and his status as first son, Josh may manage to "support" six (plus???) children without ever working a regular job again. And as for school, well heck, on any given day if they never get around to schooling at all, it won't matter. Anna'll be the ultimate arbiter of whether her kids "graduate" from their "academy." And she knows they will. So if she spends half of every "school" day braiding hair, who cares?

I'm sure Anna's a lot more interested in everybody looking pretty than she is in trying to figure out how to teach math, writing, history, etc., to a bunch of squirming kids who, by rights, should all be working on different stuff in their "classes." Braiding is easy. Running a one-room schoolhouse are hard.

Edited August 26, 2020 by Churchhoney

[Churchhoney]

2 hours ago, BigBingerBro said:

Well, this certainly clarifies Anna' priorities -- and character. "It means a lot when  our family is included (on rare occasions) in the events that air on tv with Joshua's family."   She wants to be on TeeVee. Shit, why'd she join up with this TeeVee family if she wasn't going to get fame and visibility out of it?!

Fuck the actual family events. The opportunity to get together with the people. WHO CARES? (They do, after all, hang out with these same people at the TTH all day long, every day, probably.) It's the shit that makes it onto TEEVEE that matters (to this super-religious super-moral bitch with super-sized family values). "And it's all too rare that anybody lets me claw my way onto people's home screens."

We don't want your ass on tv, Mrs. "JOSHUA" Duggar. (although I don't want any of their asses on tv, of course)

 

Edited August 26, 2020 by Churchhoney

[GeeGolly]

To be fair to Anna, she actually takes the kids' education a little more seriously than the School of the Dining Room Table. I'm guessing she was raised in a more structured atmosphere and I believe she took some online college courses in Early Ed.

From what I understand, homeschooling is not an all day event. Its one or two hours a day. That leaves an unemployed parent plenty of time to do other stuff, or nothing at all.

[Churchhoney]

44 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

To be fair to Anna, she actually takes the kids' education a little more seriously than the School of the Dining Room Table. I'm guessing she was raised in a more structured atmosphere and I believe she took some online college courses in Early Ed.

From what I understand, homeschooling is not an all day event. Its one or two hours a day. That leaves an unemployed parent plenty of time to do other stuff, or nothing at all.

Oh, yeah, she does seem to take it more seriously than the SOTDRT. But .000000000001 is bigger than zero, too. That doesn't make it a particularly significant number, though. 

And -- homeschooling only takes an hour or two a day? .... That may be true per kid  -- - but the parent who's teaching multiple children needs considerably more time than that, unless they're just sticking the kids in front of computers and walking away.

Every age of kid needs something different and as the "teacher' of all these kids, you can't provide all those different things during the same hour.

And you need time to plan the stuff too, and study up on some things, yourself, if you're going to actually teach them anything and not still be doing subtraction flash cards when they're 14. I defy any adult to automatically know how to successfully explain division or the water cycle or he/she/they vs. him/her/them without brushing up on at least some of it.  

If she's spending just an hour or two a day on her homeschool -- and now that you mention it, I suppose she probably is -- then she's doing her kids a hideous disservice. Of course, she's a Duggar. So why wouldn't she be? 

 

Edited August 26, 2020 by Churchhoney