Jill, Derick & the Kids: Moving On!!

[auntieminem]

All the school talk, it is funny that Derick is wearing a shirt that says Janie Darr Elementary which I assume was where Israel went before the move. It is in Rogers, AR. 

[Salacious Kitty]

Yes, that was Izzy's school. 

[GeeGolly]

There's internet safety and there's respecting your kids' privacy. I'm not sure which one Jill is trying to achieve, but she's failing on both fronts. 

Internet safety is about not posting about your vacation, when you're on vacation, not posting identifiers like your address, where you work, daily habits, local outings, not posting pictures of your kids' school(s) and sports teams and activities like dance schools and swimming lessons or library visits.

Respecting your kids' privacy is about not posting their pictures, not posting their daily activities, not posting funny stories about them, not posting medical issues, basically not leaving an electronic baby book/scrap book, including a family blog.

So really for privacy and safety, a parent's electronic footprint should be about them and not about their kids. Easier said than done for a mom with young kids. Easier said than done for a family who is already plastered over the internet. But its not too late to start. And if it is that important to the Dillards then they can go private. 

[Fosca]

I think Jill is really stuck here.  I suspect a LOT of their income in the past has come from her social media postings, most (nearly all) of which involve the kids.  However, now she's suddenly in a position where Derwood is (hopefully) making enough money to support them, and where she really needs to NOT let people know pretty much anything like what she's been posting to support the family all these years.  She's be smarter to just go completely radio silent (except for whatever family is still talking to her), but I don't think she can do that mentally.  So she's suddenly cutting off heads and not saying if the kids are in school and such, which isn't really satisfying anyone, including (I suspect) herself.  

[Snow Fairy]

Jill mostly posts about their weekends, so we do not really know what happens during the week.

Bit I would find it weird to put a child in school for one year and then not the next one

[GeeGolly]

17 minutes ago, Fosca said:

I think Jill is really stuck here.  I suspect a LOT of their income in the past has come from her social media postings, most (nearly all) of which involve the kids.  However, now she's suddenly in a position where Derwood is (hopefully) making enough money to support them, and where she really needs to NOT let people know pretty much anything like what she's been posting to support the family all these years.  She's be smarter to just go completely radio silent (except for whatever family is still talking to her), but I don't think she can do that mentally.  So she's suddenly cutting off heads and not saying if the kids are in school and such, which isn't really satisfying anyone, including (I suspect) herself.  

Totally agree with this post, except I think they were living off Jill's pay-out from JB.

[Lady Whistleup]

Looks like Sam isn't in kindergarten:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CjDVNH2szCm/

[ginger90]

[YupItsMe]

Maybe he’s making breakfast before school?

Edited September 29, 2022 by YupItsMe

[Salacious Kitty]

Looks like he's in some form of jammies. Best case scenario is that he's being redshirted. 

[awaken]

Maybe it was actually taken on the weekend.

I thought she’d get a lot of comments about feet on the counter. 

[quarks]

On 9/25/2022 at 8:54 AM, Fosca said:

I think Jill is really stuck here.  I suspect a LOT of their income in the past has come from her social media postings, most (nearly all) of which involve the kids.  

Yeah - after they left the show, I think their only income was from her social media postings until Derrick started doing Doordash.  

I'm also guessing that he's not making all that much money now, given that he's working for the state and they have three kids. So Jill might still feel that she needs to do the social media thing, if only to give them more of a financial cushion.

[SnapHappy]

12 hours ago, awaken said:

Maybe it was actually taken on the weekend.

I thought she’d get a lot of comments about feet on the counter. 

You mean like "It's disgusting" and "They allow their children to behave like animals"?

Done.  

[Lady Whistleup]

8 hours ago, SnapHappy said:

You mean like "It's disgusting" and "They allow their children to behave like animals"?

Done.  

I put my feet on kitchen counters when I was a kid. My mom cleaned up after me. But she allowed me to explore.

[auntieminem]

Jill giving Jinger a shout out for the kids charcuterie they are having a picnic with soup. https://www.instagram.com/p/CjJWFPEBcg6/  She also has story of the family at the HS homecoming parade. They seem to be making an effort to be involved in their new town. Wait, it is in Stilwell, that is where Derick works not where they live, right. They went to a HS football game earlier this season. They also went to a festival there right before they moved.  Wonder why they are more being more involved in the town he works rather than the one they live in. 

[SMama]

22 minutes ago, auntieminem said:

Wonder why they are more being more involved in the town he works rather than the one they live in. 

Maybe Derick wants to be noticed by his new bosses and hopes to stand out when promotion time rolls around. 

[oliviabenson]

27 minutes ago, auntieminem said:

Jill giving Jinger a shout out for the kids charcuterie they are having a picnic with soup. https://www.instagram.com/p/CjJWFPEBcg6/  She also has story of the family at the HS homecoming parade. They seem to be making an effort to be involved in their new town. Wait, it is in Stilwell, that is where Derick works not where they live, right. They went to a HS football game earlier this season. They also went to a festival there right before they moved.  Wonder why they are more being more involved in the town he works rather than the one they live in. 

Maybe the work town has more festivals/activities than their home town.

[GeeGolly]

Derick looked like he was dressed in work clothes and it looked like they were on the steps of possibly a courthouse. Weird that they went to a work town library.

[Zella]

It wouldn't surprise me if Derick was advised it was advantageous to try to be active in the community in his new role. That's certainly true with the lawyers in my small town--they are very much joiners for for nonprofit and civic organization boards. (I am not being dismissive toward them. I really appreciate all the local lawyers I know who spend time helping with these things.) I'd think with Derick living in Siloam Springs, which is hardly next door, he might have fewer opportunities to mingle with people than if he lived in town and was out and about as a resident. He might also reason the more fun events, like games and festivals, that can double as family time are more efficient for him than staying late for a board meeting. (You probably network better with other professionals when you all trauma bond through board meetings, though. LOL) 

As for the library, Stilwell is apparently part of a regional library consortium in Eastern Oklahoma, so even if the library itself is small, it may have a wider pool of resources to pull from and varied enough for it to have different resources, collection items, and programs from the Siloam library. Where I live a lot of people have cards from multiple systems.

Edited October 1, 2022 by Zella

[GeeGolly]

Well I guess we can rule out keeping a low profile due to Derick's job. Not only did they look to be at the courthouse, but at one point they were sitting in the trunk of their van/suv.

I get maybe wanting a broader selection of library books as an adult, but I wouldn't think kids Izzy and Sam's age could read themselves through the kid section. At Sam's age my kids still had favorite books they would choose to read over and over.

[Zella]

2 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

get maybe wanting a broader selection of library books as an adult, but I wouldn't think kids Izzy and Sam's age could read themselves through the kid section. At Sam's age my kids still had favorite books they would choose to read over and over.

Yeah to be honest, most of the parents I see who do this are often very proactive in finding lots of books themselves, usually for homeschooling, rather than doing it because the kids request that or are bored with the selection. But I have a hard time seeing any Duggar kid being that diligent in their research as a parent or reading to their children that much, homeschooling or not.

They may just be attending programs. I did see the Stilwell library has a maker program, which kind of surprised me. But I did wonder if, despite being small, they are punching above their weight programming wise with that. 

[Madtown]

[anyasmom]

Other than an excessive amount of emojis, I actually like her post.  The sentiment is nice at least.  

[Madtown]

I didn't go the blog.

[ginger90]

Part of blog post:

It’s finally official!

After passing the bar and becoming a licensed attorney in Arkansas earlier this year, Derick immediately started the process to transfer his score and get licensed for his new job in Oklahoma.

We are pleased to announce that everything has finally processed and it’s official now…Derick is a licensed attorney in both Arkansas and Oklahoma!

[Ohiopirate02]

Freddie is a cutie.  Also, I feel bad for Izzy it looks like he is going to have hobbit feet.  

[Teriacky]

How come the boys aren’t dressed up? 

[Ohiopirate02]

5 minutes ago, Teriacky said:

How come the boys aren’t dressed up? 

I'm going to go with Jill picked her battles and decided the boys were just fine in clean clothes.  Some days that is all you can accomplish when you have a newborn.  

[GeeGolly]

17 minutes ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

I'm going to go with Jill picked her battles and decided the boys were just fine in clean clothes.  Some days that is all you can accomplish when you have a newborn.  

I doubt she only had a moments notice. And anyway, wouldn't their dressier clothes be clean and hanging in the closet?

[Absolom]

I'll offer Jill doesn't know any better.  Derick had to be in a suit, she managed a dress, but the kids weren't part of the ceremony so she didn't really think about nicer clothes.

[Snow Fairy]

So are they hiding the boy's faces or not? Like they haven't decided 

[Notabug]

On 9/28/2022 at 6:48 PM, ginger90 said:

Am I dreaming or is this child sitting on a counter top next to a stove where a pan is on the burner and presumably hot?  Wearing a loose fitting tee shirt no less?  And stirring something in the pan?

As far as letting kids sit or put their feet on counters, it isn't my preference, but I'm never eating in Jill's kitchen anyway.  To each his own.  Allowing a kid to sit next to a hot stove while wearing a loose fitting outfit that could easily catch fire?  That's just ignorant.  

If Sam is too young to cook at the stove, and I think he is, he's got no business being anywhere near it when cooking is happening.

I also agree that Jill and Derrick could've put some nicer shirts on the boys, especially since they wanted to take pictures.  And I, too, do not understand Jill's reasoning on whether or not she shows the kids' faces.  It only works if she is consistent.

Edited October 3, 2022 by Notabug

[cmr2014]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

I doubt she only had a moments notice. And anyway, wouldn't their dressier clothes be clean and hanging in the closet?

I agree.

She wouldn't take them to church like that, and she knew enough to dress up herself.

[Ohiopirate02]

I wear dresses weekly, and I find them to be the easiest thing to wear especially a printed one.  If I had only 5 minutes to get myself presentable for anything out of the house, I'm gonna be in a dress.  Put your undergarments on, swipe on some deodorant and thrown on a dress. boom done.  Putting in my contacts and brushing my teeth takes longer.  

[ginger90]

[Suzn]

Looks like he's wearing the same wretched brown shoes which don't go with a black suit.  Can't they afford a pair of shoes?

Edited October 3, 2022 by Suzn

[GeeGolly]

Pistol Pete salute? In the courthouse?

[FizzyPuff]

4 hours ago, Snow Fairy said:

So are they hiding the boy's faces or not? Like they haven't decided 

Perhaps less people visit their blog rather than their instagram 🤷🏻‍♀️

[ginger90]

18 minutes ago, FizzyPuff said:

Perhaps less people visit their blog rather than their instagram 🤷🏻‍♀️

I think they’re counting on the opposite. They have ads on their blog.

[AnnaBaptist]

11 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Part of blog post:

It’s finally official!

After passing the bar and becoming a licensed attorney in Arkansas earlier this year, Derick immediately started the process to transfer his score and get licensed for his new job in Oklahoma.

We are pleased to announce that everything has finally processed and it’s official now…Derick is a licensed attorney in both Arkansas and Oklahoma!

Nice job in the first pic having the star fit around Derick's head for that Statue of Liberty look!

[Vandy10]

13 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Pistol Pete salute? In the courthouse?

I mean, it’s a courthouse in Oklahoma. They take their football ridiculously seriously there. I doubt anyone in the courthouse was offended.

[lascuba]

14 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Pistol Pete salute? In the courthouse?

I typically try to respect harmless cultural practices that make no sense to me (e.g. feeding guests at a wedding nothing but cake and punch), but sorry (not sorry), the obsession with fucking mascots will always get nothing but disdain from me.

[GeeGolly]

51 minutes ago, Vandy10 said:

I mean, it’s a courthouse in Oklahoma. They take their football ridiculously seriously there. I doubt anyone in the courthouse was offended.

But why? Why would he and the boys do it then? Is it a thing Oklahomans do at special events? Or is it a Derick thing, because he was Pistol Pete?

[Cinnabon]

26 minutes ago, lascuba said:

I typically try to respect harmless cultural practices that make no sense to me (e.g. feeding guests at a wedding nothing but cake and punch), but sorry (not sorry), the obsession with fucking mascots will always get nothing but disdain from me.

Both sports and religion make me feel this way . . . 

[Ohiopirate02]

15 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

But why? Why would he and the boys do it then? Is it a thing Oklahomans do at special events? Or is it a Derick thing, because he was Pistol Pete?

It very well may be a Oklahoma State thing like how grads of the superior OSU will pose for pictures like this--

and the students at my alma mater make an E when posing for pictures.  though that "tradition" started after I graduated.

[GeeGolly]

3 minutes ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

It very well may be a Oklahoma State thing like how grads of the superior OSU will pose for pictures like this--

and the students at my alma mater make an E when posing for pictures.  though that "tradition" started after I graduated.

This pic makes sense to me if its 3 students on a trip together. What wouldn't make sense is if one of these three yells, Go Buckeyes!, at every major event in their lives as an adult.

I get Derick is proud of his time as Pistol Pete, (well no actually I don't get it), but why do it then? He didn't even get his law degree from there.

[Notabug]

56 minutes ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

It very well may be a Oklahoma State thing like how grads of the superior OSU will pose for pictures like this--

and the students at my alma mater make an E when posing for pictures.  though that "tradition" started after I graduated.

I might have a similar photograph taken of myself and several others while visiting Macchu Pichu.  It's a thing.  The Cleveland Guardians baseball team plays 'Hang on Sloopy', a song played by the OSU Marching Band at games, between innings and everyone does the O-H-I-O at the appropriate points.

Doing the Pistol Pete salute thing is one of the more normal behaviors I've seen from him.

[SnapHappy]

Do they not realize it looks like they're making the "L" for loser sign?

Idiots. 

[Salacious Kitty]

5 minutes ago, SnapHappy said:

Do they not realize it looks like they're making the "L" for loser sign?

Idiots. 

Meh. They're holding it at an angle to replicate a pistol. I'll give it a pass.

[SnapHappy]

Yeah, finger guns. 

Keepin' it classy, Dillweeds. 

They're still idiots.