Jill, Derick & the Kids: Moving On!!

[Pingaponga]

Can anything be done to move Derick's upper jaw over so that his teeth are more centered in his face?

I know surgery can adjust the position of a lower jaw - my son will be getting it sometime in the next 4-5 years - but what happens with the upper jaw? Because Derick's teeth look really strange being so far over to the side.

[yogi2014L]

People willing to spend 42 dollars on a shapeless, low quality T shirt will not be swayed to buy it with the ' hides the mess' marketing done by Jill, lol.

She really just can't get it together. Everything she does is a hot mess. I'd feel bad for her but she has the ability to fix it. Or hide it better.

Edited March 15, 2019 by yogi2014L

[libgirl2]

19 minutes ago, yogi2014L said:

People willing to spend 42 dollars on a shapeless, low quality T shirt will not be swayed to buy it with the ' hides the mess' marketing done by Jill, lol.

She really just can't get it together. Everything she does is a hot mess. I'd feel bad for her but she has the ability to fix it. Or hide it better.

Not me, thanks. If I'm wearing a $42 top it had better make me look like a goddess. 

[DangerousMinds]

8 hours ago, JoanArc said:

Dating on a week night. Doesn't he have homework? Isn't Friday usually a test day? Perhaps Jill is tutoring him over Pho.

And didn’t they just have a “date night” a few days ago?

[Westiepeach]

See, Husband and I both, you know, WORK for a living. We go out to eat (and we don't call it "Date Night" because we, um, are just going out to eat together). We go out to dinner or a Sunday breakfast maybe once or twice a month total. Plus birthdays and anniversaries. We NEVER sit on the same side of the table because that is just weird. And I NEVER post it on social media because ... who cares?

[EmeraldGirl]

She got a free shirt. She wouldn’t care if it were on fire. Looks like a pediatric unit nurse shirt to me. 

I sit across the table from Mr. E. Because, you know, I might want to look at him. 

Edited March 15, 2019 by EmeraldGirl

[Westiepeach]

1 minute ago, EmeraldGirl said:

She got a free shirt. She wouldn’t care if it were on fire. Looks like a pediatrics unit nurse shirt to me. 

I sit across the table from Mr. E. Because, you know, I might want to look at him. 

Ahhh! We have our answer! Duh! She doesn’t want to look at him!

[Sew Sumi]

Would you?

[Jynnan tonnix]

4 minutes ago, Westiepeach said:

Ahhh! We have our answer! Duh! She doesn’t want to look at him!

Ding, ding, ding!!!

Edited March 15, 2019 by Jynnan tonnix
because a dong is not the same as a ding...

[BigBingerBro]

5 hours ago, Pingaponga said:

Can anything be done to move Derick's upper jaw over so that his teeth are more centered in his face?

Yes, but the surgery is super painful, expensive and risky.  I would hope that they are at least trying some non-surgical techniques (night mouthpiece or headgear) to try and fix it.

[Westiepeach]

2 hours ago, Sew Sumi said:

Would you?

Nope. 

[Westiepeach]

2 hours ago, Jynnan tonnix said:

Ding, ding, ding!!!

Yay! I win the internet today!

yay! (See what I did there?)

[galaxychaser]

Now I know that Jill sleeps tightly clutching Derek with all that hair in his face suffocating him... Derek is the first human to give her any attention. 

[GeeGolly]

8 hours ago, Pingaponga said:

Can anything be done to move Derick's upper jaw over so that his teeth are more centered in his face?

I know surgery can adjust the position of a lower jaw - my son will be getting it sometime in the next 4-5 years - but what happens with the upper jaw? Because Derick's teeth look really strange being so far over to the side.

2 hours ago, BigBingerBro said:

Yes, but the surgery is super painful, expensive and risky.  I would hope that they are at least trying some non-surgical techniques (night mouthpiece or headgear) to try and fix it.

This is one area I feel bad for Derick. I believe surgery to widen and align his palate is what made Derick's misalignment worse. The surgery or the aftercare. I'm guessing he has rubber bands and headgear to make corrections as he is still wearing braces. He had the surgery very soon after Izzy was born so he is 3 years out of the surgery.

[Marshmallow Mollie]

I wonder how he chews. Seems like his teeth wouldn’t align correctly between the two jaws, especially since the upper teeth have shifted.

[Sew Sumi]

16 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

This is one area I feel bad for Derick. I believe surgery to widen and align his palate is what made Derick's misalignment worse. The surgery or the aftercare. I'm guessing he has rubber bands and headgear to make corrections as he is still wearing braces. He had the surgery very soon after Izzy was born so he is 3 years out of the surgery.

He's almost 4 years post-surgery. Izzy will be 4 in early April. Derelict had his surgery when Izzy was just a few weeks old.

Edited March 16, 2019 by Sew Sumi

[Heathen]

37 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

This is one area I feel bad for Derick. I believe surgery to widen and align his palate is what made Derick's misalignment worse. The surgery or the aftercare. I'm guessing he has rubber bands and headgear to make corrections as he is still wearing braces. He had the surgery very soon after Izzy was born so he is 3 years out of the surgery.

Never mind. 

Edited March 16, 2019 by Heathen
Nancy said it first.

[graefin]

I think Derick and Jill come across well here, and Israel is a bright kid:

[ginger90]

3 hours ago, graefin said:

I think Derick and Jill come across well here, and Israel is a bright kid:

I, on the other hand, think they need to STFU.

Another video:

Edited March 16, 2019 by ginger90

[ginger90]

More:

[Mindthinkr]

11 hours ago, Marshmallow Mollie said:

I wonder how he chews. Seems like his teeth wouldn’t align correctly between the two jaws, especially since the upper teeth have shifted.

Probably with his mouth open (yuck...that’s a pet peeve of mine) and noisily. 

[ginger90]

Sword fight. Done.

[louannems]

4 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

Sword fight. Done.

It's cute but Jill makes her videos too long.  I can only watch 1/3rd and that's enough.

[ginger90]

Blog post, with some of the pictures.

February 2019 Pictures and Videos

Mar 16, 2019 | Family Blog, Photos | 0 

Here is our compilation of fun pictures and videos from the month of February. Israel mastered riding his bike with training wheels “really fast”…and more importantly, he also learned how to effectively stop. He also really started to enjoy reading now that he has found there are several books he can read all by himself! Sam started actually trying to use words instead of grunts to communicate now. lol This month we enjoyed birthday parties, Jax’s (our nephew’s) baby dedication, time with family and a few warm days to play outside. February wasn’t complete without several sick days for the boys, including a trip to the local Children’s hospital for tummy trouble with Israel. Derick has been studying like crazy and had his first midterm this month. He has also been looking into some summer job opportunities.

[Barb23]

2 hours ago, ginger90 said:

I, on the other hand, think they need to STFU.

Another video:

 Sam & Yay are working on their escape.  

[Barb23]

1 hour ago, louannems said:

It's cute but Jill makes her videos too long.  I can only watch 1/3rd and that's enough.

I agree.  I made it thru about 20 seconds of each video. The sword fight lasted for 3.

[ginger90]

I stopped the swing video pretty quickly.

The pictures she posted on the blog are actually decent for Jill. I did not post them all.

[louannems]

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

I stopped the swing video pretty quickly.

The pictures she posted on the blog are actually decent for Jill. I did not post them all.

The house was also picked up and much cleaner than normal.

[Madtown]

We need to let Sam know he's supposed to run AWAY from home, not back home...

[tabloidlover]

Anyone catch her comment about Derick “looking” at summer job opportunities?   Are we taking bets on his actually “working” this summer?

[floridamom]

Well, my guess is that DDD can LOOK at job opportunities all he wants. My bet is that he will NOT ACCEPT a job opportunity this summer.

Jill's house was picked up and cleaner than normal? Jana must have stopped by.

[floridamom]

In that photo with Michelle at Jill's house....why are they all sitting on the same side of the table facing the wall? Wouldn't it have been a better idea if Jill moved the table away from the wall and they sat AROUND THE TABLE , you know, actually able to SEE each other? Weird people.

[Lisa418722]

2 hours ago, tabloidlover said:

Anyone catch her comment about Derick “looking” at summer job opportunities?   Are we taking bets on his actually “working” this summer?

Law students during the summer usually work as a law clerk in a law firm to give them an idea of what working in a law firm would consist of.   I work in a law firm, so that's what I think about.  I'm sure there are other options, maybe in the DA's office or PD's office.  

Edited March 16, 2019 by Lisa418722

[Zella]

I'm really curious where he'll end up for the summer. I bet money it will be Travis Story's law firm, which is also where Ballinger is affiliated. 

[Trillium]

If he does get a summer internship at a legit law firm, they are going to expect him to actually work and likely won’t be thrilled to see Jilly stopping by every day. 

[Zella]

That's one reason I think story is his best chance, due to fundie ties. I don't think any other local self-respecting law firm would put up with his BS. Between his checkered work history and his toxic social media presence, he's not going to be an appealing candidate. 

[Lisa418722]

I would feel sorry for any secretary or paralegal that had to work with Derick.  He would probably think he's so much smarter because he's a first-year law student than someone who has been a secretary or paralegal for over 15 years. 

Also, law firms usually have a few parties during the summer for the law clerks. I'm in Atlanta, so there's usually a Braves game and then one or two after-hours gatherings at a local bar.  I cannot imagine Jill fitting in in a situation like that.  Travis Story's law firm would be a better fit for Derick (and Jill). 

Edited March 16, 2019 by Lisa418722

[louannems]

Back to the Izzy "reading" video, I felt annoyance listening to Jill admonishing him that he's "making it up". The child is still 3 years old!  Even if he is make believe reading, he is showing interest and should be praised for his enthusiasm.

[JoanArc]

I hope Izzy’s  stomach problems were minor. Hopefully the hospital gave Jill a bit of nutritional counseling as well for him. Do they have insurance? I suppose Derreck can get it through school; I’m in grad school and get it that way.   Otherwise, it seems like two adults with no real job would be on the hook for a decent chunk of change even for a quick hospital visit like a run to the ER. 

[queenanne]

Happily it looks like the boys are shaping up to have plenty of physical courage.  That swing strikes me as a little high, strictly speaking, but Sam clearly isn't scared of it; and we've already seen him figuring out how to climb on the table, lol.

[Zella]

30 minutes ago, Lisa418722 said:

I would feel sorry for any secretary or paralegal that had to work with Derick.  He would probably think he's so much smarter because he's a first-year law student than someone who has been a secretary or paralegal for over 15 years. 

Also, law firms usually have a few parties during the summer for the law clerks. I'm in Atlanta, so there's usually a Braves game and then one or two after-hours gatherings at a local bar.  I cannot imagine Jill fitting in in a situation like that.  Travis Story's law firm would be a better fit for Derick (and Jill). 

I'm really curious how Derick is handling the U of A culture. It has a reputation as bit of a party school. Like any place, it's what you make of it--I didn't party while there--but Derick's gotta feel pretty out of place with his classmates in law school. 

[ChiCricket]

I am avoiding folding laundry right now...

^^ is it a thing to wear your grandma's couch covers as a top  now?

^^ standing on a small bench near a pan on the stove with a handle not turned away from your kids?

^^Running around a dollar store wooden toy with protruding spikes?

^cute... Reminds me of the rhyme  diddle, diddle dumpling my son John, one shoe off,  and one shoe on...

^^^cute..my kids and grandkids made pretend trains just like this.

Edited March 17, 2019 by ChiCricket

[EmeraldGirl]

Little Sam has full on John David head now. 

Poor Iz got the worst of both parents. Dreck’s long face, and Jill’s childhood squinty eyes. 

Get a new kitchen table! Geez, they’re cheap now and don’t look like they came from 1960 or Honey Boo Boo’s old digs. 

[queenanne]

1 hour ago, louannems said:

Back to the Izzy "reading" video, I felt annoyance listening to Jill admonishing him that he's "making it up". The child is still 3 years old!  Even if he is make believe reading, he is showing interest and should be praised for his enthusiasm.

Oh, I'm pretty sure that even more frustratingly, he was actually trying to sound it out and figure it out visually; because this is the kind of thing that interests me, and I was really listening to and looking at the text upside down.  Izzy, as far as I could tell, was just following the natural rhyme scheme of what the author literally wrote ("plop" does indeed look like "glop" to a beginning reader; that is in fact how I twigged to reading at age 2.5, watching that section of the Electric Company where they ran through the entire segment of "C" + "AT" = "CAT"; "R" + "AT" = "RAT"); and giving a good old elementary school try to *actually* reading the book.   I certainly wouldn't describe it as "making it up", which to me, would be more like "and then Sam ran down the road and jumped up on the back of an elephant", but then again I've gleaned more about phonics, child behavior, and a number of other subjects just going through school for other subjects plus life; than Jill clearly has being raised amongst a family which should technically have always contained a kid learning to read.  *I* would have said, "Now, you're just guessing, Israel.  Look at the word again."

Edited March 17, 2019 by queenanne

[cmr2014]

58 minutes ago, queenanne said:

Oh, I'm pretty sure that even more frustratingly, he was actually trying to sound it out and figure it out visually; because this is the kind of thing that interests me, and I was really listening to and looking at the text upside down.  Izzy, as far as I could tell, was just following the natural rhyme scheme of what the author literally wrote ("plop" does indeed look like "glop" to a beginning reader; that is in fact how I twigged to reading at age 2.5, watching that section of the Electric Company where they ran through the entire segment of "C" + "AT" = "CAT"; "R" + "AT" = "RAT"); and giving a good old elementary school try to *actually* reading the book.   I certainly wouldn't describe it as "making it up", which to me, would be more like "and then Sam ran down the road and jumped up on the back of an elephant", but then again I've gleaned more about phonics, child behavior, and a number of other subjects just going through school for other subjects plus life; than Jill clearly has being raised amongst a family which should technically have always contained a kid learning to read.  *I* would have said, "Now, you're just guessing, Israel.  Look at the word again."

See, the thing you're forgetting here is that Israel is a manipulative sinner. No good can ever come of praising a child for his effort. The options are either "Yay" meaning "correct" or "you're just making it up" meaning you are an evil sinner and a liar.

As much as I dislike the Duggars and am prone to put the worst possible spin on everything they do, I don't think I'm far off the mark to say that none of the Duggar children ever received normal praise for an accomplishment, or a normal, proportionate punishment for an infraction. I think Jill is just mirroring her own childhood.

[galaxychaser]

Derek working in the summer! I had a good laugh. Shouldn’t papa be working year round to provide for family of 4?

[floridamom]

I sincerely hope that Izzy's emergency room visit for his stomach isn't caused by his parents interaction with him. This sweet little guy seems nervous around his parents....  like he's always trying to please them. He's not relaxed. Jill's voice is that of a task master, lot a loving mother, IMO. Hope the little guy doesn't develop an ulcer from this.

[graefin]

12 hours ago, louannems said:

Back to the Izzy "reading" video, I felt annoyance listening to Jill admonishing him that he's "making it up". The child is still 3 years old!  Even if he is make believe reading, he is showing interest and should be praised for his enthusiasm.

I feel like public perception of Jill is so negative at this point, she can't win no matter what she does.

In my view, she didn't really do anything wrong here. She matter of factly tells Israel, "No; you're making it up," when he initially "reads" the text on that page. The actual text says, "Sam slid. Plop!" After struggling a bit with the text, Israel says, "Sam slid in the glop," which is clearly not close to what is on the page. After she tells him he's making it up, she helps him to read what's actually on the page by pointing out the punctuation and helping him sound out the letters, etc., and Israel gets it with her (and Derick's) help. Israel is laughing and having fun throughout.

Jill's been criticized ad nauseam for her own lack of education, which (rightly) calls into question her qualifications for homeschooling any children. However, here we have evidence of Israel not only being able to read at age three but showing an enthusiasm for reading, and instead of being lauded for doing something right for a change, she's still slammed.

[ginger90]

A reply on their blog, to  someone who stated they’ve asked previously, why they aren’t on the show:

[jcbrown]

16 hours ago, ChiCricket said:

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^^ standing on a small bench near a pan on the stove with a handle not turned away from your kids?

And more evidence of the culinary talent in this household, as well. That meat is at least a couple minutes from done and the eggs are already hammered. They'll be rubber by the time the meat is done.