Jill, Derick & the Kids: Moving On!!

[Minivanessa]

53 minutes ago, JoanArc said:

Dating on a week night. Doesn't he have homework? Isn't Friday usually a test day?

He would have material to read to prepare for his classes, but he may have already done it.

Fridays aren't "test days" in law school. Generally speaking, the only "tests" in law school are the end of term final exams. However, I went to law school back when dirt was young and mastodons roamed the earth. For all I know, things have changed in the eons since then, and 1Ls are given some kind of interim or practice exams so they are better prepared for final exams. We just had to suck it up and deal. Oh, the brutality. *snicker*

Edited March 15, 2019 by Jeeves
some sentences are just too long

[JoanArc]

33 minutes ago, Jeeves said:

He would have material to read to prepare for his classes, but he may have already done it.

Fridays aren't "test days" in law school. Generally speaking, the only "tests" in law school are the end of term final exams. However, I went to law school back when dirt was young and mastodons roamed the earth. For all I know, things have changed in the eons since then, and 1Ls are given some kind of interim or practice exams so they are better prepared for final exams. We just had to suck it up and deal. Oh, the brutality. *snicker*

Aw, sorry, I was just thinking of undergrad time (and kidding). Nursing school was - well, there's six tests this week, three quizzes, don't get a B on any of them or you're out of the program! Jill's pea brain would explode.

Edited March 15, 2019 by JoanArc

[Minivanessa]

Just now, JoanArc said:

Aw, sorry, I was just thinking of undergrad time (and being kidding). Nursing school was - well, there's six tests this week, three quizzes, don't get a B on any of them or you're out of the program! Jill's pea brain would explode.

It's cool. I'm reading this very early in the morning before the coffee has kicked my brain into gear. 😴 Probably should just read and not post yet. 

And, nurses are awesome. ❤️  I don't have a pea brain - usually - but nursing school would have exploded my brain for sure! 

I think I'll just sit here and play with emojis until the caffeine kicks in. 🤣

[JoanArc]

21 minutes ago, Jeeves said:

It's cool. I'm reading this very early in the morning before the coffee has kicked my brain into gear. 😴 Probably should just read and not post yet. 

And, nurses are awesome. ❤️  I don't have a pea brain - usually - but nursing school would have exploded my brain for sure! 

I think I'll just sit here and play with emojis until the caffeine kicks in. 🤣

Oh, you're fine. Anyone can do nursing school if they'e good at reading and time management. I could never be a lawyer!

I wonder what those students who were eyeball deep reading legal rulings, writing out assignments, missin their kids and spouses etc. think about Derick taking a mental middle schooler out for sushi and to talk about mens rea*.

*I only know what this is because of Legally Blonde. 

Edited March 15, 2019 by JoanArc

[Jynnan tonnix]

8 hours ago, tabloidlover said:

Ummmm, I’m wondering why she didn’t bother to put on a clean shirt for “date night”.   Especially after she posted about her hot dog debacle earlier.   So hot! 🙄🤦🏼‍♀️🙄🤦🏼‍♀️

The way I understood it (don't have the ambition to even scroll up to double check right now) was that she loved this sort of print because of the aforementioned hot-dog story, not that she had spilled ketchup and mustard on this particular shirt. Which probably says as much about her communication skills than anything else. The shirt is pretty ugly in any case. Maybe she's hoping to add some more food stains to this one to embellish it further as well.

[emma675]

10 hours ago, Christina87 said:

Jill's wearing the shirt again for a same side #datenight!!!

Holy crap, I just cannot get over how jacked up Dillweed's mouth is. It is just unreal.

[louannems]

12 hours ago, ginger90 said:

And it can be your for $42. !

I can just feel the starchy, cheapness of that thin fabric!  I bet it pills, too, after a few washes.

About comments, Jill thanked someone who said her long hair is beautiful.  She also said that yes, they ALWAYS sit side by side in restaurants since the table is so much space between them!

[Twopper]

On 3/13/2019 at 6:34 PM, BradandJanet said:

I can't imagine Jill has any context to follow what's going on in Derick's classes. Sitting there must be terribly boring. She probably uses the time to update her lifestyle blogs.  

The only two classes I think she could somewhat follow are crim law and maybe torts.  She would definitely be lost in the property class with its springing interests and the Rule against Perpetuities.   She would certainly be bored out of her mind in Civil Procedure and Federal Jurisdiction.  Or my all time favorites--Contracts and Equity.  

Is she actually going to all his classes everyday?   I think if she did that and I taught one of those classes, I would eventually call on her to answer a hypothetical;  I am not sure the School of the Dining Room Table prepared her for the Socratic method used in most law schools.  I  seem to recall Josh talking about going to law school in the days before he got married and was still the golden child.

[Twopper]

11 hours ago, BradandJanet said:

I'm 5'1". That would make a nightshirt on me. If I really, really wanted a poly blend floral nightshirt, Primark probably has one for eight dollars. 

Jill's hotdog story is written in her own voice. In other words, it probably sounds exactly the way she talks when she's not on camera. I wonder how Derick puts up with her yammering about the special events of her day--hotdogs, mustard, spills and such. Not that I really care how Derick feels about any of the consequences resulting from his marriage. 

I missed the backstory about the dress and how it would blend with spilled food.  The pattern looks like it would be more at home in an upholstery fabric shop.

I wonder how JB feels toward Derrick now.   First,  Josh and the senior Duggars are persona non grata on the show.  Then Derrick gets himself and Jill booted off.  This cannot make JB happy since his main goal is keeping his family dynasty on the air forever and ever.

[Future Cat Lady]

2 hours ago, louannems said:

About comments, Jill thanked someone who said her long hair is beautiful.  She also said that yes, they ALWAYS sit side by side in restaurants since the table is so much space between them!

Doesn't she get neck cramps?  I know I do when I talk to someone sitting next to me.

And there is too much space between them! Get a life sweetie. 

[kokapetl]

It was mentioned by Derick’s fellow student on reddit that Jill only appeared in a lecture/whatever when there was an invitation. I sincerely doubt she makes a peep. If the event ended up standing room only, then I assume it was basically open to anyone.  

[JoanArc]

7 minutes ago, kokapetl said:

It was mentioned by Derick’s fellow student on reddit that Jill only appeared in a lecture/whatever when there was an invitation. 

Months ago. Who knows now.

[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.