Jill, Derick & the Kids: Moving On!!

[dargosmydaddy]

5 hours ago, Oldernowiser said:

Disclaimer: I don’t have much experience with small children.

That said, I remain gobsmacked at how casual they seem to be about basic safety. My impulse is to swoop in and grab him off that stool ASAP. No?

Yes!

Though as far as Dillard safety fails go, this probably isn't in the top five...

This one still remains the worst for me:

Followed closely by...

[Trillium]

I have two boys, one being a rambunctious 4 year old. There’s no way he could climb the counters and eat two cupcakes without me noticing. If my kids are up, I’m up. If I hear them in the kitchen, that’s where I go. And my house is much larger than theirs, but I can still hear what’s going on if I’m not in the same room as them.  Seriously what was she doing that she just lets them run around doing whatever and has no idea? She literally has nothing else to do but watch her kids. 

[bigskygirl]

3 minutes ago, Trillium said:

I have two boys, one being a rambunctious 4 year old. There’s no way he could climb the counters and eat two cupcakes without me noticing. If my kids are up, I’m up. If I hear them in the kitchen, that’s where I go. And my house is much larger than theirs, but I can still hear what’s going on if I’m not in the same room as them.  Seriously what was she doing that she just lets them run around doing whatever and has no idea? She literally has nothing else to do but watch her kids. 

It was too much for her to watch Izzy, so I doubt she would whine about how hard it is to watch Izzy and Sammy. I usually can tell what my cat is up to especially when she tries to get into something she knows she should not be getting into. Jill has no excuse for not knowing what Sammy was doing, and it looks like Izzy is taking a page from Jill on how to tell on his sibling.

[Heathen]

5 hours ago, lulu69 said:

I mispoke. What I meant is I personally would not give Jill the least bit of credit for an independant thought or a will of her own, especially that which contradicts her parents cult bullshit.. Ymmv

Yeah, I very much doubt she's even aware that she's doing it. I would bet money against her sitting down and thinking, "How do I piss off my mother today." 

[Picture It. Sicily]

It amazes me that both boys haven't been to the er for stitches or an x ray yet.

[Normades]

On ‎4‎/‎7‎/‎2019 at 8:45 PM, Spencer Hastings said:

People were super impressed when Jinger put the skirts away the second she got married, but she’s never had the cajones to wear pants or shorts around her parents.  Jill seems to give 0 flying farts about what J.B. and Michelle think these days and that says a lot considering how much snitching she did for them throughout her life.  She was clearly the favorite and has probably fallen from their graces a bit.

It may be passive aggressive and a little bit like a teenager rebelling against mommy and daddy, but she has every right to throw all of their twisted rules back at them. 

I guess I'm cynical, but I really wonder if they don't play things like this up just to get people talking.

[fonfereksglen]

16 minutes ago, Picture It. Sicily said:

It amazes me that both boys haven't been to the er for stitches or an x ray yet.

There are a zillion clueless young parents like them everywhere and their children survive.   Jill and Durwood actually are very normal young parents and also very boring in the extreme.    The difference is Jill insists on posting endless examples of their banality on SM. 

Much to our bemusement. 

[Totally]

I’m a hands on parent ... and my son could def scarf down two cupcakes and without me noticing, and more if I’m trying to manage a shower😒

[MichaelaRae]

Jill must be so proud - Izzy's becoming a snitch as a way to earn mommy and daddy's "love" just like she did back in the day.

Edited April 9, 2019 by MichaelaRae

[Misslindsey]

Were the cupcakes in some sort of container, covered, or anything? Oh who am I kidding, this is Jill. The cupcakes were probably made with cream of whatever soup. Then again, they probably were not and that is why Sam wanted to eat them. He has to get sustenance somehow.

[MsJamieDornan]

On 4/7/2019 at 8:10 PM, Albanyguy said:

She'd better be careful though. Unlike Jessa and Jinger, she doesn't have any TLC money coming in anymore.

We don't really know that for sure.

[JoanArc]

10 hours ago, dargosmydaddy said:

This one still remains the worst for me:

Izzy running at Sammy's eye with a fork still does it for me.

[mythoughtis]

10 hours ago, Totally said:

I’m a hands on parent ... and my son could def scarf down two cupcakes and without me noticing, and more if I’m trying to manage a shower😒

Me too - which is why I restrained my comments to how she behaved once she became aware of the situation.  

[Ijustwantsomechips]

Damn I hate to defend Jill again, but I had a nephew and two cousins like Sam. They were natural born daredevils, falling, or the threat of falling, didn’t scare them, and they’d be on to the next stunt before you could catch your breath. Some kids are just mischievous, and Sam has that familiar look in his eye. He’s probably a handful that will climb on anything and get into anything much like my nephew.  He is also probably bored with the selection of toys available and needs more advanced stimulation like my nephew.  

It’s not like the kids in my family weren’t supervised or raised properly, but no one can keep their eye on their kids at all times.  Anyone who says they can is lying, or neurotic and obviously neglecting other duties.  No one can be in two places at one time, and parents have things they need to do besides hover over their children 24/7 (speaking from the experience of raising 2 kids for three years). Do I think Jill is a world-class parent? Absolutely not! Do I think she could have been showering, taking a poop, getting groceries out of the car, answering the door, changing the air filter, making the bed, etc.?  Yep.  Kids sneak cookies, cupcakes, and candy all the time.   Sam is probably smart enough to remember where the cupcakes were, and smart enough to realize Jill was distracted.  

And for the record, I think it’s good that Izzy told Jill that Sam was eating something that wasn’t given to him.  He could have just as easily ingested some chemical, a choking hazard, or something like that.  He is still a baby.  

[beagletime]

1 hour ago, Ijustwantsomechips said:

Damn I hate to defend Jill again, but I had a nephew and two cousins like Sam. They were natural born daredevils, falling, or the threat of falling, didn’t scare them, and they’d be on to the next stunt before you could catch your breath. Some kids are just mischievous, and Sam has that familiar look in his eye. He’s probably a handful that will climb on anything and get into anything much like my nephew.  He is also probably bored with the selection of toys available and needs more advanced stimulation like my nephew.  

It’s not like the kids in my family weren’t supervised or raised properly, but no one can keep their eye on their kids at all times.  Anyone who says they can is lying, or neurotic and obviously neglecting other duties.  No one can be in two places at one time, and parents have things they need to do besides hover over their children 24/7 (speaking from the experience of raising 2 kids for three years). Do I think Jill is a world-class parent? Absolutely not! Do I think she could have been showering, taking a poop, getting groceries out of the car, answering the door, changing the air filter, making the bed, etc.?  Yep.  Kids sneak cookies, cupcakes, and candy all the time.   Sam is probably smart enough to remember where the cupcakes were, and smart enough to realize Jill was distracted.  

And for the record, I think it’s good that Izzy told Jill that Sam was eating something that wasn’t given to him.  He could have just as easily ingested some chemical, a choking hazard, or something like that.  He is still a baby.  

I agree.  Some kids get into things and some don't.  Jill seems clueless about a lot, but there are probably a lot of parents just like her.  A lot of us grew up in the pre-baby proofing days.  My parents were very hands on and all 3 of us managed to have many injuries.  Stitches for all, a broken wrist, black eyes, jumping off a jungle gym and getting the wind knocked out of you.  Tying bikes and wagons together with a jump rope and rolling down our steep hill.  Flying down a steep hill with my feet on the handlebars of my bike.  I was grounded for that one. And much, much more.  Kids get into things.  The difference is social media.  Jill learned to parent as a young girl.  She still parents about the same way.  

Derick is still an idiot.

[leighdear]

I think the whole story is bullshit.  I think she's into creating "cute, mischevious scenarios" for her little "scamps" to get into that she can magically be right there to snap a pic of and immediately post online.   Just like normal folks, y'all!  

Realistically, I can see her saying"Climb up Sam, and grab a cupcake and we'll take your picture", with Israel standing at the side and her saying "You can have the other one as soon as Sam gets his". 

I think her need for attention is strong enough to do that crap.  YMMV. 

[Suzn]

2 hours ago, Ijustwantsomechips said:

Damn I hate to defend Jill again, but I had a nephew and two cousins like Sam. They were natural born daredevils, falling, or the threat of falling, didn’t scare them, and they’d be on to the next stunt before you could catch your breath. Some kids are just mischievous, and Sam has that familiar look in his eye. He’s probably a handful that will climb on anything and get into anything much like my nephew.  He is also probably bored with the selection of toys available and needs more advanced stimulation like my nephew.  

It’s not like the kids in my family weren’t supervised or raised properly, but no one can keep their eye on their kids at all times.  Anyone who says they can is lying, or neurotic and obviously neglecting other duties.  No one can be in two places at one time, and parents have things they need to do besides hover over their children 24/7 (speaking from the experience of raising 2 kids for three years). Do I think Jill is a world-class parent? Absolutely not! Do I think she could have been showering, taking a poop, getting groceries out of the car, answering the door, changing the air filter, making the bed, etc.?  Yep.  Kids sneak cookies, cupcakes, and candy all the time.   Sam is probably smart enough to remember where the cupcakes were, and smart enough to realize Jill was distracted.  

And for the record, I think it’s good that Izzy told Jill that Sam was eating something that wasn’t given to him.  He could have just as easily ingested some chemical, a choking hazard, or something like that.  He is still a baby.  

I don't think the problem is that Jill's kids get into things - not unusual that kids will do that and not reasonably possible to prevent every possible danger.  The problem is her response.  Instead of getting the child out of the precarious situation, she takes pictures.  If her kids were dangling off the rim of the Grand Canyon, she'd be capturing the action from multiple angles.

[bigskygirl]

3 minutes ago, Suzn said:

I don't think the problem is that Jill's kids get into things - not unusual that kids will do that and not reasonably possible to prevent every possible danger.  The problem is her response.  Instead of getting the child out of the precarious situation, she takes pictures.  If her kids were dangling off the rim of the Grand Canyon, she'd be capturing the action from multiple angles.

It is learn from her mother. In the case of Jill, she has been taught my kids do something like this I film it because in her mind her children are her bread and butter so to speak. Just like her parents thinking their children are the bread and butter aka money and five minutes of fame.

[kokapetl]

Okay, this one is still cute

[bigskygirl]

Yes he is a little doll.

[Absolom]

I think his looks are quite a bit like Derick's father.  Maybe he'll stick with that and avoid the both Derick's look and the Duggar curse.

[DangerousMinds]

48 minutes ago, bigskygirl said:

It is learn from her mother. In the case of Jill, she has been taught my kids do something like this I film it because in her mind her children are her bread and butter so to speak. Just like her parents thinking their children are the bread and butter aka money and five minutes of fame.

And just like Jessa. 

[laurakaye]

Izzy is such a sweet, adorable kid.  I hope that once Sammy nails down his fool-proof escape plan, he manages to sneak Iz out with him.

[farmgal4]

20 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

And once again Izzy the Saint gets a mixed message from his mom.

Poor Israel probably ran and got a blanket to burrito roll Sam into confinement for punishment and Jill laughs and takes pictures.

My thoughts exactly.  Guarantee Izzy would’ve been punished, if he’d done it.

[Heathen]

30 minutes ago, farmgal4 said:

My thoughts exactly.  Guarantee Izzy would’ve been punished, if he’d done it.

Nobody can guarantee what would happen in someone else's home. 

I see a lot of Jim Bob in Sam's face. Those Duggar genes are strong. 

[Portia]

Tattling is like breathing for most preschoolers. In fact, the most recent "This American Life" podcast has a really cute story about some preschool teachers who got tired of listening to the kids tattle on each other, so they put a fake phone in the classroom and told the kids to "tell it to the phone." The TAL reporter did them one better: he installed a real phone with voice mail in the classroom. The messages were hilarious. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/672/no-fair

[satrunrose]

5 hours ago, Suzn said:

I don't think the problem is that Jill's kids get into things - not unusual that kids will do that and not reasonably possible to prevent every possible danger.  The problem is her response.  Instead of getting the child out of the precarious situation, she takes pictures.  If her kids were dangling off the rim of the Grand Canyon, she'd be capturing the action from multiple angles.

This is my thought too. Plus it teaches Sam that climbing all over everything gets positive attention so he'll just do it more. 

[Barb23]

My friend and I babysat one of those daring kids that got into everything.  The first time my friend babysat him, he swallowed a dime. At various times ( not all with babysitters but parents too) he also stuck his tongue to inside frosty freezer, vacuumed out toilet with vacuum (luckily it was a wet vac) & did something with a stick of butter I can't remeber  but wasn't good.  We think the local ER never got to file his chart away because he was a very frequent visitor.  He made it to adulthood  with kids of his own & luckily a family member is a nurse.

[realityfan26]

1 hour ago, Portia said:

Tattling is like breathing for most preschoolers. In fact, the most recent "This American Life" podcast has a really cute story about some preschool teachers who got tired of listening to the kids tattle on each other, so they put a fake phone in the classroom and told the kids to "tell it to the phone." The TAL reporter did them one better: he installed a real phone with voice mail in the classroom. The messages were hilarious. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/672/no-fair

That tattle phone was priceless!!!

[dariafan]

22 hours ago, Suzn said:

I don't think the problem is that Jill's kids get into things - not unusual that kids will do that and not reasonably possible to prevent every possible danger.  The problem is her response.  Instead of getting the child out of the precarious situation, she takes pictures.  If her kids were dangling off the rim of the Grand Canyon, she'd be capturing the action from multiple angles.

Just like her mom

[galaxychaser]

On 4/8/2019 at 1:15 PM, ginger90 said:

That’s me covered in chocolate cake lol. Cute kid.

[GeeGolly]

Wanna bet Jill was still in bed?

[louannems]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

Wanna bet Jill was still in bed?

Remember when Derick was about to start law school?  Izzy asked who would get up with him I the mornings and make him breakfast.  I got the impression that Jill continued on Duggar time, sleeping in, even after having kids.

[tabloidlover]

Clearly those  kids haven’t learned Duggar time yet!   You know why?  Because I know damn well they put them to bed early to have their alone time together.  With Derick gone all day (don’t get me started on that 🙄) Jill needs her #besthubbyever time.

I’m positive she hasn’t figured out that kids don’t sleep from 7pm to 11am.

[yogi2014L]

3 hours ago, tabloidlover said:

Clearly those  kids haven’t learned Duggar time yet!   You know why?  Because I know damn well they put them to bed early to have their alone time together.  With Derick gone all day (don’t get me started on that 🙄) Jill needs her #besthubbyever time.

I’m positive she hasn’t figured out that kids don’t sleep from 7pm to 11am.

Im all for early bedtime, but you only get early bedtime with a consistent sleep schedule ( and early wake up) and we all know Jilly probably can't handle that. 

I don't think they put them down early. I think they probably go to bed whenever because it's probably easier to have them pass out on their own vs keeping a schedule. 

[ginger90]

[galaxychaser]

12 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

No #bestfriendeva #bestnepalpal #missbesthubseva

[PradaKitty]

Isn’t Derrick her best friend?

[JoanArc]

1 hour ago, PradaKitty said:

Isn’t Derrick her best friend?

Her ONLY friend.

[Marshmallow Mollie]

What do they call themselves - an international couple? “Look how exotic I am with my Nepali chai!”

[babyhouseman]

28 minutes ago, Marshmallow Mollie said:

What do they call themselves - an international couple? “Look how exotic I am with my Nepali chai!”

They lived in another country so they're very cultured. They know El Spanisho.

[marypat57]

Re::  The tattle phone

I taught kindergarten for 18 years, and I've employed several different techniqes to control tattling.  At a teacher conference, one teacher said she would post a picture of the governor and would tell her kids to 'go and tell the governor' about it.  

My favorite technique was to use a tattle journal.  I had a notebook, along with  pencils, etc. The child who was tattling had to go to the journal, and illustrate what had happened  and write a sentence about it.  One afternoon I saw a line of 5 year olds waiting patiently for their turn.  I told them I would read them after everyone had gone home. I wish I had saved that book!  The stories and pictures were quite comical..

Of course, exceptionons were made if someone was sick, bleeding, or had a  bathroom accident..

[ginger90]

[questionfear]

4 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Ooh, can I guess? I think they're probably having a human! I mean, you never know, it might be labrador twins though!

[bigskygirl]

19 minutes ago, questionfear said:

Ooh, can I guess? I think they're probably having a human! I mean, you never know, it might be labrador twins though!

I go along with a hamster because it reminds me of the scene on Designing Women when Bernice said she was tired of people asking the parents what the want. The parents would usually say we do not care as long as the baby is healthy. Bernice said you would care if the baby is a hamster.

Okay...I think she might have said gerbil. My answer is the baby will be a hamster or a gerbil.

Edited April 12, 2019 by bigskygirl

[tabloidlover]

I apologize for having to crop the top of Yay’s head off, took a screenshot from Jill’s Instastory

[ginger90]

5 minutes ago, tabloidlover said:

I apologize for having to crop the top of Yay’s head off, took a screenshot from Jill’s Instastory

That’s the picture she chose to use for asking that question? 😂What goes in, must come out, can equal a rash, Jill.

No Huggies endorsements for Jill.

I guess weird pimply things is a new medical terminology.

[galaxychaser]

Jill try switching brands of diapers.  

[bigskygirl]

12 minutes ago, galaxychaser said:

Jill try switching brands of diapers.  

That my dear would make too much sense. You would think with all the babies in the house before Izzy and Sam along she would have learn how to deal with rashes and weird pimply things by now.

[3 is enough]

Maybe she should try changing the diapers more frequently, thoroughly cleaning and drying Sam's butt, and maybe applying a thin layer of some diaper rash cream?  

I did have an issue with Huggies some 20+ years ago.  I found that liner tended to split and I found the tiny gel absorbent bubbles on the baby's skin.  I switched to another brand.