Jill, Derick & the Kids: Moving On!!

[StaceyNotStacie]

Since Jill and her family lived with Mary for a period of time, I’m surprised she didn’t pick up any homemaking skills from her. I’m sure Mary would have enjoyed passing on recipes or other skills that she had (if she had them). 

[ginger90]

Cathy tweeted that she was closing her Pinterest account. This article she was reacting to, states the reasoning behind what she doesn’t seem to understand. 

https://wakeupendtime.news.blog/2019/06/11/pinterest-bans-pro-life-group-live-action-blocks-it-as-porn-site-bible-verses-also-banned/

[Sew Sumi]

For such an educated woman, Cathy sure has some major blind spots of comprehension.

[JoanArc]

34 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

For such an educated woman, Cathy sure has some major blind spots of comprehension.

Willful Ignorance.

[ginger90]

[dariafan]

so Is Jill planning on picking this up ?  I can picture her asking people about their faith   Completely non judgmental you and with a gentle spirit...     ok just kidding.   I wanted to make myself laugh 

[NotFundie]

This is probably nitpicky but on the Dillard blog Jill writes about her grandma and grandpa and uses "g'ma" and "g'pa".  Seems lazy.  Also, I'm a grandma and I'd prefer not to have an apostrophe in my title.  She says that her grandpa was a kid at heart and her grandma had to keep him in line.  Wow, Jill.  Really thoughtful and respectful there.  😑

(When God-botherers come to my door, I just smile and say, "Thank you but I am a confirmed Druid."  The look of confusion as I close the door is lovely.)

[Marigold]

Since it's a discussion board, I'm going to share my opinion that Jill's post was just silly and thoughtless.

"checking outta here"  

Her GRANDMOTHER was just found floating in a pool. Jill knew all the details when she posted. 

So typical of Jill.  The Duggars, in general, have minimal to no class. 

[BigBingerBro]

Yeah I don't buy the notion that Jill didn't know the details about how she died when she posted that.  I mean if someone calls or texts that your grandmother died, the majority of us would insist on knowing what happened right then and there.  I feel she was internalizing her grief and trying to be light-hearted, but it just looked immature and tacky.  Let's face it, Jill herself is a victim who more than likely has not dealt with her own abuse.   She's bound to have inappropriate reactions and emotions.

[galaxychaser]

By the posts made by the Duggar grandkids... Michelle and JB will not be missed much. Yay Ma and Pa are on their way to new bodies and checked out to be with Jesus and Asa!

[Ohiopirate02]

11 minutes ago, galaxychaser said:

By the posts made by the Duggar grandkids... Michelle and JB will not be missed much. Yay Ma and Pa are on their way to new bodies and checked out to be with Jesus and Asa!

I don't blame the majority of them though.   Ma and Pa Kettle covered up Josh's abuse of 4 of them.  

[BradandJanet]

5 hours ago, Natalie68 said:

I wonder if the Duggars have a big get together after the funeral with lots of hot dishes etc?  If so, what the heck would the Dillards bring?  How much sodium would be in the entire meal?  This is where my mind goes.  So maybe I am a little weird.

Funeral potatoes. Jill posted the recipe. It's a family favorite from a neighbor who knew Michelle in her lawn mowing bikini days. Very beige. 

OK. I'm crawling back under my rock. 

[ginger90]

4 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

Funeral potatoes. Jill posted the recipe. It's a family favorite from a neighbor who knew Michelle in her lawn mowing bikini days. Very beige. 

OK. I'm crawling back under my rock. 

Scoot over.......

Hashbrown Casserole-Duggar Style

May 30, 2018 | Recipes | 5 

This recipe makes one 9×13″ pan, or double it to fill one big industrial pan to feed a tribe! This is another quick, delicious casserole to feed the crowds!

1 (32oz./2lb.) bag frozen, shredded hashbrowns

2 cans cream of chicken condensed soup

1/2 C milk

2 tsp. onion powder

2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

2 C. grated cheddar cheese

Topping:

1/4 C. melted butter

3 C. cornflakes

1 gallon Ziplock bag for mixing/crunching

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease one 9×13″ casserole dish. Mix ingredients (except toppings) in mixing bowl and spread in pan. In gallon ziplock bag, make topping by crunching cornflakes and mixing cornflakes with melted butter. Spread topping over casserole and bake in oven at 350 degrees for 45 min.

[Sew Sumi]

We really need a barf emoji.

[Vaysh]

On 6/13/2019 at 11:56 PM, ginger90 said:

Cathy tweeted that she was closing her Pinterest account. This article she was reacting to, states the reasoning behind what she doesn’t seem to understand. 

https://wakeupendtime.news.blog/2019/06/11/pinterest-bans-pro-life-group-live-action-blocks-it-as-porn-site-bible-verses-also-banned/

Visiting that page gives me a rather disturbing understanding of her and her ilk's worldview. Total paranoid nutters with massive heapings of bigot on top. I went down the rabbit hole on this one and looked through some links, one interestingly (for me at least, heh) about the Swedish Church and how they have created this 'extreme' survival guide for young queer people, how dare they.

The Swedish Church apparently only 'identifies' as protestant (nevermind it's one of the earliest Lutheran churches and was the State Church of Sweden for oh... half a millennia or so) and its teachings goes against what any 'Bible-believing' Christian could possibly abide. Like, how we should treat everyone with love and compassion and not be judgemental arseholes. Darn heathens.

This is what the survival guide says (scroll down just a little for a summary in English with links to the actual guide):

Under the rainbow you are not alone (Official page of the Swedish Church, Västerås diocese)

And this is the Wakeupendtime interpretation of it:

The Swedish Church creates LBGTQ view of Bible, claims Jesus was queer

Which is a bit like reading a house of mirrors version of the thing. It's not technically untrue, but the spin... oh the spin.

Also, as fair warning, there is a picture of Donald Trump glaring at you when you access the page and I'm not sure why unless they think he's the Antichrist about to bring about Armageddon or something. They do seem very keen on the idea.

If this is what the Dillard kids were brought up with I can definitely understand why Derick is such a hateful nutcase. Apple didn't fall far from the tree.

[JocelynCavanaugh]

24 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

Scoot over.......

Hashbrown Casserole-Duggar Style

May 30, 2018 | Recipes | 5 

This recipe makes one 9×13″ pan, or double it to fill one big industrial pan to feed a tribe! This is another quick, delicious casserole to feed the crowds!

1 (32oz./2lb.) bag frozen, shredded hashbrowns

2 cans cream of chicken condensed soup

1/2 C milk

2 tsp. onion powder

2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

2 C. grated cheddar cheese

Topping:

1/4 C. melted butter

3 C. cornflakes

1 gallon Ziplock bag for mixing/crunching

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease one 9×13″ casserole dish. Mix ingredients (except toppings) in mixing bowl and spread in pan. In gallon ziplock bag, make topping by crunching cornflakes and mixing cornflakes with melted butter. Spread topping over casserole and bake in oven at 350 degrees for 45 min.

I’m not even going to play like I wouldn’t eat that. Maybe I am garbage but my eating preferences can be quite affordable. 

[ginger90]

[Oldernowiser]

Cousins.

You moron.

[StaceyNotStacie]

4 hours ago, Marigold said:

Since it's a discussion board, I'm going to share my opinion that Jill's post was just silly and thoughtless.

"checking outta here"  

Her GRANDMOTHER was just found floating in a pool. Jill knew all the details when she posted. 

So typical of Jill.  The Duggars, in general, have minimal to no class. 

I’m thinking that Jill hurried up to post so that she was the first to post and in the process had the worst post of the family members. 

[BitterApple]

33 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

Nice gesture on behalf of the Dillards, but really Jill? Cousin's? 

[galaxychaser]

1 hour ago, JocelynCavanaugh said:

I’m not even going to play like I wouldn’t eat that. Maybe I am garbage but my eating preferences can be quite affordable. 

I would eat that

[jcbrown]

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

Scoot over.......

Hashbrown Casserole-Duggar Style

May 30, 2018 | Recipes | 5 

This recipe makes one 9×13″ pan, or double it to fill one big industrial pan to feed a tribe! This is another quick, delicious casserole to feed the crowds!

1 (32oz./2lb.) bag frozen, shredded hashbrowns

2 cans cream of chicken condensed soup

1/2 C milk

2 tsp. onion powder

2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

2 C. grated cheddar cheese

Topping:

1/4 C. melted butter

3 C. cornflakes

1 gallon Ziplock bag for mixing/crunching

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease one 9×13″ casserole dish. Mix ingredients (except toppings) in mixing bowl and spread in pan. In gallon ziplock bag, make topping by crunching cornflakes and mixing cornflakes with melted butter. Spread topping over casserole and bake in oven at 350 degrees for 45 min.

Her hyphen placement makes me stabby. "Casserole-Duggar" rather than "Duggar-Style." Moron. She was looking for an em dash between casserole and Duggar but she still needs a hyphen in the compound adjective, "Duggar-style." Why yes, I am a former copyeditor and tech writer, how could you tell?

[McManda]

1 hour ago, JocelynCavanaugh said:

I’m not even going to play like I wouldn’t eat that. Maybe I am garbage but my eating preferences can be quite affordable. 

I was going to say, funeral potatoes are f'ing delicious. We don't call them funeral potatoes, realize they are devoid of any real nutrition, and really only have them with ham for Easter, but they do taste good.

[xwordfanatik]

And Dillwad thinks Jilly is just the most qualified homeschooler ever for his sons!  It looks like the dumbing down of America is alive & well among this group.  

[leighdear]

3 hours ago, JocelynCavanaugh said:

I’m not even going to play like I wouldn’t eat that. Maybe I am garbage but my eating preferences can be quite affordable. 

I've made these type casseroles for potlucks, especially when kids are included.  But I prefer cream of celery or cream of onion soup (don't like the chicken with potatoes), and use crushed Ritz crackers mixed with the melted butter for the topping.   

It's actually an excellent post-drunk nuke-and-nosh.  😉

[CatS]

#newlife #newhome #maryduggar

WHAT?

Thanks for dying, g’ma, and getting us some free landscaping! Such a strange vibe from someone grieving their grandmother. 

[lulu69]

Color me shocked, Dickhead has been able to keep his yapper shut through all the Grandma drama.Thought sure he'd be pontificating about being right with Jesus before you die and all that.

[Marigold]

20 minutes ago, lulu69 said:

Color me shocked, Dickhead has been able to keep his yapper shut through all the Grandma drama.Thought sure he'd be pontificating about being right with Jesus before you die and all that.

Jill is probably rubbing herself with scented lotion and he is too busy to post. 

[Misslindsey]

4 hours ago, JocelynCavanaugh said:

I’m not even going to play like I wouldn’t eat that. Maybe I am garbage but my eating preferences can be quite affordable. 

I kind of love them. Though I only have it a few times a year at certain holidays and events. My family calls it hash brown casserole, but they make it with cheddar cheese soup instead of cream of chicken and with crushed Ritz crackers on top. I have never made the recipe myself, but now I am thinking I should.

42 minutes ago, leighdear said:

It's actually an excellent post-drunk nuke-and-nosh.

I concur wholeheartedly.

Edited June 15, 2019 by Misslindsey

[Oldernowiser]

21 minutes ago, lulu69 said:

Color me shocked, Dickhead has been able to keep his yapper shut through all the Grandma drama.Thought sure he'd be pontificating about being right with Jesus before you die and all that.

Sigh. I’m going to hate myself for this, but Derrick isn’t entirely stupid. Apparently he did manage to get through college without getting his skinny pompous ass kicked on the regular so he had to get along with the GoingtohellPeople at some point, at least.

The point I’m hating myself for making is that he probably has at least some sense of what this stuff looks like to non-koolaid-guzzlers, which is something nobody   else in that crowd seems to, not even Reverend FP.

Or he just doesn’t give a shit. Also a possibility.

[Marigold]

1 minute ago, Oldernowiser said:

Sigh. I’m going to hate myself for this, but Derrick isn’t entirely stupid. Apparently he did manage to get through college without getting his skinny pompous ass kicked on the regular so he had to get along with the GoingtohellPeople at some point, at least.

The point I’m hating myself for making is that he probably has at least some sense of what this stuff looks like to non-koolaid-guzzlers, which is something nobody   else in that crowd seems to, not even Reverend FP.

Or he just doesn’t give a shit. Also a possibility.

Maybe he hates Jim Bob and doesn't really care that Mary died?  I suspect there is bad blood between Derick and Jim Bob.  Derick stays away from anything pertaining to Jim Bob, other than a cordial "hello"

[galaxychaser]

17 minutes ago, Marigold said:

Jill is probably rubbing herself with scented lotion and he is too busy to post. 

Brain bleach please ! 

[awaken]

38 minutes ago, lulu69 said:

Color me shocked, Dickhead has been able to keep his yapper shut through all the Grandma drama.Thought sure he'd be pontificating about being right with Jesus before you die and all that.

Don’t worry, I’m sure it’s coming soon!  

[Zella]

I'm actually wondering if Derick's experience of losing his dad suddenly might make this something he can actually be empathetic about because it's something he can relate to. 

Edited June 15, 2019 by Zella

[Oldernowiser]

13 minutes ago, Zella said:

I'm actually wondering if Derick's experience of losing his dad suddenly might make this something he can actually be empathetic about because it's something he can relate to. 

Oh, honey. Derrick and empathy in the same sentence...

I do admire your idealism!

[Zella]

6 minutes ago, Oldernowiser said:

Oh, honey. Derrick and empathy in the same sentence...

I do admire your idealism!

He's not somebody I feel comfortable defending, but I think if he is capable of empathy, it would be for something rooted very much in his own experiences, so I think it is possible. It is also entirely possible he is really over Jill's entire family and is just staying out of it.

Edited June 15, 2019 by Zella

[Girl in a Cardigan]

4 hours ago, CatS said:

#newlife #newhome #maryduggar

WHAT?

Thanks for dying, g’ma, and getting us some free landscaping! Such a strange vibe from someone grieving their grandmother. 

I keep trying to be generous in my thoughts towards a grieving family (as my own family is starting to grieve with my grandpa in hospice care), but this crap makes me crazy. You really need to HASHTAG your grandmother?! If people are following you, they know what this is about. Also, just TEXT YOUR COUSINS to say thanks for the card. Do you really need to tag them on InstaStory because you got the mail??

I mean, when you actually PLANT THE TREE, fine, post a photo and tag them. Ugh, even the way the card is sorta open so you can see their names (as if we wouldn't believe it was from who she said or something) is make me crazy. 

I know, I know, everyone grieves in their own way, but this is starting to feel like a Kardashian storyline instead of real life.

[Barb23]

9 hours ago, galaxychaser said:

I would eat that

8 hours ago, McManda said:

I was going to say, funeral potatoes are f'ing delicious. We don't call them funeral potatoes, realize they are devoid of any real nutrition, and really only have them with ham for Easter, but they do taste good.

I'm with you. We call them "Company Potatoes" in our family. I originally found the recipe in a cookbook put out by my son's elementary school & that's what it was called.  The recipe was submitted by one of my son's teachers so he thought that was neat when I started making them.

My SIL makes them as part of our Christmas Eve celebration each year.  I hate to think of the repercussions if she ever stopped. 

I would like to add a few suggestions to Jill's recipe:  Make sure the hashbrowns are completely thawed.  It helps in the baking/cooking process as well as making it easier to combine the ingredients.  I've used both shredded & cubed hash browns& prefer the cubed ones. I've also tried the O'Brien kind of potatoes. (Think that's what they're called. They have cut up peppers & I think onions in them. Adds a little zing.)  I use crushed potato chips as the topping instead of the corn flakes. (Mainly because my mom always used them as her casserole topping of choice while I was growing  up. It's a genetic thing, lol.) I've heard of people adding cut up ham or other cooked meat to make it a main dish casserole. There are plenty of variations on the recipe sites.  

IIRC, the "Funeral Potatoes" name has Amish roots as it was a part of their funeral luncheons. 

It will be interesting to know what the Duggars will do for Mary's post-funeral luncheon/dinner.  Maybe they can hold it in the flipped house for sale that has the 4 kitchens.  Plenty of room for the food & people. Not sure about parking though.  But the more I think about it I picture them passing out popcorn,  pickles & snack mix in Cross Church's parking lot. (Similar to Jill & Jessa's wedding receptions.)  Grandma Duggar deserves so much better.

[BradandJanet]

12 hours ago, Vaysh said:

Visiting that page gives me a rather disturbing understanding of her and her ilk's worldview. Total paranoid nutters with massive heapings of bigot on top. I went down the rabbit hole on this one and looked through some links, one interestingly (for me at least, heh) about the Swedish Church and how they have created this 'extreme' survival guide for young queer people, how dare they.

The Swedish Church apparently only 'identifies' as protestant (nevermind it's one of the earliest Lutheran churches and was the State Church of Sweden for oh... half a millennia or so) and its teachings goes against what any 'Bible-believing' Christian could possibly abide. Like, how we should treat everyone with love and compassion and not be judgemental arseholes. Darn heathens.

This is what the survival guide says (scroll down just a little for a summary in English with links to the actual guide):

Under the rainbow you are not alone (Official page of the Swedish Church, Västerås diocese)

And this is the Wakeupendtime interpretation of it:

The Swedish Church creates LBGTQ view of Bible, claims Jesus was queer

Which is a bit like reading a house of mirrors version of the thing. It's not technically untrue, but the spin... oh the spin.

Also, as fair warning, there is a picture of Donald Trump glaring at you when you access the page and I'm not sure why unless they think he's the Antichrist about to bring about Armageddon or something. They do seem very keen on the idea.

If this is what the Dillard kids were brought up with I can definitely understand why Derick is such a hateful nutcase. Apple didn't fall far from the tree.

This end-times stuff is tied to very right wing U.S. political cult and operates on fear, hate, and suspicion--with ample doses of misogyny, racism, homophobia, and xenophobia.  It's scary because some of these Dominionists feel they need to hasten Jesus's arrival by taking over American institutions to make them "godly" (their version of what God wants, the correct version) and interfere with Middle East politics to fulfill prophesies they see in Revelations (e.g., tail wags dog). Last I heard, Trump was sent by God to help bring about the Second Coming (useful idiot?), and Obama and/or the Pope is the Antichrist to lure the faithful from their path. Who knows? The details are flexible when convenient. 

The Internet is filled with websites and videos about this stuff. However, seeing it on Pinterest, home of folksy wedding tableaus and Stitch Fix wardrobe favorites, is very unsettling indeed. 

And I agree that the Dillards are much more extreme than they would have us believe. The Duggars may fall into this group too, but they're well-practiced in hiding it. 

[doodlebug]

13 hours ago, McManda said:

I was going to say, funeral potatoes are f'ing delicious. We don't call them funeral potatoes, realize they are devoid of any real nutrition, and really only have them with ham for Easter, but they do taste good.

In my family, we have a variation of that recipe that we call 'Cooper potatoes' because my sister got the recipe from a coworker named Cooper.  They are delicious and will feed an army.  We also make them for family picnics and such.  Cheesy goodness.

[emma675]

I also have a version of that potato casserole, but it's always been called Mormon Potato Casserole in my family. It features those cubed potatoes, cream of chicken soup, cheddar cheese, sour cream, diced onions, and a panko topping. It is a heart attack in a dish but soooooo yummy. We usually only make it once or twice a year. 

I keep seeing the Duggars refer to Mary as a "soul winner". Wtf does that mean?

[BigBingerBro]

1 minute ago, emma675 said:

I keep seeing the Duggars refer to Mary as a "soul winner". Wtf does that mean?

Evangelical Christians are supposed to win non-believer's souls to follow Christ.

[MsJamieDornan]

17 hours ago, JocelynCavanaugh said:

I’m not even going to play like I wouldn’t eat that. Maybe I am garbage but my eating preferences can be quite affordable. 

Cheesy hashbrowns ! Love them. They sell them at our local deli also.

[Christina87]

I make it, but without the soup, so that makes me feel like it's a little healthier... 😜

[Westiepeach]

I love potatoes, and I love cheese... but mix them together in any form and I find the taste disgusting. My mother made homemade potato and cheese pierogis that I used to literally gag on. Everyone in the entire world LOVED my mother's pierogis except me. Now even just thinking about them... blech.

So the Funeral Potatoes would have to be cheese-less (sad) or potato-less. Which, if you look at the name...

I guess I am out.

[doodlebug]

3 hours ago, emma675 said:

I keep seeing the Duggars refer to Mary as a "soul winner". Wtf does that mean?

It means Mary verbally bludgeoned non-believers until they collapsed in defeat and declared themselves saved in self defense.

Edited June 15, 2019 by doodlebug

[louannems]

2 hours ago, doodlebug said:

It means Mary verbally bludgeoned non-believers until they collapsed in defeat and declared themselves saved in self defense.

AKA, a chronic, unapologetic god-botherer.

[MsJamieDornan]

5 hours ago, emma675 said:

It features those cubed potatoes, cream of chicken soup, cheddar cheese, sour cream, diced onions,

Yes, don't ever forget the sour cream !

[irisheyes]

Count me in as another potato casserole lover. I have a recipe that’s a Cracker Barrel knockoff.  I make it for Boy Scout potlucks, and the dish comes home scraped clean every time. And, yes, they’re magnificent as leftovers.

Topic?  I’m sure Jill will post some embarrassing pics of the boys at the wake, next to the casket at the funeral, and in front of Grandma Duggar’s grave site as well.  Probably with a billion hashtags. 

[doodlebug]

3 hours ago, irisheyes said:

Count me in as another potato casserole lover. I have a recipe that’s a Cracker Barrel knockoff.  I make it for Boy Scout potlucks, and the dish comes home scraped clean every time. And, yes, they’re magnificent as leftovers.

Topic?  I’m sure Jill will post some embarrassing pics of the boys at the wake, next to the casket at the funeral, and in front of Grandma Duggar’s grave site as well.  Probably with a billion hashtags. 

And all of the graveside photos will feature Jill and the kids squinting directly into the sun.