Joy and Austin: This One Time At Family Camp

[GeeGolly]

1 hour ago, leighdear said:

I went to summer camp in Texas.  We had shotguns, bows & arrows, axes for chopping wood, machete's for setting up camp and any number of horrifyingly deadly weapons at hand.  Ages ranged from 8 to 17.  And there were no parents there, just counselors.  They were trained how to use the items safely, because it was their job.   

Something tells me the parents that freak out about a few hand tools, sleeping bags and no Wi-Fi probably don't go there anyway. 

I'm from New England in the days before wi-fi. From when my firstborn was a baby we camped, chopped wood, lit fires, etc. My kids also took archery in summer camp. But there's no way I would have let my kids attend a camp run by young counselors where shotguns were part of the experience. I wouldn't freak out about at all, because it would never happen.

[Love2dance]

On 2/2/2019 at 5:07 PM, Churchhoney said:

Then you shouldn't go to the camp. Because it appears that everybody there is armed much of the time. Including small children. lol

Thanks, @Churchhoney, you gave me the best laugh of my day!

[latetotheparty]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

I'm from New England in the days before wi-fi. From when my firstborn was a baby we camped, chopped wood, lit fires, etc. My kids also took archery in summer camp. But there's no way I would have let my kids attend a camp run by young counselors where shotguns were part of the experience. I wouldn't freak out about at all, because it would never happen.

Same. 

[Lunera]

They removed the comments from this post.

[DangerousMinds]

What do they think it means?

[jcbrown]

5 minutes ago, Lunera said:

They removed the comments from this post.

Assholes. Not surprised that they cannot stand to hear any views that contradict their own very narrow-minded ones.

[Sew Sumi]

I checked out the freedomist IG page, and it's just a kid who thinks he knows it all, in the guise of conservatism. Whatever, Austin.

Edited February 13, 2019 by Sew Sumi

[awaken]

Ugh, I can’t even watch, I’m sure I’d be livid. What do these sheltered morons know of freedom, or the sacrifice it has taken to have it?  Or of not being free?  

[Churchhoney]

1 hour ago, DangerousMinds said:

What do they think it means?

Just the usual. The law of their God (exactly as they construe it) must be the literal, total and absolute law of this land -- in detail and for everyone -- or we're doomed. 

Freedom equals "My way or the highway," in other words. 

Edited February 13, 2019 by Churchhoney

[DangerousMinds]

14 minutes ago, Churchhoney said:

Just the usual. The law of their God (exactly as they construe it) must be the literal, total and absolute law of this land -- in detail and for everyone -- or we're doomed. 

Freedom equals "My way or the highway," in other words. 

Exactly like Sharia law then.

[JoanArc]

7 hours ago, Churchhoney said:

Just the usual. The law of their God (exactly as they construe it) must be the literal, total and absolute law of this land -- in detail and for everyone -- or we're doomed. 

Freedom equals "My way or the highway," in other words. 

Mhm. People who've lived in a cage their entire lives are goign to explain freedom to us. They can't handle philosophy or sophisticated thought at all. Read a book, nostrils.

[MyPeopleAreNordic]

On 1/27/2019 at 11:39 AM, PikaScrewChu said:

They are too busy marketing the rest to pay attention to what Jackson is up to. By the time they lose the TV show, figure out they aren't going to make the Balding Boy Band and Lost Girls a "thing", and have tried to Tetris all the growing families into various properties; Jackson is going to be donning a leather jacket and terrifying the residents of Tonitown on his motorcycle.

From your lips (fingers?) to the Flying Spaghetti Monster's ears.

[Barb23]

Happy 1st Birthday Giddyup!

(I only remember because it's my birthday too.)

I don't  mind sharing with Giddyup but my poor husband has to share his with Joshley.

Edited February 23, 2019 by Barb23

[satrunrose]

Please tell me someone replied with "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose" before they took down the comments?

[Brown eyed girl]

Spending Giddyup’s first birthday out of town. 

[BitterApple]

It's their child's first birthday and they left him to go out of town? 

[Scarlett45]

Just now, BitterApple said:

It's their child's first birthday and they left him to go out of town? 

I’m sure they will celebrate when they return. It’s not as if Gideon knows it’s his bday and has been left alone without anyone to celebrate with him. I don’t think they love him any less if they celebrate a week later. 

[Spencer Hastings]

Joy already posted in the comments that they’ll celebrate when they return tonight.  She must’ve gotten slammed quickly.

Edited February 23, 2019 by Spencer Hastings

[lookeyloo]

27 minutes ago, Brown eyed girl said:

Spending Giddyup’s first birthday out of town. 

Joy looks beautiful.  Filters?  And how did she get Mr. GrumpyPuss to smile?

[Christina87]

I don't think it's awful that they're leaving town for Giddyup's first birthday...he doesn't know it's his birthday and they can celebrate later. However, I feel most parents wouldn't do it. They'd choose another weekend, unless it was some sort of work trip. Honestly, all this does is confirm for me the kind of parenting Michelle does. If Joy thinks nothing of scheduling a rare trip during her son's first birthday, that tells me that Michelle also thought nothing of attending "conferences" during her own kids' milestones. 

[louannems]

The hashtags suggested they are attending a couples retreat.  Fundies love their retreats, don't they?  All those people that think and act and practically look alike.

[Lisa418722]

The #dateyourspouse hastag seems so sad to me because they weren't allowed to date and get to know each before they were married.  Also a fundie couples retreat would not be a fun, relaxing date. 
I realize Giddy won't know they missed his first birthday (or come home late), and a lot of people have a party on a weekend because they have to work, but I feel they should spend his first birthday with him.

[ginger90]

[madpsych78]

3 hours ago, Brown eyed girl said:

Spending Giddyup’s first birthday out of town. 

The way Joy's caption reads is like they just decided to take a random vacation, just the two of them, when it just happened to be their son's birthday. However, I think there is trouble in the Joystin marriage and they're trying to fix things with this couple's retreat, which just happened to coincide with Gideon's birthday.

[xwordfanatik]

2 hours ago, louannems said:

The hashtags suggested they are attending a couples retreat.  Fundies love their retreats, don't they?  All those people that think and act and practically look alike.

They walk alike, they talk alike, you can lose your mind!

When fundies are two of a kind 🙂

[BetyBee]

I hope that Austin's parents take a day off from Pearl methods on Gideon's birthday.  😞

[Sew Sumi]

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

Shoot me now. My marriage has survived almost 25 years without any of those "adventures." 

*insert massive eye roll here*

[3 is enough]

I especially like "The Adventure of Household Purity- Keeping Your Home Pure in a Dirty World"

Household hacks and cleaning tips? 😜

[Sew Sumi]

Only if they clean with Ivory soap! 😂

[lookeyloo]

5 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

Only if they clean with Ivory soap! 😂

And clean their feet!!

[MichaelaRae]

I have no issue with parents going out rather than celebrate a 1-year-old's birthday on the day. It's not like the child remotely understands the concept or what day it - hell, you could probably get away with them being completely ignorant to what day is the actual DAY until they are what, 4, 5? Later? When do they actually know how to read a calendar? Just tell them that day is their day. 😉

But that conference agenda makes me want to cry.

[3 is enough]

I have found that leaving my shoes by the door really helps to keep the filth of the world from entering my home.  Maybe Joy will learn that this weekend. 😉 😄

[Catfin]

4 hours ago, lookeyloo said:

Joy looks beautiful.  Filters?  And how did she get Mr. GrumpyPuss to smile?

He still has dead eyes. 

[Spencer Hastings]

Isn’t their marriage still kind of new for this kind of marriage retreat?  This wouldn’t be my idea of a “weekend getaway” on the weekend of my son’s 1st birthday/before my second year of marriage. 

[Churchhoney]

1 hour ago, xwordfanatik said:

They walk alike, they talk alike, you can lose your mind!

When fundies are two of a kind 🙂

Here's hoping they're not actually identical cousins.....  ; ) 

1 hour ago, Sew Sumi said:

Shoot me now. My marriage has survived almost 25 years without any of those "adventures." 

*insert massive eye roll here*

Oh, surely you've enjoyed "the adventure of fighting."    lol

[allonsyalice]

3 hours ago, ginger90 said:

none of these are "adventures" i want to take.

(except maybe the adventure of fighting. I want to win all the time.)

[ginger90]

[allonsyalice]

2 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

that is so....generic. 

[Christina87]

I rolled my eyes at "the adventure of witnessing." Like we need any more people in the world bothering others like Jinger does on a plane. 

I just don't think Jesus meant to pester people on planes, in restaurants, and in stores. I'd rather live my life in a way that people take notice, and ask me about my faith, and then that gives a good opportunity to discuss it. I'd rather them ask me why I'm doing something a particular way, for instance, and then bring it up non confrontationally. I think Jesus meant more to actually make friends with people and let faith come up naturally, rather than pester people. That just doesn't work. And though I am willing to share my faith with my friends, I couldn't care less what their religious beliefs are. I'm not going to nag them about going to church or anything like that!

and missionaries (real ones, not Derick and Jill) IMO are awesome, if they are actually helping the community, and participation in church activities is voluntary. I know missionaries like that whom I really respect, and who are doing a lot of good in the world, and guess what? They don't go everywhere nagging people about Jesus. 

The LAST thing we need more of is smug newlyweds pestering everyone. 

[Churchhoney]

5 minutes ago, Christina87 said:

I rolled my eyes at "the adventure of witnessing." Like we need any more people in the world bothering others like Jinger does on a plane. 

I just don't think Jesus meant to pester people on planes, in restaurants, and in stores. I'd rather live my life in a way that people take notice, and ask me about my faith, and then that gives a good opportunity to discuss it.

Well, see, there's the difference between you and Duggars. They also want to live their lives in a way that people notice -- but it's not necessarily something most of us would consider a good way.  ;  ) 

Edited February 24, 2019 by Churchhoney

[Christina87]

2 minutes ago, Churchhoney said:

Well, see, there's the difference between you and Duggars. They also want to live their lives in a way that people notice -- but it's not necessarily something most of us would consider a good way.  ;  ) 

HAHAHAHAHAHA I LOL'd 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[floridamom]

This 'retreat'...all work; no fun if you ask me. 

[ginger90]

[BitterApple]

Is Gideon even walking? He still seems so undersized for a one year-old. 

Austin has creepy eyes.

[Churchhoney]

13 minutes ago, BitterApple said:

Austin has creepy eyes.

I have to say, though, in that last picture of both of them with Gideon, Austin's eyes come closer to really smiling than in any other picture I've seen of him. ... If that's more than just my imagination, it's nice to see. 

And Gideon seems on the small side, but in that photo he looks right on point for 1-year-old maturity, to me, both in the body and in the face. 

[TaxNerd]

15 hours ago, allonsyalice said:

none of these are "adventures" i want to take.

(except maybe the adventure of fighting. I want to win all the time.)

That's the one class that sounded interesting, but in the context it's probably something along the lines of telling the women it's their job to acquiesce.

[allonsyalice]

Just now, TaxNerd said:

That's the one class that sounded interesting, but in the context it's probably something along the lines of telling the women it's their job to acquiesce.

you are 100% right about that.

[Christina87]

Man, if Austin ever tried to say Gideon wasn't his, he would be laughed out of court! The Forsyths have strong genes. 

Edited February 24, 2019 by Christina87

[FizzyPuff]

I like the cake I wonder if Joy made it?. 

I have to say I see people say stuff like Austin is a control freak, a creep, abusive to Joy etc I just don’t see it tbh maybe it’s just me 🙅‍♀️The only time I thought he was being a bit of an idiot was the episode with the fondue telling people they couldn’t eat of the stick, I get he’s a germaphobe but a real germaphobe wouldn’t have brought fondue in the first place. 

[DangerousMinds]

1 minute ago, Puffin said:

I like the cake I wonder if Joy made it?. 

I have to say I see people say stuff like Austin is a control freak, a creep, abusive to Joy etc I just don’t see it tbh maybe it’s just me 🙅‍♀️The only time I thought he was being a bit of an idiot was the episode with the fondue telling people they couldn’t eat of the stick, I get he’s a germaphobe but a real germaphobe wouldn’t have brought fondue in the first place. 

He supports “freedomists,” so yeah, a total creep.