Joy and Austin: This One Time At Family Camp

[Nysha]

29 minutes ago, jcbrown said:

I like the name Nathan and do not consider it old-fashioned at all.

Old-fashioned depends on your generation. My mom & aunts were all up in arms when my cousin named her daughter Olivia back in the late 70s b/c it was an old lady's name. My grandma's name was Evelyn Mae and she was born in 1918. I would have never considered it b/c it's such an old-fashioned name, but Joy & Austin used it. Plus, Evelyn was the 9th most popular girls name in 2020.

Just think, in 50 years from now Aiden, Braden, Caden, Hayden, Jayden...etc. will all be considered old-fashioned.

[lookeyloo]

17 minutes ago, Nysha said:

Old-fashioned depends on your generation. My mom & aunts were all up in arms when my cousin named her daughter Olivia back in the late 70s b/c it was an old lady's name. My grandma's name was Evelyn Mae and she was born in 1918. I would have never considered it b/c it's such an old-fashioned name, but Joy & Austin used it. Plus, Evelyn was the 9th most popular girls name in 2020.

Just think, in 50 years from now Aiden, Braden, Caden, Hayden, Jayden...etc. will all be considered old-fashioned.

Indeed. Names are so personal. I named my son after my beloved grandpa. Can’t please everyone, least of all us snarkers!!

[CalicoKitty]

I think Agnes is a pretty good name, especially when compared to some of the names I have seen.  Agnus is normal, Elyesce (pronounced Elise) not so much.  "Old fashioned" names are becoming popular again:  Etta, Hazel, Margaret, Ralph, Henry, Fred.  Baby Agnes really lucked out in her family.

[IndianPaintbrush]

I think Jinger and Jeremy have picked my favorite set of baby names so far. I like how Felicity and Evangeline are recognizable, but not super popular or trendy. It seems like every little girl I come across these days is named Emma, Olivia or Ava.

[Zella]

I actually love the name Evelyn. I've loved it since I was a kid in the 90s and watched The Mummy, but I am not really a fan of the middle name Joy chose to go with it. 

[Gemma Violet]

I'm not a fan of the name Agnes, but it may be gaining a little popularity since Agnes was the name of one of the three daughters in the movie Despicable Me and its sequels.

[Crochetlady]

On 6/7/2021 at 3:30 PM, dargosmydaddy said:

Considering Agnes has siblings named Arrow and Allove (as well as the slightly less awful Alora and Alyza, and the completely normal Adeline), I'd say she's not doing so bad.

The woman is Joy's sister-in-law, btw (Austin's half-sister).

Arrow?? Allove?? Alora?? Alyza?? Seriously? Just eww. My moms middle name was Agnes. She hated it. My granddaughter named one of her new kittens Agnes. So there's that. 

[BigBingerBro]

[Temperance]

Agnes sounds Catholic to me. It's a saint's name.

Old lady names are trendy.

Does Joy wear her glasses often?

 

[emmawoodhouse]

Just now, Temperance said:

Agnes sounds Catholic to me. It's a saint's name.

Old lady names are trendy.

Does Joy wear her glasses often?

 

She tends to wear them in the early stages of pregnancy. She said as much when pregnant with Evy. 

Take that as you will. 😁

[Temperance]

32 minutes ago, emmawoodhouse said:

She tends to wear them in the early stages of pregnancy. She said as much when pregnant with Evy. 

Take that as you will. 😁

That's what I heard. It's not definite proof of anything, but it wouldn't surprise me if that was what's up. 

Evy will be 1 in August.

Edited June 10, 2021 by Temperance

[ginger90]

[BitterApple]

I like Joy with the long, side bangs rather than a blunt fringe. Her kids are so cute and happy.

[graybrown bird]

A girl baby without a bow!  Maybe that fad has run its course.

[ozziemom]

18 minutes ago, graybrown bird said:

A girl baby without a bow!  Maybe that fad has run its course.

Yeah but she does have a bracelet on, so no mistaking her for a boy!

[Teriacky]

I do think of some names as “old lady” names. I would never name a child Agnes or Hazel or Gladys. My mother was named after her aunt (Evelyn) and mother (Rose). She was always surprised when she would come across another Evelyn who wasn’t an old lady!

Thankfully, I’m not named after anyone.

I think the next round of old lady names will most likely include Debbie, Susan, and Linda. 

[xwordfanatik]

Taking my post to Small Talk.

[Scarlett45]

On 6/9/2021 at 5:04 AM, BigBingerBro said:

This is a really good photo of Joy's family. They all have joy in their eyes.

[3 is enough]

1 hour ago, Teriacky said:

 

I think the next round of old lady names will most likely include Debbie, Susan, and Linda. 

But not Karen. 😉

[Adeejay]

Joy's little family is cute! They seem so happy.  God bless!

[JoanArc]

1 hour ago, 3 is enough said:

But not Karen. 😉

'Her name's Karen' - We call her 'Evy'.

[Westiepeach]

7 hours ago, Teriacky said:

I think the next round of old lady names will most likely include Debbie, Susan, and Linda. 

Oh great. One of those is my name. 🙄

[Scarlett45]

Mod Announcement:

The discussion of names and how certain ones go in and out of fashion, although fascinating, is not connected to Joy & Austin and thus belongs in small talk. 

[Lady Whistleup]

Dare I say it -- Joy has seemed happier since Smuggar got arrested. It's sad when you have a predator in the family and the only way to make sure he's not around is when he's arrested/in jail.

[jcbrown]

16 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Joy looks beautiful and happy in this shot. I think she is the most photogenic of the Duggars. The kid looks a little deranged but let's not talk about that. :-)

Edited June 11, 2021 by jcbrown

[Cinnabon]

3 hours ago, Lady Whistleup said:

Dare I say it -- Joy has seemed happier since Smuggar got arrested. It's sad when you have a predator in the family and the only way to make sure he's not around is when he's arrested/in jail.

I think some of it is her attempt at deflection from the whole Josh situation. Redirect the leghumpers’ attention to cute kids! Which seems extremely risky and stupid given all that’s happened. But this is Joy.

[Bayarea4]

4 hours ago, jcbrown said:

Joy looks beautiful and happy in this shot. I think she is the most photogenic of the Duggars. The kid looks a little deranged but let's not talk about that. :-)

Kid looks like she's been hitting the bong. 😜

[MsJamieDornan]

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Kid looks like she's been hitting the bong. 😜

OMG I laughed so hard I had tears and almost snorted. Thank you. Great way to start the day.

[BigBingerBro]

[BitterApple]

I saw that and damn near had a heart attack when Joy was recording herself while driving. 

[questionfear]

5 hours ago, BitterApple said:

I saw that and damn near had a heart attack when Joy was recording herself while driving. 

to be somewhat fair, in a drive thru car wash you're not doing the driving. the car is in neutral and it's being dragged on a track (think roller coasters) so it's not as unsafe as it seems at first glance. 

[Gemma Violet]

1 hour ago, questionfear said:

to be somewhat fair, in a drive thru car wash you're not doing the driving. the car is in neutral and it's being dragged on a track (think roller coasters) so it's not as unsafe as it seems at first glance. 

Yeah, the kind I use has me putting the car in park (or turning off the ignition) in the wash tunnel, and the two walls with hoses, etc. go back and forth along the car.  The car doesn't move--everything else does. 

Edited June 11, 2021 by Gemma Violet

[BitterApple]

1 hour ago, questionfear said:

to be somewhat fair, in a drive thru car wash you're not doing the driving. the car is in neutral and it's being dragged on a track (think roller coasters) so it's not as unsafe as it seems at first glance. 

It was before that. In the first few seconds of the video, Joy's driving on a busy road, recording herself, and then it flips to the car wash.

[BigBingerBro]

[floridamom]

I will never understand something. How is it that people can read and re-read the bible fifty times over. It's the exact same text that they read before. Doesn't it ever get boring to them? I know I wouldn't be interested in reading the same book, no matter the subject over and over again throughout my life.  I belong to a Christian faith and just don't need to read over and over again. Perhaps at times in my life, the book would bring inspiration but these people never seem to NOT be reading it.

[crazycatlady58]

1 hour ago, floridamom said:

I will never understand something. How is it that people can read and re-read the bible fifty times over. It's the exact same text that they read before. Doesn't it ever get boring to them? I know I wouldn't be interested in reading the same book, no matter the subject over and over again throughout my life.  I belong to a Christian faith and just don't need to read over and over again. Perhaps at times in my life, the book would bring inspiration but these people never seem to NOT be reading it.

I always find new things when I reread something , be it the Bible or a mystery.  I will be at a different stage of life and have a fresh perspective on things. 

[BitterApple]

I read the Bible daily, I don't feel like it gets repetitive. Of course, I also read a variety of other books as well. I'm not sure that's the case with the Duggars.

[iwantcookies]

I’m shocked the Duggar’s can read 🤣. 

[andromeda331]

6 hours ago, floridamom said:

I will never understand something. How is it that people can read and re-read the bible fifty times over. It's the exact same text that they read before. Doesn't it ever get boring to them? I know I wouldn't be interested in reading the same book, no matter the subject over and over again throughout my life.  I belong to a Christian faith and just don't need to read over and over again. Perhaps at times in my life, the book would bring inspiration but these people never seem to NOT be reading it.

For others I can see doing that but not the Duggars or any Fundies. They haven't been taught to really think about what the words or different stories mean or to interpret it differently. I can't see any of them talking with their spouse about if any of it having different meanings or having a discussion about any of it. Or what they thought about one passage or story changing as they get older. 

[JoanArc]

9 minutes ago, andromeda331 said:

For others I can see doing that but not the Duggars or any Fundies. They haven't been taught to really think about what the words or different stories mean or to interpret it differently. I can't see any of them talking with their spouse about if any of it having different meanings or having a discussion about any of it. Or what they thought about one passage or story changing as they get older. 

Jeremy had to go to Finland to learn that there are multiple interpretations of the bible. Seriously, he said so in his book...

[Zella]

1 minute ago, JoanArc said:

Jeremy had to go to Finland to learn that there are multiple interpretations of the bible. Seriously, he said so in his book...

I bet his dad the preacher appreciated that remark. LOLOL 

[JoanArc]

52 minutes ago, Zella said:

I bet his dad the preacher appreciated that remark. LOLOL 

The people in Finland noticed that Jeremy's interpretations were so good, and obviously true. It led him to being a preacher since he was so good at interpretation. Yes, really.

 

On topic, I have no problem with them re-reading the bible. It's the poor howlers that were forced to literally memorialize entire books of the bible verbatim I have a problem with.

[ozziemom]

2 hours ago, JoanArc said:

The people in Finland noticed that Jeremy's interpretations were so good, and obviously true. It led him to being a preacher since he was so good at interpretation. Yes, really.

 

On topic, I have no problem with them re-reading the bible. It's the poor howlers that were forced to literally memorialize entire books of the bible verbatim I have a problem with.

And copying out passages from the Bible every single day. Then highlighting every single passage, I guess cos they are all important?

[Cinnabon]

Yet they still don’t know what it means, nor can they discuss it intelligently.

[MunichNark]

I re-read books, all the time and the Bible is so obscure you can discover new things every time. But they don't read and digest, they just blindly follow what they've been told.

Still don't understand this memorising thing, what is that supposed to do? I can quote things (Bridget Jones' diary springs to mind, cough. But hey, I can quote things I memorised!) It won't lead you to understanding, it won't lead you to be faithful, kind or a good person. It's just dumb repetition

[crazycatlady58]

5 hours ago, MunichNark said:

I re-read books, all the time and the Bible is so obscure you can discover new things every time. But they don't read and digest, they just blindly follow what they've been told.

Still don't understand this memorising thing, what is that supposed to do? I can quote things (Bridget Jones' diary springs to mind, cough. But hey, I can quote things I memorised!) It won't lead you to understanding, it won't lead you to be faithful, kind or a good person. It's just dumb repetition

Memorizing just to say your child has memorized something is silly. I have taught Sunday School in the past and always had the kids memorize age appropriate verses..but we talked about them and how they applied to their lives.  I usually taught 4,5 and 6 year olds this is easily done and can lead to some wonderful and funny conversations. 

[MaryAnneSpier]

You memorize verses for three reasons: 

1. To help you evanglize. If you're trying to lead someone to accepting Jesus, you need to have Bible verses to back up your sales pitch. 

2. Quoting scripture in prayer or out loud when being tempted will help thwart Satan in his attacks against you and your loved ones. 

3. Show your Christian street-cred; it's a way to flex and impress other Christians to babble on with your memorized scriptures. 

[crazycatlady58]

34 minutes ago, MaryAnneSpier said:

You memorize verses for three reasons: 

1. To help you evanglize. If you're trying to lead someone to accepting Jesus, you need to have Bible verses to back up your sales pitch. 

2. Quoting scripture in prayer or out loud when being tempted will help thwart Satan in his attacks against you and your loved ones. 

3. Show your Christian street-cred; it's a way to flex and impress other Christians to babble on with your memorized scriptures. 

I memorize Scriptures to give me peace and hope.

[JoanArc]

5 minutes ago, crazycatlady58 said:

I memorize Scriptures to give me peace and hope.

That’s nice. It is also not literally an entire book of the Bible. Like a  photocopy in your head

[crazycatlady58]

9 minutes ago, JoanArc said:

That’s nice. It is also not literally an entire book of the Bible. Like a  photocopy in your head

I honestly wish I could memorize an entire book of the Bible. That would be awesome.