Joy and Austin: This One Time At Family Camp

[zenme]

On 5/28/2023 at 4:58 PM, Gemma Violet said:

Plus, she put those dirty feet in a pair of shoes from the community shoe pile, meaning someone else was going to use those shoes after she did.  OTOH, some or most of the other girls probably had the same questionable attitude about foot hygiene.

I also recall Austin commenting—and her agreeing, that Joy has a foot odor problem. This is, no doubt, due in part to her putting her filthy feet into a shoe. While getting dressed, I always make sure my feet stay clean and use a slipper to move from one area to another.  I use a sock if at all possible, when wearing shoes, and I use Dr. Sholl’s foot spray daily. I also clean my feet when showering.  Joy doesn’t strike me as someone who does that.  

[Heathen]

7 hours ago, zenme said:

I also recall Austin commenting—and her agreeing, that Joy has a foot odor problem. This is, no doubt, due in part to her putting her filthy feet into a shoe. While getting dressed, I always make sure my feet stay clean and use a slipper to move from one area to another.  I use a sock if at all possible, when wearing shoes, and I use Dr. Sholl’s foot spray daily. I also clean my feet when showering.  Joy doesn’t strike me as someone who does that.  

I would be humiliated if my romantic partner said out loud that my feet smelled. And if I already knew about it, you can be damned sure I'd have done something about it. 

I really need to clean something now, and take a shower too. My hair is still damp from the first one. Does Dial come in extra strength formula? 

[Absolom]

My hair is still damp from a shower, too, and I felt compelled to check my feet - again.

Joy and the Duggars have some things to answer for making us paranoid about certain things.

[Bridget]

Courtesy of YouTube’s algorithm, the latest video from Joy popped up in my feed. It features her heading home from the hospital. She is in the front passenger seat and Austin is driving.

She. Is. Not. Wearing. A. Seatbelt. 

(Austin has his on.)

I just can’t with that stupidity.

Edited June 3, 2023 by Bridget

[Tuxcat]

2 hours ago, Bridget said:

Courtesy of YouTube’s algorithm, the latest video from Joy popped up in my feed. It features her heading home from the hospital. She is in the front passenger seat and Austin is driving.

She. Is. Not. Wearing. A. Seatbelt. 

(Austin has his on.)

I just can’t with that stupidity.

I watched so you don't have to. She does put it on several minutes into the video.

They go home with the baby for the first time and tell Gideon and Evy the name "Gunner James!!!" Gideon stomps his feet and pouts cause he doesn't like the name. All I could think was - Me too Giddy, Me too.

[Notabug]

11 hours ago, Tuxcat said:

I watched so you don't have to. She does put it on several minutes into the video.

They go home with the baby for the first time and tell Gideon and Evy the name "Gunner James!!!" Gideon stomps his feet and pouts cause he doesn't like the name. All I could think was - Me too Giddy, Me too.

Gideon sounds like he is smarted than both his parents combined.  Out of the mouths of babes, indeed.

[Kiss my mutt]

These two just gross me out.

[Meow Mix]

1 hour ago, Notabug said:

Gideon sounds like he is smarted than both his parents combined.  Out of the mouths of babes, indeed.

That's a pretty low bar.

[Scarlett45]

On 5/30/2023 at 12:38 PM, Heathen said:

I would be humiliated if my romantic partner said out loud that my feet smelled. And if I already knew about it, you can be damned sure I'd have done something about it. 

I really need to clean something now, and take a shower too. My hair is still damp from the first one. Does Dial come in extra strength formula? 

Yes I would be so embarrassed too! It’s one thing to joke about something like that in the privacy of your home, but in public??

 

On 5/29/2023 at 10:08 PM, Heathen said:

I was legit surprised that Austin took off his nasty baseball hat, at least for the photos. One, I was taught that it's impolite for men to wear hats indoors, even baseball hats. Two, that thing has to smell! 

Talking about the Forsyths' lack of hygiene makes me need to clean something. And take a shower. 

I think the hat rule is somewhat old fashioned, but the hat looked like his “dirty, working in the yard, keep the sun out of my face” hat, not something you wear with an outfit or pictures. 

[Gemma Violet]

 

[oliviabenson]

I made it to: Gunner had the procedure for a tongue tie. 
 

It’s very boring to be honest. 

[AstridM]

3 hours ago, oliviabenson said:

I made it to: Gunner had the procedure for a tongue tie. 
 

It’s very boring to be honest. 

When is Joy NOT boring?

[Spazamanaz]

6 hours ago, Gemma Violet said:

 

Omg, is he wearing a placemat?

[floridamom]

I watched this video....IMO, Austin is a prick. His facial expressions are of someone who is not a nice person, annoyed mainly with Joy and rarely smiles. I also think Joy is a bit afraid of him. Once again, I could not understand one word Giddy spoke in this video. Joy really needs to send him to proper speech therapy. Why is Evie still taking a bottle? Thumb sucking still? All of this is not good for their jaw/mouth development. They just don't seem to care about their children once they are born. Such a travesty IMO.

[oliviabenson]

Austin’s beard is grossing me out. I just can’t even look at it lol.

[Meow Mix]

On 6/3/2023 at 12:48 PM, Scarlett45 said:

I think the hat rule is somewhat old fashioned, but the hat looked like his “dirty, working in the yard, keep the sun out of my face” hat, not something you wear with an outfit or pictures. 

The rule is old fashioned, but these people are constantly going on about the good old days.  They pick and choose what they will follow from those magical times.  I guarantee you I knew several older ladies when I was a child who would have knocked that nasty hat off his head.

[Nysha]

On 6/9/2023 at 4:10 PM, oliviabenson said:

I made it to: Gunner had the procedure for a tongue tie. 
 

It’s very boring to be honest. 

If you put the speed at 1.5 it's not too bad. Gunner is a very cute baby. Too bad he's going to be homeschooled by Joy.

[Gemma Violet]

 

One minute in, I see Joy is not aware that you should support an infant's head when picking him up.

eta:  In a Q & A, Joy was asked if she'd have more babies, and she said she and Austin have talked about having four or five kids, but they're not sure.  But she says she doesn't feel 'done' yet and could have another one or two.

Edited June 17, 2023 by Gemma Violet

[Gemma Violet]

Latest video:

 

eta:  Most of it is about Austin's sky-diving.

Warning:  James is in this video.  

Edited June 23, 2023 by Gemma Violet

[GeeGolly]

Did she change the spelling of his name? ⬆️ ⬇️

[Salacious Kitty]

It looks like she photoshopped his "smiling" face on top of his regular face. The color on his ears and chest doesn't match up. 

Edited June 23, 2023 by Salacious Kitty

[CalicoKitty]

29 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Did she change the spelling of his name? ⬆️ ⬇️

I really hope the first posting was a typo. Maybe someone pointed out the correct spelling.  Maybe she read some posts on line.  I just hope this post wasn't a typo.

[Salacious Kitty]

6 hours ago, CalicoKitty said:

I really hope the first posting was a typo. Maybe someone pointed out the correct spelling.  Maybe she read some posts on line.  I just hope this post wasn't a typo.

She spelled it with the ER ending in her instastories. 

[GeeGolly]

Had super poor sleep last night. I dreamt my niece wouldn't let me leave until she gave birth. Bizarrely, at one point in the dream my niece turned into Joy. I didn't notice until Austin showed up with a pineapple. I was like, what and turned to my 'niece' and she was Joy.

Anyway Joy gave birth in a small row boat.  Austin, Giddy and Evie watched from their boat. And oh, the baby was named Levi.

They should have went with Levi - only four letters to remember.

[GeeGolly]

Oh I forgot to mention... Joy/niece wanted a water birth. Yup, that's why we were in boats - on the water. 

[Jynnan tonnix]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

Oh I forgot to mention... Joy/niece wanted a water birth. Yup, that's why we were in boats - on the water. 

These fundie dreams can be weird. I had one a few months ago that I was going to share, but never got around to it. I think it may actually have been about Timbits and his intended, but, anyway, there was a conversation going on about the wedding night, and what would be expected, and how to know what to do. A couple of married sisters were there, trying to help explain, but, if course, there was little to nothing that they were actually permitted to talk about. So one said, "well, first you just kiss", and the second one added, "with minimal clothing". And the first agreed that the "minimal clothing" was key, and then, basically, "it just sort of happens". So enlightening. I'm not sure the dream was far off the mark, either.

[lookeyloo]

I once not too long ago had a Duggar dream too.  I was in their midst (me, the Jewish grandma with a gay son, go figure) and asking some of the girls if they wanted to get out.  But it was in the middle of Duggar chaos in the big house.

[Madtown]

[SMama]

43 minutes ago, Madtown said:

And 0% probability to get an adequate education, develop critical thinking skills, learn to navigate the real world while maintaining his faith, or make his own choices. The chunker is very cute though. 

[Scarlett45]

1 hour ago, Madtown said:

Joy looks so much more mature in this photo. For the record I’m not saying she’s looks “old”, or anything like that (she’s very pretty), but she looks like a woman not a girl. I don’t think I’ve seen her wear prints so I’m a little surprised! It’s a cute top. 
 

The baby looks like Gideon. 

[GeeGolly]

From the looks of the shoulders and rolled up sleeves, I'm guessing Joy is wearing Austin's shirt.

That is the tiniest exam room I've ever seen.

[Salacious Kitty]

I wouldn't have noticed the lazy eye if Joy hadn't pointed it out. 

[Scarlett45]

5 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

From the looks of the shoulders and rolled up sleeves, I'm guessing Joy is wearing Austin's shirt.

That is the tiniest exam room I've ever seen.

I couldn’t see Austin wearing anything like this. It’s also pretty short to be a men’s shirt (Joy isn’t tall). Dropped shoulders are very common now. 

[Iguessnot]

27 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

From the looks of the shoulders and rolled up sleeves, I'm guessing Joy is wearing Austin's shirt.

That is the tiniest exam room I've ever seen.

Nah, it's a common style shirt. I've seen it often in the ladies section.

[awaken]

She looks a lot like Jill in this photo. 

[Salacious Kitty]

40 minutes ago, awaken said:

She looks a lot like Jill in this photo. 

She looks like Jason! 

[floridamom]

Wow, all of Joy's kids are "all Forsyth". Those genes are strong.

[Stevie Nicks]

12 hours ago, SMama said:

And 0% probability to get an adequate education, develop critical thinking skills, learn to navigate the real world while maintaining his faith, or make his own choices. The chunker is very cute though. 

But since he's a boy, he'll have more opportunities than a girl would.  He is a cutie pie. Joy looks really good here. 

[oliviabenson]

I had a few nightmares featuring Jill Rodrigues! (Shudders)

[Gemma Violet]

Joy has a new video, but I'm not going to bother to bring it over as it's 30 minutes of her talking about the miscarriage she had four years ago.  With all due respect to what she went through, I couldn't get through a quarter of the video.

[Joan of Argh]

Gunner?!?!??? Ugh! 😖

He’s flipping them the bird!  🖕🏻

 

Edited July 5, 2023 by Joan of Argh
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[Snow Fairy]

They have a new video. So it seems that Gideon is dyslexic.

I didn't watch it, just read the comments

[Salacious Kitty]

6 minutes ago, Snow Fairy said:

They have a new video. So it seems that Gideon is dyslexic.

I didn't watch it, just read the comments

I watched it when Gid was speaking so poorly in the teaser. He's going to get tutoring 2 days/wk. They think he'll be reading in maybe 6 months. 

[AstridM]

19 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

I watched it when Gid was speaking so poorly in the teaser. He's going to get tutoring 2 days/wk. They think he'll be reading in maybe 6 months. 

OMG just send him to school. Joy is useless. 

[Salacious Kitty]

12 minutes ago, AstridM said:

OMG just send him to school. Joy is useless. 

He'd be in SPED classes. I'm sure getting the dyslexia diagnosis was bad enough. Maybe the people who tested him thought he would get tutoring on TOP of regular school in order to read in 6 months? 

Joy sure as hell won't help. They got him tested 2 years ago, then did nothing until now. That kid is already so far behind where a normal kid entering kinder is (I teach kindergarten). Joy said he mixes up his ABC's and has trouble counting to 20! 

Edited July 28, 2023 by Salacious Kitty

[GeeGolly]

Poor Giddy he has auditory processing disorder and dyslexia? And has terrible allergies and needs glasses. And worse of all he has Joy and Austin - the parents who need to advocate for him and care for him. The parents who couldn't even buy him the correct size of eyeglasses.

[Gemma Violet]

I also think Gideon should be in school, but I'll give Joy a little credit that at least she's concerned about the problem and has gotten a tutor who knows about dyslexia.  

[Madtown]

18 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

He'd be in SPED classes. I'm sure getting the dyslexia diagnosis was bad enough. Maybe the people who tested him thought he would get tutoring on TOP of regular school in order to read in 6 months? 

Joy sure as hell won't help. They got him tested 2 years ago, then did nothing until now. That kid is already so far behind where a normal kid entering kinder is (I teach kindergarten). Joy said he mixes up his ABC's and has trouble counting to 20! 

Yep, we all saw how bad Giddy's speach was and after one test, Joy pretty much ignored it. Like you said, he's so far behind and it's sad to think how far he could be if he had parents that cared and believed in the school system and all the teachers that could help him.

15 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Poor Giddy he has auditory processing disorder and dyslexia? And has terrible allergies and needs glasses. And worse of all he has Joy and Austin - the parents who need to advocate for him and care for him. The parents who couldn't even buy him the correct size of eyeglasses.

I worked/watched kids for 30 years. I took better care of those kids that Joy and Austin have. I looked out for them and when I didn't see something right, the parents knew instantly. If they noticed something first, we all worked together with their schools to help them.

These people are so clueless. What's even worse, is that Joy will just keep having kids and make no time to help the ones she already has. None of them stand a chance.

[Meow Mix]

Poor kid, he has a lot going on.  I wonder how long he will get this tutoring before Joy and Austin get bored with it or Joy gets knocked up again and they go back to ignoring Gideon's issues.  If he were in school, he would get the help he needed.  They should have taken steps back when it was clear he had a speech delay.  I feel bad for him, because I am not sure that just two day a week tutoring is going to help get him up to speed.

[Notabug]

22 minutes ago, Meow Mix said:

Poor kid, he has a lot going on.  I wonder how long he will get this tutoring before Joy and Austin get bored with it or Joy gets knocked up again and they go back to ignoring Gideon's issues.  If he were in school, he would get the help he needed.  They should have taken steps back when it was clear he had a speech delay.  I feel bad for him, because I am not sure that just two day a week tutoring is going to help get him up to speed.

This.  Sure, two days a week of therapy for dyslexia and speech delays is only the start of what he needs.  It needs to be accompanied by parental involvement and work with him.  Undoubtedly, the instructors working with Gideon will give Joy and Austin a program to follow with him at home.  And they will be expected to set aside time, probably daily, at least several days a week; to work with him and reinforce the therapy he is receiving from the specialists.  And I don't see either Joy or Austin following the road map they're given and instead, blowing off his home work after a few sessions and eventually dropping the therapy altogether because 'it's not helping'.