Joy and Austin: This One Time At Family Camp

[auntieminem]

21 minutes ago, dargosmydaddy said:

Josh would be the other missing sibling (thankfully).

I totally forgot he existed. 😂 I bet they all wish they could forget too. 

[Salacious Kitty]

So, the 15 count does include Joy. That's pretty impressive until you remember that moat of them are underemployed.

[GeeGolly]

19 - 4 = 15, so Josiah must have kept his family off camera and Jill, Jinger, Justin and Josh weren't there.

[Salacious Kitty]

40 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

19 - 4 = 15, so Josiah must have kept his family off camera and Jill, Jinger, Justin and Josh weren't there.

Josiah was pictured by Jason. Present and accounted for.

[GeeGolly]

Gotta say, it looked like a good time. The grandchildren must have had a blast all together. Such a change from their boring, same-ole-four-walls existence. 

Edited November 26, 2023 by GeeGolly

[AstridM]

Is Jed! wearing women’s jeans? 😆😆😆

[GeeGolly]

How cute - twinsie couples. 😁

[Salacious Kitty]

55 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

How cute - twinsie couples. 😁

Reminds Jed! and Jer of their Bert and Ernie days at the rental house. 😀

[woodscommaelle]

9 hours ago, AstridM said:

Is Jed! wearing women’s jeans? 😆😆😆

Hah! They’re Jed!dings (jeggings). 

[YupItsMe]

Who is Shelly?

[Salacious Kitty]

6 minutes ago, YupItsMe said:

Who is Shelly?

MEchelle. 

[YupItsMe]

Ah, thanks. 😁

[GeeGolly]

I'm sure its times like this that Jill works hard on being okay with what all went down. From what I understand she still hopes to repair family relationships, but after her book I doubt she'll ever be fully brought back into the fold. I feel bad for her, having to live in a sort of no man's land.

Why do Jim and Shelly need a shiny new big ass RV when they're basically down to 5 kids, plus Jana?

[ranchgirl]

Jer really looks like a young Boob in that pic above.  Poor guy.  

Wonder what is holding Jason back from marriage.  Hasn't he been "getting to know" someone for a while now?  

[ginger90]

1 hour ago, ranchgirl said:

Hasn't he been "getting to know" someone for a while now?  

If so, they’ve been getting to know him too. Strike one.

[oliviabenson]

Hilaria is crying in a corner over losing her precious ( Jason?).

I legit forgot which J Duggar boy she likes.

[ozziemom]

3 hours ago, oliviabenson said:

Hilaria is crying in a corner over losing her precious ( Jason?).

I legit forgot which J Duggar boy she likes.

It was “Jase” - he seems to be with that Hawaiian Surfer Dude quite a bit these days, or at least on Instagram.

[oliviabenson]

Ahhh Jase ok thanks I will try to remember 

[ginger90]

New? Screenshot from a video.

Edited January 10 by ginger90

[AstridM]

She looks drunk. 

[GeeGolly]

Haircut?

[jacourt]

Nice haircut. Good for her! 

[Teriacky]

Healthy hair. Jill Rodrigues please take note. 

[ginger90]

29 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Haircut?

I often forget about Joy. So, that’s what I was wondering. This was in her stories.

[Madtown]

She definitely cut a good chunk off. Screen shot from the video she posted last week.

[Salacious Kitty]

I bet Austin hates it. She was crestfallen with his reaction the last time she got a major chop. 

[libgirl2]

48 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

I bet Austin hates it. She was crestfallen with his reaction the last time she got a major chop. 

But at least she did it again despite his reaction. 

[crazy8s]

Last major cut

Didn't Joy herself "secretly" film his reaction and post it. If he was totally controlling and an ass about it, she would not have done it again.

Vague on the details but his dad had told him about the haircut or some nonsense.

Edited January 10 by crazy8s

[Zella]

44 minutes ago, crazy8s said:

If he was totally controlling and an ass about it, she would not have done it again.

Maybe but not conclusively. I definitely know of some marriage dynamics where one party is a complete ass about things like this and the other party would push buttons intentionally out of spite. I don't know that that is their dynamic, but it wouldn't surprise me. 

[crazy8s]

24 minutes ago, Zella said:

Maybe but not conclusively. I definitely know of some marriage dynamics where one party is a complete ass about things like this and the other party would push buttons intentionally out of spite. I don't know that that is their dynamic, but it wouldn't surprise me. 

good point

[Salacious Kitty]

It's also possible that Austin got used to the shorter length, and eventually said something like "It's not that bad after all." 

[LilJen]

5 hours ago, Salacious Kitty said:

I bet Austin hates it. She was crestfallen with his reaction the last time she got a major chop. 

Yeah, when I saw that pic, my first thought was, “I hope Austin has learned how to be supportive instead of a jerk.”

[oliviabenson]

I think the haircut is very nice. 

[GeeGolly]

Joy, Austin and Joy's hair go all the way back to their wedding. Joy was like a little kid, or newly obedient wife-to-be, repeatedly asking Austin how she should wear her hair for the wedding day. Austin was getting progressively frustrated and basically said he didn't care. Joy wore it down and I think Austin was disappointed.

Joy's struggle with who she was, was so apparent then. Her tomboy status was wiped away as she moved into teen-hood, then she got it back when she started courting Austin. But she was also leaning heavily into Austin being her headship. Joy was the poster child for why folks should wait until the grow up and grow into themselves before they marry and pop out kids.

I hope she's coming into her own now.

[Lisa418722]

I like her haircut and I admit I'm jealous of how healthy her hair looks now that it's cut.  

[GeeGolly]

1 hour ago, Lisa418722 said:

I like her haircut and I admit I'm jealous of how healthy her hair looks now that it's cut.  

Agree. What Joy lacks in brains she more than makes up for it in beauty. 

[Turquoise]

That length is really nice on her. She looks good and it will be much easier to take care of with three small children.

[Gemma Violet]

Joy's latest video is below.  She and Austin are taking dance lessons (salsa, tango, etc.) and she says she loves it.  Austin mentioned Dancing With the Stars so I wonder if they watch that.  Maybe Joy sees that dancing isn't demonic after all.

Joy shows how she cut her own hair.  (She followed instructions on an online video.)  

Gunner is an adorable little chunk.  

Austin is sick, and it looks like at least a couple of the kids are as well.  (I saw a couple of runny noses.)

 

Edited January 12 by Gemma Violet

[Madtown]

Joy was so happy about her hair cut. She kept saying how much she loved it. I don’t know if I was happy or sad for her with that. I know a lot of women can be nervous about cutting long hair(I was), but Joy is nervous because of her cult and her husband. 

I think she did a good job just from watching a video. It’s cute and so much healthier. She did say she has been wanting to cut it for a while and that it has been a year since she cut it last. 

I think how nice Jill and Jessa would look with the same cut. 
 

 

[Meow Mix]

She did a good job doing that herself.  Much better than the mess Jessa makes out of her kids' hair.  Glad they are OK doing some normal things couples their age do like dancing lessons.  They are still far from liberal, though.

[ranchgirl]

Saw a picture of Joy with the shorter hair and she looks so cute.  

I'm surprised to hear that her and Austin are taking dance lessons.  Good for them.  

[GeeGolly]

Austin is a curious one to me. Part of me thinks he agreed to dance lessons because both he and Joy want Joy to lose the rest of the baby weight.

I hope I'm wrong. She looks great.

[Zella]

3 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Austin is a curious one to me. Part of me thinks he agreed to dance lessons because both he and Joy want Joy to lose the rest of the baby weight.

I hope I'm wrong. She looks great.

I have such a hard time seeing him agreeing to the dancing lessons to begin with, given how sullen he's been over over things. Sadly, I could see this reasoning checking out. 

[Gemma Violet]

33 minutes ago, Zella said:

I have such a hard time seeing him agreeing to the dancing lessons to begin with

At one point, Joy said, "That was a great birthday present."  I'm thinking it's a gift from Austin as opposed to another family member because a little before that, she said, "We bought the package...."  So if it was indeed his gift to her, he'd have to know that he'd be a participant. 

[Madtown]

Joy cut Evie’s hair too. Looks cute. 

Edited January 15 by Madtown

[andromeda331]

Evie's cute.

[Salacious Kitty]

She's all Duggar. 

[FizzyPuff]

6 hours ago, Salacious Kitty said:

She's all Duggar. 

All I see is nostrils. 

[Teriacky]

Well she IS the daughter of Nostradamus!

[Teriacky]

Nostrildamus!!!