Joy and Austin: This One Time At Family Camp

[Absolom]

I once heard comparisons of diseases like that called the suffering olympics although no one ever wins.  It's all varying from no fun to dreadful.  

Edited May 6 by Absolom

[Gemma Violet]

Joy posted a video today and said that Gunner started walking a little over a week ago.  She said he's one year old today.

[GeeGolly]

Oh, whoa, Joy is shilling a body shaper. JB&M must burying their heads in their modest turtle necks.

[AstridM]

19 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Oh, whoa, Joy is shilling a body shaper. JB&M must burying their heads in their modest turtle necks.

I just tried to picture JB in a turtleneck 😆.

[GeeGolly]

2 minutes ago, AstridM said:

I just tried to picture JB in a turtleneck 😆.

Glad you didn't try to picture Joy modelling her body shaper. Definitely the least modest post from any Duggar.

[Heathen]

On 3/12/2024 at 12:29 PM, Salacious Kitty said:

Jana is 35. Hannie is already 18. Jenni will be 17 this year, Jordyn and Josie are 15 and 14. 

Jana and John are 34, born January 1990. 

[Salacious Kitty]

1 hour ago, Heathen said:

Jana and John are 34, born January 1990. 

I meant to correct that but never got around to it. I know that the twins are 34. 

[oliviabenson]

On 5/18/2024 at 11:41 AM, AstridM said:

I just tried to picture JB in a turtleneck 😆.

JB in body shaper is a worse image…

[Gemma Violet]

Joy put out a video today where she talks about rushing Gunner to the hospital for choking on food.  He's fine now, but she said he stopped breathing for 20 seconds.

[zoomama]

23 hours ago, Gemma Violet said:

Joy put out a video today where she talks about rushing Gunner to the hospital for choking on food.  He's fine now, but she said he stopped breathing for 20 seconds.

that is the scariest thing. i hope she had the sense to call paramedics, rather than drive there herself.

[Salacious Kitty]

22 minutes ago, zoomama said:

that is the scariest thing. i hope she had the sense to call paramedics, rather than drive there herself.

They were at Austin's family camp, about an hour away from the closest hospital. They figured it would be quicker to drive than wait for an ambulance. 

[CalicoKitty]

This poor kid.  I truly hope he survives at least until young adulthood.  He may do better taking care of himself.  He just can't catch a break.

[Salacious Kitty]

16 minutes ago, CalicoKitty said:

This poor kid.  I truly hope he survives at least until young adulthood.  He may do better taking care of himself.  He just can't catch a break.

It was Gunner, the toddler, who had the choking incident. Poor Gideon, the 5 year old, suffers from myriad issues he can't control. 😢

[CalicoKitty]

1 hour ago, Salacious Kitty said:

It was Gunner, the toddler, who had the choking incident. Poor Gideon, the 5 year old, suffers from myriad issues he can't control. 😢

Thanks.  I thought it was Poor Gideon again.

[AstridM]

22 hours ago, zoomama said:

that is the scariest thing. i hope she had the sense to call paramedics, rather than drive there herself.

Or start filming instead. . . 😡

[GeeGolly]

10 hours ago, AstridM said:

Or start filming instead. . . 😡

If they filmed it, they didn't show it. The video was Joy recapping what happened.

[Minivanessa]

15 hours ago, AstridM said:

Or start filming instead. . . 😡

I'd like to hope that's a level of crazy that only MOTY Michelle has achieved. I perceive Joy as more caring than that.

[Snow Fairy]

On 6/17/2024 at 4:16 PM, Jeeves said:

I'd like to hope that's a level of crazy that only MOTY Michelle has achieved. I perceive Joy as more caring than that.

And one one only Jamie Otis. Who filmed her son having febrile convulsions, and even pinned it to her instagram page

[Gemma Violet]

Joy's latest video involves an obstacle course she set up for the kids.  Most of it was cute, but the kids, especially Evie, climbing a stepladder was frightening.  

The video also showed the kids dancing to Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up.

Edited June 21 by Gemma Violet

[Salacious Kitty]

Joy is cutting back on YT videos, citing mostly privacy issues. It sounds like she'll still make videos but on a much scaled back level. 

TBH, it's the right choice for her. The videos are boring because she feels compelled to pump out so much content. She's even more boring than Alyssa Webster who I stopped watching maybe a year ago. 

[Gemma Violet]

A schedule of weekly vlogs was really too much.

Other tidbits:

She also said in the video that there will be changes in work schedules and they are possibly moving in the next year.  

She said Gideon and Evie are getting older and they are trying to be consistent with their scheduling and starting school.  When she says, "starting school," I'm assuming she's talking about home-schooling.  It would be nice if she was talking about real school.

Joy's still working out.  It's been two months now.  She worked out with Abbie.

Joy's car is dirty and she said it being dirty doesn't bother her as much as it does Austin.  She said Austin is stressed when he rides in her car because of the dirt.  She cleaned it to surprise Austin and Austin was very happy.  Austin asked her if it stresses her out to have a dirty car, and she says it stresses her out more to have a clean car because she has to keep it that way.

 

[Salacious Kitty]

The car cleaning was too much. It goes to show how deep she had to dig for content. 

[GeeGolly]

Well thank goodness Joy won't be turning her kids into trained seals like Carlin Bates has. What Carlin and Evan are doing with their kids borders on abuse.

Joy needs to watch the rhythm of her family and go by that to make a schedule, because she's not very good at keeping one, as this is her umpteenth attempt at it. The whole family would benefit from it.

I hate to say it but... Joy would benefit from a chart so the kids can help in keeping the schedule.

[Zella]

Wonder where they might be moving. 

[andromeda331]

On 6/28/2024 at 3:26 PM, Gemma Violet said:

Joy's car is dirty and she said it being dirty doesn't bother her as much as it does Austin.  She said Austin is stressed when he rides in her car because of the dirt.  She cleaned it to surprise Austin and Austin was very happy.  Austin asked her if it stresses her out to have a dirty car, and she says it stresses her out more to have a clean car because she has to keep it that way.

I would side with Austin on this after seeing many years of Duggars idea of "clean". 

[Gemma Violet]

9 hours ago, andromeda331 said:

I would side with Austin on this after seeing many years of Duggars idea of "clean". 

Lol, they certainly don't worry about germs.  I still remember the courting episode where Joy was frantically going through the community pile of shoes to find a matching pair, and she revealed the souls of her feet to be black with dirt.  

Edited July 4 by Gemma Violet

[CalicoKitty]

59 minutes ago, Gemma Violet said:

Lol, they certainly don't worry about germs.  I still remember the courting episode where Joy was frantically going through the community pile of shoes to find a matching pair, and she revealed the souls of her feet to be black with dirt.  

No, they don't care about germs.  (Is that a covered topic in the Wisdom Books?). I still remember the boys cleaning the cat box with their bare hands.

[GeeGolly]

Wasn't it Austin who stood guard so no one would double dip at some function?

And Ben who is freaked out about germs.

Marrying into this family is a challenge for a plethora of reasons, including a lack of cleanliness. 

[Notabug]

2 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Wasn't it Austin who stood guard so no one would double dip at some function?

And Ben who is freaked out about germs.

Marrying into this family is a challenge for a plethora of reasons, including a lack of cleanliness. 

I presume they got over it since they married into the Duggars.  No way are Austin or Ben going to do wimmin's work.

[Meow Mix]

I had forgotten about Austin standing guard to make sure no one double dipped.  It amazes me that being with Joy doesn't just freak him out because she is not into cleanliness at all.

[ginger90]

Their house is on the market.

[Gemma Violet]

For $369,000.

[YupItsMe]

May be why she decided to step back from YT for awhile. I don’t think Joy Anna is cut out to be an influencer. She should just be a mom and wife, that seems to be what makes her happiest.

[Madtown]

Anyone know where they are moving? Joy had something on Instagram a week or so ago, where she said they were touring one of Austin's houses he was working on. I wonder if it was really their new house?

[ginger90]

Their house has a pending offer.

[Gemma Violet]

As you know, Joy has stepped away from posting on her Youtube channel, but today she gave brief update on her IG stories--she talked a little about Jana's wedding, how beautiful it was, the stunning venue, Jana looking like a princess, etc.  She said they (Joy, Austin, and the kids) left for Colorado that night after the wedding with Austin's family and spent ten days there.  She also included a few photos taken at the wedding that we haven't seen.  

Edited August 28 by Gemma Violet

[Madtown]

Joy has an insta story. They moved 2 weeks ago. She said they always wanted more land and having a farm, where the kids could roam. They are in a rental for a while. She said they looked for 4 or 5 months for the perfect rental and found it.

[Gemma Violet]

She had mentioned in her June vlog that they would possibly be moving.  Glad to see they found a good rental property. 

Joy looks like she lost weight.  

[ginger90]

[ginger90]

7 minutes ago, Gemma Violet said:

She had mentioned in her June vlog that they would possibly be moving. 

They listed their house in August, the sale is now pending.

[GeeGolly]

Giddy is 6. He's riding a motorized dirt bike. He parents are so proud. I was never a bubble wrap mom, but, really?

[Notabug]

3 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Giddy is 6. He's riding a motorized dirt bike. He parents are so proud. I was never a bubble wrap mom, but, really?

When I was 6, was just learning to ride a regular bike without training wheels.  I cannot think of any reason a 6 year old needs a motorized bike.  An accident waiting to happen.

[lookeyloo]

I have lived in the south for over 40 years. I am a city girl by nature. But these activities are very common and very popular. Even among people not like the Forsyths. I remember riding a bike in the small city I grew up in. No helmets back then. No monitoring. Rode all over even in streets. Today my parents would be reported. Of course there are accidents. And of course helmets are a good thing. And of course safety lessons important. Don't know what the Forsyths do but he is wearing a helmet which looks like it is on mostly correctly. 

[CalicoKitty]

I have fear/dislike of this type of bike for children.  On my first day of clinical in nursing school there was a group of people standing in the hall outside a room.  A 12-year-old girl had been riding a dirt bike on her parent's ranch and was having a great time.  On her last trip around , she hit at rock.  Her family was gathered at the hospital that day to pull her plug.  It was an accident, but it had a very tragic outcome.  I really worry about the Forsyth kids.  I think kids need some freedom, but we have seen them in some dangerous situations which could have been prevented with some common sense.

[Notabug]

6 minutes ago, CalicoKitty said:

I have fear/dislike of this type of bike for children.  On my first day of clinical in nursing school there was a group of people standing in the hall outside a room.  A 12-year-old girl had been riding a dirt bike on her parent's ranch and was having a great time.  On her last trip around , she hit at rock.  Her family was gathered at the hospital that day to pull her plug.  It was an accident, but it had a very tragic outcome.  I really worry about the Forsyth kids.  I think kids need some freedom, but we have seen them in some dangerous situations which could have been prevented with some common sense.

That's the crux of it; I don't think most 6 year olds have the judgment or physical skills to avoid a tragic accident should something go wrong when traveling at the speed that a dirt bike can reach.  Even bikes are dangerous to a degree, but I would be loathe to increase the risk unnecessarily by adding a motor to the mix.

When I was a kid, we rode bikes all over the place, in an out of the street and not a helmet to be found.  And I grew up in the inner city with tons of traffic everywhere,  Nowadays, it wouldn't go unnoticed.  When we learn better, we do better.

There is a reason why ER personnel refer to motorcycles as 'murdercycles' or 'donorcycles'.  It's one thing to take that risk as an adult, quite another to allow a child to assume it.

[GeeGolly]

Goodness yes. I rode my bike all over town for hours at a time when I was little and rode even farther as a teen. My kids rode in our neighborhood within a perimeter of busier roads. They wore helmets. But these were regular ole two wheelers - no motor or engine.

My brothers, as tweens and teens rode what we called minibikes, something in between what Giddy is riding and a motorcycle. They wore helmets and only rode them on a (well traveled and well known to us) dirt road and a dirt path at our summer cottage. 

My mom was a free range parent and even she waited until my brothers were twice Giddy's age.

Edited October 5 by GeeGolly

[Notabug]

32 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Goodness yes. I road my bike all over town for hours at a time when I was little and road even farther as a teen. My kids rode in our neighborhood within a perimeter of busier roads. They wore helmets. But these were regular ole two wheelers - no motor or engine.

My brothers, as tweens and teens road what we called minibikes, something in between what Giddy is riding and a motorcycle. They wore helmets and only rode them on a (well traveled and well known to us) dirt road and a dirt path at our summer cottage. 

My mom was a free range parent and even she waited until my brothers were twice Giddy's age.

My sister and I and a few friends rode our bikes to and from our Catholic high school, about 10 miles each way through downtown Cleveland a couple times for special days.  We were 14-16 at the time and, even back then, I was surprised my mother allowed it.

Edited October 5 by Notabug

[Gemma Violet]

I cringed when I saw the video, especially since Gideon was going pretty fast.  I don't have kids, but if I did, never in a million years would I let them have a bike like that, helmet or no helmet.  Another thing I hate is three-wheelers and four-wheelers.  I've heard of too many cases where they tipped over and killed/maimed someone.  Call me overly-cautious, but it only takes one second to change your life forever.  

Edited October 5 by Gemma Violet

[emma675]

Didn't Jamie Spears (Britney's younger sister) almost lose her daughter really young because she let her ride a motorized bike similar to Gideon's and she had a rollover accident? 

I never thought Joy was the brightest bulb, but this is just a horrible accident waiting to happen. 

[lookeyloo]

I didn't say it was good sense in my post.  I said it was very common.  They are doing what is common in their culture, whether they realize/recognize/acknowledge the risks or not.  And, most people say "well, it won't happen to us/me", etc.  And of course it does happen to us/me.