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2 hours ago, Portia said:

Sorry if I missed this...can someone explain "Trenge"?

They never explained it. People on reddit think it's a childhood mispronunciation that stuck. Like maybe her sister couldn't pronounce Kendra and it somehow turned into Trenge. I know kids often have difficulty pronouncing the letter K and use T instead. 

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I thought the whole birth webisode was rather odd. The actual delivery part was like ten seconds, one push and the baby was out and on the scales. Kendra’s cries of pain were very Kendra, and I’d probably vomit if I had a gum chewer and a gross sweaty hat guy right up in my face for any length of time. 
 

ETA: In the middle of one of the videos I saw an ad for a wedding registry website called Zola, and it featured a lesbian couple kissing at their gay wedding. How do you like that Pastor Caldwell?

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11 hours ago, Lunera said:

They never explained it. People on reddit think it's a childhood mispronunciation that stuck. Like maybe her sister couldn't pronounce Kendra and it somehow turned into Trenge. I know kids often have difficulty pronouncing the letter K and use T instead. 

So...it's a nickname for Kendra, I guess? I didn't see the show.

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On 12/2/2019 at 10:18 PM, Bayarea4 said:

That looks like a Chik-Fil-A baby blanket.

It sure does. 😁 

At first I thought the baby looked a lot like Kendra, but she sure favors Joe in that photo.

The Caldwells all have lovely smiles.

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5 hours ago, ozziemom said:

The Caldwell family appears to be dressed in Duggar hand me down clothes. Mrs. even has that diagonal long skirt we’ve seen on multiple Duggar women.

I remember Jill in that striped maxi skirt!

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9 hours ago, galaxygirl76 said:

This was exactly what I was thinking while going through those pictures. I hope they are all vaccinated. 

my facialist at the spa I go to told me at my last visit that a nurse she works with had her baby and that the day of birth visitors came and someone kissed the baby who had herpes. The baby now has herpes and is in intensive care. 

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Funny story, I've seen women in that much pain during delivery, vomiting and all, and one of them had an epidural, but it wasn't correctly inserted, so the nurses kept saying the mom was exaggerating her pain, and only looked at the spinal at all after over an hour of quite loud complaint.  Woops! 

And then the girl's mother had the nerve to APOLOGIZE for her daughter being so much trouble.

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16 hours ago, Dimi1 said:

my facialist at the spa I go to told me at my last visit that a nurse she works with had her baby and that the day of birth visitors came and someone kissed the baby who had herpes. The baby now has herpes and is in intensive care. 

Goodness, that's horrible.  I never touch anybody's newborn's bare skin.  Maybe the top of a wee bare foot with the back of an index finger; and only then if baby's too young to display any interest in sticking their foot in their mouth.

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Joe’s jacket wouldn’t look like it’s about to burst had the doofus unbuttoned it while seating. These young men have worn suits since early childhood yet don’t get the basics. OTOH, Jana was not there to tell him what to do.

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Joe doesn’t seem nearly as happy as he did during courtship, engagement and the wedding.   Could it be that the full responsibilities of being a husband and father so soon be taking a toll on him?   Not referring to the sadness of Grandma’s passing, just that there seems to be a Marked difference in him this season.  
 

It was even more apparent during Kendra’s labor, he looked as though he wanted to be anywhere else.   His comment about it being a long night was interesting as this labor was much faster for them.  The baby  came after only 4.5 hours in hospital and he’s young!  

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1 hour ago, tabloidlover said:

Joe doesn’t seem nearly as happy as he did during courtship, engagement and the wedding.   Could it be that the full responsibilities of being a husband and father so soon be taking a toll on him?   Not referring to the sadness of Grandma’s passing, just that there seems to be a Marked difference in him this season.  
 

It was even more apparent during Kendra’s labor, he looked as though he wanted to be anywhere else.   His comment about it being a long night was interesting as this labor was much faster for them.  The baby  came after only 4.5 hours in hospital and he’s young!  

If he is having issues with it now, he is in for a long, long life..... 

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4 hours ago, tabloidlover said:

Joe doesn’t seem nearly as happy as he did during courtship, engagement and the wedding.   Could it be that the full responsibilities of being a husband and father so soon be taking a toll on him?   Not referring to the sadness of Grandma’s passing, just that there seems to be a Marked difference in him this season.  
 

Joe should be counting his blessings. At least he's not married to Lauren. 

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To me he just looks tired. I hope he hasn't realized this his the best is life is ever going to be and it kind of sucks because he's got another 50-70 years of it.

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2 hours ago, Nysha said:

To me he just looks tired. I hope he hasn't realized this his the best is life is ever going to be and it kind of sucks because he's got another 50-70 years of it.

They do have a new baby in the house. Maybe he is actually a decent enough man to help out Kendra and that is why he is tired. 

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On 12/18/2019 at 8:39 AM, tabloidlover said:

Joe doesn’t seem nearly as happy as he did during courtship, engagement and the wedding.   Could it be that the full responsibilities of being a husband and father so soon be taking a toll on him?   Not referring to the sadness of Grandma’s passing, just that there seems to be a Marked difference in him this season.  
 

It was even more apparent during Kendra’s labor, he looked as though he wanted to be anywhere else.   His comment about it being a long night was interesting as this labor was much faster for them.  The baby  came after only 4.5 hours in hospital and he’s young!  

I wouldn’t be as happy with a toddler and spouse in labor as I was during courtship and wedding- Joe actually has responsibilities now! He’s got a lot more work to do. Children and spouses are a lot of emotional labor. I’m not suggesting Joe would ever mistreat Kendra or the children (I think he’s one of the most decent older boys, and I think he does love Kendra), but small children are WORK even if you wanted them. Of course he’s tired. And he had no years of doing “his own thing” as an independent adult (or even with Kendra) before Garrett came along. 
 

One of the downsides of this lifestyle is that you get no time to just focus on yourself until the end of your life. In childhood you’re in service and under control to your parents, you’re married and procreating as soon as you’re a legal adult and then you are raising children/grandchildren until the very end of your life- sounds exhausting without a moment of peace. 

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my parents had date nights after I was born.. and it's actually something healthy couples should do... have a little time away from the kids to stay connected.  If these two are doing date night, that's probably the most rational and healthy thing a Duggar has done...imho

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On 12/24/2019 at 5:29 PM, JAYJAY1979 said:

my parents had date nights after I was born.. and it's actually something healthy couples should do... have a little time away from the kids to stay connected.  If these two are doing date night, that's probably the most rational and healthy thing a Duggar has done...imho

I don't think anyone objects to anyone spending time as just a couple with their spouse.  Most of us don't call it dating, though.  In the case of the Duggars, they brag about not dating prior to marriage and then, after they've married someone they've spent almost no time alone with; they brag about 'dating' their husband or wife.  They've got it bass ackwards, IMO.  Maybe if they dated before marriage, they'd be better acquainted by the time they said, 'I do' and wouldn't find it so necessary to 'date' their spouse.

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Well, dating is a time when a couple gets to know one another. Since the Duggar courtships are so regulated, how well do they really know each other before they get married? 

So yeah, I can buy the whole "date your spouse" thing for these clowns.

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8 hours ago, doodlebug said:

I don't think anyone objects to anyone spending time as just a couple with their spouse.  Most of us don't call it dating, though.  In the case of the Duggars, they brag about not dating prior to marriage and then, after they've married someone they've spent almost no time alone with; they brag about 'dating' their husband or wife.  They've got it bass ackwards, IMO.  Maybe if they dated before marriage, they'd be better acquainted by the time they said, 'I do' and wouldn't find it so necessary to 'date' their spouse.

Yeah...I don't actually have a problem with a married couple referring to a night out as "date night". My daughter and her husband dated for years, lived together for a few, and certainly knew each other well before marriage, Then they waited six years before tackling parenthood. And they refer to those infrequent times they go out alone as "date night". I just see the term as people looking back to the times that they were younger, probably had less stresses, and a new (or at least new-ish) romance to give an extra spark to their lives.

This does not, however, apply to those who never dated. They may well be looking back (probably with a sense of nostalgia) to those months between marriage and parenthood, as they were getting to know each other as a couple, but don't call it by something you never did, and don't actually approve of among the rest of the population!

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7 hours ago, ginger90 said:

 

Nice picture except Joe looks like a 40 yr old executive instead of an almost 25 yr old used car salesman with 2 young children that he really is.

ETA:  There will probably be a new blessing on the way by the end of the new year. 

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25 minutes ago, Barb23 said:

Nice picture except Joe looks like a 40 yr old executive instead of an almost 25 yr old used car salesman with 2 young children that he really is.

ETA:  There will probably be a new blessing on the way by the end of the new year. 

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Joe doesn’t look that bad! Lol. He’s still got a baby face he just looks tired. I think their outfit theme goes well with the background, and then Garret’s cream sweater makes the outfit look toddler appropriate. 

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