Joe & Kendra: Looking Forward To Side Hugs

[Genevrier]

1 hour ago, ouinason said:

It's like she's always squinting with her left eye, lol.

The eye turns inward. It will either get stronger on its own, or can be fixed with surgery.

[ouinason]

My dad had a lazy eye that was corrected through wearing glasses when he was young.  That doesn't always work though.

[Jynnan tonnix]

3 hours ago, ouinason said:

My dad had a lazy eye that was corrected through wearing glasses when he was young.  That doesn't always work though.

Back in my day, lazy eyes were generally corrected by wearing a patch on the stronger eye until the lazy one compensated. I have no idea how well that worked, but I knew a few kids my age who had them back when I was in elementary school in England.

[iwantcookies]

Since Duggar’s don’t go to real pediatricians fat chance of the kids getting any treatment.

[Genevrier]

2 hours ago, iwantcookies said:

Since Duggar’s don’t go to real pediatricians fat chance of the kids getting any treatment.

Well, it could affect her social media value, so maybe it’ll get tended to.

[Temperance]

8 hours ago, iwantcookies said:

Since Duggar’s don’t go to real pediatricians fat chance of the kids getting any treatment.

I'm not sure that's true. But the Duggar kids see more doctors than the Caldwell kids at least. 

[Barb23]

I think I remember hearing Kendra explain they got help (chiropractor?) to correct Garrett's lazy neck (not sure what you call it) when he was an infant and it seems to have worked. At least someone noticed something was wrong (besides us) & they had it fixed. Hopefully it will be the same for Addison's eye. 

Edited September 6, 2020 by Barb23

[Quof]

Letting a chiropractor touch a child's neck warrants an investigation from Child Protection Services.  

[GeeGolly]

1 hour ago, Quof said:

Letting a chiropractor touch a child's neck warrants an investigation from Child Protection Services.  

There'd be a lot of investigations then. Although I never have, I know a few parents who brought their kids to chiropractors and I've heard stories of others who have too. And for things like ear infections, rashes, walking late, etc. Very crazy, but true!

[Zella]

2 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

There'd be a lot of investigations then. Although I never have, I know a few parents who brought their kids to chiropractors and I've heard stories of others who have too. And for things like ear infections, rashes, walking late, etc. Very crazy, but true!

The sound you hear is just my brain breaking. I wouldn't bring my theoretical kid to a chiropractor, but I could sort of see the reasoning behind, like, a teenager with some sort of back pain or whatever going to a chiropractor. But a rash? Or an ear infection? Oy vey. 

[awaken]

Infant chiropractic is much different than what you’re imagining for adults and teens. Not the same at all. No neck cracking. They’re certified in infants and children. I’ve gone throughout my pregnancies and all my kids have seen one off and on since birth. 

[sleepysuzy]

I went to a chiropractor as a kid, and I have taken my own children as well. I also take them to regular pediatricians and various specialists (pulmonologist, psychiatrist, gastroenterologist) and get all of their vaccinations. I think chiropractic care gets a bad rap because it is popular among the antivax/essential-oils-cure-everything set, but it has a valid place, too, much like midwifery. 

[Quof]

36 minutes ago, awaken said:

Infant chiropractic is much different than what you’re imagining for adults and teens. Not the same at all. No neck cracking.

Chiropractors do neck manipulation on infants.  And neck manipulation has been linked to stroke. 

[emma675]

Adults, infants, and even animals are all treated by chiropractors. I see one regularly to help me with my neck and back (big boobs = chronic pain and stiffness). Whether you believe in chiropractic care or not, it never warrants a call to CPS, good grief. 

[ginger90]

 

[DangerousMinds]

“Doing life,” FFS.

[iwantcookies]

At least Kendra didn’t write how she can’t wait to see him after he comes home from work!

 

Doing life=sex with no birth control 

[dargosmydaddy]

Is it their third anniversary? Third anniversary and already expecting their third kid? Yikes. Morning sickness has literally been her "season of life" for the majority of her marriage...

[BitterApple]

She's spent practically her entire marriage pregnant. Yikes.

[Tasya]

Those two kids are like an advertisement for the need for some very strong sunscreen. Goodness. Also this is the most boring couple. I always forget to check their thread. 

[Nysha]

Getting married at 19 and having a baby every 12-18 months for 20 years is definitely my idea of "doing life in the big house". 

[Madtown]

4 hours ago, Nysha said:

Getting married at 19 and having a baby every 12-18 months for 20 years is definitely my idea of "doing life in the big house". 

Reading this just makes me sad or maybe angry that this what these girls feel their life is for. Kendra is full in and I don't see them slowing down anytime soon. I can't imagine having or wanting this for my life.

[Churchhoney]

6 minutes ago, Madtown said:

Reading this just makes me sad or maybe angry that this what these girls feel their life is for. Kendra is full in and I don't see them slowing down anytime soon. I can't imagine having or wanting this for my life.

JB may either drop dead or stop being able to gin up a bunch of money at some point during the next 25 or 30 years. And yet these guys will still have some very very badly educated kids to support to adulthood.

I wonder what Joe's doing, exactly, to prepare in case he has to support his potentially giant gang on his own. ..... If they have to split up JB's "fortune" among everybody eligible, nobody's going to get a ton of money.

Edited October 1, 2020 by Churchhoney

[iwantcookies]

JB probably put aside most of the $ for himself and Michelle. The kids will get crumbs once JB/TLC stops paying them. JB/Michelle financial well being comes first. 

[Temperance]

Joe, Kendra, their kids, Kendra's parents, and their children are visting the Bowers family. The Bowers have 9 kids. Their oldest two daughters are adults and married into the Bontrager family (both of them.) The Bowers have 6 boys, so there could be a potential courtship between Lauren C. and a Bowers boy. The pictures on Carver Bowers Instagram, which someone could post. 

There are a few pictures where neither Joe nor Kendra is holding their children (other people are). This is not the first time there are pictures like and it reminds of JB and Michelle. 

[ginger90]

11 minutes ago, Temperance said:

Joe, Kendra, their kids, Kendra's parents, and their children are visting the Bowers family. The Bowers have 9 kids. Their oldest two daughters are adults and married into the Bontrager family (both of them.) The Bowers have 6 boys, so there could be a potential courtship between Lauren C. and a Bowers boy. The pictures on Carver Bowers Instagram, which someone could post. 

There are a few pictures where neither Joe nor Kendra is holding their children (other people are). This is not the first time there are pictures like and it reminds of JB and Michelle. 

 

Here you go, 6 pictures:

 

 

[Temperance]

@ginger90 thank you!🤩

[crazy8s]

sadly my first thought wasn't who Joe and Kendra's kids are shown with. my very first thought was those kids have more food on their plates than we have even seen a Rodrigues kid have on a plate.

I will say I always try to hold a baby or entertain a toddler at family gatherings. I remember the days of every meal being interrupted. it is a nice gift to parents with small children and a fun thing for me,

[ouinason]

You can't bag on Joe and Kendra for other people holding their kids.  Any large gathering of family and friends I go to, babies and toddlers get snatched up and their parents have to fight to get them back.  

[Chicklet]

That's some really amazing social distancing there. Idiots.

[DangerousMinds]

33 minutes ago, Chicklet said:

That's some really amazing social distancing there. Idiots.

Exactly. So irresponsible.

[BigBingerBro]

1 hour ago, Chicklet said:

That's some really amazing social distancing there. Idiots.

Whenever i see pictures like those, it makes me wonder if they are living in an alternative universe.  

[Chicklet]

They live in the Duggarverse where Jesus protects you from your own stupidity, until he doesn't.

[auntieminem]

WTH, that picture with all the families and the boys mostly have team/sport shirts on and that poor kid in the front whose shirt  says "if you die tonight would you be in heaven or hell?"   Where did they get that? Walmart's  Fun-dee kids collection? 

[Panopticon]

I want to tell the kid wearing the  “if you died tonight, would you be in heaven or hell” shirt that I doubt God is best pleased with those who show up at the pearly gates early, having brought others with them, because they refused to wear a mask or social distance. 
 

Amazing that they’ll put a child in a shirt that judges everyone around him, but won’t take the slightest step to protect others’ health. 

[Nysha]

On a more selfish and shallow note, I'm totally coveting that front porch.

[Temperance]

3 hours ago, auntieminem said:

WTH, that picture with all the families and the boys mostly have team/sport shirts on and that poor kid in the front whose shirt  says "if you die tonight would you be in heaven or hell?"   Where did they get that? Walmart's  Fun-dee kids collection? 

What's amazing is the Duggar boys have the same shirt. 

[ozziemom]

And someone has a Jed! T shirt

[absnow54]

Is Lauren Caldwell the most eligible bachelorette in fundie land? She seems to have a dozen possible suitors. 

[GeeGolly]

19 minutes ago, absnow54 said:

Is Lauren Caldwell the most eligible bachelorette in fundie land? She seems to have a dozen possible suitors. 

Jana and Laura.

[Turquoise]

15 hours ago, auntieminem said:

WTH, that picture with all the families and the boys mostly have team/sport shirts on and that poor kid in the front whose shirt  says "if you die tonight would you be in heaven or hell?"   Where did they get that? Walmart's  Fun-dee kids collection? 

I think those Judgment House-type things that some churches put on around Halloween sell those shirts

[crazy8s]

have we seen Duugar spawn in the "I survived Roe v Wade" or "I am the generation that will abolish abortion" t shirts lately?

they seem all about their own brand /business shirts and underarmour these days

[Temperance]

9 hours ago, ozziemom said:

And someone has a Jed! T shirt

Kendra's oldest younger brother. 

 

[Genevrier]

Jana and Laura may be a bit older than the ideal fundy wife. And Lauren is quite pretty.

[Tasya]

Kendra looks so freaking young in those pictures. It's just ridiculous that she's already a mother of two with a likely 3rd on the way. 

[Westiepeach]

2 minutes ago, Tasya said:

Kendra looks so freaking young in those pictures. It's just ridiculous that she's already a mother of two with a likely 3rd on the way. 

She looks young because she IS so freakin' young!

[Snow Fairy]

32 minutes ago, Tasya said:

Kendra looks so freaking young in those pictures. It's just ridiculous that she's already a mother of two with a likely 3rd on the way. 

Likely 3rd? She is pregnant, it's definitely third on the way

[Tasya]

See, I forgot she was pregnant. They are so boring. 

[emmawoodhouse]

Bump shots in 6 & 7. They sure go on vacation a lot.

 

[PikaScrewChu]

When your only "job" is getting pregnant and having as many kids as possible it's easy to take time off to go on vacation. 

Soon they'll have a StinkBus of their own to haul around the brood.