The Lonely Js Club: James, Jackson & Johannah

[Salacious Kitty]

3 minutes ago, babyhouseman said:

One of the Bates girls is a nurse. I'm not sure what college. She doesn't seem to be working as a nurse. She's married and tried to have children but doesn't have any.

She got training as an LPN but never practiced. 

Jana was probably fulfilling prerequisites at the community college. 

[Gemma Violet]

3 hours ago, Quof said:

I don't believe for a second she has the science or math prerequisites to be admitted to a real college's nursing program. 

Since Jana and JD were the second born, maybe the emphasis on education was more pronounced before Michelle became overwhelmed with kids. 

Since Jana reconnected with Stephen early this year in her second semester, I'm assuming she completed her second semester in May of this year.  I'm hoping she continues with her education and signs up at the University of Nebraska for the fall, which will be a drivable distance from their town.

I think Abbie had a lot to do with influencing Jana to consider the nursing profession.  Abbie makes good money, maybe works a flexible schedule (possibly part-time), and no doubt enjoys her job. 

I would have bet money that if Jana was going to school for anything, it would have been interior design.

On a side note, I'm completely shocked that JB didn't blow a gasket and forbid her to have anything to do with college.  Or maybe he did and Jana stood firm.  After all, she has her own money, so it's her choice.  It's fun to think about JB backing down on anything, but anything's possible.

Edited August 16 by Gemma Violet

[CalicoKitty]

57 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

She got training as an LPN but never practiced. 

Jana was probably fulfilling prerequisites at the community college. 

She could be going to a CNA program.

[Gemma Violet]

13 minutes ago, CalicoKitty said:

She could be going to a CNA program.

I looked up CNA training in Arkansas and it said it's a 4- to 10-week program.  Since she was in her second semester, I would think it's beyond a CNA.

For an LPN in Arkansas, it takes 15 months (three semesters) and passing the State test.  So maybe she completed 2 out of 3 semesters needed.

I looked up Nebraska and the requirements for an LPN are 9 months to 1 year of training and passing the State test.  So Nebraska actually takes less training.  I hope she's able to continue her education.

[AstridM]

I doubt she’ll ever actually work for a living 🤷‍♀️

[Quof]

She has worked for her living since she was middle-school aged.  

[Heathen]

6 minutes ago, Quof said:

She has worked for her living since she was middle-school aged.  

Younger than that -- she was sister-momming by the time she was old enough for the first grade. But there is a world of difference between doing that and running on Duggar time, and working for people who are not your family, don't care how special your parents are, and probably expect you to show up on time and do your job. 

[Gemma Violet]

Seeing how precise and methodical she is about projects she's working on, I don't think she'd have trouble getting into the swing of a regular 9 to 5 routine and working outside the family.  It would be different for her, but doable.  

[Notabug]

17 hours ago, KAOS Agent said:

I believe Jill was originally due to have her baby in August, so they may have taken that into consideration if they were planning a summer wedding last spring. There are a lot of Duggar girls, so it's not surprising that some are left out.

And, if, as we suspect, Jill is currently pregnant but wants to keep it on the down low, it could be that she preferred not to be in the bridal party and end up in a People magazine spread.

Jana's wedding gown is just beautiful and no modesty dish towel crammed into the bustline to cover her shoulders.  Who'd a thunk?  And all the bridesmaids in sleeveless dresses, very practical for Arkansas in August.  Remember when Michelle kept tugging Josie's sweater because it was slipping down and exposing her shoulders back when she was all of about 4 years old?  Remember, too, when either Jim Bob or Michelle grabbed a toddler and pulled them away from a musical toy when the kid started dancing to the tune like little kids do?  The times they sure have changed.

The People article says the Wissman family actually prepared the wedding supper for 500 themselves.  They've apparently done it before, too.  Jana commented on how delicious their cooking is.  Maybe she will learn something.

I expect that Jana and Stephen paid for the wedding themselves, maybe with some help from his family.  There's no way JB and Michelle agree to pay towards a wedding featuring bare shoulders, bare arms and dancing.  And maybe male members of the Wissman family cooking a meal.  Jana's wedding looked beautiful; not a Duggar fingerprint to be found.

Edited August 16 by Notabug

[sixlets]

Jana is a beautiful bride, and her husband is handsome.  Good for her.  Since People got the exclusive, I hoped she played JB for all she could.  They get their story, but she has control over what she wears, bridesmaid attire, etc.  Even though Josie is now 14, there's a whole bunch of babies and younger children in the background, and every brother/sister just lost their free childcare.  Never dismiss the quiet ones 😉

Edited August 17 by sixlets
Grammar is hard at 930pm

[Gemma Violet]

11 minutes ago, sixlets said:

every brother/sister just lost their free childcare

Yes, I'm happy that Jana finally gets a break, and I hope she sets down rules in Nebraska for whenever one of the Wissmann in-laws asks her to babysit.  I don't want her to jump from one daycare job to another.

[Whatsinaname]

Were Anna and her kids at the wedding?

[dargosmydaddy]

10 minutes ago, Whatsinaname said:

Were Anna and her kids at the wedding?

They RSVP'ed as attending, so presumably yes.

[Gemma Violet]

Seven photos:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-wPRVuOMg4/?img_index=1

 

Ten more:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-wThNEOTYi/?img_index=1

[emma675]

6 minutes ago, Gemma Violet said:

Seven photos:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-wPRVuOMg4/?img_index=1

 

Ten more:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-wThNEOTYi/?img_index=1

Omg, is Jessa wearing Birkenstock sandals with her bridesmaid dress?

[Gemma Violet]

I thought sure John David would be a groomsman.  

[awaken]

5 hours ago, Gemma Violet said:

Abbie makes good money, maybe works a flexible schedule (possibly part-time), and no doubt enjoys her job. 

Do we know this to be true?

[Gemma Violet]

2 minutes ago, awaken said:

Do we know this to be true?

IIRC, she was in a photo (wearing scrubs) during a hospital trip of Joy's.  Her face was partially obscured, but it looked like her, and Joy commented on her sister-in-law working there.

[Gemma Violet]

People magazine has yet a third version of the article, this time rewritten to include another new tidbit:

Quote

 

When Stephen, 31, asked her out earlier this year, it was via a handwritten letter. "I think people would probably seem like it's very weird, but I thought it was so sweet. Honestly, I think if he would've texted me, I would've been more like, 'Hey, dude, kind of get lost ... I'm not really interested.' "

She continues: "But I don't know, something about it really hit me. And I was like, he's so sweet. He really has been there, and how had I not noticed it and realized he is great, and I do love him, and I need to be willing to open up and to allow that?"

Jana adds that it "took a few of those moments," for her to realize that Stephen was the one for her, and the initial letter led to "two, three letters back and forth before we started texting again, and just kind of on a basic friendship level there."

"And then it progressed quickly just because we were like, 'Okay, yeah. No, we do like each other. Let's just move on,' " she adds.

 

 

[GeeGolly]

6 hours ago, dargosmydaddy said:

They RSVP'ed as attending, so presumably yes.

There's a guest list somewhere?

[AstridM]

5 hours ago, Gemma Violet said:

Seven photos:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-wPRVuOMg4/?img_index=1

 

Ten more:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-wThNEOTYi/?img_index=1

Any that aren’t monetized?

[libgirl2]

Michelle's dress looked nice. 

[Madtown]

It truly looked like a very elegant wedding. Her dress is just lovely(no 90's bargain basement dress. Lookin' at you JillR!) and she looked very happy, as did he. I wish them nothing but the best.

[dargosmydaddy]

7 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

There's a guest list somewhere?

There's a website where guests had to RSVP. So you don't see a big list, but if you type in a name, you can see whether someone was invited, and whether they accepted or declined.

Edited August 17 by dargosmydaddy

[ginger90]

Jana made the Dean’s list for the spring semester this year.

[satrunrose]

23 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

Jana made the Dean’s list for the spring semester this year.

Having the words Jana Duggar and Dean's list in the same sentence makes me really happy. (Except... it's not Clown/Crown College, is it?)

[ginger90]

14 minutes ago, satrunrose said:

(Except... it's not Clown/Crown College, is it?)

No it’s not.

[AstridM]

1 hour ago, dargosmydaddy said:

There's a website where guests had to RSVP. So you don't see a big list, but if you type in a name, you can see whether someone was invited, and whether they accepted or declined.

(I don't know if I should post the link, but if anyone's curious, message me.)

Among those who were invited but didn't attend include Frank Sun (the cameraman who took the geisha picture of Jana that sparked so many rumors back in the day) and Evelyn Ruark (Michelle's gay sister).

Why on earth would they make the list accessible to strangers?

[Natalie68]

23 hours ago, libgirl2 said:

Jessa needs a better bra. 

Indeed.  That is not a flattering cut of dress on her either.

[ginger90]

14 minutes ago, Natalie68 said:

Indeed.  That is not a flattering cut of dress on her either.

I think it looked better in this picture.

[js9548]

Was Jana under the same rules for courtship that her sisters had to follow?  I am wondering since she had her own tiny house, was attending college, the engagement photo, the dresses for the wedding, and the actual wedding pictures. I am just curious since I know some of you had posted that Jana and Steven may have paid for most of engagement and wedding themselves, thus not being under JB's financial limits.  And maybe not all of his rules.

Edited August 17 by js9548

[Tasya]

They look so very happy; I'm just sincerely thrilled for them. I will click on all the videos and photos because honestly, I don't care if Jana makes money for being a "Duggar". She's had to deal with so much for so long; including taking the fall for the missing "M" kid (I still do not for one second believe she was the adult responsible for that). 

[Dimity]

From what I can gather it's fairly unusual for a woman in fundie land to wait until 34 to marry (to which I say, good for Jana!) but I am wondering is it unusual for a guy to wait until he's 31?  Also what does Stephen do for a living?  In the real world a person often waits for marriage until they've finished their educations and established a career.  In fundie world, not so much.

[ranchgirl]

13 hours ago, Gemma Violet said:

People magazine has yet a third version of the article, this time rewritten to include another new tidbit:

 

Awww, there is the "love" word.  Glad they added this part in.  I can actually see how a handwritten letter could charge her heart and perspective.  He probably wrote why he wanted to take her out and expressed more of why he was interested. 

I guess when they were seeing each other before, she didn't see it as anything but being Jeremiah's chaperone.  ????  

[Fostersmom]

I have to say, Stephen and his grooms men are a good looking group of men. 

Grooms men

 

 

Edited August 17 by Fostersmom

[crazy8s]

17 minutes ago, ranchgirl said:

Awww, there is the "love" word.  Glad they added this part in.  I can actually see how a handwritten letter could charge her heart and perspective.  He probably wrote why he wanted to take her out and expressed more of why he was interested.

hand written letter was perceived good by Jana, as opposed to Ben's handwritten poetry that Jessa shared and sneered.

 

[beckie]

I'm so happy for her! I'm glad she got her wedding and I hope her marriage is everything she wants and more.

[AstridM]

1 hour ago, Tasya said:

They look so very happy; I'm just sincerely thrilled for them. I will click on all the videos and photos because honestly, I don't care if Jana makes money for being a "Duggar". She's had to deal with so much for so long; including taking the fall for the missing "M" kid (I still do not for one second believe she was the adult responsible for that). 

Um, didn’t a judge find her responsible?

[GeeGolly]

1 minute ago, AstridM said:

Um, didn’t a judge find her responsible?

I don't think it went to court.

But I agree, I think Anna lost the kid and Jana took the fall because Josh was in the middle of his 3rd scandal. I really don't think either of them thought it would bring charges, I think they were hoping to dampen the gossip rags.

[GeeGolly]

Were Jill and Derick invited? Or at least Jill?

[Gemma Violet]

4 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

But I agree, I think Anna lost the kid and Jana took the fall

And even if it was Jana, it could be because she was looking after Anna's entire brood, not to mention household duties, and one slipped away.

Jinger had mentioned in one of her recent vlogs about how quiet it was after she got married, just her and Jeremy, and it took some getting used to.  I can just imagine how quiet it'll be at first for Jana, just her and Stephen alone.  But she'll get used to it.  

[Salacious Kitty]

6 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Were Jill and Derick invited? Or at least Jill?

Yes. The family attended. 

[Gemma Violet]

There's a fourth version of the People article.  Here's the new stuff:

Quote

"It definitely looks different. I think that's been the biggest thing, the comparison of the younger ones, going through a relationship," she continues. "I mean, I've watched all them walk through that, and then now me walking through this, and it is different, but we are older. We are in a different stage of life. We're a little bit more established, so we're a little bit more stubborn, but it's good. We're learning. We're growing. And it's been different, but it is been so sweet."

I noticed she says 'stubborn.'  That's a good quality for a Duggar to have.  

[Gemma Violet]

Somone on Youtube said according to People, Jana spent $75,000 on the wedding, with the venue alone being $10,000.  I haven't seen anything on People to confirm that, so take it with a grain of salt.

[ginger90]

10 minutes ago, Gemma Violet said:

Somone on Youtube said according to People, Jana spent $75,000 on the wedding, with the venue alone being $10,000.  I haven't seen anything on People to confirm that, so take it with a grain of salt.

Even if that’s the correct amount, why just Jana? I doubt that very much.

[Panopticon]

1 hour ago, Fostersmom said:

I have to say, Stephen and his grooms men are a good looking group of men. 

Grooms men

 

 

Well fitting tuxes with appropriate footwear. How very un-Duggar. 

[Gemma Violet]

6 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

Even if that’s the correct amount, why just Jana? I doubt that very much.

I'm thinking whatever they were paid for the People wedding story went towards the wedding.  I don't think she received $75,000, but maybe half that.  Stephen and his family may have paid for the food.  All speculation of course. 

[Heathen]

16 hours ago, Gemma Violet said:

Seven photos:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-wPRVuOMg4/?img_index=1

 

Ten more:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-wThNEOTYi/?img_index=1

That photo of Michelle made me wish for a bucket of water while I checked for flying monkeys. 

The first photo was taken before the vows -- Stephen doesn't have a wedding ring on, but he does in the reception photos. 

[Is Everyone Gone]

I'm so happy that Jana is going to college. I hope she makes new friends and learns a ton. Go Jana.

[AstridM]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

I don't think it went to court.

But I agree, I think Anna lost the kid and Jana took the fall because Josh was in the middle of his 3rd scandal. I really don't think either of them thought it would bring charges, I think they were hoping to dampen the gossip rags.

Oh, I just remember she paid a fine, so I assume she was found guilty/responsible by some authority.