Josiah and Lauren: He Has To Marry Somebody

[Ijustwantsomechips]

The dress is cute, and I love the color.  The problem is it’s too damned big.  She needs a size or two smaller so the dolman sleeves don’t swallow her up.  I’m okay with the length as I prefer my maxi dresses to cover my ankles, but I’m 5’9 and a bit of an amazon, so I have different style needs than Lauren.  She might not want the low neckline of a cami, but a nice tank would work better than her t shirt.  I have some awesome microfiber tanks from JC Penney that are soft, stretchy, and cover more neckline than a cami without adding bulk under your clothes.  She really should invest in a few. 

[GeeGolly]

2 hours ago, mynextmistake said:

Only these people would wear maternity clothes before there is any earthly reason to wear maternity clothes. She’s probably like six weeks along.

Yup.

Her clothes probably 'don't fit'. She probably can't be near anything with a scent. She probably needs Si to escort her out of bed. Her back probably hurts and her feet are probably swollen. 🤨

[Temperance]

I think the reason her dress doesn't fit is that she's probably pregnant (it is maternity dress) and expecting to go up several sizes in the near future. By buying a bigger dress, she can probably wear it to church all summer and into the fall and maybe even in November if someone gets married and she's not a bridesmaid. 

[GeeGolly]

2 minutes ago, Temperance said:

I think the reason her dress doesn't fit is that she's probably pregnant (it is maternity dress) and expecting to go up several sizes in the near future. By buying a bigger dress, she can probably wear it to church all summer and into the fall and maybe even in November if someone gets married and she's not a bridesmaid. 

I don't know. I wore the same size in maternity clothes as I did in regular clothes. The only difference is they're made with more room in the chest and abdomen areas. I just didn't wear maternity clothes until I needed to.

Most women can get by with street clothes for the first trimester and many everyday leggings and dresses can be worn into the second trimester as well. 

I'm betting Lauren's belly is smaller than the average Thanksgiving bloat.

[Annb67]

Ok so I suck at copying and pasting. Lauren is not pregnant. She shot down some folks on instagram. Now why in the hell is she wearing a maternity dress? Girl, wearing maternity clothes doesn't make it happen. You have to have sex, you know, with your gay husband.

[McManda]

I feel like she probably bought that dress when she was pregnant, miscarried, and now she doesn't see a reason not to wear it.

The real question is why she was buying maternity clothes when she was five days pregnant. (Or why your wear maternity clothes when you weren't pregnant.)

[Churchhoney]

29 minutes ago, McManda said:

I feel like she probably bought that dress when she was pregnant, miscarried, and now she doesn't see a reason not to wear it.

The real question is why she was buying maternity clothes when she was five days pregnant. (Or why your wear maternity clothes when you weren't pregnant.)

Well, it's been said often before about these women.....But it's all she's got.

And in this gang, even after you've had a bunch of kids pregnancy is still all you've got. Look at Sierra. Last thing they need is another pregnancy, but here she goes again. 

Maybe with Lauren wearing the dress is some kind of unconscious self-soothing. 

[Minivanessa]

6 hours ago, Annb67 said:

Ok so I suck at copying and pasting. Lauren is not pregnant. She shot down some folks on instagram. Now why in the hell is she wearing a maternity dress?

Whatever it was designed for - maternity wear or not - the main problem with it IMO is that it is just way too big for her. She really looks like she's wearing a tent. A bright yellow tent. I kind of remember her as wearing some decent looking clothes in the past, but this is just a hot mess.

I'm not sure that dress would look good on anyone, no matter how well fitted. Which is another problem with that dress. Maybe it was heavily marked down, or she found it at Goodwill? 

[BitterApple]

Lauren has a really nice figure, so if it doesn't look good on her, it probably won't look good on anyone.

[Churchhoney]

10 hours ago, Jeeves said:

Whatever it was designed for - maternity wear or not - the main problem with it IMO is that it is just way too big for her. She really looks like she's wearing a tent. A bright yellow tent. I kind of remember her as wearing some decent looking clothes in the past, but this is just a hot mess.

I'm not sure that dress would look good on anyone, no matter how well fitted. Which is another problem with that dress. Maybe it was heavily marked down, or she found it at Goodwill? 

I wonder if it's cut like a tent just so it'll be comfortable? ...

The trouble with that theory, though, is that I don't think that floor-length maternity-dress would be comfortable in, you know, maternity. It looks to me like it could interfere with your walking stride or with getting up from a chair, etc., which, to me, would be additional issues I wouldn't want to fool with............

But maybe long = comfortable to some? 

Edited April 23, 2019 by Churchhoney

[awaken]

On 4/21/2019 at 9:14 PM, mynextmistake said:

Why is Josiah wearing Jackson’s blazer? And what’s with that pose? He looks like he has resting jazz hands. 

STILL laughing about resting jazz hands!! 🤗

[libgirl2]

On 4/21/2019 at 3:13 PM, Lunera said:

What the hell is she wearing?! It must be a Citrus and Lemon dress.

I think the dress wouldn't be so bad without the modesty t shirt under it. Josiah looks in pain his clothes are so tight. 

[3 is enough]

What is the point of the modesty panel?  The dress isn't even that low cut.  If anything, the modesty panel is just drawing more attention to the area.  Doesn't that defeat the purpose?

I can't get over how naive these kids are about social media.  Don't they realize that every single thing they post is going to be analyzed closely?  If you have a public Pinterest account you don't pin baby things before announcing a pregnancy.  If you insist on wearing a maternity dress that is currently in stock at a major big box retailer someone is going to notice and make assumptions.

If Lauren is in fact pregnant again I totally understand waiting to announce until she is in the second trimester.  But then don't go out wearing a maternity dress! They have no situational awareness whatsoever. 🙄

[PradaKitty]

I agree that Lauren is probably pregnant but afraid to tell anyone based on what happened last time  

She’s probably waiting until it’s “safe”. 

The t shirt underneath looks stupid. 

[Churchhoney]

3 hours ago, 3 is enough said:

What is the point of the modesty panel?  The dress isn't even that low cut.  If anything, the modesty panel is just drawing more attention to the area.  

I'm pretty sure that's the point of all their "modesty" devices. 

[Natalie68]

On 4/21/2019 at 6:41 PM, Marshmallow Mollie said:

Who’s ready for a Primetimer Duggar Snark Challenge?!

I challenge you to find one picture of Josiah and Lauren where they look relaxed and happy. 

You get an extra helping of tater tot casserole if the picture of them is after they are married.

Annnnnnd go!

Rules question.  Do they have to be together??  🙂

[Westiepeach]

1 hour ago, Natalie68 said:

Rules question.  Do they have to be together??  🙂

Oh yes. No points if they are not photographed together. No photoshopping allowed!

[Adeejay]

On ‎4‎/‎21‎/‎2019 at 10:46 PM, Oldernowiser said:

That man is gay. 

"Not that there's anything wrong with that.''  However, when I saw that picture, I must admit that was the first thought that popped into my head.  

There are 18 children in the Brown family (Sister Wives).  So far, one has come out as gay.  Chances are, if you have a very large family, at least one of them will be gay.

[Jynnan tonnix]

9 hours ago, Adeejay said:

"Not that there's anything wrong with that.''  However, when I saw that picture, I must admit that was the first thought that popped into my head.  

There are 18 children in the Brown family (Sister Wives).  So far, one has come out as gay.  Chances are, if you have a very large family, at least one of them will be gay.

Plus, indications are that the chances for boys in large families of being gay goes up the younger they are in the lineup. Now, 'Siah may not be among the younger kids, but he's still, what, 7th or thereabouts? Fourth boy? (I still have trouble remembering everyone and putting them all in order) Which would put him as the youngest in many "largish" families already. The chances seem to be very good that at least one of the howlers is gay, in any case.

Mr. Jyn's family of seven consists of six boys, with one girl in the middle of the pack, and the youngest is gay. I know that's just one example, but it does follow.

[lookeyloo]

I have two sons, youngest one is gay.

[Marigold]

Josiah's clothes are too small and Lauren's dress is too big.

The picture is just so freaking weird. 

[Scarlett45]

On 4/23/2019 at 4:43 AM, Jeeves said:

Whatever it was designed for - maternity wear or not - the main problem with it IMO is that it is just way too big for her. She really looks like she's wearing a tent. A bright yellow tent. I kind of remember her as wearing some decent looking clothes in the past, but this is just a hot mess.

I'm not sure that dress would look good on anyone, no matter how well fitted. Which is another problem with that dress. Maybe it was heavily marked down, or she found it at Goodwill? 

This would look like a nice plus size swim cover-up. No shade I’m a 16w and I would wear this as a swim cover up- but I’m also shaped like a fertility statue, the extra fabric keeps me from looking vulgar for such an occasion. 

As @BitterApple said, Lauren has a very cute slim but curvy figure (which is more rare)- why would she wear this shit when LAST Easter she wanted the world to know she had a some great “ASSets”😒. 

[Natalie68]

On 4/22/2019 at 6:42 PM, McManda said:

I feel like she probably bought that dress when she was pregnant, miscarried, and now she doesn't see a reason not to wear it.

The real question is why she was buying maternity clothes when she was five days pregnant. (Or why your wear maternity clothes when you weren't pregnant.)

Went to beauty school with a woman like that.  Took the pregnancy test and immediately slapped the Baby On Board sign onto her car and sported maternity shirts.  It was a LONG 9 months with that one.

[cmr2014]

On 4/22/2019 at 6:07 AM, ginger90 said:

For people who have been on television forever, the pictures they post are awful. Let’s go stand in the weeds.......

I couldn't agree with you more. It's not just that they're standing in the weeds -- why are we seeing their shoes? There is absolutely nothing about this setting or these outfits that makes them suitable subjects for a photograph. If the subject of the photo is supposed to be Josiah and Lauren, then take a picture of THE PEOPLE. Take a picture of their faces -- their full torsos if you absolutely must, but I don't want to see Josiah's shoes. I don't care if Lauren is wearing a "modern modest" shirt or a mumu -- I just don't care about their clothing choices.

[Quilt Fairy]

41 minutes ago, cmr2014 said:

. If the subject of the photo is supposed to be Josiah and Lauren, then take a picture of THE PEOPLE. Take a picture of their faces -- their full torsos if you absolutely must, but I don't want to see Josiah's shoes

The random brick wall background is kind of "meh" as well.  If this was taken on Easter, why not show them in front of the church?

[Churchhoney]

1 hour ago, Quilt Fairy said:

The random brick wall background is kind of "meh" as well.  If this was taken on Easter, why not show them in front of the church?

I think it's the same wall where we got the shot of Joy, Hannie and I forget who else (Jenny?) facing the wall, isn't it? 

The wall obviously make people do odd things in front of cameras. 

[Barb23]

On 4/25/2019 at 3:17 PM, Natalie68 said:

Went to beauty school with a woman like that.  Took the pregnancy test and immediately slapped the Baby On Board sign onto her car and sported maternity shirts.  It was a LONG 9 months with that one.

I worked with a girl who was just the opposite - not wearing maternity or larger clothes when she got bigger. It was a surprise pregnancy & they weren't too happy about it so I think she was trying to ignore it. 

On 4/21/2019 at 4:13 PM, Lunera said:

What the hell is she wearing?! It must be a Citrus and Lemon dress.

Lauren looks very chesty in that picture. Has she always been well endowed or is just a padded bra? IIRC, she looked chesty in her wedding gown.  Sorry, don't feel like using my time to research pictures of her. 

[Lunera]

21 minutes ago, Barb23 said:

Lauren looks very chesty in that picture. Has she always been well endowed or is just a padded bra? IIRC, she looked chesty in her wedding gown.  Sorry, don't feel like using my time to research pictures of her. 

She was always very curvy. She used to prefer these body-hugging dresses. 

[Oldernowiser]

Gay. I can’t imagine what living that lie must be like for him. I hope he’s the Duggar who breaks out at last.

[galaxychaser]

How does she not fall in the long dresses? She got a great figure! Si looks like he is in pain . 

[Scarlett45]

35 minutes ago, galaxychaser said:

How does she not fall in the long dresses? She got a great figure! Si looks like he is in pain . 

I like to wear long dresses and skirts in the summer and I never worry about falling. Granted I'm 5’7 which is a nice height for clothes (not so tall things are short, and I never need things hemmed). Occasionally a skirt might get stuck in a car door but I don’t fall. 

[Jynnan tonnix]

2 hours ago, Lunera said:

She was always very curvy. She used to prefer these body-hugging dresses. 

And there are those resting jazz hands again...I will never be able to un-see them now! LOL

[Scarlett45]

3 hours ago, Lunera said:

She was always very curvy. She used to prefer these body-hugging dresses. 

This was a cute Easter outfit! I would’ve cut the skirt to just below the knee and the sleeves to just below the elbow, but this is fashionable, occasion appropriate while still youthful. How in one year did she go from THIS to that yellow swim coverup with a man’s undershirt underneath??!

 

[Pingaponga]

My guess is that she is pregnant, but not ready to publicly announce it.  If the dress is currently available for sale, then odds are slim-to-none that she would have been able to purchase it when she was pregnant in the Fall - it's not a "Fall dress" in colour or style. I don't know anything about Arkansas, but where I live the Fall clothes are replaced by Winter clothes, which are now replaced by Spring/Summer clothes. There's no way you could find something in a store now that was also for sale in October/November.

When I was four weeks pregnant I no longer fit properly into my regular clothes. I bloated right away, and at six weeks I went shopping for pants two sizes larger than my regular size. At three months, when I went public with my pregnancy, those two-sizes-too-big pants could only be done up with an elastic band. I wore maternity clothes when I went in to work and announced my pregnancy at 3 months along. Two weeks earlier my company had had their annual Christmas party, and I bailed from it as I couldn't fit into any non-maternity clothes without looking really oddly shaped, and I wasn't ready to wear a maternity dress and start rumours swirling.

Lauren may just be someone who shows early, and she wanted something nice to wear for Easter Sunday - so she bought a dress that she could wear through the summer. Unfortunately for her, she had no idea that people would track down the store where she bought the dress and discover that it is a maternity dress. And she's probably terrified of announcing too soon and miscarrying. Announcing early and miscarrying are in no way related, but people are awfully nervous about jinxing themselves.

[DangerousMinds]

Another major homeschooling failure.

[jcbrown]

Just now, DangerousMinds said:

Another major homeschooling failure.

Holy cow. "...how loved and special you're"?! Morons. Absolute morons.

[Churchhoney]

4 hours ago, Scarlett45 said:

This was a cute Easter outfit! I would’ve cut the skirt to just below the knee and the sleeves to just below the elbow, but this is fashionable, occasion appropriate while still youthful. How in one year did she go from THIS to that yellow swim coverup with a man’s undershirt underneath??!

 

It's the Duggar virus. 

Next year the dress will be in mustard. 

Edited April 28, 2019 by Churchhoney

[Jynnan tonnix]

52 minutes ago, jcbrown said:

Holy cow. "...how loved and special you're"?! Morons. Absolute morons.

Well, it IS a contraction for "you are"...just that it's never used in that particular format. I'm not good with the  rules of sentence structure - since I didn't generally have much trouble actually using the language, I had no interest in all the whys and wherefores and they pretty much went in one ear/eye and out of the other. But is there an actual rule which says it cannot be used the way she did? Other than sounding all sorts of awkward?

[Churchhoney]

16 hours ago, Jynnan tonnix said:

Well, it IS a contraction for "you are"...just that it's never used in that particular format. I'm not good with the  rules of sentence structure - since I didn't generally have much trouble actually using the language, I had no interest in all the whys and wherefores and they pretty much went in one ear/eye and out of the other. But is there an actual rule which says it cannot be used the way she did? Other than sounding all sorts of awkward?

It's grammatically incorrect.

"You're" or "it's" or "I'm" can only be used when the "are" or "is" or "am" is a lesser part of the sentence, like a helping verb or a verb that's linking a subject and the predicate nominative (a noun or pronoun that means the same as the subject) or a predicate adjective (an adjective that follows the verb but describes the subject).

In those cases, the "are" or "is" or "am" is unstressed when you speak the sentence. So you can express it as a contraction. You can't express it as a contraction when it's a stressed word in the sentence. 

For example, -- You can say "You're nuts!" (predicate adjective). Or "It's Susie!" (predicate nominative) or "I'm hungry!" (predicate adjective).

But if somebody asks, "Who's the sucker here?" you have to answer "You are." Not "you're." Because the "are" is part of the vital meaning of the sentence. It's not just linking two other things that are the real meat of the sentence. 

Similarly, if you say, "It's a lovely day!" Someone would answer "It is"  not "it's" because  in the meaning of that sentence, the "is" is a key part of the sentence and it's stressed in speech. 

You may remember (or not!) that this is made into a mild joke rhyme in the Gershwin song "Bidin' My Time." 

"I'm bidin' my time

"Cause that's the kind of guy I'm." 

Incorrect as grammar -- so it works as a joky rhyme. 

Edited April 28, 2019 by Churchhoney

[Jynnan tonnix]

1 minute ago, Churchhoney said:

It's grammatically incorrect.

"You're" or "it's" or "I'm" can only be used when there the "are" or "is" or "am" is a lesser part of the sentence, like a helping verb or a verb that's linking a subject and the predicate nominative (a noun or pronoun that means the same as the subject) or a predicate adjective (an adjective that follows the verb but describes the subject).

In those cases, the "are" or "is" or "am" is unstressed when you speak the sentence. So you can express it as a contraction. You can't express it as a contraction when it's a stressed word in the sentence. 

For example, -- You can say "You're nuts!" (predicate adjective). Or "It's Susie!" (predicate nominative" or "I'm hungry!" (predicate adjective).

But if somebody asks, "Who's the sucker here?" you have to answer "You are." Not "you're." Because the "are" is part of the vital meaning of the sentence. It's not just linking two other things that are the real meat of the sentence. 

Similarly, if you say, "It's a lovely day!" Someone would answer "It is"  not "it's" because  in the meaning of that sentence, the "is" is a key part of the sentence and it's stressed in speech. 

You may remember (or not!) that this is made into a mild joke rhyme in the Gershwin song "Bidin' My Time." 

"I'm bidin' my time. 

"Cause that's the kind of guy I'm." 

Incorrect as grammar -- so it works as a joky rhyme. 

Thanks. It's still all going to go right through my brain as though it was a sieve, but I do appreciate the effort. Things like "predicate nominative" might as well be Greek for all the sense I can make of them. All I know is that the examples you gave sound right when used correctly and all sorts of wonky otherwise. But it's nice to know that there is a reason for it 🙂

[Churchhoney]

28 minutes ago, Jynnan tonnix said:

Thanks. It's still all going to go right through my brain as though it was a sieve, but I do appreciate the effort. Things like "predicate nominative" might as well be Greek for all the sense I can make of them. All I know is that the examples you gave sound right when used correctly and all sorts of wonky otherwise. But it's nice to know that there is a reason for it 🙂

You're welcome. As you can probably tell, I love grammar. I'm always just waiting for an excuse to talk about it. (.... and I call other people nuts!)    😀

[jcbrown]

I should add that I recognize that Lauren's post might have gotten f'ed up due to autocorrect (shouldn't AI be able to learn the rules of grammar? OT) but it's still literally her ONLY job to gin up interest in the family and collaterally the show with her posts so it is therefore incumbent upon her to f$%ing proofread. (And yes, I realize that was a run-on sentence.)

[DangerousMinds]

7 minutes ago, jcbrown said:

I should add that I recognize that Lauren's post might have gotten f'ed up due to autocorrect (shouldn't AI be able to learn the rules of grammar? OT) but it's still literally her ONLY job to gin up interest in the family and collaterally the show with her posts so it is therefore incumbent upon her to f$%ing proofread. (And yes, I realize that was a run-on sentence.)

Autocorrect maybe, but there is no excuse for not proofreading.

[jcbrown]

1 minute ago, DangerousMinds said:

Autocorrect maybe, but there is no excuse for not proofreading.

Exactly.

[Barb23]

16 hours ago, DangerousMinds said:

Another major homeschooling failure.

I feel like I am back in school & given an assignment to correct what is wrong in poorly written sentences (including misspelling) when I read anything a Duggar posts.

[Heathen]

12 hours ago, DangerousMinds said:

Autocorrect maybe, but there is no excuse for not proofreading.

People blame autocorrect for their own mistakes. I've been using smart phones for years, and I have yet to have one autocorrect to any of the ridiculous things people blame on autocorrect. 

Topic: Pretty flowers. They make me sneeze just looking at them. 

[Oldernowiser]

Are hydrangeas considered cut flowers now? I’ve only seen them sold as plants, but it’s not like it comes up much. I shop in nurseries not florists.

[doodlebug]

1 hour ago, Oldernowiser said:

Are hydrangeas considered cut flowers now? I’ve only seen them sold as plants, but it’s not like it comes up much. I shop in nurseries not florists.

Yes, you can find them cut in arrangements, however, their stems are kinda woody and they don't take up water very well so they tend not to last more than a few days.

[Barb23]

7 hours ago, Oldernowiser said:

Are hydrangeas considered cut flowers now? I’ve only seen them sold as plants, but it’s not like it comes up much. I shop in nurseries not florists.

6 hours ago, doodlebug said:

Yes, you can find them cut in arrangements, however, their stems are kinda woody and they don't take up water very well so they tend not to last more than a few days.

The flowers grow from bushes which can grow rather large if not trimmed.  There are pink, purple/blue & white flower  varieties.  We have the white variety in our backyard hiding the underneath of our deck. Hard to believe they grew from 2 little Dixie cup plants I got from mail order. The bushes are hardy.  For the most part,  ours bloom around the 4th of July here in Maryland. I have made many a huge centerpiece of our white ones along with pink & blue ones from my mom's bushes for 4th of July parties.  They do drink plenty of water & shed quickly. They have become one of my favorites too, along with lilacs. 

ETA:  They also look beautiful in my dad's & father-in-law's vases on their graves. 

[Christina87]

9 hours ago, Barb23 said:

I feel like I am back in school & given an assignment to correct what is wrong in poorly written sentences (including misspelling) when I read anything a Duggar posts.

I taught English for a year, and I used to take social media posts and cover up the names and pictures for their "warm up," to make it seem more real world. They were supposed to write the post using correct grammar and spelling, and it was lots of fun for a while! Eventually they got to the point where they figured out how to move the black bars, and see the names. They'd hatefully say, "I'm gonna send XYZ a message and tell her you're using her posts in class!" It alarmed me how much venom they had for me when I was just trying to make things fun. I'm pretty sure they never actually contacted anyone, though. Obviously I stopped, and then they complained that they never got to do anything fun anymore. Well? What did you expect? Sometimes a few jerks ruin it for everybody. 

Edited April 29, 2019 by Christina87