tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post5384579343050427665..comments2024-03-19T01:05:08.633-05:00Comments on Duggar Family Blog: Duggar Updates | Duggar Pictures | Jim Bob and Michelle | Counting On | 19 Kids: 'Let Them Eat Cake' RecapLily and Elliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00941253435533935093noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-64664640489419021052017-09-23T21:43:16.738-05:002017-09-23T21:43:16.738-05:00Blessings are gifts. Babies are gifts. Babies are ...Blessings are gifts. Babies are gifts. Babies are not the only kind of gift possible. Nothing complicated there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-39653909263353803632017-09-22T15:09:38.232-05:002017-09-22T15:09:38.232-05:00Just a side note, none of the Duggar daughters OWN...Just a side note, none of the Duggar daughters OWN thier home. The title is in thier husbands name or thier fathers name and Jessa lives in grandma Marys old home, which now belongs to JB. Jeremy bought a house in Laredo under his name, not jinger. Derrick and Jill are living in housing funded my cross church so NONE of the Duggar daughters (or sons except for john David) have deeds to a house in thier own name. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-76142120553443869262017-09-22T08:45:44.619-05:002017-09-22T08:45:44.619-05:00If and when,,,Josie's chaperones may be the gr...If and when,,,Josie's chaperones may be the grandchildren who. Are coming along right now....who be will her nieces and nephews.<br />Or for goodness sake --- granny & pappy ! ....poor girl.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-77344056682048140472017-09-21T23:35:32.885-05:002017-09-21T23:35:32.885-05:00I think sometimes being one of the middle children...I think sometimes being one of the middle children, you get to have very few "firsts" of your own- the older kids kind of beat you to everything because they're older. I too was a little surprised that Joy was kind of bragging about it, but I can kind of understand it too. I'd have been much elated that I was marrying the man I love than about owning a home before my siblings. There is an undercurrent of sibling rivalry with the girls when it comes to stuff like this, how soon they conceive, and announcing pregnancies (they seem to be trying to "scoop" each other). They're not perfect; they struggle with the same tendencies as other siblings- the viewers just don't normally get to see those.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-83123816845945739272017-09-21T20:35:08.589-05:002017-09-21T20:35:08.589-05:00I have a hard time making some decisions, "so...I have a hard time making some decisions, "some" being the key word. Its just my personality. My name is Leah which means weary. Im 38 and have 4 kids. I manage. Im a lot like joy, in that, i dont like shopping for myself for clothes and i tend to get exhausted by lots of decision making. I DID NOT have a wedding. I eloped. I knew it would be too overwhelming of a process for me!! Lol. Ive never regretted it. Too many ive known had the elaborate wedding and a divorce to follow. 16 years and 4 kids later we are in love! Wedding or no wedding it doesnt matter. We said our vows and meant them, just not in front of hundreds of people. Im also super shy and dont like a lot of attention being drawn to me. It makes me uncomfortable and my husband was fine with elopement too. 2 broke college students that we were just cared about signing the papers! Saved our family lots of cash too heheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-64918409704835510752017-09-21T15:48:46.330-05:002017-09-21T15:48:46.330-05:00I did more than hold hands and side hug for 3 seco...I did more than hold hands and side hug for 3 seconds, and nothing terrible came of it. In fact, I had a ton of fun, met some interesting guys, and made lasting memories. And I found a great husband, too. That was 40+ years ago! So glad I didn't have to look at dating as dangerous, or something to fear. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-20715637335689059952017-09-21T10:28:23.996-05:002017-09-21T10:28:23.996-05:00And furthermore, how does that mindset impact an i...And furthermore, how does that mindset impact an infertile couple. Somehow they're being punished? Think about how many unplanned babies are conceived every day, and yet many loving couples who are so desiring a child cannot have one. What a sad mindset to think that children are only a blessing for the most deserving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-22845355249753261452017-09-21T10:24:56.650-05:002017-09-21T10:24:56.650-05:00Exactly. It seems the wedding and all its pageantr...Exactly. It seems the wedding and all its pageantry wasn't for the sake of the bride, but as an excuse to film and to invite 1000 of their "closest friends." It was her day, and it should have been her choice. Sad that she really had no choice at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-74385310080905334242017-09-21T10:03:48.760-05:002017-09-21T10:03:48.760-05:00She really didn't seem to care about the weddi...She really didn't seem to care about the wedding. She said "weddings are overrrated" before correcting herself and saying wedding planning and that she wouldn't stay long at her reception.I feel like she just want to get it over with.<br />While watching the episode, she seemed to just want to be doing what her sisters did for their wedding. She said a couple of time "like the other weddings". It seems to me that she just want to mimic big sister Jill that she really seem to take as a model for her life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-25706448432237685792017-09-21T09:17:02.265-05:002017-09-21T09:17:02.265-05:00They are afraid that a little hand-holding is goin...They are afraid that a little hand-holding is going to lead to more than that and greater temptations. It's hard for me to understand. I cannot fathom having married my husband without ever showing any signs of affection prior to the wedding. We even lived together before marriage. No regrets and that was 30 years ago. That might not be for everyone and that's ok. But I don't like that the Duggars imply that doing so automatically leads to tragic and regrettable outcomes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-49994672011528236412017-09-21T07:31:44.755-05:002017-09-21T07:31:44.755-05:00Too funny!!Too funny!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-56313026291273499282017-09-21T01:39:32.680-05:002017-09-21T01:39:32.680-05:00They should have eloped. That would have solved e...They should have eloped. That would have solved everything. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-62264420544871489512017-09-21T01:37:29.849-05:002017-09-21T01:37:29.849-05:00I think it shows a deep distrust in others, to thi...I think it shows a deep distrust in others, to think that hand holding is bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-88186838602758523882017-09-21T01:26:52.353-05:002017-09-21T01:26:52.353-05:00If you're old enough to be "courting"...If you're old enough to be "courting" and thinking about about getting engaged, you're old enough to decide if it's OK to grab someone's hand instead of falling, and doing that without worrying that you're committing some terrible premarital sin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-2632073963894367392017-09-21T00:41:26.115-05:002017-09-21T00:41:26.115-05:00Jinger and Jeremy have also bought a home in Lared...Jinger and Jeremy have also bought a home in Laredo, but maybe Joy and Austin were first. The timing was close though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-79765549126512951292017-09-20T23:45:24.853-05:002017-09-20T23:45:24.853-05:00Wait, why is that funny!? What's the differenc...Wait, why is that funny!? What's the difference? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-39071700081340650232017-09-20T23:15:06.435-05:002017-09-20T23:15:06.435-05:00Is Joy struggling with decision making or is she p...Is Joy struggling with decision making or is she purposely doing this to be submissive to him? Was she taught to let him make decisions and to go with what he wants so much that she can't even drum up much of an opinion on matters?Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480807304872436316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-9458149485194093562017-09-20T22:50:28.411-05:002017-09-20T22:50:28.411-05:00I'm guessing they just weren't that import...I'm guessing they just weren't that important to Joy. She's never struck me as a "girly girl" who loves shopping or decorating or anything else like that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-36126695771664783932017-09-20T22:48:44.678-05:002017-09-20T22:48:44.678-05:00(eye roll) Jill obviously knows how to use a Doppl...(eye roll) Jill obviously knows how to use a Doppler from her midwife training, and she obviously taught her husband how to use it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-3808617183698621782017-09-20T20:29:30.211-05:002017-09-20T20:29:30.211-05:00I was confused by this too, didn't Jinger and ...I was confused by this too, didn't Jinger and Jeremy buy a house in Texas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-8213491523296437772017-09-20T17:46:02.133-05:002017-09-20T17:46:02.133-05:00I think she was pointing out that upon marriage he...I think she was pointing out that upon marriage her other siblings lived in someone else's home; I.e: Grandma Mary's ranch, JB's guest house, Jeremy's bachelor appointment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-22368688440927122722017-09-20T16:40:47.164-05:002017-09-20T16:40:47.164-05:00Lol I can't wait to see her try to pick baby n...Lol I can't wait to see her try to pick baby namesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-81374811386271392892017-09-20T15:53:36.858-05:002017-09-20T15:53:36.858-05:00Jessa and Ben bought the little ranch house recent...Jessa and Ben bought the little ranch house recently, too. I can't remember if it was before or after Joy's wedding. I thought that was strange of Joy, to almost be bragging about being the first daughter to own a home. It's not a competition! And Joy, the home you bought? Ugh, you couldn't even live in it when you bought it, so what's the sense of bragging about it? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-434320688827647872017-09-20T15:51:25.356-05:002017-09-20T15:51:25.356-05:00lollolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-86678111801608769452017-09-20T15:47:41.309-05:002017-09-20T15:47:41.309-05:00I guess if you accidentally trip and fall on each ...I guess if you accidentally trip and fall on each other on a date, you have to move the wedding up??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com