Duggars!

[spk926]

Who's watching with me?

[Willis Jackson]

"Well, we got some doughnuts."

Keep up the good work, Ben.

[spk926]

When did Joy-Anna grow up? And now she's wearing make-up?

[pugz]

I am lol at Ben having to do odd jobs for Jim Bob in order to afford an engagement ring. Are they gonna live in that room in the shed after they get married?? Kid needs to grow up

[pugz]

also Ben is ruining this show for me, I cannot stand him. Uggggggh

[Brie]

What is the deal with John David?

[spanikopita]

Sept 16, 2014 20:40:33 GMT -5 pugz said:

also Ben is ruining this show for me, I cannot stand him. Uggggggh

wait, whut?

does this mean that JB paid for the ring because Ben mowed the lawn or something? (I can't watch). 

[spk926]

Sept 16, 2014 20:42:55 GMT -5 Brie said:

What is the deal with John David?

I think he has his own towing business, right? When he's going to get married? And what about Janna? She's the oldest girl so I wonder how she feels about Jill and Jessa being before her!

[Brie]

Michelle just seems so crazed with the "OMG GRANDBABIES" schtick. She really is baby obsessed.

[pugz]

so Ben was living down in Hot Springs (4 hrs away) with his parents doing the community college thing and working for a windshild replacement company or insurance company? Something part time. He and Jessa saw each other like 2x a month. This meant the courtship was dragging on, almost a year long before they got engaged, lol.

Jill and Derrick started courting, got engaged, and got married within the first 7 months of Ben and Jessa's courtship. Basically they lapped them...

so Jim Bob invited Ben to come live in a room on their property in some kind of garage/shed detached from the house and "work for him". Basically doing odd jobs (Jim Bob owns lots of properties that need maintenance). This accellerated their relationship so that they could be ready to get engaged sooner than Ben living 4 hrs away allowed. So now Ben lives in the shed and "works for Jim Bob" as his only means of income. He is still doing online community college classes. Jim Bob's odd jobs paid for the ring and now they are getting married in November, about a year after they started courting.

[Willis Jackson]

Are they going to live in the storage shed with their zillions of babies or will Jim Bob give him a raise so they can get their own place? Or maybe Jim Bob has another "mansion" that needs to be flipped?

[Willis Jackson]

Also, DH was asking about Jana and I realized she wasn't in any of tonight's episodes (we watched last week's too). I wonder what she's up to.

[cincodemayo]

It is weird that Jana is nowhere.

Michelle definitely needs to stop with the grand babies thing. Let your kids be kids!

[pugz]

I wonder if Jana is off counseling at that brainwashing camp. I know they did a mission trip this summer after the wedding and I think she went on that (as did Jessa and Ben)

[cincodemayo]

Also I'm really sick of them explaining the courtship hand holding thing. Every episode is mostly the same right now.

[pugz]

have Josh and Anna seriously never been to a farmer's market?

I kind of doubt from what I've seen of how the Duggars eat that much fresh produce was part of his diet growing up, not sure about Anna but I think her parents were prety poor, living in a mobile home.

[Brie]

I wonder how Derick's mom is doing. I like him.

[pugz]

Sept 16, 2014 21:55:57 GMT -5 jjwritergirl said:

pugz I didn't know Ben went to work for Jim job. I'm horrified. How is that proving oneself ready for marriage? I can't understand how these kids don't long for more indepenfance. I couldn't wait to get a grown up job, and move away when I got married.

I wonder what acts of rebellion the show isn't showing. There is no way that all 19 kids really love all those rules and don't want some space.

I know and it is SO opposite of how they expect their own sons to prepare for marriage.  In their second book they talked about how for their daughters they will do things like buy them cars, pay for "college classes", etc, but for their sons they expect them to get out there, learn how to make money and support themselves so they can support a family some day.

Derrick went to college, works for Walmart, can provide for Jill (wish they bought their own house instead of renting from Jim Bob and Michelle but whatever).  Ben has nothing to offer.  

[pugz]

Sept 16, 2014 21:50:29 GMT -5 Brie said:

I wonder how Derick's mom is doing. I like him.

I believe she is in remission from what I've seen on IG

[JayhawkGirl]

You are the Duggar expert pugz!!

[pugz]

wambam knows more since she is on Free Jinger!

[SJ]

Ben is so lame and seems like a baby.

[shellbear09]

I love how Jill admitted the short engagement is because they want to get it on lol. I hate Ben, he and Jessa's relationship is so immature.

[wambam]

Sept 16, 2014 21:59:41 GMT -5 pugz said:

Sept 16, 2014 21:50:29 GMT -5 Brie said:

I wonder how Derick's mom is doing. I like him.

I believe she is in remission from what I've seen on IG

Yes, she is cancer free at this point.

[wambam]

Sept 16, 2014 21:05:52 GMT -5 Willis Jackson said:

Are they going to live in the storage shed with their zillions of babies or will Jim Bob give him a raise so they can get their own place? Or maybe Jim Bob has another "mansion" that needs to be flipped?

They will more than likely love in the tiny house J&A lived in

[wambam]

Sept 16, 2014 21:16:08 GMT -5 pugz said:

I wonder if Jana is off counseling at that brainwashing camp. I know they did a mission trip this summer after the wedding and I think she went on that (as did Jessa and Ben)

She has been a JTTH counselor but hasn't been there as a participant for several years

[6fsn]

I was watching an old episode where Jana went to Weight Watchers. It was JB and Michelle's 25th anniversary so she couldn't have been much over 20. For some reason this is what appalled me most.

[ginkgoleaf]

Anyone else notice how Ben mentioned Dirty Jobs, the discovery channel show? So apparently he watches tv. I'm pretty sure the duggars don't, so found that interesting. He seems like he's trying way too hard to get into that family, it's so fake.

[zarapipe]

Sept 17, 2014 6:23:20 GMT -5 6fsn said:

I was watching an old episode where Jana went to Weight Watchers. It was JB and Michelle's 25th anniversary so she couldn't have been much over 20. For some reason this is what appalled me most.

Whaaaaaaat?! How did I miss this?

I don't get ben. I thought the girls were supposed to marry "up"?

[CloudBee]

I bet that Jessa/Ben move into Josh/Anna's old house, which is still owned by the family.