Josh Duggar Instagram and Facebook (Part 7)

[Miggy]

Everything is modest - as long as your knees and shoulders are covered.

They don't know any other definition of modesty - like a humble spirit or any of that kind of thing.

QFT.

This has bugged me every since I meet my first fundies. Why is modesty all about dress but never about behaviour?

My parents raised us to be modest. This meant not showing off, not bragging, etc. Dressing appropriately was part of this, for example; it was ok to wear swimmers at the pool but we had to put on tshirt and shorts before going home.

Interestingly, I have emailed many fundies to ask this question and all have ignored me. I have commented on many blogs and my messages have always been deleted. (I have always been polite too, as I genuinely want an answer.) Doug-the-tool-Phillips, Steve, Teri & Sarah Maxwell and the Duggars are just some of those who I was consider very immodest(according to my standards, anyway) and who have ignored me. I find it strange + amusing that people that make their living out of preaching this stuff will not answer questions.

[Chibi Author]

What does she enjoy besides Josh, her children, and the Bible?

On the Duggar website, on Anna's 'bio' is says that she like Thai food, and that her favorite pastime is spending time with family?

[OkToBeTakei]

1. I wouldn't consider that a complete meal. 2. That looks nasty.

Why is the food they always eat beige? Beige mush. Maybe it's all the Tatertots he used to eat.

I avoid chain restaurants like the plague. Well except Wagamama, I have a thing about Wagamama :lol:

Generally though any restaurant that has the exact same menu as all the others does not smack of freshly cooked local produce. Fast food chains scare me. The last time I set foot in McDonald's it was to slink in to use a toilet.

[GolightlyGrrl]

QFT.

This has bugged me every since I meet my first fundies. Why is modesty all about dress but never about behaviour?

My parents raised us to be modest. This meant not showing off, not bragging, etc. Dressing appropriately was part of this, for example; it was ok to wear swimmers at the pool but we had to put on tshirt and shorts before going home.

Interestingly, I have emailed many fundies to ask this question and all have ignored me. I have commented on many blogs and my messages have always been deleted. (I have always been polite too, as I genuinely want an answer.) Doug-the-tool-Phillips, Steve, Teri & Sarah Maxwell and the Duggars are just some of those who I was consider very immodest(according to my standards, anyway) and who have ignored me. I find it strange + amusing that people that make their living out of preaching this stuff will not answer questions.

You summed up what bothers me so much about fundies-modestly dressed, but rarely modest in behavior.

Couple of years ago I met a porn actress at a slutwalk. Yes, this lady has sex in front of the camera, which would give your average fundie a stroke. However, what struck me was how down-to-earth she was. This was not a woman who was full of herself or egotistical. She was kind and thoughtful, the anti-thesis of most of the fundies we discuss here, including fundie queens like Kelly, Lori, Stinking Lousewife, etc.

[yewchapel]

OkToBeTakai, I must confess that I love Harvester pubs :oops: No, not freshly cooked local produce (although it is freshly cooked) but I love a mixed grill and a salad bar. And as a student, I do eat at Wetherspoons quite a lot. Not fast food so much though, it's really not that cheap anymore.

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[IceTwinkie]

It's clear that I will not make a good wife. I see something is off with the "flower arrangement" and not roses. Did he buy individual bouquets and just place them in a vase?

I also like the bouquet. I despise roses. I think they are trite and overdone and I find their smell to be cloying and sweet.

[OkToBeTakei]

OkToBeTakai, I must confess that I love Harvester pubs :oops: No, not freshly cooked local produce (although it is freshly cooked) but I love a mixed grill and a salad bar. And as a student, I do eat at Wetherspoons quite a lot. Not fast food so much though, it's really not that cheap anymore.

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I do like the pubs that do a carvery have to admit. Sunday dinner yumminess :D

[tehfanglyfish]

Entering into the chain vs. no chain debate to say that Chipotle has the best food on earth. Period.

Other than that, I have mixed feelings. I've lived in places that had very good independent restaurants and then in others where the owners just didn't try. You paid just as much as a chain for food even less soul and quality. This was especially the case when I lived in touristy places where most of the business came from people passing through. Didn't matter if the restaurant sucked or not as most of the customers would be leaving town soon anyway.

That being said, we really don't eat out all that much and most chains are a bit bland and not very vegetarian friendly.

[Ex 2x2]

So I'm no Josh fan, but I'm kinda surprised to see him criticized for buying his wife flowers and taking her to lunch. So what if he bought them at Costco...isn't it the thought that counts? They look fine to me, although I admit I don't have expensive tastes when it comes to flowers. Of course I also don't mind chain restaurants, so I'm probably not the best judge.

Y'all will think we are horrible...we never have babysitters (too expensive and too hard to find), so we went to Red Robin with our kids for Valentine's Day. It was yummy and we didn't have to cook. I didn't get flowers at all, which is no big deal to me. On our budget, it's pretty much either flowers or a dinner out, and I'd much rather have the dinner out.

As far as things like ballet and theater, I get the impression Anna wasn't raised doing things like that, so they are possibly not things that she'd be interested in or want to try. Things like that are also quite expensive. I could be wrong and she could've been really disappointed in her Valentines Day, but then again, it might be exactly what she wanted.

[Coconut Flan]

From my experience of Arkansas, although not of the exact area where the Duggars live, ballet and theater aren't going to be available on a regular basis. Where our relatives live, there is never ballet beyond a dance academy recital and plays are high school productions. The U of AR would likely have some events that they could attend if they fell within Gothard rules.

[Buzzard]

[ @ ] joshduggar #inGodwetrust 9h

[ @ ] ellenk1710 Love it! 8h

[ @ ] loupdedrew Amen! 7h

[ @ ] carlislemelanie So true, (in most cases!) Amen! 7h

But if you cant pay cash on the barrel he'll be more than happy to finance a loan at 14%!

[Tangy Bee]

Hey it looks like he lost some weight. Doesn't his face look slimmer?

[cjsmom]

Hey it looks like he lost some weight. Doesn't his face look slimmer?

Probably to do with an episode. Josh doesn't have the skills to engage in long-term avoidance of sweet tea and hate chicken burgers for very long, and Anna doesn't seem to make him healthy meals on a regular basis (not that he appears to be home all that often to eat a home-made meal!).

[Mommy22alyns]

What the fuck is it about the internet that compels people to share pictures of half eaten food? That shit is nasty.

I personally like the flowers, and Josh does look a little slimmer. Gotta shape up for that next toilet birth.

[lilwriter85]

I hope Josh continues to lose weight for the sake of his kids. But he is still aging a bit fast though.

[Miggy]

So I'm no Josh fan, but I'm kinda surprised to see him criticized for buying his wife flowers and taking her to lunch. So what if he bought them at Costco...isn't it the thought that counts? They look fine to me, although I admit I don't have expensive tastes when it comes to flowers. Of course I also don't mind chain restaurants, so I'm probably not the best judge.

Y'all will think we are horrible...we never have babysitters (too expensive and too hard to find), so we went to Red Robin with our kids for Valentine's Day. It was yummy and we didn't have to cook. I didn't get flowers at all, which is no big deal to me. On our budget, it's pretty much either flowers or a dinner out, and I'd much rather have the dinner out.

As far as things like ballet and theater, I get the impression Anna wasn't raised doing things like that, so they are possibly not things that she'd be interested in or want to try. Things like that are also quite expensive. I could be wrong and she could've been really disappointed in her Valentines Day, but then again, it might be exactly what she wanted.

Not criticising him for the flowers and the meal - criticising him for doing the same thing on valentines day that he does once a week, every week and trying to claim this is somehow special. The Duggar parents make a big deal out of being able to date once you are married and both Joshie and Anna post many pictures of these dates. I would like Josh & Anna to either do something special and brag about it or do something ordinary and shut up. Doesn't really matter which.

[Eternalbluepearl]

It's the thought that counts. I'm sure Anna was happy with her date. They are very young still and young people tend to like chains.

[Dollypeeps]

So nothing special for Anna at all on valentine day just the same as usual. Now that's sad, but saying that we don't celebrate it at all as its just another day.

My man and I say loves you everyday not just the one day of the year, but we do love the half price chocolates on the 15th :lol:

He is getting thinner I have noticed and acts all smug over his weight loss too on his FB/intagram.

So where does the hair loss come into it as Josh and John are receding does the boob wear a hair piece I wonder :lol:

[pudding]

He is getting thinner I have noticed and acts all smug over his weight loss too on his FB/intagram.

Saw his "sarcasm" post too, he is such a wimp...

I would love to see if he is exercising in jeans (i bet he is :lol: )

[Dollypeeps]

Saw his "sarcasm" post too, he is such a wimp...

I would love to see if he is exercising in jeans (i bet he is :lol: )

Just like good old dad then if he does.

[Kitchen Princess]

From my experience of Arkansas, although not of the exact area where the Duggars live, ballet and theater aren't going to be available on a regular basis. Where our relatives live, there is never ballet beyond a dance academy recital and plays are high school productions. The U of AR would likely have some events that they could attend if they fell within Gothard rules.

We have the Walton Arts Center about 2 miles from Josh's house. Broadway plays, ballet, standup comics, etc. all play there. We do not have a ballet company, but shows are brought in. There are a couple community theaters in Fayetteville and in Springdale and Rogers. There is a symphony, I think, but my guess is they have no permanent home. There is a lot of opportunity to get classical music on campus. There is a youth orchestra. We have scads of artists, and of course, Crystal Bridges in Bentonville, the new museum of American art from the collection of Alice Walton.

Walton Arts Center is expanding, so there is a growing cultural scene.

[Buzzard]

[ @ ] joshduggar Glad to be in church today! Great message on the life of George Washington #church #history #America #Sunday 53min

[ @ ] imstilljessica @joshduggar please keep my dad who is battling cancer in your prayers. It's really bad. 44min

[ @ ] paniemilia @imstilljessica I'll pray for your dad 33min

[ @ ] xolauren_marie @imstilljessica I'll be praying too! 20min

[ @ ] mollykat_00 I'll be praying too @imstilljessica 5min

OK, it is my honor to waive HI JOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have a whole thread talking about your church and how you havent posted about it since November... and... just by coincidence you're back!

Yup... coincidence...

[pudding]

We have a whole thread talking about your church and how you havent posted about it since November... and... just by coincidence you're back!

Yup... coincidence...

nice! :lol:

[salex]

OK, it is my honor to waive HI JOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have a whole thread talking about your church and how you havent posted about it since November... and... just by coincidence you're back!

Yup... coincidence...

Makes you feel like a puppet master!

[Buzzard]

Larger pic so we can read the text. It appears to come from a sermon given by Ezra Stiles in 1783. I'm not smart enough to understand why the fuck I care about whatever he had to say or even what he means...

vaticanassassins.org/ezra-stiles-baptist-founding-father-george-washington-our-american-joshua/

And while we render our supreme honors to the Most High, the God of armies, let us recollect with affectionate honor the bold and brave sons of freedom who willingly offered themselves and bled in the defense of their country. Our fellow citizens, the officers and soldiers of the patriot army, who, with the Manlys, the Joneses, and other gallant commanders and brave seamen of the American navy, have heroically fought the war by sea and by land, merit of their once bleeding but now triumphant country laurels, crowns, rewards, and the highest honors. Never was the profession of arms used with more glory, or in a better cause, since the days of Joshua the son of Nun. O Washington! How do I love thy name! How have I often adored and blessed thy God for creating and forming thee the great ornament of humankind! Upheld and protected by the Omnipotent, by the Lord of hosts, thou hast been sustained and carried through one of the most arduous and most important wars in all history. The world and posterity will with admiration contemplate thy deliberate, cool, and stable judgment, thy virtues, thy valor, and heroic achievements, as far surpassing those of a Cyrus, whom the world loved and adored. The sound of thy fame shall go out into all the earth, and extend to distant ages. Thou hast convinced the world of the beauty of virtue; for in thee this beauty shines with distinguished luster. Those who would not recognize any beauty in virtue in the world beside, will yet reverence it in thee. There is a glory in thy disinterested benevolence which the greatest characters would purchase, if possible, at the expense of worlds, and which may excite indeed their emulation, but cannot be felt by the venal great, who think everything, even virtue and true glory, may be bought and sold, and trace our every action to motives terminating in self–

“Find virtue local, all relation scorn;

See all in self, and but for self be born.â€

(Dunciad, b. 4, p. 480.)

But thou, O Washington! Forgottest thyself when thou lovedst thy bleeding country. Not all the gold of Ophir, nor a world filled with rubies and diamonds, could effect or purchase the sublime and noble feelings of thine heart in that single self-moved act when thou renouncedst the rewards of generalship, and heroically tookest upon thyself the dangerous as well as arduous office of our generalissimo, and this at a solemn moment, when thou didst deliberately cast the die for the dubious, the very dubious alternative of a gibbet or a triumphal arch. But, beloved, enshielded, and blessed by the great Melchisedec–the King of righteousness as well as peace–thou hast triumphed gloriously. Such has been thy military wisdom in the struggles of this arduous conflict–such the noble rectitude, amiableness, and mansuetude of thy character–something is there so singularly glorious and venerable thrown by Heaven about thee–that not only does thy country love thee, but our very enemies stop the madness of their fire in full volley, stop the illiberality of their slander at thy name, as if rebuked from Heaven with a “Touch not mine anointed, and do my hero no harm!†Thy fame is of sweeter perfume than Arabian spices in the gardens of Persia. A Baron de Steuben shall waft its fragrance to the monarch of Prussia; a Marquis de Lafayette shall waft it to a far greater monarch, and diffuse thy renown throughout Europe; listening angels shall catch the odor, waft it to heaven, and perfume the universe.

And, now that our warfare is ended, do thou, O man of God, greatly beloved of the Most High, permit a humble minister of the blessed Jesus—who, though at a distance, has vigilantly accompanied thee through every stage of thy military progress, has watched thine every movement and danger with a heartfelt anxiety and solicitude, and, with the most sincere and earnest wishes for thy safety and success, has not ceased day nor night to pray for thee, and to commend thee and thy army to God—condescend to permit him to express his most cordial congratulations, and to share in the triumphs of thy bosom, on this great and joyous occasion. We thank the Lord of Hosts that has given His servant to see His desire upon His enemies, and peace on Israel. And when thou shalt now at length retire from the fatigues of nine laborious campaigns to the tranquil enjoyment, to the sweetness and serenity of domestic life, may you never meet the fate of that ornament of arms and of humanity, the great Belisarius, but may a crown of universal love and gratitude, of universal admiration, and of the universal reverence and honor of thy saved country, rest and flourish upon the head of its veteran general and glorious defender, until, by the divine Jesus whom thou hast loved and adored, and of whose holy religion thou art not ashamed, thou shalt be translated from a world of war to a world of peace, liberty, and eternal triumph!â€