When the Maxwells are out of town

[SPHASH]

When Stevovah and Terified and their "children" go out of town for their homeschool conferences or vacation, what do you think Nathan and Chris do in the meantime? Have fun like hit the bars, throw a wild party, go to a movie, watch TV, shoot hoops, take the little ones to a fun park, things they can't do since Stevovah lives so close by.

[latraviata]

When Stevovah and Terified and their "children" go out of town for their homeschool conferences or vacation, what do you think Nathan and Chris do in the meantime? Have fun like hit the bars, throw a wild party, go to a movie, watch TV, shoot hoops, take the little ones to a fun park, things they can't do since Stevovah lives so close by.

One can only hope :lol:

[anjulibai]

Christopher, I don't see doing anything. His wife is more conservative than his mother and his sisters, I'm guessing he follows Steve's dictates pretty closely.

Nathan might go out to a nice restaurant that serves alcohol. He probably wouldn't drink that alcohol, but he'd go there (Steve doesn't go to restaurants that serve alcohol).

[Jana814]

That would be great if they did something like what was posted. The big think I would love Nathan to do is take his kids to a park so they could be around other children.

[ThatSnark]

Christopher, I don't see doing anything. His wife is more conservative than his mother and his sisters, I'm guessing he follows Steve's dictates pretty closely.

Nathan might go out to a nice restaurant that serves alcohol. He probably wouldn't drink that alcohol, but he'd go there (Steve doesn't go to restaurants that serve alcohol).

Wait, for real? They go to Mexican restaurants with some frequency (on the dime of their generous hosts, usually) and all the Mexican restaurants around here make their money off of the drinks-- Mexican beer, margaritas, tequila shots, sangria? I can't imagine a sit-down Mexican restaurant without a few tables enjoying fishbowl-sized margaritas.

I can imagine them calling ahead and asking, though. :cray-cray:

[kpmom]

I believe Steve mentioned he used to not allow them to eat in restaurants that served alcohol, but has since changed his mind.

There was even a picture of them a few years ago in a Mexican restaurant (where else?) and there was an advertisement right on their table for margaritas, or Dos Equis, or something.

[Mary C Doates]

Pr0n, fundie style--pictures of bare knees and contrasting shirt buttons.

[Justme]

Sillies, they lead church service for the elderly. They are both as miserable as Stevie!

[latraviata]

What depresses me the most is their staged photos. Preparing food, dead eyes and docile grins, decorating the house, dead eyes and docile grins, playing with the children, dead eyes and docile grins. It is always the same depressing lifeless miserable bunch. All joy is expertly removed by Steve, it is so sad and they have no idea how they are robbed from even the slightest presence of authenticity. They look all the same, all the time, under all circumstances.

[Rescinded and Mended]

Hopefully they've got a couple of girlfriends that are more mainstream, and when Stevie isn't around they enjoy sweet, sweet fellowship.

[twin2]

Hopefully they've got a couple of girlfriends that are more mainstream, and when Stevie isn't around they enjoy sweet, sweet fellowship.

Are you suggesting that Christopher and Nathan break the 7th commandment!!

GET THY TO THY PRAYER CLOSET!

[Mary C Doates]

They pull down the shades and dim the lights. They check to make sure all the doors are locked. Then they uncover the stash of Pepsi and animal crackers hidden in the basement, and party down over a rousing game of 20 (Biblical) Questions. Perhaps they might even sneak a peek at a bootleg tape of Tim Tebow playing in college! After a couple of liters of Pepsi, they might even break out their guitars for an acoustic version of Highway to Hell.

This is followed by 1,000 hours kneeling on tacks and flagellating themselves in the prayer closet in repentance for their hedonistic behaviours.

I bet Steve has spy cams in every corner of the house, just in case, because Steve THE LORD is always watching...

[NotALoserLikeYou]

I like to think people are naturally curious and easy to give into temptation. So I have to assume they've at least surfed the web to see the evil things that they've always been warned against. And once you've seen it, you're likely to want to see it again. There's a reason Utah has the highest porn viewership rates. So I imagine the boys look at porn at least. I think the wives enjoy the privacy but they must be so lonely!

[Jana814]

They pull down the shades and dim the lights. They check to make sure all the doors are locked. Then they uncover the stash of Pepsi and animal crackers hidden in the basement, and party down over a rousing game of 20 (Biblical) Questions. Perhaps they might even sneak a peek at a bootleg tape of Tim Tebow playing in college! After a couple of liters of Pepsi, they might even break out their guitars for an acoustic version of Highway to Hell.

This is followed by 1,000 hours kneeling on tacks and flagellating themselves in the prayer closet in repentance for their hedonistic behaviours.

I bet Steve has spy cams in every corner of the house, just in case, because Steve THE LORD is always watching...

R the cameras in their homes or his home? I know u were joking about the cameras but that wouldn't Suprise me.

[Mary C Doates]

R the cameras in their homes or his home? I know u were joking about the cameras but that wouldn't Suprise me.

(in an ominous tone of voice) Steve is everywhere, just like THE LORD.

Oh, and DEATH! Almost forgot!

[FloraDoraDolly]

For Nathan, even hanging around with his in-laws must seem strange. They had an Easter egg hunt! :O

[already hungover]

Cameras wouldn't surprise me, either, to be honest.

I imagine that at this point, they're far too brainwashed to be brave enough to try anything like drinking alcohol or surfing the Internet or going to a movie in a cinema. I bet they honestly miss their parents and siblings and dislike being on their own. They probably eat frozen meals that Anna has prepared for them, get up to do Bible time in the mornings, and do...whatever it is that they do. I doubt they wipe the fan blades or the kitchen cupboards, though. That's wimmins work.

It's kind of sad, really. I picture it being kind of like the first time you were left home alone by your parents - jumping at every noise, sitting on the couch in the silent house not really knowing what to do with yourself, and counting the hours until Mom and Dad get home.

[Evilbad]

They probably sleep in, but beyond that, despite everybody here insisting that they're unhappy and want to escape, I'm sure they're just happy to go along in their daily routines.

[jenny_islander]

I wonder if they ever have to force away a guilty feeling of relief while going about their daily lives without the prospect of seeing certain faces around the next corner.

[ILoveJellybeans]

I bet they are terrified and keep exactly to their daily routine or God will kill them.

I would like to think that when the fundie parents are not around, the "kids" sneak in a little rebellion, like maybe when theyve been allowed out for a bit just to go to the supermarket or take their one year old buddy to a doctors appointment, or if theyre allowed to have a job. Maybe listening to the radio in the car on the way, or using work's internet to watch videos on Youtube (or going on Free Jinger), or going to a clothes shop and trying on some pants...or maybe accountability buddy teams agreeing "OK, if I dont tell Mom and Dad that we were listening to rock music in the car on the way to the store, you wont tell them about my secret boyfriend"

I cant see the Maxwells doing that though. Theyre more brainwashed than the average fundie, and not a single one has a hint of life in their eyes. Steve has really crushed their spirits into dust.

[twin2]

There was a poster here once a while back who said Nathan did some web design work for the company she worked for. She claimed he had a gym membership. If true, it means Steve-O failed at keeping his son's heart.

[loulou]

I like to think they call some buddies, have a game a baseball, then drink a few beers.

Unfortunately, I agree that they're probably too brainwashed to do much of anything than their normal routine.

[VodouDoll]

There was a poster here once a while back who said Nathan did some web design work for the company she worked for. She claimed he had a gym membership. If true, it means Steve-O failed at keeping his son's heart.

Oh yeah! Didn't she say he was really obnoxious too, always going on about how only the Maxwells were going to heaven because his family was the holiest of all, and nobody else understood the Bible like they do? He sounded like a really fun coworker.

[SPHASH]

Oh yeah! Didn't she say he was really obnoxious too, always going on about how only the Maxwells were going to heaven because his family was the holiest of all, and nobody else understood the Bible like they do? He sounded like a really fun coworker.

Where is that post?

[twin2]

Oh yeah! Didn't she say he was really obnoxious too, always going on about how only the Maxwells were going to heaven because his family was the holiest of all, and nobody else understood the Bible like they do? He sounded like a really fun coworker.

Yes she did!

It wouldn't surprise me if Nathan and Melody were more "worldy"* than the rest of the Maxwell clan which is why I could believe he had a gym membership. Nathan was an adolescent before Steve-O turned full-on-fundie and married fairly early and thus had the least exposure to Steve's ever restricting brand of cultness. Plus Melody appears to have a somewhat more mainstream family that actually lives nearby.

Christopher and NR-Anna I bet are a cookie cutter of Steve and Terri.

*don't get me wrong, they are clearly fundie, but I can see them actually interacting with society