Bates Family Part 11

[season of life]

15 minutes ago, nickelodeon said:

Can't wait for Kaci Lynn and Brooklyn to come together in The Lynnening.

 Oh my goodness. 

[Mela99]

Maybe Kaci will just go by Kaci and not Kaci Lynn? 

[VelociRapture]

There's no way to know how many more kids Erin will physically be capable of having - it's not a name I would have gone with, but as long as they like it that's all that counts. 

[Snarkle]

I read Victoria Beckham's autobiography from the early 2000s and she cornered the market early by naming her now 17yo son Brooklyn (she was on tour in the US when she picked the name).  After that the name took off (although there is Brooklyn Decker, the actress, as well).  I know someone who named their son Bronx, prompting my husband to say he hopes no one names their child Staten Island...

[purple_summer]

Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz's son is named Bronx Mowgli.

[PennySycamore]

I have a grandcat named Brooklyn so it's a cat name to me.

[jqlgoblue]

5 hours ago, HereticHick said:

I assumed that UP filmed them both at the same time. The parents may not have had much of a say in the matter.  Of course if they had done some sort of over the top expensive reveal, we'd be bitching at them for being spendthrift.

Me, I don't understand why folks have to spend some much money/effort on "reveals" and "proposals" today. Why can't things be lowkey? Why are people spending so much money on this stuff? Whatever happened to frugality?

Facebook and Pinterest.

No more home made cakes and party store decos. God forbid those showed up on Facebook or Pinterest.

[duplessis3]

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I once had one sign that said "Happy Birthday" on it at my son's party. I told the parents it was their party gift because the bar was lowered.

 

[sophie10130]

3 hours ago, Snarkle said:

I read Victoria Beckham's autobiography from the early 2000s and she cornered the market early by naming her now 17yo son Brooklyn (she was on tour in the US when she picked the name).  After that the name took off (although there is Brooklyn Decker, the actress, as well).  I know someone who named their son Bronx, prompting my husband to say he hopes no one names their child Staten Island...

Reminds me of the cartoon Gargoyles. There's Lexington, Hudson, Brooklyn, Broadway, Bronx, and Goliath. And Demona.

[Diana]

10 hours ago, hollywood said:

I notice in all of them Michael has lost a bit of weight since courting and her hair is straight now. I wonder if she used to perm her hair or if it was naturally straight?

In the bates website they mention that Josie is the only Bates with natural curly hair, so the rest of them must perm it.

About the new baby names i think they are ok, im into more traditional names personally, but they dont sound horrible like Spurgeon.

[colors_outside15]

On 3/6/2016 at 1:32 PM, Snarkle said:

Interesting how nearly every picture of Alyssa's Allie Jane shows the baby wearing leggings or pants of some sort, and sometimes with a blouse-y top, but often just a t-shirt.  So basically her baby is wearing pants nearly every day.  Considering Bradley and Carson are boys and wouldn't be doing the baby dress + leggings thing anyway, it will be interesting to see if Whitney's Kaci Lynn as the next granddaughter will be in dresses constantly, and if she will bedecked with headband/bows/flowers on her head ala Allie every day.

I have no idea if it was discussed yet or not because I only got up to this post, but I was kinda bummed for Kaci Lynn when I learned Erin was having a girl. That's one of the weirdest sentences I have ever written (being bummed for a fetus for what seems like an unrelated subject ...) But, Allie wears pants and "normal" swim suits and other clothing that seems completely age appropriate. Yeah, the hair flowers are over the top, but she has a fully functional, Florida wardrobe. I can see Allie toddling around a playground because she has on pants if she falls and sensible shoes. I thought Whitney might be able to follow Alyssa more closely in terms of dressing Kaci without it being TOO much of a big deal for the "Big Bates Family" because a precedent has been set, and if Whitney did dress Kaci a little bit more "Gothard approved" than Alyssa dresses Allie, that might be okay because of that comparison. But, with Erin having a girl now too ... who I can only assume is going to be in frilly dresses from head to toe along with multiple hair accessories at all times, I think there will be extra pressure for Whitney to dress Kaci like Brooklyn. And then, for the cousins to match and be "#bestfriends" while leghumpers write "#cousingoals" "#familygoals" underneath. Btw - where the fuck did those awful hashtags originate?

(Oh, and one of my many biases is how much I hate seeing siblings on the playground where only the male can actually play because the female's legs would burn going down a slide, dresses aren't suited for climbing, and cutesy shoes quadruple falling rates)

I will now bang my head against a wall for discussing the future of two unborn fundie females who (for now) seem destined for some sort of slight modification of wholesome swim wear within the next six or so years ... *sigh*

[Fundie Bunny]

4 hours ago, purple_summer said:

Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz's son is named Bronx Mowgli.

And that kids, is why you don't knock up a 23-year-old pastor's daughter. Pressure makes terrible names

[nastyhobbitses]

2 hours ago, sophie10130 said:

Reminds me of the cartoon Gargoyles. There's Lexington, Hudson, Brooklyn, Broadway, Bronx, and Goliath. And Demona.

There's a porn star named Lexington Steele. He was a stockbroker in New York before he went into porn, and he picked Lexington as his stage name off of a subway map because it sounded cool and distinguished. And it turns out that porn saved his life; had he still been a stockbroker, he may well have died in the September 11th attacks, since his office was in the World Trade Center.

Also, I really want Cherin to start naming their kids after New York neighborhoods and districts (not just boroughs). Tribeca actually sounds like it could be a name. But then you could also have Prospect Park Paine, Astoria Paine, Flushing Paine, Washington Heights Paine, and Staten Island Paine.

[Diana]

In one of the latest instagram photos they answered a question about Erin pregnancy, it seems she is not doing that great this time either:

becky_m2001Katie looks a lot like Erin!! How is Erin feeling? Has this pregnancy been easier than the first one?@thebatesfam @chad_erinpaine

thebatesfam@becky_m2001 Erin has had a lot of morning sickness and she still has the same blood disorder that causes her to need heparin shots. It's been pretty tough, but she's a trooper! Thank you for asking, and I'm sure she would covet your prayers

[Ursula]

I went to elementary school with not one but TWO Brooklyns (these girls were born between 1983-1985) so it's always been a normal name to me and it's definitely been used as a name longer than Posh Spice likes to think.  I think it's a nice name and they can always call her just Brook for short.

I know it's another Duggar vs. Bates thing but name wise I think the Bates family kicks the Duggars' asses to Big Sandy and back.  Both for the 19 kids in each family and the grandkids they've produced so far.  No matter what names future Bates grandkids end up with nothing will EVER be as bad as Spurgeon.  NOTHING!!!! 

[hollywood]

13 hours ago, Mela99 said:

Maybe Kaci will just go by Kaci and not Kaci Lynn? 

Probably Kaci Lynn as Allie is still always called Allie Jane

[19 cats and counting]

Re kids on the playground and little girls in dresses.  My sister always (except for the hot summer days) makes sure that my niece wears tights or leggings under her dresses (girl refuses to wear pants).  I'm not sure if she puts some sort of bike shorts on in the summer.

[Alicja]

Brooklyn Elise is a nice name.

[JillyO]

Brooklyn Elise Paine flows SO much better than Brooklyn Grace Paine, so I'm glad Chad convinced Erin.

[Granwych]

14 hours ago, Mela99 said:

Maybe Kaci will just go by Kaci and not Kaci Lynn? 

"Kaci Lynn!"  will be the "uh oh, you screwed up, girl!"  name---

[elliha]

2 minutes ago, Granwych said:

"Kaci Lynn!"  will be the "uh oh, you screwed up, girl!"  name---

I want to say Cakey Lynn when I see this name spelled this way. I know it is not entirely logical but it still happens every time I see it.

[BunnyBee]

This is some weirdness for me since Kaci Lynn is my SIL's name and we call her Kaci Lynn, and my middle name was almost Brooklyn but it was shortened to Brooke. And yes it is a southern thing to go by the first and middle name. My mother calls all 5 of her children (including me) by their first-middle name combo and it isn't that weird to me. **~~Cultural context is everything y'all~~**

[freethemall]

Via a leghumper on Instagram - you can see that the two gender/name reveals were likely filmed together, same fence and same chalkboard (same handwriting and flower too). Efficient, they should've just released them together!

[ladyaudley]

I just can't with that ugly denim vest they all love so much. 

[Fundie Bunny]

6 minutes ago, ladyaudley said:

I just can't with that ugly denim vest they all love so much. 

I threw mine away four months ago