Maxwell 7: Still boring

[JermajestyDuggar]

10 hours ago, Toothfairy said:

Sadly Sarah will never be free. Even if Steve dies. One of her brothers will take over. Sad. Free Sarah.

The only way I think she can be free is if she somehow finds a guy Steve approves of. Honestly I don't see that as very likely but I keep hoping. If a fundie guy fools Steve into thinking he will stick around the Maxwell area, maybe after a short period of time they can flee together. Steve couldn't really do anything about it since Sarah has a new headship and she did nothing wrong. 

[Coconutwater]

13 minutes ago, JermajestyDuggar said:

The only way I think she can be free is if she somehow finds a guy Steve approves of. Honestly I don't see that as very likely but I keep hoping. If a fundie guy fools Steve into thinking he will stick around the Maxwell area, maybe after a short period of time they can flee together. Steve couldn't really do anything about it since Sarah has a new headship and she did nothing wrong. 

Sadly, I don't see Steve approving of anyone and if he did he would make sure a house was purchased near his compound before approving a courtship. 

[Captain Obvious]

Steve's latest post makes me want to spend all my money on Faberge eggs, porn and vodka. Without a budget.

[MamaJunebug]

Be advised before you call for the rescue St. Bernard's: I am fine and not being restrained in any way. 

That said...

Steve's post spoke to me -- no really, I'm all right! No one's commandeered my account.

Right now I'm paying down 2 debts which makes it difficult to keep up with the charities  I like to support.  I'm weighing my options, which include renegotiating the payment plans and/or .... getting .... oh, how I hate to write this... getting a .... j o b  .... 

Well, that's all.  I'm not sure that having more of a plan than my current one, would've made any difference. Life happens.  I guess the only reason Steve's post resonated was because he started out talking about not having the option if supporting things that are important to you. 

[anjulibai]

I get what you saying, @MamaJunebug, but as with all things Maxwell, he takes it to the extreme. It's very possible to budget for things you enjoy and budget for a rainy day. He...wouldn't do that. 

I do think this is the first practical advice he has given in this series, but it's no different that you'd get from any financial management resource. 

I also find it funny that he can't seem to decide what to call this series. First it was Debt-Free, now it's Content in Christ, and he goes back and forth between those two themes. 

[SuchABlessing]

10 minutes ago, MamaJunebug said:

I guess the only reason Steve's post resonated was because he started out talking about not having the option if supporting things that are important to you. 

I don't think Steve should be giving anyone financial advice. I get what he's saying about prioritizing, but his experience is so atypical that his methods really won't work for the average family. He's supporting a family of what, seven adults? He does not allow anyone in his house to have hobbies or passions or to get involved with the community. The men work for him and the women aren't allowed to work. Their time a micromanaged by Steve. For Pete's sake, he's even limited birthday parties to dolling out a few animal crackers for dessert. Besides food, utilities, and clothes, the Maxwells don't really seem to have other expenses...

if they did have hobbies or anything like that, we wouldn't see posts about washing cars. 

[anjulibai]

They've had a few posts about decorating the house. That seems to be Maxwell approved. Apparently it's okay to buy a ton of crap from Hobby Lobby and Ikea to cover your walls. Not sure how that's okay but not, say, being into model trains.

I have said this before, but what I find really strange is that they don't pursue hobbies that could make them money. Mary was really into sewing and apparently good at it, but it doesn't seem she sews or is encouraged to do so anymore. I guess it became an idol. 

Yet, she could make money from sewing. And they know this, too; in the last Moody book, Sarah has the girls growing up and having a business on-line selling things they sew. 

They are just odd, odd, odd. 

[Foudeb]

I guess making money involves interacting with the wider world. Loads of people need minor alteration to their clothes (the hem of the trousers taken up or down, a matching button sewn back etc. but you'd need to be in a place with a lot of people for it to work and to actually (gasp, shudder) talk to them. About something other than Jesus. Half those people would be men with an independent income that could seduce their secluded daughters; the other half would be (even worse!) women with jobs of their own outside the home who could become, horror of horrors, and inspiration for them to leave.

[Palimpsest]

17 hours ago, SPHASH said:

Fuck Steven Ray Bargar Maxwell

No thanks.  I think he'd be terrible in the sack.

[usedbicycle]

3 minutes ago, Palimpsest said:

No thanks.  I think he'd be terrible in the sack.

I don' t think I can imagine a worse sex life than Steve and Teri's. From his last post on money:

"Food and procreation can have a similar hold on people’s lives becoming their joy, passion and primary purpose in life."

God forbid having sex that brings you joy and passion! He's not attracted to Teri anyway (hinted at it at a conference, can't remember the details). Teri being depressed and lifeless has probably zero libido. 

[Coconut Flan]

Debt free can be an idol, Steve.

[mango_fandango]

19 minutes ago, Palimpsest said:

No thanks.  I think he'd be terrible in the sack.

 

Now for the brain bleach....

[onekidanddone]

22 minutes ago, usedbicycle said:

I don' t think I can imagine a worse sex life than Steve and Teri's. From his last post on money:

"Food and procreation can have a similar hold on people’s lives becoming their joy, passion and primary purpose in life."

God forbid having sex that brings you joy and passion! He's not attracted to Teri anyway (hinted at it at a conference, can't remember the details). Teri being depressed and lifeless has probably zero libido. 

Who could have any libido around that guy? Except maybe he has some for himself.

[Foudeb]

I loled at his saying "procreation". A fetish for making babies all the time even at the risk of the mother's health is a fundie thing. The rest of us just fuck share sweet fellowship under the umbrella of protection of the almighty birth control! Steve's the one who turned procreation into an idol.

[Palimpsest]

15 hours ago, onekidanddone said:

Except maybe he has some for himself.

Only a man obsessed with sex would be defrauded by contrasting buttons.

[Granwych]

23 hours ago, MamaJunebug said:

 I guess the only reason Steve's post resonated was because he started out talking about not having the option if supporting things that are important to you. 

That's ok, MamaJuneBug.  You never ever have to listen to anything that comes from Steve Maxwell, 'cause you're eminently capable of thinking for yourself and figuring out how to support things that are important to you.  Not necessarily moneywise, either. 

Something to think about?? (JK, love ya!)

17 hours ago, onekidanddone said:

Who could have any libido around that guy? Except maybe he has some for himself.

Aaaaaannnddd...we have a bingo!!  Steve wins a case of KY!!!

[MamaJunebug]

2 hours ago, Granwych said:

That's ok, MamaJuneBug.  You never ever have to listen to anything that comes from Steve Maxwell, 'cause you're eminently capable of thinking for yourself and figuring out how to support things that are important to you.  Not necessarily moneywise, either. 

Something to think about?? (JK, love ya!)

Thanks, @Granwych! Loves ya, too. XXOO

[Season of life...]

Don't let food have a hold on you says the man who controls every mouthful his family ingests right down to a two animal cracker limit during one of HIS diets.

Don't let procreation become an idol says the man who reversed his vasectomy and forced his depressed wife, against her desire, to bear five more children.

And, whatever you do, don't spend your money on anything that will cause you to be happy, have fun, or enjoy what you eat. God would HATE that, you sinning heathen.

I do agree with Steve that being debt-free is a worthy goal. Parsimoniously denying yourself (and your family) any of life's pleasures while working toward it, however, is not necessary, and in fact in itself becomes an idol.

[FloraKitty35]

1 hour ago, Season of life... said:

Don't let procreation become an idol says the man who reversed his vasectomy and forced his depressed wife, against her desire, to bear five more children.

And for Sarah to be forced to take on the burden of raising on a daily basis.

[SPHASH]

New post up.  Surprise, the girls cleaned!  And a pic of Drew piggybacking on Goofy Anna.

[socalrules]

Do they do anything other than clean? I swear half their posts are about cleaning. The only time cleaning is interesting is when watching Hoarders. 

I love that they are so humble they post, for all the world to see, about their good works of cleaning for their pregnant sister-in-law.

[catlady]

three sentences and one photo?  that's it?  well, given their standards for Great Conversationalists, they must have morphed onto Great Blog Writers.  that post was uninformative and beyond boring.

if i were compelled to blog about cleaning, i'd talk about prep, supplies, and time management.  i'd share job assignments and order of steps, then why i did things in the chosen order.  if any mishaps occurred, i'd adapt the results into future projects. i'd take before-and-after pictures.  i'd share an anecdote about Drew piggybacking on Anna--whose idea was it, did they shout to each other over the noise of the vacuum, was Anna tired or did the carrier work well enough not to slow her down? Did God remind Nathan to order them a pizza afterwards?  you know, give reasons for blogging about cleaning the house.....

[NachosFlandersStyle]

I believe I spot Maxwells in the most recent post on the Bontrager blog. Apparently the Bontragers' church puts on a huge Christmas play every year and the Maxwells came into town to see it. Go back a couple of posts and you can read more about the play-- apparently it's about a family of Jewish Holocaust refugees who convert to Christianity after hearing the Christmas story? Sounds pretty tasteless IMO.

[Palimpsest]

And the Maxwell parental units are appearing at Big Sandy in April (see QoS).  Stevehovah is selling out.

[NachosFlandersStyle]

The ATI site also shows three other conferences scheduled this year (in WI, CA, and GA) and Steve and Teri are listed as speakers for all of them.