JinJer: Now with Social Media

[Markie]

I would imagine that Jinger and Jeremy attend a lot of weddings. Not all the weddings they go to will be Duggary. Wonder if Jeremy has taught Jinger to dance. He must know how to dance and it seems natural that he would want to share that with his spouse. I'm not a fan of going to lots of weddings but the best are the ones with lots of music and fun dancing for the receptions. I also like lots of Wine but I doubt Jeremy drinks.

[Exposedknees]

Since Jinger did not jump on the "special announcement" train happening at Joy's wedding, I hope we can infer that she's not expecting.  

[singsingsing]

5 minutes ago, Exposedknees said:

Since Jinger did not jump on the "special announcement" train happening at Joy's wedding, I hope we can infer that she's not expecting.  

Nope. Definitely can't infer that.

[Bethella]

19 minutes ago, Exposedknees said:

Since Jinger did not jump on the "special announcement" train happening at Joy's wedding, I hope we can infer that she's not expecting.  

I'm expecting the announcement to come the day before or the day of the season premiere. 

[ScorpiousMalfoy]

There's a congratulatory vid on Jeremy's FB. Jinger looks fab! Her hair looks great. No baby bump as far as I can see. Message is sweet and makes sense, which is a lot for Duggar vids.

ETA some leghumpers are commenting under the vid how they DEFINITELY!!!ONE!!one!!! see a bump. Hmmm.

[Gobsmacked]

6 hours ago, Exposedknees said:

Since Jinger did not jump on the "special announcement" train happening at Joy's wedding, I hope we can infer that she's not expecting.  

Jinger and Jeremy may be pregnant. Just don't want to up-stage Joy and Austins day.

Jeremy most definately isn't a "Duggar". He may be a mad preacher but he does seem to be his own man and lot more " socialised" than the Duggars

[mydoggoskeeper]

Agree.  If Jinger is pregnant, it looks like it agrees with her.  I also think it could be due to a lifestyle changes.  Jeremy is active, probably knows a little about nutrition, and is stylish enough not to begrudge Jinger some better hair care products.  

[Four is Enough]

I'm thinking the big lead in to the new series will be BABY MANIA!

Anna and the Redemption Baby!

Jill: She's so big, are there two in there?

Jessa: How fast can she get knocked up again?

Jinger: Is she? Bet she is!! Just look at all that loose clothing!

and finally, JoyAnna: How soon, oh Lord?

[VeganCupcake]

5 hours ago, ScorpiousMalfoy said:

There's a congratulatory vid on Jeremy's FB. Jinger looks fab! Her hair looks great. No baby bump as far as I can see. Message is sweet and makes sense, which is a lot for Duggar vids. 

Can anyone embed the video? I don't have fb. Thanks! 

[VineHeart137]

 

55 minutes ago, VeganCupcake said:

Can anyone embed the video? I don't have fb. Thanks! 

Here you go, in case you didn't find it on the other thread.

 

[FJismyheadship]

She looks adorable. I love that she's wearing pants and wearing them publicly. I know, it doesn't mean anything, but she's adorable there.

[wikinggirl]

Jinger looks cute, but the bad photoshop irritates me. He's probably going for artistic, but you can see the lines from where he's blurred out the background (around the chess pieces and Jinger)

[VeganCupcake]

On 5/21/2017 at 2:54 PM, Front Hugging Fiend said:

She puts my literal needs first and has always provided for me in every other aspect, so I think it's less of a selfish thing and more of an independent thing? Maybe, since she's not an emotional person, she only has the capacity to be open with one person at a time? I don't have it too bad all things considered. And she knows me better than Michelle Duggar knows her spawn, so that's something.

My mom sounds similar to yours. She's always been distant and aloof, but even more since she divorced my dad and got a new boyfriend. I'm not upset about the divorce because I'm not close at all with my dad either. It's just that now she acts like she has no time for us kids (or even less than the tiny amount she had before.) Every time I try to talk about my feelings or anything deep with her, she just brushes me off and shuts me down. She acts like this to my sisters as well. She refuses to communicate beyond a very shallow,  surface level. She literally tells me I'm wasting her time when I call her. And she NEVER reaches out to me first. If I stopped calling her I'd probably never hear from her again cause she just wouldn't bother. 

[cascarones]

22 hours ago, Markie said:

Wonder if Jeremy has taught Jinger to dance. He must know how to dance and it seems natural that he would want to share that with his spouse. I'm not a fan of going to lots of weddings but the best are the ones with lots of music and fun dancing for the receptions. 

I know he knows how to dance, i've two stepped with him back when he lived in San Antonio and we'd end up at stuff for mutual friends. He's definitely got goalie hands, I remember my boyfriend at the time getting annoyed by having smaller hands despite the fact he was a few inches taller and having a machismo dislike for Jeremy as a result.  Though to be fair, we were at the 'it's ending, but we're not admitting it yet' stage, where boyfriend irrationally disliked pretty much every other dude. 

I guess I would wonder if Jinger is ready for dancing in public given the pants backlash. Didn't he give an 'it's okay to wear pants and drink wine' sermon before she started wearing them? 

[jerkit]

I don't see a bump *shrug*

but her hair looks amazing in the video!

[likejana86]

She looks more relaxed now,stress free

you can wear pants  and be "modest"(i' don't get it) without showing you underwear.

she can get an haircut now that she is married???

[Lyle Lanley]

Ankle booties, jeggings, and an oversized button up shirt? She's dressing like the rest of the heathens how a regular 20-something year old woman would dress these days. Did someone let her into H&M?

[physicalscience]

2 hours ago, cascarones said:

Didn't he give an 'it's okay to wear pants and drink wine' sermon before she started wearing them? 

Yes, yes he did. He also called out the other Duggar husband's on the show saying something along the lines of "keeping the marriage bed pure is clearly outlined in The Word, but putting your arm around your fiancée is not off limits" haha.

I know this horse has been beaten to death, but I personally think Jermey is a step in the right direction, although his views are still toxic. Marriage seems to agree with Jinger, she appears healthier and happier IMO. 

[SilverBeach]

There is a reason Facebook is also called Fakebook. There is something to be said for living life and not just posting about it. I've said it before, I don't like Facebook and would never give Zuckerberg's behometh unfettered access to the pictures on my phone. I email and text photos to the individuals I want to have them. Takes no more time than posting to FB. And I don't trust those "privacy" settings, which can change without notice.

I know all forms of modern communications technology presents security risks. I have no illusions about that. But the FB culture that says you are practically insignificant unless your life is plastered on there...nope, not buying into that. My ego doesn't need or want that type of attention. FJ is enough of a time suck anyway, LOL. As always, YMMV and to each their own.  

[singsingsing]

10 minutes ago, SilverBeach said:

I have no illusions about that. But the FB culture that says you are practically insignificant unless your life is plastered on there...nope, not buying into that. My ego doesn't need or want that type of attention. 

Yeah, I'm the same, and yet I still actively use Facebook. I use it to keep in touch with family and friends, participate in discussion groups, get updates from organizations/artists/writers/etc. that I'm interested in, and I find that, for me, it's by far the easiest way to communicate with the people I want to communicate with. I downloaded a Chrome extension that hides all the shit people 'like' and comment on from showing up in my newsfeed - thank God for that extension, because otherwise FB would be entirely unusable to me. Facebook, like most other things, is entirely what you make of it. And if you want to make nothing of it and not use it at all, more power to you. But ego stroking and oversharing is not the only use for social media.

[SilverBeach]

@singsingsing, I hate that FB has become so all-encompassing that so many groups and organizations assume everyone in the world is on there so it is the only way they communicate. 

I never said that ego stroking and oversharing are the only use for social media, although I do believe that FB is designed to appeal to the ego. There can certainly be a practical functionality to FB, but I don't like wading through the other shit to get to it.

I'm a big believer in everybody doing there own thing. My position has evolved over the years. I had a full fledged FB page at one time, but eventually it just didn't work for me. Ain't judging nobody, just stating my opinion.

5 minutes ago, singsingsing said:

Yeah, I'm the same, and yet I still actively use Facebook. I use it to keep in touch with family and friends, participate in discussion groups, get updates from organizations/artists/writers/etc. that I'm interested in, and I find that, for me, it's by far the easiest way to communicate with the people I want to communicate with. I downloaded a Chrome extension that hides all the shit people 'like' and comment on from showing up in my newsfeed - thank God for that extension, because otherwise FB would be entirely unusable to me. Facebook, like most other things, is entirely what you make of it. And if you want to make nothing of it and not use it at all, more power to you. But ego stroking and oversharing is not the only use for social media.

 

[singsingsing]

3 minutes ago, SilverBeach said:

@singsingsing, I hate that FB has become so all-encompassing that so many groups and organizations assume everyone in the world is on there so it is the only way they communicate. 

Honestly, I'm with you. I'm not happy that a private corporation controls so much of our communication. The problem is that it's so well established and entrenched at this point. I used to hear about possible alternatives to Facebook, but I never hear about those anymore. It's a really interesting phenomenon, from a purely detached sociological/historical sort of point of view, but it's troubling at the same time. 

[Fascinated]

I'm somewhere in-between. I only have, by choice, a couple of dozen 'friends', many of whom I accepted because I was afraid I would look like a dick if I didn't. I HATE that they see anything about me. I have excluded those people from seeing what little I post, but they do see if I'm tagged in someone else's post. I thought I had my settings locked down as much as possible, but it seems anyone can view my posts. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. @singsingsing, that extension sounds really useful. Can you select certain people whose comments and likes stay off your feed, or is it everyone or no-one?  If that is clear, which it probably isn't. 

[VelociRapture]

I bounce back and forth on Facebook to be honest. I dislike it for the reasons @SilverBeachand @singsingsingmentioned. But it's the easiest way to stay in touch with extended family and long distance friends.

I tend to share photos of my daughter more on Instagram these days. The privacy settings there are more straight forward. I also don't find myself worrying that people are going to see photos of Velocibaby if I don't want them to - the people I'm thinking of don't have Instagram accounts or aren't "friends" with my or my husband's accounts on Instagram.

I've really scaled back how much I share and what I share about my daughter on Facebook though. I'm thinking of just not sharing any photos of her on there after she turns one in December. We'll see what happens.

[CoveredInBees]

I lost my love of Facebook the moment MIL discovered it (we are estranged). 

My settings are as watertight as can be but she is slowly gaining 'friends' in our town (our actual friends know better than to accept her). It has a definite feeling of circling the wagons about it now.

If it wasn't for a group of online friends I have on there (shared interest/hobby) I probably would have deactivated my account by now. I'm much more comfortable in forums where it's all relatively anonymous