Joy and Austin (and Gideon) 22: When Nothing Much Happens

[ophelia]

7 hours ago, Rachel333 said:

I wonder how they feel about the cover of the magazine they're in. 

I really hope they wave it a Josh and say something like: "Look, son! You are not the only one cheating his wife. The POTUS does it and his son too. You'll be fine."

Out to the prayer closet now.

[libgirl2]

13 hours ago, Jenn The Heathen said:

But the Trumps are good Christians... 

So is my cat. 

[singsingsing]

1 minute ago, libgirl2 said:

So is my cat. 

I feel 100% confident, without having ever met your cat, that your cat is a far better Christian than any of the Trumps.

[SapphireSlytherin]

1 hour ago, libgirl2 said:

So is my cat. 

My cat's an atheist and 10000000000000000000000000% better than any of the Trumps.

[socalgurl83]

Didn't see this posted yet. Joy and Austin got emotional during Joe and Kendra's wedding rehearsal dinner. Interesting some of the things Joy said about taking on her parent's faith.

https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/joy-anna-duggar-cries-through-speech-at-joes-rehearsal-dinner-watch/

[Ivycoveredtower]

9 minutes ago, socalgurl83 said:

Didn't see this posted yet. Joy and Austin got emotional during Joe and Kendra's wedding rehearsal dinner. Interesting some of the things Joy said about taking on her parent's faith.

https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/joy-anna-duggar-cries-through-speech-at-joes-rehearsal-dinner-watch/

first Kendra was Gorgeous in that video. 

secondly wow I am surprised that Joy admitted to struggling with her faith. 

lastly  all the full frontal hugs which even with family for the Duggar's is rare to see this is one of the most genuine moments of the show. 

[MargaretElliott]

Okay, their beliefs are disgusting, that was incredibly sweet. Being a teenager, struggling with disagreeing with your parents (which is what I hope is the subtext here), having someone to say they love you and care about you, and genuinely taking an interest in your life... that's what a lot of kids need in their teens, and a lot of them don't get it. He seems like a genuinely wonderful big brother who helped his sister through a rough time. So that's really quite lovely.

Shame about the cult, though.

[allthegoodnamesrgone]

2 hours ago, singsingsing said:

I feel 100% confident, without having ever met your cat, that your cat is a far better Christian than any of the Trumps.

So is mine and she's trying to kill me, premeditated murder and she's still got more morals than all the Tumps combined.  

[SapphireSlytherin]

13 minutes ago, allthegoodnamesrgone said:

she's trying to kill me, premeditated murder

I think this is a genetic/telepathic connection among/between all cats - they try to kill us on the daily, yet expect us to wait on them hand-and-foot. 

Who's really in charge? Yeah...

[viii]

2 hours ago, MargaretElliott said:

Okay, their beliefs are disgusting, that was incredibly sweet. Being a teenager, struggling with disagreeing with your parents (which is what I hope is the subtext here), having someone to say they love you and care about you, and genuinely taking an interest in your life... that's what a lot of kids need in their teens, and a lot of them don't get it. He seems like a genuinely wonderful big brother who helped his sister through a rough time. So that's really quite lovely.

Shame about the cult, though.

It seems like after the whole Josh incident, Joe really stepped up to take care of his siblings and has genuinely invested time in his siblings. Despite their horrible cult and upbringing, Joe seems like a really decent person from what we've seen/heard. I'm sure a lot of the siblings are feeling the loss of him moved out. 

[Satan'sFortress]

On 3/22/2018 at 9:27 AM, Carm_88 said:

Then Satan may be building a fortress in his heart and it may lead to a porn addiction! 

Hey--I just build them, I don't lead them to the porn addictions! 

[Sky with diamonds]

That video was lovely. Very genuine. 

Joe seems to be a very kind, loving man. 

[candygirl200413]

It kind of also made me realize that even being surrounded with so many siblings, you can still feel so alone and lost.

[Carm_88]

Wasn't it Joe who used to give his sister flowers for Valentine's Day each year? I'm not shocked that they are missing him. 

[viii]

3 minutes ago, candygirl200413 said:

It kind of also made me realize that even being surrounded with so many siblings, you can still feel so alone and lost.

I think if anything, the more siblings you have, the greater chances you have of feeling alone and lost because you don't really have anyone focusing on you. I work at a school and we have a couple of kids who come from bigger families and they often act out for attention because they've said they don't get it at home. 

[Nikedagain?]

3 hours ago, Ivycoveredtower said:

first Kendra was Gorgeous in that video. 

secondly wow I am surprised that Joy admitted to struggling with her faith. 

lastly  all the full frontal hugs which even with family for the Duggar's is rare to see this is one of the most genuine moments of the show. 

Can we discern who Lauren Caldwell is sitting next to? I just really think she's more than just Kendra's sister. 

[Ivycoveredtower]

9 minutes ago, Nikedagain? said:

Can we discern who Lauren Caldwell is sitting next to? I just really think she's more than just Kendra's sister. 

I couldn't see that.  Are you thinking she's getting to know one of the duggar boys? (That could get confusing two Lauren's) 

 

I did clearly see Erin and Trace at the table behind Joe and Kendra multiple times. that surprises me considering how careful TLC has been to keep them off camera in the years since BUB came out. 

[SorenaJ]

I'm not wishing infertility on anyone, but is it okay to wish for slightly slow swimmers to space out the blessings a little bit, or that the girls get really into breastfeeding on demand and that it works as a contraception? 

[viii]

1 minute ago, SorenaJ said:

I'm not wishing infertility on anyone, but is it okay to wish for slightly slow swimmers to space out the blessings a little bit, or that the girls get really into breastfeeding on demand and that it works as a contraception? 

It's tough, because I know what you mean. You don't want the girls to get overwhelmed and have a breakdown, and yet if they're not getting pregnant routinely, then they're probably believing bullshit lies about themselves failing, and that's horrible to consider as well. 

I just wish all these couples would wake up and start to make decisions for themselves - not what Jim Bob wants, not what their husband wants, but what THEY want in life. 

[metheglyn]

21 minutes ago, Nikedagain? said:

Can we discern who Lauren Caldwell is sitting next to? I just really think she's more than just Kendra's sister. 

I don't have a solid sense of who it is, but I managed to screencap him for the moment before the camera pans sideways toward Lauren and he leans out of frame. It *kind* of looks like one of the Bates boys (maybe Jackson?), but I'm not convinced it is. 

[libgirl2]

38 minutes ago, Sky with diamonds said:

That video was lovely. Very genuine. 

Joe seems to be a very kind, loving man. 

Kendra is a lucky woman. She might have a litter of kids, but I think Joe is going to be by her side through thick and thin. I can see he clearly adores her. 

[3SecondSideHugger]

'Struggle accepting my parents' faith as my own' sounds like we almost had a runner! #FreeJoy

[Ivycoveredtower]

5 minutes ago, 3SecondSideHugger said:

'Struggle accepting my parents' faith as my own' sounds like we almost had a runner! #FreeJoy

and then she gets stuck with the Forsyth's. Austin may be okay I'm reserving judgment right now but his father is just a giant creep. 

[libgirl2]

13 minutes ago, 3SecondSideHugger said:

'Struggle accepting my parents' faith as my own' sounds like we almost had a runner! #FreeJoy

Makes me wish Joe hadn't been so supportive. 

[albireo]

Run, Joe and Kendra (and baby), run! Love isn't everything, but being able to lean on your spouse will help you through hard times. There's so much more out there in the world than this creepy cult life, and you can see it all together!

Too bad it looks like he's really committed to the faith. He encouraged the whole family to spend more time reading the Bible, and he wants to fill up that quiver right away. Sigh. Poor (future) kids.