Confession: my town is really Jesus-y. I’m surrounded by Southern Baptists and I’m sort of fine with it. My new neighbors are this young Duggar-esque Baptist family with like four kids under the age of five. Last Christmas, I gave all of the kids holiday M&M packages and they were thrilled. This is my thought process: I probably don’t agree with any of their beliefs, but they make for great neighbors.
Anyway, since I’m surrounded by Southern Baptists, I spend too much time thinking about how professional religious people make a living. It’s actually pretty easy – Professional Christianity is a growth industry. There are books/publishing, lecture circuits, religious schools (nursery, K-12, college, graduate schools can all have religious affiliations), reality shows, Christian entertainment, plus the old stand-by: actually being employed by a church. I know the Duggar Family has a reality show, but with so many kids, that’s probably not the extent of their income. I would imagine that someone like Jill Duggar is also giving paid speeches, being paid to endorse certain campaigns or products, plus she probably has some other revenue streams (she’s studying to be a midwife). My point is that… I doubt Jill Duggar is rich, but she’s probably got enough money where she doesn’t need to do the baby registry at Walmart. And she definitely doesn’t have to include Gatorade on her baby registry.
Ask and you shall receive! Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard are gearing up for their first baby by registering for gifts at their local Walmart! According to their wish list, the 19 Kids and Counting stars are asking for a mix of everyday items and a few splurges.
For example, the couple requests Purell hand sanitizer, Bounty paper towels, Arm & Hammer detergent, Boudreaux’s butt paste and even an eight-pack of orange flavored Gatorade. Hey, new moms need replenishing too. There are also several items friends and family can purchase at a higher price. The couple’s most expensive item is a $199 stroller followed by a newborn napper station at $159. As of Tuesday afternoon, already 64 gifts have been purchased as the couple eagerly waits for the March 24, 2015 due date.
“We are so excited for this new little blessing and look forward to the arrival of ‘Baby Dilly’ in March 2015,” the couple wrote on the registry. The TLC reality stars recently learned their firstborn will be a handsome boy. They discovered the news during a gender-revealing ultrasound Saturday.
“Oh yes, there was some screaming in the room,” Jill recalled to People magazine. “I thought all along we were having a girl. Everyone made their guesses.” Before the ultrasound, Derick admitted that he “was praying for a big, healthy baby.”
In the meantime, the happy couple is simply enjoying their pregnancy journey and not thinking too much about the baby’s name.
“We are not going to do a letter theme,” Jill shared. “But we may do some kind of theme, like family names.” And get ready, folks. This is likely the first of many kids for the happy family. “I have loved having lots of brothers and sisters and although Derick comes from a family with just one brother, both of us would love to have as many children as God will give us,” Jill shared with Page Six. Congrats to the happy couple. Now let’s start shopping!
How common is it to put stuff like Gatorade and Purell on your baby registry? I really don’t know – I’ve never looked at a Walmart baby registry before today (I live a sheltered life, I know). If I was buying the gifts (and I AM NOT), I would just get them a gift certificate to Walmart and let them go wild with all of the Gatorade they could ever want (for the baby, obvs). Also: Walmart sells guns and I’m absolutely shocked that there are no weapons on the baby registry. You would think that a Duggar would have insisted on baby’s first shotgun.
Photos courtesy of Instagram, Facebook.
I’d love to know her financial situation, but I doubt it’s very good. There’s no way her mother and father do like Honey Boo-Boo’s June and created trust funds. They wouldn’t think that way, especially for their daughters. The baby daddy just has an entry-level job accounting, so…
But don’t the Duggars make a lot of money from real estate? And I’m sure they would help their daughter if she needed it.
I know the girls have some of their own side-projects where they’ve probably split money, but I doubt it’s much. i don’t know what the parents do for a living except flap their gums about nonsense.
The girls wrote a book and Jill was given the house that her and Derrick are living in. So that frees up a lot of cash right there.
I thought I read somewhere that they owned car dealerships or something. I’m sure Jill and Derrick just live on his salary plus whatever she gets from the reality show/endorsements.
Each child is paid individually to be on the show. They are cast members in the show. I believe they all get paid, especially the older ones like Jill. I could be wrong, but I always thought that’s how reality TV worked. The kids should be getting a cut of the profit.
Also, wasn’t JimBob a member of congress very briefly? If so, free health care for life. And, he is registered as a church, so they pay no taxes.
They are straight up grifters.
No. No, no, no and no. Jim Bob Duggar was never a member of Congress. He served for a time in the Arkansas house. However, I have looked and looked on the internets to try and confirm that Jim Bob gets health care for life, and I can’t find anything other than comments on blogs, like yours, as sources. I’ve searched the Arkansas statutes themselves and I cannot find any law in the state that gives free health care for life to state legislators. This is a lie. If you want to criticize the Duggars, knock yourself out, but this, so far as I can determine, is not true. If someone has a link to a statute or authoritative source, I’d love to see it, too.
Also, married adult children can’t be on their parents health insurance.
haha straight up grifters.
I want to know this, too. How much can Jill make per ep of this show? I know you have to pay taxes and I’d imagine there’s a manager/agent-type helping her out, so they get a cut, too. Now that I think about it, she might be making as much, if not more, than her husband!
Under the affordable health care act married children can be covered under their parent’s insurance until age 26.
I believe josh had the car dealership but sold it before they moved to D.C.
How do you know they didn’t create trust funds? You know these things first hand because you know them?
They’re actually supposed to, by law, put money in a separate account (or maybe joint, this I’m not sure) for each child under and until the age of 18. Jackie Coogan Law (one of the “our gang” kids whose money was lost by parents IIRC).
I know that people on this site don’t agree with their lifestyle, but I like Jill and Derrick. They were smitten with each other from the very beginning and I wish them a healthy baby and a happy life together.
I just bought hand sanitizer myself when I was expecting. Gatorade (and coconut water) is awesome when breastfeeding, if she goes that route.
Gatorade really isn’t ‘good’ for anything
I’m not a fan of brightly dyed sports drinks either.
Nope. She is actually correct. Gatorade is not exactly healthy, but when you are struggling with your milk supply, Gatorade in moderation was the only thing that helped me, and yeah, I tried everything else. Please spare us all with the “unhealthy” soap box talk. This is why mothers always feel ashamed of themselves…
My husband is German and when he and his sister were born my mother in law was urged to drink dark beer to increase her milk supply. That might be why my hubby loves his dunkle.
@aang: I agree, but usually they say you should drink alcohol free beer 😉 and it actually makes sense because beer contains hops which are known for their high phytoestrogen levels – therefore it could correct hormone levels in women struggling to breast feed. And it gives men moobs and a beer belly if they love it too much.
I’m just not sure what’s in Gatorade that could help breast feeding women. These are the ingredients according to wikipedia: water, sucrose (table sugar), dextrose, citric acid, natural flavor, sodium chloride (table salt), sodium citrate, monopotassium phosphate, and flavoring/coloring ingredients.
Wow… it’s practically water with sugar and flavor, coloring, preservatives. Unless the chemical stuff is acting as a xenoestrogen and therefore highly dangerous, I guess there is a lot of placebo going on. Women who want to breast feed and can’t tend to be very anxious about it which worsens their situation. So if they relax and believe in Gatorade it could help. Or they put so much sugar in their bodies via Gatorade that they produce more estrogen (and the resulting fatty tissue produces also estrogen).
They probably put the cheaper stuff on the list so friends not so loaded with cash could more easily participate. Can’t have too much Gatorade, apparently, so multiple gifts of it would be fine but now their friends know which kind they like. Registries just show people what the couple doesn’t already have but would like, and prevent duplicates of the pricier stuff that they don’t need duplicated. Otherwise they might end up with ten toasters.
I thought the same, a nice way to allow less well off friends and family feel included.
Also many places give you a short term discount, maybe 10%, for items on your registry that weren’t purchased. We added EVERYTHING so when we finished buying everything off the registry we didn’t receive, we at least got it at a discounted rate.
And you are free to register for whatever you want. Nobody has to buy it, or judge you on it. It’s nice to have some lower priced stuff for after baby arrives that people can purchased since not everyone can buy you a crib.
What about the Mountain Dew for baby’s bottle?
Only 64 gifts yet? Considering they had 1,000 people at their wedding, you’d think they’d have received more gifts already.
Baby is not due until March – it’s early for a registry, she is not even half way through her pregnancy.
What is a baby registry? We don’t have that here.
Here, when you have a baby everyone you know ( everyone!) will come to see the baby. And they will bring gifts. Lots of them. Plus they will give money to the baby.
Also, when a baby is born, your friends and neighbours will cover your front yard with feathers and paper shreds. Where that tradition came from, I have no idea.
A baby registry is how you tell your people what exactly you need or want when they come and bring all those gifts. Money is usually welcome too. Feathers and paper shreds probably not so much. 😉
where are you from, Charlie? that sounds like a really interesting tradition.
when families are expecting, they’ll go to a store and register for gifts/ needs for their new baby-things like clothes, diapers, strollers, etc. this way people who want to provide gifts will know what the parents want and need, and it should cut down on repeat gifts. a lot of people give money and gift cards or homemade gifts that aren’t on the registry.
Interesting, where are you? I understand a lot of places don’t celebrate the baby until after it’s born but have not heard of the front yard tradition of feathers and papers! In the US there are usually “Baby Showers” parties where friends and family bring gifts for the mother and baby before it is born or bring gifts by before the birth to help prepare the family. So families will usually set up a registry or “wish list” of gifts they need. Now some of my friends from Europe were quite surprised about the baby shower and said usually everyone waits until after the baby is born to bring by gifts.
Typically in the USA, baby showers (parties) are thrown for the mother. She receives gifts at the baby shower. In order to let people know what they need, they do a baby registry (same as a bridal registry). It’s also helpful for getting gifts once the baby is born because the registry can (if the purhaser tell the check out person the item is on a registry) keep track of what has been bought.
We don’t have that here (Germany) either, at least not traditionally. It happens, but as with Halloween and misspelled names on Stabuck’s cups etc. it’s more like a trend people picked up from the US. We have the wedding equivalent, so to say, a “Hochzeitstisch” (wedding table). You register at a store, make a list of items you need/want for the new household and people can choose from said list.
We do not have the feathers and paper thing here, but often paper storks are put up in the front yard for good luck, and onesies and rompers are put up on a clothes line.
German here: I’ve never heard of something called a “Hochzeitstisch”. People just give money in most cases. What are household things needed for anyway as almost everyone is already living together before getting married.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hochzeitstisch
Granted, it’s a rather dated tradition. The weddings I’ve been to, people give money or asked beforehand what the couple needs. But you’re right, nowadays most couples have been living together before getting married. Not in the olden days, though 😀
In Canada we use pink storks on the lawn to announce someone’s birthday. Nothing like waking up to 54 pink storks in your yard.
Haha, Lady D, what a great tradition! You have to live to 100 now, you know that!
I’m from Croatia. Another tradition is writing on the road with non-permannet dye signs leading to the house of the people who got the baby ( 500m, 250m etc.) and then writing duckling in front of the house. Again, no idea where that came from.
Also, the father is usually not present at the birth. Women usually check into the hospital a few days before their due date and the men stay at home. So when the baby is born there is usally a huge party. Apparently, when I was born ( 21 years ago) my family had the best party ever.
As for weddings, people usually just bring money or stuff for the house like washing machines, etc. Hare, having a registry where you specifically ask people to bring you certain things would be viewed as in very poor taste.
so interesting. I love hearing about traditions in other cultures/countries.
thanks for sharing, Charlie.
What does the hospital do for late arrivals? I was a week past my due date before he was born. Sounds like a nice little rest before the birth and subsequent lack of sleep for the next 4 months.
I’m not sure. My mum was late with me, but just 5 days or so, and she was in the hospital the entire time.
Wow sounds cool Charlie thanks for sharing. I was in Croatia 33 years ago (then Yugoslavia) it was wonderful!
Where are you from Charlie, if you don’t mind me asking? That tradition sounds messy but fun!
Agreed Charlie. There is no such thing as ‘baby showers’ in Australia. Some people *may* give you baby clothes or something like that after the baby is born, but its not the expected thing to give gifts for a pregnancy. We also don’t have engagement or wedding showers. We have an engagement party where people bring gifts, or gift money. And registries never really took off here, the premise being firstly, its rude to even expect or ask for gifts. And ruder to on expectation, give a list. You should be grateful for being given any gift. If people gift you, its on their terms. Not yours. Registries are not popular here for that reason.
E NEWS must be really desperate for news to report on this. Plus this means for E to share this “breaking story” they actually had to go pull the registry and view it – smh.
How can one study to be a midwife without any formal education?
Easy. In the US, midwives are largely not regulated (although that depends upon the state you’re in). There are basically 3 classes of midwives operating in the US today: Certified Nurse Midwives, who work almost exclusively in hospitals and birth centers (although a few work in homes). They are nurses with college degrees and usually master’s level training in midwifery.
The 2nd group is Certified Professional Midwives who deliver in homes. They are usually not nurses (although they can be) but usually must have completed some level of midwifery education and/or apprenticeship to receive their certification.
The 3rd group is Direct Entry Midwives. This is the most at-risk group, because it requires no formal education, apprenticeship or anything else. You can just start doing it. There are no educational or training standards for them. I believe this is what Jill is.
A lack of formal education does not necessarily mean that one is incompetant. Trust me, I’ve encountered more than a few doctors who have shocked me with their level of ineptitude. But the Duggars are a family that denies their children access to standard education. These children think the world is 6000 years old and the entire Earth’s population can fit inside Jacksonville. They are not exactly critical thinkers or science-minded. How can Jill provide the best possible care to women and babies when she hasn’t been allowed to develop a mind that can critically think about things and view science and evidence objectively? There are midwives I would more than trust to deliver a baby, but she isn’t one of them.
How is it possible for anyone to believe we could all fit in Jacksonville? How? Have they never heard of India, China, California? Even if they were cut off from all learning material as children, she is an adult now. She can look online, watch TV, listen to the radio, pick up a freaking book. I honestly can’t believe someone would think we all fit in Jacksonville. I have a problem with willful ignorance. This is also the first Duggar thread I have ever clcked on.
But the whole point of everpopulation isn’t that there wouldn’t be enough space, but the fact that there aren’t enough resources.
Lady D: it’s part of their religiously-approved fundamentalist education. Fundamentalists generally reject stuff like environmentalism because they believe that God gave the Earth to humans to use as we want. They also believe that God will not let any harm to us and that he gave us dominion over everything. Hence, they feel no responsibility to take care of the planet, or animals, or anything like that. Because of this, they feel no responsibility to limit their own family size and they reject any ideas (like overpopulation) that would argue against having such giant families.
The idea with Jacksonville is that they believe that if all the people on Earth stood shoulder to shoulder and packed in, we could all fit inside Jacksonville. And that, potentially, is true – maybe you could pack 7 billion humans into that space. But as Charlie pointed out, it’s not about just space, but the resources those people consume. The Duggars are willfully ignorant in that they reject anything that might challenge their own world view.
Wait wait, so they are bitterly opposed to abortion because all babies are precious, even those you can barely see with the naked eye (or not at all, in some cases) but those lives are, at one of the most dangerous points in anyone’s life, so unimportant that a complete lack of education in how to birth that baby safely is no barrier to being a midwife?
If life is so precious, and babies deserve every chance, why are they okay with denying them decent medical care at birth? So many babies must die or be born disabled due to that, surely? Or is it the law that an unqualified midwife can only assist a properly qualified practitioner – so effectively they’re a doula with a fancy label?
I can’t shade the practical items like butt paste, etc. I am 6 months pregnant and made a real effort to put affordable items (that I will definitely need!) on my registry. I have a huge family and quite a few of my cousins are still in college, so if they want to get a gift and butt paste and baby shampoo fit their budget then great, that’s why I put those items there!
If i were the couple, I would sneak in my weekly grocery items such as yoghurt, lactose-free milk, quinoa grains, Dog and cat food. Things that have nothing to do with the baby. Mom has to be worry-free, right?
Sorry but butt paste..? Is that nappy rash cream..? I’ve never heard of butt paste before.
It’s a specific brand of diaper rash cream: Boudreaux’s Butt Paste
One item I have seen a lot that makes the most sense: BATTERIES. They can get kind of expensive if you need 3-4 packs of various batteries for things like a bouncer, swing, mobile, monitor, etc.
I am preggers with my first baby and I have also registerd at Walmart, but there are only a couple of large items on there, like a stroller, and bassinet. I figure our parents will probably get us the few large items we need, and then I will assume my friends will pick out a cute outfit or stuffed animal or book for the baby. I don’t need to tell them what (if anything) to give me, that takes all the fun out of it. I don’t think it is normal to ask for gatorade, but one of the things that has begun to bother me about registries is that people ask for SO MUCH (and such expensive) stuff, that is crazy.
I would totally ask for a metric ton of onesies (those are getting dirty ALL the time and no one has the energy to do laundry every day…) and towels for spit up.
yes!! onesies, towels and receiving blankets, i went through boat loads of those everyday
I would guess registering at WalMart is likely another revenue stream. I mean, I would also guess they have enough money that they wouldn’t necessarily have to register anywhere, let alone Walmart, so I would bet Walmart paid them for the publicity/tv time for registering at Walmart.
He works at the Walmart Home Office. If he didn’t register there, I am sure it would be frowned upon at work.
I was thinking that, too. So if you “have to” put together a registry, why not register for random stuff that you use everyday?
Ah, I suppose that makes much more sense. I haven’t ever seen the show before, so I wasn’t aware he worked at Walmart.
Still seems like a good advertising opportunity for Walmart, to me.
Oh, I love practical gifts. When i was young, i hated receiving a pack of Fruit of the Loom underwear or a dozen of Kmart face towels. Now I appreciate getting them as bday or Christmas presents from my Aunties. I could use the money to buy that for other things I really like.
Pastor here. Most of us who choose this path know that there isn’t much money or glamour on it, and for those who do strike it rich, they don’t usually stand out for me as the best representatives of either the faith or the job.
Way to make a HUGE generalization there.
Then how do you explain the demographics that show that the overwhelmingly majority of Americans are not evangelicals?
STOP REPORTING ON THESE PEOPLE! Jesus wept, it’s bad enough we have people getting famous with sex tapes, but she’s famous for, what, here? Being from a litter of children? Planning to begin her own?
My sentiments exactly.
Ugh I totally agree. I hate myself for reading this article. Everything about these people makes me want to vomit. And not just a little bit. I’m talking projectile vomiting here
Please, please, please , make these people go away. It’s one thing watching a Prince grow up, another who has parents that are celebrity-whores, but these people? C’mon, there has to be more interesting folks out there.
Northwest Arkansas is actually very nice and is one of the fastest growing economies in the country. I don’t shade your opinion of the Duggars but I’m actually offended by your mischaracterization of an entire state (my home state, perhaps obviously).
i’m from missouri, but I lived in fayetteville, arkansas for a bit. I liked the town. I kinda had the whole Arkansas stigma mindset at first, but I actually enjoyed it. No worse than Missouri. and fayetteville was a college town. hog calls at the bars for the razorbacks (sports team)
My baby will be born in about 7 weeks. I have always found the idea of showers and registries revolting. And tacky. I can’t understand why I would ask my friends to spend their money because I became pregnant. Even friends with plenty of money. My husband and I have purchased everything for our baby, apart from a few small items my mother sent. I’m sure mine is an odd opinion not shared by the masses. But I’m happy to have done it all without making anyone feel obligated.
Made me uncomfortable when I was pregnant. Like people felt obligated to buy me stuff. Especially since I am far better off financially than almost everyone in my family.
I agree. Due to my marriage I am much more comfortable than all my friends. But they wanted to get things for my baby. It was the same at our wedding – some friends even gave us a present at my shower AND a monetary gift at the wedding. I wanted to send their checks back to them! But that would be insulting, right?
I had no problem with my wealthy aunts and uncles spoiling my baby – they enjoyed the opportunity to shop for a baby. But what do you do, not invite certain people to the baby shower? It’s an odd circumstance to be in. I registered for some pricey bedding (so my aunts could indulge me) and everything else was small. My husband and I took care of the larger items ourselves, or our parents wanted to. So I hoped my friends would just get something small and not spend too much. Some of them still went overboard!
The point is that having a baby is sorta a joyous event for most people, and most people are nice and want to help the parents celebrate and giving gifts is a part of that. And if people really want to give you presents, then isn’t it logical to try to direct them to things you will actually want/need as opposed to letting them figure it out on their own and possibly gift you useless stuff? I disagree with you in that I don’t believe an obligation exists to do this stuff (although some mothers absolutely do) – it evolved out of the inevitable. You’re probably going to get stuff anyway, so why not drop the hint? If you truly do not want anything, you can always opt for the charity registry (my husband and I had one). People who want to donate can and it stays private.
You should awesome. As a woman who has never had kids and been invited to a million baby showers, I can say I am pretty much over it. I decline many of them now unless it’s someone extremely close to me. My colleague recently asked me to throw her third baby shower in 4 years and I wanted to give her an eyeroll. That may be an unpopular opinion, but seriously.
I know I speak for all the unchildren people when I say we should have non-baby shower showers. LOL
I mean you “sound” awesome not “should be” LOL
@Ciria – I’m in the same boat as you. And it makes me even crazier than I already am when I’m asked to attend a baby shower for a woman having her third child. I’ve just started sending a nice card with no cash, no gift cards. The child is welcome, but at some point, I feel it’s just greed. (BTW, the baby momma had tons of clothes, crib, car seat, monitor, everything already.)
Wow, I never even thought about baby showers that happen after the first baby! People still have registries and stuff for that too??? Why? They’ve already got all the baby stuff from round one!
I like the idea of registries in theory, no one gets useless stuff or multiples, and people usually want to get you gifts anyways; but more and more I’m just seeing it as how greedy people can be. I’ve had coworkers invite me because they know even if I don’t go to the shower (baby or bridal), I’ll still probably get them something off the registry. Ugh. I don’t like the expectation that you can ask people to fund your lifestyle, especially when there is no real need, just greed.
I actually agree with you, I find registries tacky. When I got married we did not register as we felt uncomfortable “asking” for things (and we told people we had everything we need and not to get us anything, but generous family and friends still gave us gifts). I have no problem buying gifts for friends who have had a new baby, gifts for showers/weddings etc. I just don’t like the idea of making a list and asking for stuff. Especially for people who are having their second, third child or second wedding etc.
I don’t see anything wrong with it. I love attending baby showers. It’s fun and there’s usually refreshments and fun people. It’s basically like the adult version of birthday parties because no one gives adults birthday gifts. Plus there’s usually cake! I can’t believe so many people are anti-shower. This saddens me. I would have so many fewer get-togethers with people if they didn’t exist anymore. I think they’re fun social occasions. I also like seeing what other people buy at baby showers.
I’m not anti-shower at all, but I am anti-blatantly asking for gifts, especially when it’s your own choice to have a baby or a wedding. That said, as I noted above, I still enjoy buying gifts for friends and family to celebrate.
I never registered either. I wasn’t getting married for the gifts, I was getting married because I wanted to be married. Registries to me create this weird expectation that there should be gifts given and that is almost a side reason for the event or something, I don’t know. I used to get wedding invitations with poems in them asking for money instead of a gift and they made me a bit sad, like me being present at their event wasn’t as important as what I would give them for attending – and heaven forbid I give them the ‘wrong’ thing!
Her facial expression always tickles me. Its like she is perpetually surprised about everything.
I don’t know about Gatorade on baby registries but a friend of mine registered for a 5lb bag of gummy bears (from target) when she got married. She thought it was funny, she instagrammed a picure the day they were registering.
I think Purell is actually a smart buy, and anyone with an issue doesn’t have to buy them something they think they shouldn’t have ask for.
Let’s be honest, this kid will have a lot more problems growing up than its mom requesting Gatorade at her baby shower
Looks like a very legit baby registry list. Quite thorough. I had the very same swing for my most recent baby – Fisher Price always delivers!
Idk, they probably can afford it. Kate Gosselin was masterful at grifting, the little old ladies would forego getting their own grand-kids Xmas gifts because poor Kate’s kids would go without (according to Kate). Kate shocked ’em all when she bought her mini-mansion and “land as far as the eye can see”.
To be fair though with the Duggars, the inexpensive things are probably for the younger siblings to purchase or the less fortunate. I don’t agree with the Duggars but no way are they as bad as Kate Gosselin.
Wouldn’t it be hysterical if the registry included stuff like “sex jelly” and butt plugs and bongs and stuff? Just sayin’…
Wow, I’m shocked at the shade thrown at Gatorade. As an RN in both clinics and hospital settings, I’ve seen Gatorade used in both! We give it to patients in labor (it’s absorbed by the stomach very fast due to it’s correct balance if electrolytes) and we give it to patients recovering from surgery to rehydrate them quickly. It’s very helpful when kids are sick because they will drink it even if they won’t drink or eat anything else, plus you can hide liquid Advil in it! Sorry, Gatorade is my girl!!!
LOL my husband loves gatorade as well. I think it’s harmless unless someone drinks it all the time (like pop) because of the sugar. I think it’s also good to drink if you have a bad bout of food poisoning. Tastes better and is cheaper than the formal electrolyte solutions you can buy.
“No, we’re not going to do same-letter names, but we might do a theme, like family names”—- Well, too bad all of your family’s names start with a “J” other than Michelle’s!
I’m going to call it – the baby’s name will be “Duggar Dillard”. Dugg for short.
OMG! I think you hit it right on the head. I can definitely see that happening!
Even if they have money (which I doubt) the registry is for other people. Their friends might not be ballin’. My husband and I do well, not rich, but we put a smidgen in a savings each month. My brother in law is in the army, his wife stays at home and they have a baby of their own, pay check to pay check. You have to have dolla items so your friends and family dont go under over your breeding. Plus, there’s only so much stuff a baby needs.
I put paper towels on my registry because we had a lot of family wanting to send us stuff, but we didn’t need the whole baby section in our house. The bumbo from my first was still in the box when my sister had a baby and I gave it right back to her.
Its rude to ask for cash, but you dont really need as much baby stuff as you have family and friends.
I swear I thought that was B.J. Novak in the thumbnail. I was so confused.
OK THANK YOU! It has been bugging for me for months who he reminded me of, and now I know. I wouldn’t think he and BJ Novak were identical, but they definitely look similar to me.
I think he also looks a bit like Ryan Eggold on “The Blacklist”.
She’s not studying to be a midwife anymore-she’s married now! Sure she’ll probably attend a few births here and there, especially if its one of her sisters eventually. But she will never be an ACTUAL, LEGAL midwife.
Hey. I registered for a bag of cool ranch Doritos when I was pregnant the first time. When you are wandering around the store with the magic present wand, I don’t know, sometimes you just go with it. Also, I was hungry. And someone actually bought me Doritos!
I had a baby without a registry by choice. We would rather give to another family than take from others. I got most of my stuff second hand and if we have another it is third. I don’t want to deny her the joy of having her first child but her registry is ridiculous. Gatorade? It isn’t going to help your milk production. I would be asking for frozen dinners, things you don’t want to go out for a new mom. I also don’t have siblings and a huge family who would help.
Why give these people a platform?
Does the husband work at Walmart? He’s wearing a walmart land yarn and name tag…..
Does anybody else find their eyes as creepy as I do? Welcome to Stepford….
her hair and makeup have changed so much. is it because she’s gotten away from daddy, or because her hubby prefers this style? basically, is she expressing herself (finally) or shifting control from one man to another?
Posting and creating a forum based on a registry that’s axtually practical and a lot more palatable than most of the celebrity registries we love to hate. Why is it a thing to pick on this young lady and her siblings? I understand her folks are extreme in their beliefs. Takes all kinds people. Your way ain’t the only option in this world! I’m on board for making fodder of the over the topness of celebrity. To make fun of a simple and practical registry is silly. When I got married, my sister in law said choose anything you ever wanted b/c never again will you be able to expect others to show their love by fulfilling your wish list. Maybe you get it all, maybe you don’t. Both her and her sisters registry was simply what they felt they needed. Who cares?!?