Pearl Family 3: Living on Snake Oil, Charcoal and Plexus

[JermajestyDuggar]

5 minutes ago, Bluebirdbluebell said:

The kids weren't in their house??!! I guess it makes sense they moved in with someone else, but they didn't go back at all?! That's really sad.

They stayed with Mike and Debi. I’m surprised the kids didn’t go get random toys, books, or clothes while staying at Mike and Debi’s. I doubt they took a ton of stuff to their grandparent’s house initially. But who knows.

Edited August 12 by JermajestyDuggar

[JDuggs]

But Shalom went home a couple of times while Justin was in Mexico. Did she not go to her house or did this all happen after her last trip home? Justin looks pretty good. I thought after the long trip home, he’d relapse again. I wonder about Shoshanna and Shalom’s relationship. I’ve never hear them talk about each other. Seems like Shalom and Justin are closer to James.

[hoipolloi]

For at least part of the time, the younger kids were staying with Mike & Debi. James seems to have remained close to the Brands. AFAIK, they all live in the same area of TN.

Clearly, the kids are ecstatic to have both parents back home.

 

[JermajestyDuggar]

Shoshanna constantly posts videos and pics with her dad and her BFF Lauren. But almost nothing with Shalom. Her actual sister. But I shouldn’t judge. Because my sister posts a ton on social media and I’m rarely in her content. Because I hate pics and she knows it. So she won’t take many pics of me even though I’m there.

[GuineaPigCourtship]

Shoshanna seems very self-absorbed.  Does she have time to offer comfort to her sister in between writing poetry and bathing in the creek?

[JermajestyDuggar]

1 hour ago, GuineaPigCourtship said:

Shoshanna seems very self-absorbed.  Does she have time to offer comfort to her sister in between writing poetry and bathing in the creek?

She just got Eric to build her custom shelves from scratch for her bedroom. Will she allow him to sleep there? Doubt it. I speculate that she’s leading him on so she can have a handyman work for free. 

[hoipolloi]

19 hours ago, GuineaPigCourtship said:

Shoshanna seems very self-absorbed.  Does she have time to offer comfort to her sister in between writing poetry and bathing in the creek?

No, she doesn't have time for that because she's busy telling everyone that God says divorce is A-OK for some people.

[noseybutt]

46 minutes ago, hoipolloi said:

No, she doesn't have time for that because she's busy telling everyone that God says divorce is A-OK for some people.

The only thing I can understand from that mess is that her ex did not have an affair. 


 

[hoipolloi]

3 minutes ago, noseybutt said:

The only thing I can understand from that mess is that her ex did not have an affair. 

Between the gibberish & vague-booking, thatʻs all I got from it although she threw around stuff like looking at porn and being a poor provider.

I wonder what her parents & her much-holier-than-thou brother, Nathan (who has taken over NGJ), think about this stuff. It pretty much goes against everything they say about marriage and divorce.

 

[JermajestyDuggar]

The rules don’t apply to the Pearl children. They are special circumstances that god will allow. 

[Howl]

Yup, yup, just fling Bible fu everywhere, to make the point you want to make.  

[noseybutt]

2 hours ago, hoipolloi said:

Between the gibberish & vague-booking, thatʻs all I got from it although she threw around stuff like looking at porn and being a poor provider.

I wonder what her parents & her much-holier-than-thou brother, Nathan (who has taken over NGJ), think about this stuff. It pretty much goes against everything they say about marriage and divorce.

 

I am not one to tell people if, when, or how they should stay married or not. But good grief. Did he not make a crap tone of Plexus money?

[hoipolloi]

37 minutes ago, noseybutt said:

Did he not make a crap tone of Plexus money?

IIRC, they were both Diamond Ambassadors at one point, getting perks like an SUV and trips to Hawaii for the annual convention. 

[kpmom]

3 hours ago, hoipolloi said:

 

I wonder what her parents & her much-holier-than-thou brother, Nathan (who has taken over NGJ), think about this stuff. It pretty much goes against everything they say about marriage and divorce.

 

Hell, her father said women whose husbands sexually abused their kids should not divorce their husbands!  Report them, but don’t divorce them, and visit them in jail!

Most of the fundies we follow preach “win him without a word.”  I imagine most of them would disagree with her, and probably tell her she’s to blame for whatever he did, or did not do. 

[noseybutt]

1 hour ago, hoipolloi said:

IIRC, they were both Diamond Ambassadors at one point, getting perks like an SUV and trips to Hawaii for the annual convention. 

Nevermind.

Edited August 13 by noseybutt
Trying not to be a BEC

[noseybutt]

5 hours ago, kpmom said:

Hell, her father said women whose husbands sexually abused their kids should not divorce their husbands!  Report them, but don’t divorce them, and visit them in jail!

Most of the fundies we follow preach “win him without a word.”  I imagine most of them would disagree with her, and probably tell her she’s to blame for whatever he did, or did not do. 

This. The doctrine taught by her parents is infuriating and dangerous. Anyone else from that background posting such gobbledygook, I would be like: Meh. You go. 

But, this woman still fully supports her parents and their books and the whole she-bang.

Make it make sense.

 

[JermajestyDuggar]

1 hour ago, noseybutt said:

This. The doctrine taught by her parents is infuriating and dangerous. Anyone else from that background posting such gobbledygook, I would be like: Meh. You go. 

But, this woman still fully supports her parents and their books and the whole she-bang.

Make it make sense.

 

I will make it make sense. She supports her parents because speaking out against them would lose a lot of her following. She just acquired a lot of followers from NGJ. She makes money off of social media. She also needs help from her parents. So she won’t bite the hand that feeds her.  

[noseybutt]

13 minutes ago, JermajestyDuggar said:

I will make it make sense. She supports her parents because speaking out against them would lose a lot of her following. She just acquired a lot of followers from NGJ. She makes money off of social media. She also needs help from her parents. So she won’t bite the hand that feeds her.  

So, like, greed. One of the seven deadly sins.

[hoipolloi]

2 hours ago, JermajestyDuggar said:

She supports her parents because speaking out against them would lose a lot of her following. She just acquired a lot of followers from NGJ. She makes money off of social media. She also needs help from her parents. So she won’t bite the hand that feeds her.

Seems quite likely that legions of NGJ leghumpers make up the Plexus downlines that made her & James Diamond Ambassadors. 

[JermajestyDuggar]

7 hours ago, hoipolloi said:

Seems quite likely that legions of NGJ leghumpers make up the Plexus downlines that made her & James Diamond Ambassadors. 

Yep. It’s the only reason they were diamonds. It’s probably also why her bulk herb store was successful too. She’s a fundie nepo baby through and through. 

[Smee]

Ok, but I do actually agree with this bit:

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Our children see our marriages. And they often look at it as they get older and don't want the God that we say we're serving as we sacrifice ourselves.

What baffles me is how the Pearl kids didn't see their parents' marriage and teachings and walk away from fundamentalism.

[GuineaPigCourtship]

I think the 7 deadly sins are a Catholic teaching, although I was aware of them as a Protestant.  So I guess greed is not against her religion, maybe?

[noseybutt]

5 minutes ago, GuineaPigCourtship said:

I think the 7 deadly sins are a Catholic teaching, although I was aware of them as a Protestant.  So I guess greed is not against her religion, maybe?

This made me laugh because obviously there are many things that are NOT against her religion given her behavior.

Seven deadly sins is Catholic but also catholic in that it is referenced in mainstream Protestant denomination like Lutherans. I don't think fundies refer to it as such but do preach against the same sins. Except gluttony, maybe.

 

[JermajestyDuggar]

Shalom explained that the cat problem produced a flea problem in the house. I had assumed it was spraying and pooping everywhere but I guess it was fleas. So she said they had to take care of that. My assumption is a bunch of flea bombs and cleaning. She said they also found some mold in the house. I assume it was in the bathroom since the bathroom was ripped up. Therefore she’s doing a ton of work and cleaning to get the house ready for Justin. She said his blood clot is causing issues and now his face is swollen. They put so much effort into cleaning and the woo treatments. They aren’t lazy. You can tell Shalom wants to do as much as she can for him. I just wish they would have put all of this time, money, and effort into an actual medical treatment for his cancer. I’m afraid that this mold will be an excuse given by the H4C doctors for when Justin starts to get much sicker. Mold is an easy thing to blame. 

Edited August 19 by JermajestyDuggar

[Giraffe]

Are they back at their house then or staying elsewhere? I would hate to have been gone for so long only to come home and not be able to stay there!