Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Jill Duggar: Pregnant With Second Child?!

Brace yourselves, Duggar fans: yet another new addition to TV’s fastest growing family may be on the way.



Yes, thanks to the pic above, Jill Duggar’s Instagram followers are already congratulating the 24-year-old on the news of her second pregnancy.


You might think that’s just a photo of Jill having her toenails painted by her husband, Derick Dillard, and, well…you would be right, but numerous Duggar obsessives have pointed out that Jill posted a similar photo just before she announced that she was pregnant with baby Israel.


Of course, like everything the Duggars do these days, the announcement is steeped in controversy.


Jill and Derick have been performing missionary work in El Salvador and Guatemala, and it’s been rumored that they may have cut their trip short due to the Zika virus


Many fans believe that Jill and Derick have permanently returned to Arkansas, but even if that’s the case, we know that they were in Central America as recently as a few weeks ago, which would put them at serious risk for the mosquito-borne illness.


As you’ve probably heard, Zika primarily affects the unborn children of pregnant women who become infected.


We’re sure Jill and Derick had the good sense to get tested, but doctors are unsure about how long it might take the virus to show up in a patient’s blood, so getting pregnant so soon after spending time in the Zika danger zone would be incredibly risky.


Of course, at this point, all the speculation about Jill being pregnant is based on a single photo of her foot.


Perhaps we should all just wait for an official confirmation before we start fretting.


Gwen Stefani Wears A Diamond Ring, Must Mean She"s Engaged to Blake Shelton

Let’s jump to conclusions!



A great woman named Samantha Jones once asked, “Just to be clear…this is a ring with diamonds…it’s not a diamond ring, right?”


On February 6th, Gwen Stefani and her two younger sons watch their big brother, Kingston play flag football at a Los Angeles-area park.  


Afterwards, the gang was picked up by Blake Shelton, which is kind of adorable but must send Gavin Rossdale through the roof.


Anyhoo, Hollywood Life claims that Stefani was wearing a never-before seen diamond band, which could potentially be a gift from Shelton.


“Blake has something super sweet planned for Gwen on Valentine’s Day,” someone close to Shelton told the site. 


“It’s going to be a huge romantic surprise. That’s what he’s been telling his close friends.”


On February 4th, a fan told Shelton via Twitter that he looked displeased with life.


“You looked cranky yesterday with Gwen and of course rumors started flying that you two were unhappy,” the user tweeted.  “It’s a no win.”


Duh, Shelton responded.


“I looked unhappy because there is always a herd of complete dipshits chasing us around taking pictures,” the country singer and Voice judge wrote.


Shelton continued to slam tabloid speculations.


“I’ve read more complete bullcrap about my personal life, my next album and my job on the voice this week than ever before… EVER Before!” he wrote.


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Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar Promote UNCOMMEN App, May Not Appreciate Irony

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar recently filmed a promo video for UNCOMMEN, an app aimed at making men better dads and people.



The nonprofit organization behind the app wants men to “win” at life, believing society’s future rests on the shoulders of young males.


Says the UNCOMMEN organization, which tries to help men “win” by transforming their roles as husbands and fathers into a game: 


“When men win: wives, kids, and society wins. When men win, we don’t have to build as many shelters for abandoned families.”


“When men win, we don’t pay the psychological and emotional toll for fatherless kids, or care for so many abused and neglected wives.”


Men are presented with “challenges” like taking cute photos with their kids, making dinner for their families and getting other dads to join. 


You know, critical stuff no man or father would ever consider doing otherwise and which makes all the difference in the world today.


In the video, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar urge us to use the product to “stay connected to your kids” and “be the dad that you should be.”


The ironic and massive elephant in the room, obviously, is that the Duggars are shilling for this despite having raised … Josh Duggar.


Dude has a lot to learn! Fortunately, UNCOMMEN is on the case.


According to this mind-shattering app, Josh should … probably present Anna Duggar with gifts like waterproof mascara and compliments.


Seriously. We’re sure that’ll make everything okay with Anna.



Amazingly, there was an UNCOMMEN blog post in the past year about the Ashley Madison cheating website Josh was busted using.


In “You Are At Risk: The Ashley Madison Con Game,” an UNCOMMEN blog writer lists ways for husbands to avoid being tempted.


Some tips – spicing up one’s sex life by banging on the kitchen table, in the car, or the middle of the day – would make Michelle cringe.


Or would it? Michelle was criticized earlier this year for subtly blaming Anna Duggar for Josh cheating … or any wife for that matter.


According to Michelle, it’s the woman’s role to be “joyfully available” for him at all times if she doesn’t want him f–king other women.


All that aside, the Duggars’ latest partnership speaks volumes.


Despite Josh’s infidelity, love of online porn, hypocrisy and child molestation, and his parents’ role in (mis)handling the latter, they march on.


Slowly rebuilding their image by moving past the scandals as imperfect people striving to do better, they have certainly made strides.


They have their critics and those critics are as vocal as ever, but to their fans, they are weathering a storm and emerging better for it.


The Executive Director of UNCOMMEN, Dee Lanier, has a background in ministry, a good fit with the Duggars’ strongly religious views.


One could certainly read into this as Jim Bob and Michelle using UNCOMMEN to help better Josh and help others avoid similar slip-ups.


Is it a ridiculous sounding app to most people? Absolutely.


Stil, it looks more and more like 19 Kids & Counting’s return is inevitable, and this endorsement speaks to the family’s lasting appeal.