#balka family

[fundieshaderoom]

Fundie and Adjacent Families I Follow: October 2024 in a Glance

Weddings:

Maddie Jones (20) and Jason Duggar (24) married on Oct 3.

Births:

Esther (26) (Keyes) and Nathan (31) Bates welcomed Graham Alan on October 4. He joins his older sister Kenna (23 months).

Makayla (26) (Landrum) and Jonas (27) Thatcher welcomed Rayna Kay on October 16. She joins her older sister Sage (3).

Ariana (26) (Balka) and Joel Cape welcomed Kristy Mae on October 22. She joins her older brother Trip (2).

Pregnancies:

Vanessa (28) (Clark) and Jeff Weaver announced they are expecting their second child, a girl, in April. She will join big sister ScottieJune (21 months).

Jinger (30) (Duggar) and Jeremy (37) Vuolo announced they are expecting their third child in March. This child will join two older sisters: Felicity (6) and Evangeline (3).

Gender Reveals:

Deena and Dan Dillard announced their third child will be a boy. He will join 2 older brothers Jaxon and Brady in February 2025.

Allie and Danny Paine announced their twins will be boys. They join older sister Blaire in the summer.

Passings:

Donald Staddon passed away on Oct 8.

[fundieinfoplace]

Breaking News: Its a Boy for Josie

Josie and Kelton welcomed their 3rd child, first baby boy Miles Kelton into the world on February 21st of 2024. He joins Williw Kristy and Hazel Sloan.

[duggarbatesfan]

Bates Family October Wedding Anniversaries

Trace and Lydia Bates: October 1st 2022: 2 years

Josie and Kelton Balka: October 5th 2018: 6 years

Jackson and Emmerson Bates: October 14th 2023: 1 year

Nathan and Esther Bates: October 22nd 2021: 3 years

[spurgie-cousin]

I have been a maternal child nurse for many years and have never seen a mom go through labor with heatless curlers and lipgloss like Josie Balka. Wild just wild.

this is how I learned josie went into labor lol

i always get chewed out when i comment on the Bates girls and the way they do full faces of makeup/curl and style their hair when they realize they're going into labor. and it's not that I think it's wrong to want to look "good" in labor/post labor photos or anything, and the Bates lives in particular revolve around visual media, I understand that.

there's just something so uncomfy about how they get ready for labor like they do for their constant photoshoots for me idk. like going into this wildly personal and life changing event with the content you're going to make about it at the forefront of your mind just feels like you're taking something from the experience somehow...... and I don't mean that in the sense that everyone should always have the same experience though you know?

again disclaimer in no way am I criticizing women who put on some makeup for labor photos or even just to feel more put together or something. that's not the same for me as someone like Josie who is doing this all as like, pre-production for her social media labor videos that she is going to make money off of.

[fundielicious-simblr]

maggiecwright

This is ✨27 ✨🎂

[thefundiemuseum]

Shocked (but also pleasantly surprised?) to hear a Bates girl talk so openly about birth control!

(((And the side effects of hormonal birth control are A Bitch. I can definitely relate.)))

In other news, Josie confirms that she had an IUD up until last year. It was removed due to severe hormonal acne

[dontforgetukraine]

The Holodomor Museum commemorated Eugenia Sakevych Dallas, a witness to the Holodomor, on the anniversary of her passing September 12, 2014.

This is from her memoirs.

"...Mother was arrested for collecting frozen ears of grain. The potbellied NKVD officer contemptuously accused my mother: "You collected the people's goods, stole from the state." After that, they took my mother away from me. She was officially charged with theft of state property and sentenced to three years of hard labour in Siberia near Lake Baikal. I remember her sitting on the porch of the police house, which they had taken from one of the farmers earlier. I could feel the way she was looking at me. She wasn't crying; she was only looking, and I obviously could read her thoughts - there was such pain, there was such sadness. She was looking at me as if she would never see me again. My mother was not sent to Siberia right away. For some time, they kept her in prison near Odesa. She managed to write a letter to Nataliia, informing her that she had no food at all. We also had nothing to eat,but Nataliia had some beets and decided to send my mother a parcel. We also had nothing to eat, but Nataliia had some beets and decided to send a parcel to my mother. But we did not know at all whether those beets reached the mother. Finally, we found out that they sent my mother to Siberia. She never returned from there. Every time I see raw beets, I recall my mother," Sakevych-Dallas wrote in her memoirs.

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Eugenia was born in 1925 in a wealthy family with many children in the Kamyana Balka in the Mykolaiv region. First, the Soviet authorities took her father away from her - they arrested him in 1929 and confiscated all his property for refusing to join a collective farm. Later, her mother was also arrested and sentenced to imprisonment in the camps, and she never returned from there. Then, her older sister Nataliia, the only relative nearby at that time, died of illness and exhaustion. The Red Moloch, one way or another, destroyed the entire large Sakevych family, which included six children. Zhenia was the youngest of them all. During the Second World War, she ended up in forced labour. Afterwards, she decided to stay abroad. She made a career as a model and had a happy marriage. "... I wanted to forget everything and enjoy life after everything I had experienced. Time passed, but my mental pain could not be erased from my heart." That inspired her to write a memoir titled "Our Soul Does Not Die: The Fate of an Orphan from the Ukrainian Holodomor," as well as a series of drawings dedicated to the Holodomor. Ms Eugenia also became the character of the documentary "Witness Zhenya" (director Serhiy Zabolotny) and the animated film "My name is Eugenia Sakevych Dallas" (author Yuliya Fedorovych). Both films can be viewed freely.

[tokidokitokyo]

Japanese Dramas

that I watched in January/February & my thoughts on them ^.^

VIVANT

VIVANT - (Netflix) A drama about corporate and political espionage that takes place in a fictional country called Balka but is filmed in Japan and Mongolia. I love the main stars Sakai Masato and Abe Hiroshi, and the various references to Sakai's previous show Hanzawa Naoki (the director of which also directs Vivant). There is a lot of action and I found the story very interesting, but in the middle it slows down for an episode, so just push through that part lol. 5/5 particularly for the cast.

ペンディングトレイン―8時23分、明日 君と

Pending Train - (Netflix) A train car full of normal, everyday people are suddenly thrown together in an unknown location where they have no idea what is going on. They cannot contact anyone else, and they must learn to survive and to work together. Here the main trio are played by amazing actors (Yamada Yuki, Akaso Eiji, Kamishiraishi Moka) and the story line kept me interested until the end. 5/5 acting and storyline all around.

御手洗家、炎上する

Burn the House Down - (Netflix) A fire destroys a whole family, but years later the daughter can’t accept that her mother, who was left without a memory of the events, was the arsonist. She infiltrates the house of the person she thinks is responsible for this tragedy and works to solve this mystery. Nagano Mei is great as the protagonist and Suzuki Kyoka is an amazing antagonist, and the twists and turns will leave you wanting to binge this drama quickly. 5/5 for suspense and for making me nervous right through to the end.

恋はつづくよどこまても

An Incurable Case of Love - (Netflix) If you liked Itazura na Kiss you’ll like this drama! A girl recognizes her dream of becoming a nurse so she can be by the side of the doctor she met in high school. But he’s kind of a jerk. Plenty of ドキドキ (fast heartbeat) and 胸キュン (that squeeze in your chest) for romance drama fans. Hospital setting so beware of the mild hospital type things that come along with it. Some deep subject matter as well. Kamishiraishi Mone and Satoh Takeru with excellent acting for your troubles. 5/5 for making my heart race (this was my second time watching it!).

[thefundiedata]

A Complete Bates Family Overview

Zach & Whitney Bates

Years Married: 11 in December Children: 5 (Bradley, Kaci, Khloe, Jadon, Lily) Predicted Family Size: 8 children (2026, 2028, 2031)

Brandon & Michael Keilen

Years Married: 9 Children: 0 Predicted Family Size: 0 children

Chad & Erin Paine

Years Married: 11 Children: 6 (Carson, Brooklyn, Everly, Holland, Finley, William) Predicted Family Size: 11 children (2025, 2027, 2030, 2032, 2035)

Lawson & Tiffany Bates

Years Married: 2 Children: 1 (William) Predicted Family Size: 4 children (2026, 2031, 2035)

Nathan & Esther Bates

Years Married: 3 Children: 2 (Kenna, Graham) Predicted Family Size: 7 children (2027, 2029, 2032, 2035, 2039)

John & Alyssa Webster

Years Married: 10 Children: 5 (Allie, Lexi, Zoey, Maci, Rhett) Predicted Family Size: (If they keep going) 10 children (2025, 2028, 2031, 2034, 2037)

Bobby & Tori Smith

Years Married: 7 in December Children: 5 (Kade, Kolter, Charlotte, Cambree, Weston) Predicted Family Size: 12 children (2025, 2027, 2029, 2031, 2033, 2035, 2037)

Trace & Lydia Bates

Years Married: 2 Children: 1 (Ryker) Predicted Family Size: 10 children (2025, 2026, 2028, 2029, 2031, 2032, 2034, 2036, 2038)

Evan & Carlin Stewart

Years Married: 5 Children: 2 (Layla, Zade) Predicted Family Size: 6 children (2025, 2029, 2034, 2038)

Kelton & Josie Balka

Years Married: 6 Children: 3 (Willow, Hazel, Miles) Predicted Family Size: 9 children (2026, 2029, 2033, 2036, 2040, 2044)

Travis & Katie Clark

Years Married: 3 in December Children: 2 (Hailey, Harvey) Predicted Family Size: 10 children (2026, 2028, 2031, 2033, 2036, 2038, 2042, 2045)

Jack & Emy Bates

Years Married: 1 Children: 0 Predicted Family Size: 5 children (2025, 2028, 2031, 2035, 2039)

[volterran-wine]

Athenadora is 4500??? Wow okay, yes, fine. So... can we uhhh maybe get some athendaora backstory before the volturi?

• — 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞

In canon there is no hints as to her backstory, so all of the information presented to you now is my own worldbuilding for her.

When it comes to Athenodora, very little is known, for she herself remembers very little of her own human life — after all it was about 4500 years ago. What is known is that she was born during the autumn and she was part of Vučedol Culture. Meaning she is currently known as the third oldest vampire after Kebi and Amun, with Amun being the oldest vampire in existence.

Vučedol Culture was prominent in the Balkas, specifically Croatia. Athenodora ended up being turned while out hunting for her family, and when she awoke from her transformation she ended up killing the ones who had come to look for her. This all happened around 2500 BC.

Shameful she fled, spending many centuries traveling around the world and experiencing what the bronze age looked like in large parts of Europe as well as Asia and Africa. Notably, she spent a good amount of time together with Amun and Kebi in Egypt before she moved on.

And then, in 1331 BC she saved Caius from almost being killed by The Romanian Coven after stalking him quietly for weeks.

[fundieshaderoom]

Fundie and Adjacent Families I Follow: February 2024 in a Glance

Births:

Gabby Barrett and Cade Foehner welcomed Ivy Josephine on Feb 17. She joins an older sister and brother.

Elli (Perez) and Andy Cieslak welcomed Daniel Carson on Feb 17. This is their first child.

Hannah (Wissmann) and Jeremiah Duggar welcomed Brielle Grace. She joins an older sister.

Josie (Bates) and Kelton Balka welcomed Miles Kelton on Feb 21. He joins 2 older sisters.

Emily (Haight) and Justus Stangl welcomed Brooks Michael on Feb 27.

Pregnancies:

Karissa and Mandrae Collins are expecting their 11th child in August. This child will join 3 older brothers and 7 older sisters.

Sutton and Nate Eisenmann are expecting their 4th child. This child will join 3 older brothers.

Artemesia and Isaac Anderson are expecting their 1st child. It's a boy!

Priscilla (Keller) and David Waller are expecting their 7th child. This child will join 3 older brothers and 3 older sisters.

Weddings:

Myla and Ethan Seewald wed on February 24.

Gender Reveals:

Nurie (Rodrigues) and Nathan Keller announced that they are expecting a little girl. She will join 2 older brothers.

Relationships:

Danielle Seewald hard launched her relationship with Lawson Howard.

Marriage Break Ups:

Grace Stewart went back to her maiden name and deleted all IG pictures of Ethan Stewart. She also unfollowed him. This comes after their miscarriage in 2023.

Losses:

Lydia (Romeike) and Trace Bates suffered the loss of their second pregnancy due in September 2024.

[fundieinfoplace]

Breaking News: Josie is pregnant!

Baby Balka #3 is due to arrive for Josie and Kelton and Willow and Hazel in March of 2024

[duggarbatesfan]

Happy Father's Day

To Jim-Bob Duggar, John-David Duggar, Derick Dillard, Ben Seewald, Jeremy Vuolo, Joseph Duggar, Josiah Duggar, Austin Forsyth, Jedidiah Duggar and Jeremiah Duggar.

To Gil Bates, Zach Bates, Chad Paine, Lawson Bates, Nathan Bates, John Webster, Bobby Smith, Trace Bates, Evan Stewart, Kelton Balka and Travis Clark.

[kamogryadeshi]

‼️ Russians shelled the village of Stanislav in the Kherson Region. 2 people died, 1 person was injured. 5 private residential buildings were destroyed and damaged.

In the village of Shyroka Balka, a local resident and a family — a husband, wife and their daughter, who was only 23 days old — died. The 12-year-old son was hospitalized in serious condition, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported

[miloucomehome]

Episode 6 Reaction

I have so many thoughts.

Pictured: Me (left) and my thoughts (right) j/k j/k

(please feel free to spam the comments. more the merrier!!)

Another good episode. Less intense than episode 5, and may feel weaker in comparison to the previous 5 put together, but still really good. I think it's all part of a gradual setting up for something later.

So, I thought about it more and realized that during the scene where Nogi puts his hand over Kaoru's holding Jamine's then hugs her tightly...the camera cuts to Nozaki. At first I really thought he was just moved by the scene, but now I can't help but wonder if he felt "Well, no chance for me then eh?" and that's why he walked away from the ICU.

Was Nozaki jealous? Angry? Had suspicions confirmed? I mean he's overjoyed that Jamine's alright! But I think...I don't know :'D (his mouth twitches a little if you look real close)

He could also be suspecting that Nogi (F) is using Kaoru for whatever means and his reaction here is "Shit. I'm too late. He's targeting that lady to join Beppan too." (<-this is copium too.)

(but oh my god DIRECTOR!!! WRITER!! You both need to commit to this. I don't need a love confession! I wouldn't mind if Nozaki has a conversation with Shinjo or his boss about love and comments on how he wants to be happy or something. Or if he cryptically talks to someone over monjayaki and says something like: "Sometimes you fall for the right person, you care about their well-being, even though they'll never find love or happiness with you and they find that bond with someone else.")

Now, Nogi's dad was not a simple NPA officer, and being part of the NPA's riot police is his "public-facing" record, but was, in reality, a member of Public Security but in Section 1 (Nozaki's Section 4) is surprising. It seems like the reason he was in Balka was for a mission, but...why bring his wife and child? Nozaki's right to pick up on the fact that his training and experience in Public Security would make him a threat if he switched sides... idk how sword wielding fits in. survival?

Also--Shinjo is starting to become a little suspicious to me. During the scene where the news of the terror attack committed by Tent flashes on the news, Shinjo looks down that his phone, presumably receiving the intelligence bulletin. Nogi seems to have noticed him and then looks at his own phone and we see he has the same(?) information as Public Security got from the CIA and Mossad on the attacks?! How did he get it? Shinjo? Beppan? If it's Beppan, how did they obtain it? (it's the same document) A mole at Public Security or other agencies or another Beppan member whom Nogi F doesn't know about?

(I love Shinjo a lot. I do wonder if he'll turn out to play a pivotal role later)

(hi hanae natsuki, voice actor -- according to his twitter, he may cameo again!)

The September 11th mention was done nicely. I'm used to North American dramas going "It happened during 9/11" and then everyone goes silent and the scene moves along and the guy never emotes or reflects on the trauma. I'm not used to a character reflecting on the aftermath of the attacks and how that resulted in thousands of young people in the US joining the military in the name of protecting the country, the patriotism overdrive at the time and a sense that they needed to do something to protect their family. I remember vague details of that time, but Nogi's reflection (even noting that Sam joined the military for those reasons) really fit IMO. Not only that, but learning Arabic, Farsi and Persian became popular and huge assets. I remember getting into uni some years after and even though I'm not in the US, the Arabic courses had a lot of sections. It's also crazy that Nogi has been traumatized twice in his life.

Also I guess that means Sam did meet Nogi at Rongaly and perhaps even got into Colombia with him. (RIP Sam though. I'm partly in denial that was him in episode 5)

Oh and I see we got a confirmation that Nogi F seems to have manifested when Nogi returned to Japan as a child. At least that's what we know for now.

The love confession, while cute, I think is forced or feels off on purpose. Something does not feel right about that. Remember in episode 3? Kaoru did admit to lying to Nogi (While F assumed control to ask) about her liking Adyel and the marriage plans. I know she said playfully that she felt cornered by Nozaki's questioning, but I wonder if there was something else at play.

My current theory is that while Nogi F knows Nogi could get hurt, he'S giving him a chance at experiencing love because he's never experienced it either (though JP Twitter raises questions because if that's the case, then what about his sneering over the kabedon and saying that Nozaki has taken an interest in Nogi and probably likes him). I think if Nogi A is fully in control of this part, he might be confusing familial and parental love with romantic love.

(doesn't explain the scene in the preview for episode 7 where Kaoru is back "hugging" him while he's doing cooking prep behind the sink and collapses while breathlessly saying/grimacing "This is entirely new to me..."/これ、全然初めて…. Nogi, what is? I also suspected Nogi F might be fighting tooth and nail for control here, but it could all be Nogi A becoming overwhelmed.)

Speaking of control -- I have no fucking clue who is in charge anymore and I think we're witnessing the "birth" of a "balanced" Nogi. Maybe. Either way I love how the line's blurring. Sakai is masterful here. There's Reeves levels of skills at play here. The "2 roles in 1 [character]" quotes in articles weren't joking.

Also, according to some tweets, the producer for VIVANT indicated in an article it seems that nothing (mysterious like scenes) is done without any reason/intent. So the previews may actually not be a fake-out?

(Copium is: Nogi A is confusing his desire and longing for familial and motherly love with romantic love. The hand (!!!!!!!) clasping in the episode 7 preview might be genuine and from Nozaki as an attempt to calm Nogi down in some scenes or show affection towards him. Nogi may end up feeling something else--heart fluttering, his ears feeling hot, stuttering--and learn a form of romantic love or just to have a crush. Maybe. I'm ready to be clowned completely though. Need to go buy some makeup to prepare, you know. :'D)

Doesn't help that I found this tweet though (suspicions that the hand scene teased in episode 7's preview might actually be Nogi F messing with Nozaki (and we also hear a 僕のことを which can fit with nearly everything under the sun in this context from "do you like", "do you suspect me", "are you worried about me?" etc.)

If Nogi F learns to use love as weapon (honeytrap) I guess we'll get more than crumbs, but oh man I'll just feel even worse for Nozaki.

That's all for me, the Noza-Nogi brainrot worsens ( oh boy T_T)) but so far VIVANT is still really good for me! I'm praying TB/S doesn't miss the landing on this one.

Please. Please let the tease in episode 7 turn out to be affectionate hand clutching. Please. Don,t worry, I'll have my clown makeup ready just in case.

Is it next Sunday yet?

[countingandsnarkingon]

How are we already almost into February without a single pregnancy announcement!? Are they all waiting until Valentines Day so they can bombard us?

That is actually a very good possibility. It would be even better if we got some early and “late” announcements to really stretch the births out over the year. So far out of the three main families I follow/keep track of there are only four known pregnancies/ babies due in 2024.

Josie (Bates) Balka due the first week of March

Tori (Bates) Smith due date only given as 2024 and that she’s due after Josie

Hannah (Wissmann) Duggar only info is due 2024. Though has not yet announced sex of the baby even though she did so with her previous pregnancy. She also announced baby #1 “late” announcement in August and gave birth on Christmas that year, seemingly close to her due date. If they announced Baby #2 at the same time in pregnancy as baby #1 then she would be due in March. I’d really love a pregnancy update but, they deserve their privacy.

Nurie (Rodrigues) Keller Due July 2024. No further pregnancy update has really been given but, maybe we’ll get something from Jill when she goes down to Florida in a few weeks. I’m sure she’ll crash baby appointments or force Nurie to film a sex reveal that she can stream on Facebook and all of three people (Two Snarkers and Lord Daniel The Racoon) will watch