Ms Norman Maine

I agree with you, Scarlett, about Jill being naturally nurturing. We could see how the siblings she was in charge of felt about her. Her lack of housekeeping prowess when she first got married was due to never learning practical skills at home. Please, though she was supposed to tend to the basic needs of “her” siblings she never had any input n decision making. Imo she was overwhelmed when Isaac was born because suddenly she had to be a real grown up who wasn’t used to actually having a say on how things were run. i certainly have disagreements with the two of them but both have at least shown the capacity to grow.

IIRC the Reddit post by a woman who went to the same church and posted years before the molestation was revealed said it was Jill who blew the whistle. In hindsight it’s chilling that this info was out there from pretty much at the beginning of the show.

Longtime lurker, first-time poster. IMO Josh’s gross character is both nature and nurture. His parents aren’t solely to blame but Josh could not have been brought up by two more enabling people when it comes to shaping his personality. I’m a bit torn about Anna. I grew up in the South and attended Southern Baptist churches during my girlhood, though they were garden/country club not snakehandlin’. Who knows how Anna would have evolved if she had not been brought up in such restrictive environment. ii says this for a couple of reasons. When George Floyd was murdered Anna posted a empathetic comment. There was no “Well it’s sad he died but it was really his fault”. Nope, just a note about the pain his family must feel. Also, though Anna shouldn’t be homeschooling as she has no real teaching experience, IMO she takes excellent care of her kids. At least in photos they’re always clean, their clothes fit, hair is brushed and the girl’s have theirs fixed in complex styles. She might have help from the younger J girls but considering how THEY look I’m pretty sure it’s Anna in charge f clothes and hair. Also her house looks clean and it seems as if she does her best to make the warehouse look as homey and attractive as possible. And I feel sorry for her because deep down I’m pretty sure she knows Josh really doesn’t love her, he would have never picked her if not forced to choose a bride quickly. Josh’s dream woman looked like someone who appears on Fox News and would have helped him up the political ladder. On the other hand, she needs to put her kids first. But then she has no training and if she divorced Josh she might fear Jim Blob would disown her and not support her and the kids. My feelings about Josh are not complicated. He was born a little turd and grew up to be a big POS.