Josh & Anna Smuggar: A Series of Unfortunate Events

[Marigold]

Yeah, where is this "new place" Anna is supposedly fixing up?

And, more importantly, will it have a media room???

[Sew Sumi]

I think the "new place" sounds like the place they bought before Joshgate I...the place that JB sold to that trust set up by the family friend when they got wind that there might be a lawsuit. That place is about 20 miles from the TTH. For all the talk the family spouts of forgiveness, they likely don't trust Smuggles as far as they can toss his lardass. I doubt Boob is going to let Smugs stray that far without a male accountability partner for a long, long time. 

 

They're either in the guest house or the pool house. Probably the former, since they do a ton of filming there; Smugs can be easily be checked on without having to make a special trip next door on some phony pretext.

Edited March 15, 2016 by Sew Sumi

[Marigold]

The adult kids can blather on about forgiveness. I don't think jim Bob will ever forgive Josh for this mess. I feel he has an evil glint in his eye. Revenge.

It's a shame too. The adult kids are really struggling and Jim Bob is plotting how he can keep Josh contained and continue to make money.

[queenanne]

This is exactly what I was afraid was happening. This isn't something Anna is concocting because she's a idiot. I guarantee for the last 8 months both her family and the Duggars have been drilling into her that she is responsible for his fall and it's up to her to make sure it doesn't happen again. Most people who are cheated on go through a period of self-esteem issues. It's not at all unusual for a woman especially to think if she just cooked better meals, lost more weight, did her hair differently etc. it wouldn't have happened. But most women also have friends and family telling her it's not her fault that her husband was a cheating asshole. In this case her support system, and I use that term loosely, spend their time telling her that she is responsible for his actions. After all she is supposed to be responsible for his internet use. So the porn - that's on her for not stopping that. And she knows he would never have had to stray if she had been the wife God expects her to be. UGH - makes me want to barf just typing it in a sarcastic tone. 

 

I just want to take Anna and her adorable kids far, far away from these horrible people.

 

Which is ridiculous, not that it ever stopped someone's bruised heart from hurting, but I usually look at these women levelly and say "Honey, men have cheated on supermodels."

 

I'm really hoping this article is total b.s. and the Inquisitr just cherry picked details they read on the forums and turned it into a story. Otherwise, the whole situation is even more deranged than we thought.

Interesting though, if Anna and Josh are living on their own. I would've figured they'd be chained to the TTH for at least a year.

 

yeah, I was thinking, "I could've written that article", which is probably a lot of how the Inquisitr gets said stories.  "What would people expect to hear?... Oh, *I* know!"

[pippity j]

Anna you poor poor simple soul.If you thought 2015 was a bad year welcome to 2016.This will be the year of the inner turmoil.Last year was seeing your self through public humiliation.This year you have the King of your Heart home.There is part of you stressed to dress your body and mind to anticipate every real or imagined need or want of the almighty Joshy,all the while trying to silence that tiny inner voice that just wants to shout out loud why Josh why?I cannot imagine the inner torment of wanting to lash out at him (physically and verbally) but having to stomp it deep down inside because all that you believe in is telling you that you are the one that failed in your marriage.The anger will feel like a red hot poker burning at your soul.Yet all you can do is smile with your mouth while your eyes tell a different story.You will blame the devil for building this fortress inside you and try to pray for the fall of fort anger.When it doesn't happen you will find yourself somehow lacking yet again.I wish you could pray with a truly open mind and heart.You just may hear that the fault is not yours and you may be able to heal yourself but you cannot heal someone else.

[Aja]

Anna you poor poor simple soul.If you thought 2015 was a bad year welcome to 2016.This will be the year of the inner turmoil.Last year was seeing your self through public humiliation.This year you have the King of your Heart home.There is part of you stressed to dress your body and mind to anticipate every real or imagined need or want of the almighty Joshy,all the while trying to silence that tiny inner voice that just wants to shout out loud why Josh why?I cannot imagine the inner torment of wanting to lash out at him (physically and verbally) but having to stomp it deep down inside because all that you believe in is telling you that you are the one that failed in your marriage.The anger will feel like a red hot poker burning at your soul.Yet all you can do is smile with your mouth while your eyes tell a different story.You will blame the devil for building this fortress inside you and try to pray for the fall of fort anger.When it doesn't happen you will find yourself somehow lacking yet again.I wish you could pray with a truly open mind and heart.You just may hear that the fault is not yours and you may be able to heal yourself but you cannot heal someone else.

Beautiful and sad.

[VioletNevermind]

I've been following this family (alongside many of you both here and back at TWoP) for a long, long time. I didn't think I could feel any worse about this situation than I did last year when all hell broke loose. I'm legitimately sick over the fact that Josh's young victims were around the same age that his kids are now. Granted, I don't understand how the pedophile brain works, but would the fact that they're his own children necessarily stop him from having lustful feelings or, even worse, acting on them? How on earth can CPS ignore this family now that he's home? Josh has proven himself to be a skillful liar not once, but many, many times. His lies run the gamut from molestation to cheating on his wife (with porn stars, no less). How on earth does one "heal" from urges like that? Not to disparage anyone's religion or choices in rehab facilities, but there isn't enough Jesus to drive those thoughts out of a pedophile's mind as far as I'm concerned.

The person I feel most sorry for is Anna. That poor girl won't even be able to relax long enough to leave her kids alone with their father for a couple of minutes while she goes to the bathroom, to say nothing of fulfilling her "wifely duties" after they're in bed. The best thing she could have done would have been to return home to her family with the kids and tell the Duggars to kiss her ass. If Josh wanted to see the kids when he returned home from his "rehab," he could have done it under constant, close supervision. Of course, she would have been ensconced in the same ultra-religious cocoon, but at least she would have gotten some distance from those fucking Duggars. Of course, that's easy for me to say. I can't imagine how she must feel.

[barbedwire]

Welcome!  I too agree Anna would have been better off if she returned home to her family and let them help her.

 

This will be her life from now on:  "Where did that $40 go?  I had it a moment ago?  Did Josh take it and ....?"

 

"He has been in that bathroom a long, long time.  Is he looking at porn he had hidden somewhere?"

 

"Why did he smile at that woman wearing short shorts?  Oh wait, I cooked an extra greasy meal.  He has gas.  That was no smile."

 

Edited March 16, 2016 by barbedwire

[NewDigs]

Welcome! I too agree Anna would have been better off if she returned home to her family and let them help her.

This will be her life from now on: "Where did that $40 go? I had it a moment ago? Did Josh take it and ....?"

"He has been in that bathroom a long, long time. Is he looking at porn he had hidden somewhere?"

"Why did he smile at that woman wearing short shorts? Oh wait, I cooked an extra greasy meal. He has gas. That was no smile."

"Why does he want to put Mack to bed?"

That and, "I wonder if I can find some of whatever Mechelle's on."

Edited March 15, 2016 by NewDigs

[Marigny]

I was thinking the same thing. Or even more Duggarish - they will establish their own rehab; Duggar's Soul Salvation. They can have a strip mall with store fronts for restoring cars, houses, and souls.

 

Hot damn, I think we've figured out what the treehouse is for: One-on-One come to Jesus sessions with JoshUah!

[SMama]

SuzyLee, I wish with all my heart that Anna is as torn and vigilant as you describe, and I'm sure you would be. Sadly, I had too many mothers in my caseload over the years that were unable or unwilling to accept the fact that their spouse was molesting their child(ren). The most common reaction was not to believe the child, and I often heard, "he is a good provider, we have a roof over our heads, and food on the table." You'd be surprised that even with CPS at their door (along with law enforcement), how many mothers just do not get it.

[Marigold]

Anna didn't think it was an issue when she married him.

MAYBE now she is connecting the dots? I doubt it but we can hope.

I wonder if Josh thinks "Mack is the same age as X when i did X to her. That was a little child."

[FakeJoshDuggar]

Welcome! I too agree Anna would have been better off if she returned home to her family and let them help her.

This will be her life from now on: "Where did that $40 go? I had it a moment ago? Did Josh take it and ....?"

"He has been in that bathroom a long, long time. Is he looking at porn he had hidden somewhere?"

"Why did he smile at that woman wearing short shorts? Oh wait, I cooked an extra greasy meal. He has gas. That was no smile."

"Why does he want to put Mack to bed?"

Anna's parents would have been no better for her emotionally. I'm sure they were filling her ear with hellfire if she dared to leave Josh.

[barbedwire]

But her brother and his wife would have supported her.  He said so.

[bigskygirl]

Okay, lets end the Josh will molest his own children discussion right now. We have warned all of you more than once about this. None of us have actual proof Josh has or will molest his children. Take the speculation discussion somewhere else. Posts saying Josh will molest his children will be edited, hidden, or deleted at the discretion of the mods. Thank you for your cooperation and patience.

[Darknight]

Josh being a lawyer is funny. Law school is a bitch. It's very hard work. He's too lazy. He expects everything to be handed to him. His parents raised him well.

[3girlsforus]

Welcome!  I too agree Anna would have been better off if she returned home to her family and let them help her.

 

This will be her life from now on:  "Where did that $40 go?  I had it a moment ago?  Did Josh take it and ....?"

 

"He has been in that bathroom a long, long time.  Is he looking at porn he had hidden somewhere?"

 

"Why did he smile at that woman wearing short shorts?  Oh wait, I cooked an extra greasy meal.  He has gas.  That was no smile."

 

"Why does he want to put Mack to bed?"

 

The problem with going to her family is they are just as sick and twisted as the Duggars. Remember, these are the people who knew that their daughter, Anna's sister, was comparing her upcoming wedding to Jesus facing the cross and begged the "cup to be passed from her' and yet they pushed her into the marriage anyway. 

[becca3891]

He's probably busy trying to save his sister. She's gotten kind of out of hand lately :-)

She was in a couple of Hallmark Christmas movies this past year where she did NOT use a body double for the kiss at the end. The harlot!

 

Oh Anna:(

 

http://www.inquisitr.com/2885523/anna-duggar-treating-josh-like-hero-returning-from-war-losing-weight-for-him/

 

Just the first paragraph from the article makes me ill:

 

"Anna Duggar reportedly planned a hero’s welcome for her husband after he completed his stint at a Christian treatment center. However, while Anna’s love and admiration for Josh Duggar has not been diminished by his unfaithfulness, the mother of four is reportedly worried that her husband isn’t completely committed to altering his behavior. According to a recent report, Anna believes that it is now her responsibility to keep Josh from going astray, and she thinks that she can prevent her husband from cheating again by changing the way she looks."

I hope this isn't true -- but the Gothard weight stuff most certainly is, and that alone makes me see red. For one thing, it's so one-sided. Jill Rodrigues prattles on about "keeping trim" and not a word about her overweight husband. They at least pretend that sex is supposed to be mutually enjoyable, so why the idea that only women are supposed to be thin? It's all down to Gothard's fetish, as there are plenty of men who are just as happy with a woman who is not stick thin. For all his faults, Gil Bates is very affectionate with Kelly, and she's probably a size 20.

 

It's just a built-in excuse that makes it very handy for serial cheaters. You don't have to be a conservative Christian to believe that there's more to a relationship than your partner looking like a supermodel. And good point, whoever said that supermodels and Hollywood actresses routinely get cheated on! What would Gothard say to that? Poor, poor Anna.

[Henri205]

I suspect Anna eyes will be glazed over in a complete daze.

So nothing's different. That poor woman, she's a hot mess but she accepts her life as it is because she was raised to believe that it's how things are. She doesn't know any better.

Women require supervision, they are baby factories that make sammiches on demand and train the spawn to raise the younger spawn as mom punches out more blessings. It all makes me stabby.

[Sew Sumi]

Any one of us here could have written that inane Inquisitr article based on what we know of Gothardism. The person (people) who run the Cancel the Duggar FB page figured out that one of the "writers" for this publication also runs a Duggar fan page on FB, THEN comes onto the "Cancel" site trying to play both sides of the fence. Then people get reported and put in FB jail. I don't interact with fan pages, but the "Cancel" pages can only name this author by her first name, lest a search be made, etc. 

 

I am not inciting leghumper idiocy, just letting people know that some people out there are not as they seem and are posing as "writers." I'll edit this with her first name if I go back on FB and feel like doing a search tonight (highly unlikely). At least the Duggar fan who posts here is honest w/r/t her intent. 

[Marigny]

The problem with going to her family is they are just as sick and twisted as the Duggars. Remember, these are the people who knew that their daughter, Anna's sister, was comparing her upcoming wedding to Jesus facing the cross and begged the "cup to be passed from her' and yet they pushed her into the marriage anyway. 

 

This is one of the saddest things I've ever read. 

[cereality]

Poor girl -- I wish she had just one normal, modern/progressive woman in her life who could say "once a cheater, always a cheater" on a daily basis until she believed it. For most women, if their family can't/won't say that, then most women have a friend or even a coworker who will step up and say what needs to be said. Sadly Anna is surrounded by al fundies who believe that it's always the wife's fault if the husband unzips his pants with someone else. I think Amy is the only close to normal person around them who'd say what needs to be said, and yet I don't think Amy and Anna hang or are allowed to hang all the time unsupervised.

 

What have they told their kids re where Daddy is? Mac and Michael are old enough to ask where daddy is and why he had to leave and can never visit.

 

Is there a courtship in the works for Joy?? Kind of seems that way from that trailer linked to the inquister article. Beyond inappropriate for Anna to say -- Joy you won't tell me if you have a guy, so what kind of guy do you want. Uh -- better than the one you got and one who can provide without cleaning toilets for my father, and oh yeah -- one who doesn't unzip for anyone but me!?

This is one of the saddest things I've ever read. 

Never knew that -- which sister was this?? The one who is married to the flaming gay guy in Chicago? Or the one in Texas who I think is a single mom -- was she somehow forced into that marriage?

[Marigny]

 

 

What have they told their kids re where Daddy is? Mac and Michael are old enough to ask where daddy is and why he had to leave and can never visit.

 

 

I'm guessing it's something along the lines of "Daddy went away to have some one on one time with Jesus."

[Bayarea4]

Never knew that -- which sister was this?? The one who is married to the flaming gay guy in Chicago? Or the one in Texas who I think is a single mom -- was she somehow forced into that marriage?

 

Cereality, I believe Marigny was referring to Priscilla Keller, who married The Fabulous David Waller, aka TFDW.

[DangerousMinds]

The adult kids can blather on about forgiveness. I don't think jim Bob will ever forgive Josh for this mess. I feel he has an evil glint in his eye. Revenge.It's a shame too. The adult kids are really struggling and Jim Bob is plotting how he can keep Josh contained and continue to make money.

Struggling over what, exactly? It seems ludicrous that any of his siblings would care that much if Josh cheated on his wife. They have their show back, after all. (Vomit).

[Barb23]

Instead of hearing Anna taking the blame & spewing bible verses, I would love to hear her say something along the lines of " Yes, Josh-U-a is a jerk for cheating on me & doing what he did but he's my jerk. We are going to try to work things out by going to counseling (together & alone) among other things & see how it goes...."

Ha ha, who am I kidding?

[Missy Vixen]

Struggling over what, exactly? It seems ludicrous that any of his siblings would care that much if Josh cheated on his wife. They have their show back, after all. (Vomit).

The adult children of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have been repeatedly told that their sisters' molestation was no big deal. It was "over the clothes". They were "asleep". They suffered no ill effects. Allegedly. And the victims were commanded to "forgive" their molester, while telling their daughters that any female who does not come to the marriage bed pure is worse than a "used Kleenex". They also (allegedly) told their daughters it was their fault that their brother molested them. There was no healing for those young women. There's still not. And as long as they continue to be subjected to the same religiously insane rhetoric from both parents, they will continue believing they are at fault.

 

Many molestation victims struggle with what happened to them long into adulthood and most for their entire lives, but again, Jim Boob and J-Chelle know better than those with the educational and professional credentials to speak to such an issue. I do not have those educational or professional credentials, but I am willing to bet that the faux anger and betrayal over Joshley Madison's extra-marital adventures is projection. It's a safe rebellion. If these children (and let's face it, they're still children; their parents won't allow them to be self-sufficient adults) ever figure out that their parents threw them under the bus time and time again for their own self-enrichment, they're going to put things together (at last) and it will be the end of the Duggar family. At the very least, one or more of the children will decide their own peace of mind is more important than continuing to spend time with or appearing on the family teevee show.

 

This is what I keep coming back to: I can't imagine being commanded to "forgive" a sibling that committed an assault on me. Repeatedly. That sibling has been shielded and protected from his behavior throughout his sisters' lives. They're still doing it. And he's now being defended by the wife he wronged so terribly as well.

[Henri205]

Sigh. Anna is an idiot so brainwashed and her sisters-in-law think she's awesome. Lose the eyeshadow, Princess.

[toodles]

TCL threw up the abuse special as a smokescreen, in my opinion. They can now talk survivor talk because hey, they went to a workshop.

I just can't wrap my head around the fact that Anna is ok with any of this. His sisters are now survivors and she is stuck in this marriage. I know this is the way she was raised, but what a sad life. The sisters are survivors of her husband's abuse

It must be hard to walk in her shoes and know that she is a jslave as much as any other female in this family. Just meal ticket on the duggar gravy train. And that goes for her children too.

I know she made her choices, but those are pretty heavy chains she carries.

Edited March 21, 2016 by toodles

[kaleidoscope]

From our "inside source" Amy?

 

“Life out of rehab is not getting any easier for him. Josh is really sad right now and feels overwhelmingly disgraced. He is afraid to go anywhere. He is in hiding and not coming out for anything. Josh is depressed and not dealing well with life after rehab and scandal.”

 

http://www.inquisitr.com/2906610/josh-duggar-shunned-as-anna-duggar-asks-god-for-strength-to-love-scandals-can-bring-wealth-on-tour-tv-video/

[kokapetl]

Inside source is probably pretty spot on.

[Aja]

From our "inside source" Amy?

 

“Life out of rehab is not getting any easier for him. Josh is really sad right now and feels overwhelmingly disgraced. He is afraid to go anywhere. He is in hiding and not coming out for anything. Josh is depressed and not dealing well with life after rehab and scandal.”

 

http://www.inquisitr.com/2906610/josh-duggar-shunned-as-anna-duggar-asks-god-for-strength-to-love-scandals-can-bring-wealth-on-tour-tv-video/

I'm sure his family's public under-bus throwing/staunchly defending (depending on what the ratings gods say that morning) isn't helping him much either.

[Churchhoney]

From our "inside source" Amy?

 

“Life out of rehab is not getting any easier for him. Josh is really sad right now and feels overwhelmingly disgraced. He is afraid to go anywhere. He is in hiding and not coming out for anything. Josh is depressed and not dealing well with life after rehab and scandal.”

 

http://www.inquisitr.com/2906610/josh-duggar-shunned-as-anna-duggar-asks-god-for-strength-to-love-scandals-can-bring-wealth-on-tour-tv-video/

 

Yeah, well, considering that he's never ever had any legitimate counseling or therapy for any of his problems but is supposed to be "cured" of them anyway; that he's now back in a marriage situation he never should have gotten into in the first place; that he's in his late 20s but doesn't have the skills or education to get a job that would either be satisfying to him or support him and his family; that he's once again living in an isolated and isolating world based on ideas that he almost certainly doesn't believe in but pretends to; that he's in his late 20s and completely under the thumb of his parents and dependent on them for everything; and that he's now got "pariah" tags hanging all over him, some deservedly and others not so much, it would be a literal miracle if he were "dealing well" with the horrible life that he, his parents and the Gothard cult have collaborated to create for him over the years.

[Sew Sumi]

From our "inside source" Amy?

 

“Life out of rehab is not getting any easier for him. Josh is really sad right now and feels overwhelmingly disgraced. He is afraid to go anywhere. He is in hiding and not coming out for anything. Josh is depressed and not dealing well with life after rehab and scandal.”

 

http://www.inquisitr.com/2906610/josh-duggar-shunned-as-anna-duggar-asks-god-for-strength-to-love-scandals-can-bring-wealth-on-tour-tv-video/

Famy has claimed that she is not the "inside source," but they've never uttered a peep about Dillon. 

 

That said, any of us could have written this. We all know that they are going to keep him in hiding until the 8 week run of the show ends. He must be earning his keep by cleaning toilets in Boob's properties and doing renovations on their flip properties where no one else is around other than his construction-expert brothers. 

[toodles]

From our "inside source" Amy?

 

“Life out of rehab is not getting any easier for him. Josh is really sad right now and feels overwhelmingly disgraced. He is afraid to go anywhere. He is in hiding and not coming out for anything. Josh is depressed and not dealing well with life after rehab and scandal.”

 

http://www.inquisitr.com/2906610/josh-duggar-shunned-as-anna-duggar-asks-god-for-strength-to-love-scandals-can-bring-wealth-on-tour-tv-video/

Waa Waa.  Poor Josh until he hits the redemption tour.  I don't feel one bit sorry for him.

 

Josh and Anna considering couple's therapy?  What's to consider.  If anyone needs real therapy, it's these two.

[Obsidian]

Fake therapy might be more harmful to both of them than none at all. If they've previously had 'therapy' from someone untrained in anything but guilting and manipulating clients into better Gothard behaviour, they  might well have doubts about its effectiveness now.

[Missy Vixen]

And LMAOPIMP at TLC's "insistence" that Joshley Madison will not be appearing on camera. They cancelled 19KAC, waited until the heat died down after insisting they wouldn't be featuring the family again, and re-branded. Presto! Show's back. WITH Jim Boob and J-Chelle. Because after all, TLC is as honest as the Duggars are, which is not at all.

 

Joshley Madison will be appearing on that show the second the ratings drop. Mark my words. And we'll be treated to more BS "healing" as a result.

 

They have a $24 million write-down to recoup! What's a little normalization of child molestation when there's MONEY involved?!?!?

[JoanArc]

Fake therapy might be more harmful to both of them than none at all. If they've previously had 'therapy' from someone untrained in anything but guilting and manipulating clients into better Gothard behaviour, they  might well have doubts about its effectiveness now.

 

I'm sure Jim Bob and Michelle will be their marriage counselors. How can you argue with their thirty years of married bliss?

[barbedwire]

And because Joshy can be so open and honest with his parents.  (Insert major eye roll here!)

[Missy Vixen]

I'm sure Jim Bob and Michelle will be their marriage counselors. How can you argue with their thirty years of married bliss?

And TLC will be broadcasting it wall-to-wall. It's as delicious (and humiliating) as a toilet birth.

 

One has to wonder if the TLC executives that sign off on this BS have souls. I think not. In other words, it's okay for them to destroy Anna Duggar's life. She made her choice to marry into this family, didn't she?

[barbedwire]

"Mommy, my heart is to have a vasectomy so Anna and I don't have any more kids.  I also want her to go to work on the weekends so we have more money coming in.  I want my kids to go to a public school and I will surf the internet when and how often I please."

 

Yes, that will go over big.

[Missy Vixen]

Why, that's a one way ticket back to Christian Jesus Jail right there ...

One has to wonder why the dumbass didn't get the snip while he was in Jesus Jail if he still had insurance coverage. He would have had several months to recover and thanks to HIPAA laws, nobody would have been the wiser.

[toodles]

And TLC will be broadcasting it wall-to-wall. It's as delicious (and humiliating) as a toilet birth.

One has to wonder if the TLC executives that sign off on this BS have souls. I think not. In other words, it's okay for them to destroy Anna Duggar's life. She made her choice to marry into this family, didn't she?[/qu0pote]

The duggars sold their souls to TLC lock, stock and barrel. The second generation of spouses made their choices and sold their souls as part of the circus.

At least derrickdillard got out of dodge, but he gave up his life to stay with the circus.

Anything for a buck duggars and TLC. A disaster with the duggar spawn as collateral damage. Josh and his f#=ked up life is the poster boy.

Jimboob and his idiot wife completely failed as parents. I'm sure they are rubbing their hands together thinking about the redemption tour and the dough to be made. The fact that their son's life is in shambles and his family is in turmoil never crossed their minds.

Anything for a buck, right duggars?

Eta: it's tlc, not TCL. That's my work software. Kindle doesn't seem to know the difference

Edited March 22, 2016 by toodles

[Minivanessa]

And LMAOPIMP at TLC's "insistence" that Joshley Madison will not be appearing on camera. They cancelled 19KAC, waited until the heat died down after insisting they wouldn't be featuring the family again, and re-branded. Presto! Show's back. WITH Jim Boob and J-Chelle. Because after all, TLC is as honest as the Duggars are, which is not at all.

 

Joshley Madison will be appearing on that show the second the ratings drop. Mark my words. And we'll be treated to more BS "healing" as a result.

 

They have a $24 million write-down to recoup! What's a little normalization of child molestation when there's MONEY involved?!?!?

 

I can totally see that happening. Assuming that Josh can hold it together and walk through™ the "I was a sinner, and now I'm redeemed, and I'm here to testify as to the power of Jesus in my heart" thing. 

 

IMO fundie Christians eat that sh*t up with a spoon. So does the general public, hence the audience for shows like Intervention. Although the general public tends to expect to see actual, you know, different behavior from an addict, like not drinking/using anymore, vs. just listen to the addict preaching.

 

The faithful don't bring so much skepticism to the pews, when you're peddling a "Jesus saved me from Satan" story.

 

Plus, Josh has served the six months in Jesus Jail, which lends credibility to any redemption story he wants to spin for a receptive audience. Sending him there was a stroke of genius on JimBob's part. He knows his audience - the fundies for sure, and maybe TLC.

 

Now, whether Josh is capable of, or willing to, do the "I was a sinner, but Jesus saved me" thing, who knows? He could have emerged from Jesus Jail in worse shape emotionally than when he went in.

Edited March 22, 2016 by Jeeves

[Marigold]

I bet Josh's life is hell.

A devastated wife, four little kids (they are not bad things but kids can be stressful!), national disgrace, angry Jim Bob, his kinks exposed, no smart phone, can't go out alone, his siblings are pretending/trying to forgive him but they are grossed out by him and damaged by his behavior as a teen, humiliation, no job, no education, stuck at home, no computer, NO NOTHING.

I'm surprised josh is still standing...

[MarysWetBar]

"Mommy, my heart is to have a vasectomy so Anna and I don't have any more kids. I also want her to go to work on the weekends so we have more money coming in. I want my kids to go to a public school and I will surf the internet when and how often I please."

Yes, that will go over big.

Smuggs: Mom..Dad..I have a heart for tig ole bitties and porn. I like to slather myself in lard and slip and slide my way through all the Howard Johnsons this side of the Mississippi!

MEchelle: "Triple frappuccino mocha mocha vente and three Xanax..NOW, JimBob!"

Counselling over.

Forever.

I bet Josh's life is hell.

A devastated wife, four little kids (they are not bad things but kids can be stressful!), national disgrace, angry Jim Bob, his kinks exposed, no smart phone, can't go out alone, his siblings are pretending/trying to forgive him but they are grossed out by him and damaged by his behavior as a teen, humiliation, no job, no education, stuck at home, no computer, NO NOTHING.

I'm surprised josh is still standing...

I have a bad feeling about Smuggs.

[Barb23]

I'm sure Jim Bob and Michelle will be their marriage counselors. How can you argue with their thirty years of married bliss?

And the counseling sessions will probably be held in the frozen yogurt shop.

[Rhondinella]

I bet Josh's life is hell.

A devastated wife, four little kids (they are not bad things but kids can be stressful!), national disgrace, angry Jim Bob, his kinks exposed, no smart phone, can't go out alone, his siblings are pretending/trying to forgive him but they are grossed out by him and damaged by his behavior as a teen, humiliation, no job, no education, stuck at home, no computer, NO NOTHING.

I'm surprised josh is still standing...

 

I hope he's on suicide watch.

[bigskygirl]

I admit I cannot stand Josh and what he stands for, but I wish someone(s) could sneak in the Duggar compound and rescue him, Anna, and the kids. They need real help and not the crappy pray away the sins, bury your head in the sand, blame Satan for what Josh did while pretending everything is peachy keen in your life famewhoring ways on TLC.

[Sew Sumi]

I hope he's on suicide watch.

I just don't see that being an option with these people. 

 

(Long time, no see, btw! :) )