libgirl2 October 22, 2020 Share October 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, emmawoodhouse said: That sounds plausible. Josiah was definitely broken after his 9 months at ALERT. I was thinking the same thing. They took the joy from his eyes. I only see it when he looks at Bella. Jill didn't have that joy in her eyes, I'm seeing it now. What those people do to there kids is awful. 14 Link to comment
Temperance October 22, 2020 Share October 22, 2020 On 10/20/2020 at 8:15 AM, Jeeves said: ^^You nailed it. Even before his downfall, we didn't see him bragging about all the kids he had and intended to have (like his father does). He was practically phoning it in when he was supposedly the "owner/manager" of the car lot that JB set him up in. By then of course, his parents had repeatedly bailed him out of trouble. I suppose it was more tolerable back in the day when he was the undisputed Crown Prince and heir to the Head of the Whole Family title, when his wife obediently lugged the suitcases on their honeymoon and his sisters brought him soft drinks at the snap of his fingers, his mother probably defended him against anything negative with tooth and claw, and he got to swan around doing smug THs on the family TV show. IMO, despite his unhappiness, he's not strong, energetic, or disciplined enough to step away and create any kind of career or life other than what he's been (and still is) spoon fed by his parents. Especially after he blew up his one bid for any kind of independent life. He got that FRC talking head job in DC, but it wasn't log before he blew it up (remember, he was brought down in 2015 not just by the revelation of the old molestation of small girls, but by his misconduct while in DC with porn and strippers and Ashley Madison or whatever the sad sleazy deets were). He's proven he's unable to control his behavior or perhaps his teenaged years of being bailed out and covered up for by his parents, set an expectation that he was immunized from the consequences of stupid choices like Mister Family Values Spokesman Figurehead joining Ashley Fucking Madison etc. (ETA: IIRC he paid for the Ashley Madison membership with a traceable credit card. Idiot.) He's trapped. Can't get a vasectomy, can't use birth control, and his wife is probably tracking her fertility carefully. Although given his apparent lack of enthusiasm about more babeez, Anna may be keeping the deets on her phone or on a calendar buried in a drawer, vs. posting it on the wall in the kitchen like Michelle did with hers. No need for him to know for sure when she's most likely to conceive, on which nights he could conveniently manage to avoid intercourse. I don't particularly like his younger brother JD, but it's an interesting contrast in personality types and life choices. JD apparently wasn't the pampered Crown Princeling; he quietly went out and started buying and working on houses, pursued his interest in flying and got a pilot's license, may have escaped life in the boys' dorm at the TTH (while his parents obfuscated that little fact for the TV audience), and didn't rush into a marriage despite JB and Meech probably pressuring him to give the TV viewers a courtship/wedding and pregnancies/babies to help ratings. He's apparently still on the same page as his parents about religion and related life issues and values, and financially enmeshed in his father's business. But I have an idea that if Duggar Enterprises crashed tomorrow, JD and Abbie would survive better than most of his adult sibs. Josh, OTOH, would probably be panhandling for his next supersized burger/fries combo. Actually the Family Research Council (FRC) fired Josh immediately after the molestations came to light. There was about two months between the Joshgate I (the old molestations) and Joshgate II (new cheating, porn, Ashley Madison, etc.). The FRC didn't wait two months. They fired him within days of the first scandal coming out. TLC waited until the second scandal broke to cancel 19KAC and fire Josh. Most of Jim Bob's kids are relying on their father for money. Many of them are newlyweds. When they've been married longer, there may be more burn out among them. 7 Link to comment
ginger90 October 22, 2020 Share October 22, 2020 Josh’s resignation: From: https://www.google.com/amp/s/people.com/celebrity/josh-duggars-resignation-letter-to-family-research-council/%3famp=true 2 Link to comment
satrunrose October 22, 2020 Share October 22, 2020 When the molestation scandal broke, I remember reading a really interesting article about sibling molestations written by a CPS organization. It's been a while and I've long since lost the link, but the upshot was that when things like this do get reported, they immediately investigate the family because it's so often associated with some really messed up dynamics in general. I think they specifically mentioned kids with too much responsibility and not enough oversight living in a really restrictive environment. I remember thinking, yup, that's the Duggars. 11 Link to comment
MsJamieDornan October 23, 2020 Share October 23, 2020 On 10/21/2020 at 9:39 AM, ouinason said: the fact that Josh confessed, knew something was wrong, and nothing much was really done to help any of them pisses me right the hell off. JB and M served all of their children badly, including Josh. I've always said that I hold JB and The Hairball just if not more responsible than Josh. They are horrible people and all their kids deserved so much more. They disgust me. 14 Link to comment
Churchhoney October 23, 2020 Share October 23, 2020 (edited) On 10/21/2020 at 12:34 AM, madpsych78 said: I also agree that this is a post that was able to articulate my thoughts about the Josh thing as well. There are a lot of things wrong with their religion, but there are also non-Gothardites who rape and assault others due to entitlement, and as was noted none of the other Duggars (to our knowledge) have engaged in any of that type of behavior. Furthermore, I don't get the same vibe from any of the other Duggar sons that I've gotten with Josh. So, I don't believe Josh's choices are solely due to growing up IBLP. I do think IBLP probably influenced how it was handled, though. I agree with a lot of what you say here. But you definitely wouldn't get the same vibe from younger boys in a family under the Gothard system. The first-born son is the "leader of our home," right up there near the parents when it comes to privilege and even authority. He is the one and only kid in this quite exalted position. The other boys in the family are of more value than the girls, of course. But the other boys are still essentially underlings while the first-born son is the prince. And in a Gothard home he's likely to be spoken of and treated that way by the parents and in the cult group, too. I can see JB and M really really buying into this when Josh was little and the apple of their eye (not like Jana, the evil womb kicker, for example, or JD--just another underling). Josh, meanwhile, was the heir apparent, precious to both JB and M because he's JB's designated-by-God mini-me. This kind of stuff will affect every first-born boy differently, of course. Some kids likely feel it as a burden. But if you produce a first-born male with the right combination of arrogance-fostering traits and lack-of-empathy traits, I'm pretty sure the Gothard way in full operation (as it seems to have been with the Duggs) is gonna have a much greater ability to turn him into a really massive jerk--even while he's little--than even some other forms of patriarchal upbringing do. Edited October 23, 2020 by Churchhoney 2 11 Link to comment
GeeGolly October 25, 2020 Share October 25, 2020 Those clothing colors combined with whatever filter Anna uses, harkens back to depression era photos. 9 Link to comment
BigBingerBro October 25, 2020 Share October 25, 2020 Why are the boys dressed for chilly fall weather while the girls are in summerish dresses? 8 Link to comment
iwantcookies October 25, 2020 Share October 25, 2020 Mac is so pretty! Mary has no boots on yay her feet aren’t sweating. The kids are adorable. 1 Link to comment
farmgal4 October 25, 2020 Share October 25, 2020 22 minutes ago, iwantcookies said: Mac is so pretty! Mary has no boots on yay her feet aren’t sweating. The kids are adorable. I think Anna passed those boots down to Evy. There’s an IG pic of her wearing a pair of brown ugly boots that look a lot like the ones MaryElla used to wear. 3 Link to comment
zoomama October 25, 2020 Share October 25, 2020 On 10/21/2020 at 6:12 PM, Zella said: I wonder if it was Josiah. (Just based on how they seemed to have ALERT-ed the shit out of him.) i have always thought that. 5 Link to comment
Chicklet October 25, 2020 Share October 25, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, BigBingerBro said: Why are the boys dressed for chilly fall weather while the girls are in summerish dresses? Boys are more valuable to this group of idiots ? That's all I've got. Edited October 25, 2020 by Chicklet 3 Link to comment
madpsych78 October 25, 2020 Share October 25, 2020 I appreciate the color coordination and I love Mack's shoes. That said, Mack totally looks like Maryella's sister-mom here, especially considering they're matching and Meredith is not. 1 4 Link to comment
Popular Post DangerousMinds October 25, 2020 Popular Post Share October 25, 2020 3 hours ago, BigBingerBro said: Our traveling tradition is not to include a child molester. 38 Link to comment
emmawoodhouse October 25, 2020 Share October 25, 2020 5 hours ago, DangerousMinds said: Our traveling tradition is not to include a child molester. Oh, he went. Thankfully, it's just a picture of the kids. Link to comment
iwantcookies October 25, 2020 Share October 25, 2020 I wonder how many helpers went with them because Josh doesn’t help at all. 1 2 Link to comment
FizzyPuff October 27, 2020 Share October 27, 2020 On 10/25/2020 at 1:22 PM, BigBingerBro said: All I can think when I see this photo is why didn’t she stop at four kids? That’s when she found out the truth about him, if she wanted to stay with him fine it’s her marriage but to keep having kids with him, I have no words. 🤮 10 Link to comment
Zella October 28, 2020 Share October 28, 2020 It was actually a miserably, dreary ass day here in NWA, but okay, Anna. 1 16 1 Link to comment
Ohiopirate02 October 28, 2020 Share October 28, 2020 19 hours ago, Zella said: It was actually a miserably, dreary ass day here in NWA, but okay, Anna. I get that by Maryella's body language. 10 6 Link to comment
JoanArc October 28, 2020 Share October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Ohiopirate02 said: I get that by Maryella's body language. Like a doll you're tired of playing with! Which is not to far from the truth. 6 Link to comment
ouinason October 28, 2020 Share October 28, 2020 Maryella could not care less about getting her picture taken 🙂 3 Link to comment
sheshark October 28, 2020 Share October 28, 2020 On 10/25/2020 at 10:06 AM, GeeGolly said: Those clothing colors combined with whatever filter Anna uses, harkens back to depression era photos. On 10/25/2020 at 9:22 AM, BigBingerBro said: We don’t travel during pandemics. 1 21 Link to comment
awaken October 29, 2020 Share October 29, 2020 Did she leave comments open so people can actually share their traditions, or was that a rhetorical question she asked, with comments off? 1 3 Link to comment
floridamom October 29, 2020 Share October 29, 2020 Of course she doesn't care about anyone else's traditions. That was clickbait. Anna lives with blinders on and plows forward like a plow horse. 4 7 Link to comment
iwantcookies October 30, 2020 Share October 30, 2020 I’m incredibly happy that Josh is miserable and probably a secret alcoholic who lives in prison build by his own horrible actions. 13 Link to comment
iwantcookies October 30, 2020 Share October 30, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 5:21 PM, BigBingerBro said: That’s me on January 1st every year. 12 3 Link to comment
farmgal4 October 30, 2020 Share October 30, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 3:36 AM, FizzyPuff said: All I can think when I see this photo is why didn’t she stop at four kids? That’s when she found out the truth about him, if she wanted to stay with him fine it’s her marriage but to keep having kids with him, I have no words. 🤮 I agree, and that’s why I have little to no respect for her. 14 Link to comment
Albanyguy October 30, 2020 Share October 30, 2020 2 hours ago, iwantcookies said: I’m incredibly happy that Josh is miserable and probably a secret alcoholic who lives in prison build by his own horrible actions. I agree, but I think that it’s junk food rather than alcohol that he uses as his crutch. 3 Link to comment
iwantcookies October 30, 2020 Share October 30, 2020 Whatever he is doing he better stop before he drops dead from a heart attack. He needs to get healthy so he can have a long life with his beloved Anna Cat. 🤪🤓🤣 who am I kidding? Maybe Josh trying to kill himself by eating himself to death. 1 1 Link to comment
QuinnInND October 30, 2020 Share October 30, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 2:36 AM, FizzyPuff said: All I can think when I see this photo is why didn’t she stop at four kids? That’s when she found out the truth about him, if she wanted to stay with him fine it’s her marriage but to keep having kids with him, I have no words. 🤮 Because that's what she was raised to do. That's her sole purpose in life. 2 Link to comment
MonicaM October 30, 2020 Share October 30, 2020 3 hours ago, QuinnInND said: Because that's what she was raised to do. That's her sole purpose in life. And she loves it. As long as she can pop out babies and make things look good on social media, she's a happy camper. 1 Link to comment
GeeGolly October 31, 2020 Share October 31, 2020 16 minutes ago, BigBingerBro said: That's actually a nice picture. (I know, Josh) Three of the kids look like they're thinking - SQUIRREL! 8 Link to comment
QuinnInND October 31, 2020 Share October 31, 2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CG_cSOdD9Uj/?igshid=4t9kd4sfygi4. Instagram really needs to get their shit together. Link to comment
Barb23 October 31, 2020 Share October 31, 2020 1 hour ago, QuinnInND said: https://www.instagram.com/p/CG_cSOdD9Uj/?igshid=4t9kd4sfygi4. Instagram really needs to get their shit together. Since Jessa has her hands on Esther's shoulders does that mean she's planning to adopt her? 6 Link to comment
PikaScrewChu October 31, 2020 Share October 31, 2020 1 hour ago, QuinnInND said: https://www.instagram.com/p/CG_cSOdD9Uj/?igshid=4t9kd4sfygi4. Instagram really needs to get their shit together. Did Mack get the jeggings from Aunt Jinger? 2 Link to comment
iwantcookies October 31, 2020 Share October 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Barb23 said: Since Jessa has her hands on Esther's shoulders does that mean she's planning to adopt her? Esther can clean up the diaper mountain and the mold house. I don’t think Jessa will adopt anyone. She will have her own army of children. Link to comment
BigBingerBro October 31, 2020 Share October 31, 2020 3 hours ago, QuinnInND said: https://www.instagram.com/p/CG_cSOdD9Uj/?igshid=4t9kd4sfygi4. Instagram really needs to get their shit together. I hate Bin's hard part. 2 Link to comment
iwantcookies October 31, 2020 Share October 31, 2020 They are all trying to kill Esther with COVID. 3 Link to comment
rue721 October 31, 2020 Share October 31, 2020 Yikes, Anna looks weird in that picture. The look in her eyes is deranged. I hope it's somehow that awful filter that she uses. 4 Link to comment
QuinnInND November 2, 2020 Share November 2, 2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CHF8X2SDH0y/?igshid=155pozu8pgha1 1 Link to comment
ouinason November 2, 2020 Share November 2, 2020 Its not unplugged if they have a cell phone camera pointed at them. 14 Link to comment
Popular Post skatelady November 3, 2020 Popular Post Share November 3, 2020 On 10/31/2020 at 12:38 PM, BigBingerBro said: I hate Bin's hard part. You can see it???? Oh - wait - you're talking about his hair. Oopsies! 40 Link to comment
Jynnan tonnix November 3, 2020 Share November 3, 2020 6 hours ago, skatelady said: You can see it???? Oh - wait - you're talking about his hair. Oopsies! I gave this a "laugh" emoji, but I'm still giggling like a 12 year old. 😅😁😆. Perfect timing. 7 Link to comment
QuinnInND November 4, 2020 Share November 4, 2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CHJeYr0DQtJ/?igshid=1v991k1rgofld Smuggar looks even more repulsive than usual. 🤢 6 Link to comment
iwantcookies November 4, 2020 Share November 4, 2020 He looks sick and dead eyes as usual 1 2 Link to comment
Joan of Argh November 5, 2020 Share November 5, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 2:21 PM, BigBingerBro said: If it's such a beautiful day why didn't the pic include her face....she's laying there like a discarded toy and what's going on with her head? It looks like a hairy mushroom with a lump. Her hairdo looks like a monk. 3 Link to comment
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