The Other Duggars: The Lost Girls and Amy

[GeeGolly]

Just came across this lovely picture. Deanna is cut from the same cloth as JB.

 

[xwordfanatik]

Who's the guy?

[GeeGolly]

2 minutes ago, xwordfanatik said:

Who's the guy?

The super Fundy Kirk Cameron. A very, very outspoken homophobe. 

[xwordfanatik]

26 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

The super Fundy Kirk Cameron. A very, very outspoken homophobe. 

I've heard of him.  POS.

[ginger90]

 

Link: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/06/go-ahead-call-amy-duggar-king-crazy

[Future Cat Lady]

Shame on you Vanity Fair.

Again Amy is making herself sound like she's so much better than her cousins. She might not be in IBLP, but she's almost as conservative as they are.

[charmed1]

2 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

The super Fundy Kirk Cameron. A very, very outspoken homophobe. 

And fervent anti-vaxxer and former child actor. OMG what is that behind them? Is that a person or a very scary hydrangea? 
 

Edited: because I don’t want to be accused of body shaming KC’s plus sized skull.

Edited June 28, 2023 by charmed1

[GeeGolly]

32 minutes ago, charmed1 said:

And fervent anti-vaxxer and former child actor. OMG what is that behind them? Is that a person or a very scary hydrangea? 
 

Edited: because I don’t want to be accused of body shaming KC’s plus sized skull.

And Candace Bure's older brother.

The head looks like a highly teased, overly hair sprayed blonde, aka helmet head.

[Salacious Kitty]

5 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Just came across this lovely picture. Deanna is cut from the same cloth as JB.

 

Oh 🤮. Must have come from the time Kirky visited the Duggars (this was on the show).

[sagittarius sue]

1 hour ago, charmed1 said:

And fervent anti-vaxxer and former child actor. OMG what is that behind them? Is that a person or a very scary hydrangea? 
 

Edited: because I don’t want to be accused of body shaming KC’s plus sized skull.

Also he favors banning certain books for children.

[AstridM]

4 minutes ago, sagittarius sue said:

Also he favors banning certain books for children.

Everyone ELSE’S children. Bigoted, authoritarian POS.

Edited June 28, 2023 by AstridM

[CalicoKitty]

6 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

The super Fundy Kirk Cameron. A very, very outspoken homophobe. 

I didn't recognize KC at first.  He looks amazingly like my cousin.  It's rather disturbing.  My cousin is absolutely not a Fundy!

[ginger90]

There have been quite a few baffling stories by Amy. Her son throws knives, has chased their cat with scissors, etc. In the cat video she made sure the camera was on her while she used gentle parenting and asked for the scissors at least 4 times.

Now apparently, a bird flew into their garage door and it died, a picture was included. Cue video with camera on both of them. Her son is telling her he wants to “whack the dead bird with the fishing pole”. When he asks why he can’t , she rolls her eyes and doesn’t answer. 

Screenshot from the video:

Edited July 13, 2023 by ginger90

[BetyBee]

Never mind.

Edited July 19, 2023 by BetyBee

[Zella]

1 minute ago, BetyBee said:

I'm sorry to say that that boy's behavior is concerning!

Agreed. I know kids can be rambunctious and at times a bit innocently disturbing (my brother and I certainly had our moments), but I find it alarming how much he wants to hurt animals. But I also wonder if he's learning it at home. For all of Amy's preening for how much better she is than the rest of her family, she's still with a man who she acknowledges threw her cat during an argument. I doubt that was a one-time thing, and I wonder if her son is mimicking attitudes or actions he's seen from his dad. 

[GeeGolly]

Early onset Conduct Disorder?

[GeeGolly]

Disregarding the knife obsession and the scissor attack...

I'm going to go out on a very short limb. Most toddlers/preschoolers would want to save the dead bird or cry/be sad at sight of a dead animal. Most parents would then find a box and show the dead animal some respect with a 'proper' burial.

Amy sucks as a parent and as @BetyBee posted, Dax's behavior is alarming.

[Salacious Kitty]

What's a 3 year old doing with scissors in the first place? 

[CalicoKitty]

1 hour ago, Salacious Kitty said:

What's a 3 year old doing with scissors in the first place? 

Or knives?

[Salacious Kitty]

3 minutes ago, CalicoKitty said:

Or knives?

Right? 

Especially this kid. Zero discipline, zero impulse control. 

[AgathaC]

Very disturbing. She seems to have trouble distinguishing between “oh that little scamp” and “start documenting for the potential future law enforcement investigation.”

A child who is spoiled and undisciplined who doesn’t show empathy for people or animals is a huge red flag. I hope in reality Dax is a kinder, more typical child because the picture she paints isn’t pretty.

[Kiss my mutt]

This is the kind of kid that ends up killing his parents in their sleep. 

On 6/28/2023 at 10:23 AM, xwordfanatik said:

Who's the guy?

I know him as the “hasbeen actor with the most punchable face ever”. 
Also, Amy reminds me of Monica Lewinsky. 

[sixlets]

1 hour ago, Kiss my mutt said:

This is the kind of kid that ends up killing his parents in their sleep. 

I know him as the “hasbeen actor with the most punchable face ever”. 
Also, Amy reminds me of Monica Lewinsky. 

Agreed.  I spend way too much time watching true crime on YT, and one thing that always stood out was that many serial killers and/or kids who killed family members, would start to show worrisome behavior at a young age, including the killing of animals.  

Not saying that this scenario is where Amy & her pickle are headed, but if she truly cares about her family, she would stop the giggling charade and get Dax the help he may need.  I loathe the phrase "boys will be boys".  And parent is both a noun and a verb.

[ginger90]

https://www.insider.com/amy-duggar-king-josh-duggar-iblp-shiny-happy-people-2023-6
 

From the article, “I might be writing a book, so I want to keep some of my stories for that.”.

And, “She issued a statement following Josh's 2022 sentencing saying that she could ‘sleep for the first time ever’ knowing he was in prison.”.

[GeeGolly]

1 minute ago, ginger90 said:

https://www.insider.com/amy-duggar-king-josh-duggar-iblp-shiny-happy-people-2023-6
 

From the article, “I might be writing a book, so I want to keep some of my stories for that.”.

And, “She issued a statement following Josh's 2022 sentencing saying that she could ‘sleep for the first time ever’ knowing he was in prison.”.

Oh my goodness. Will somebody please tell Amy this isn't her business and to shut that hole in her face? Please!

Take a look at her IG. The only thing keeping Amy awake was her devilish kid.

[Minivanessa]

Lord, she is one hot mess. 

[SMama]

Let’s hope Dax is not a bed wetter, and doesn’t develop a penchant for starting fires. It’ll also help if his parents got a clue. 

[oliviabenson]

No one wants your memoir Amy, read the room. She is insufferable!

[ALittleShelfish]

Man, Famy is really doing the absolute most in an effort to become as loudly irrelevant as Jamie Lynn Spears (whose book is already at the Dollar Tree).  

[Salacious Kitty]

5 hours ago, ginger90 said:

https://www.insider.com/amy-duggar-king-josh-duggar-iblp-shiny-happy-people-2023-6
 

From the article, “I might be writing a book, so I want to keep some of my stories for that.”.

And, “She issued a statement following Josh's 2022 sentencing saying that she could ‘sleep for the first time ever’ knowing he was in prison.”.

A book? She's certainly living up to her Famy nickname. But of course, she doesn't want to be in the spotlight. 

Riiiight. 🙄

[CalicoKitty]

She doesn't have the time to write a book.  She needs to use that  time to find out why her son chases the cat with scissors and throws knives.  It sounds like he needs all of her attention right now.

[oliviabenson]

Daxxy is frightening me. I hope his parents try to figure out why he behaves like that. 

[SMama]

Just now, oliviabenson said:

Daxxy is frightening me. I hope his parents try to figure out why he behaves like that. 

Or take him to play therapy for an assessment from a child psychologist.

[Salacious Kitty]

Just now, SMama said:

Or take him to play therapy for an assessment from a child psychologist.

Probably won't happen until he kills something/one. 

[CalicoKitty]

22 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Probably won't happen until he kills something/one. 

Therapy and counseling are foreign concepts to this bunch.  I am afraid he will not get the attention he needs until after something bad happens.

[GeeGolly]

Lets hope Dax will not be home schooled and Amy will get some feedback from teachers about what is appropriate behavior. Sooner rather than later would be ideal.

[ginger90]

35 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Lets hope Dax will not be home schooled and Amy will get some feedback from teachers about what is appropriate behavior. Sooner rather than later would be ideal.

She recently posted a video shopping looking at homeschool materials.

They were at that place Jill advertises too. Amy and her mother seem to be there all the time buying toys, and crap.

Edited July 15, 2023 by ginger90

[Absolom]

Even when kids go to public school and the parents are told the child has problems, sometimes it's very hard for the parents to accept.  The parents of a kid in grandson's kindergarten class moved to a different school district because the school and district employees didn't understand their son.  We didn't hear anything more after the fall after they moved when before Christmas the new district wanted to put him in an emotionally disturbed classroom.  They were fighting it.  

That child shared many if not most of Dax's behaviors being defiant, apparently having little to no empathy, hurting animals, throwing dangerous objects, etc.  What's worse is that if not handled properly they lead classmates into bad behavior or injure them.

Amy is doing Dax no favors and homeschooling won't fix anything, but on the bright side, he won't be harming any other kindergarteners along the way.  I don't see Amy as being an able homeschooler though.  I don't think she'll know what good work looks like and will accept whatever Dax does as just fine.  Plus will she be able to help him beyond about fourth grade?

[Meow Mix]

"I always grabs some of these".  This dolt does not need to be homeschooling her kid.  She also needs to get him and herself into family therapy.  Hitting the bottle to deal with things is not cute wine mom culture, it's alcoholism.  And if what she is portraying is accurate, Dax is headed down a bad road.

[oliviabenson]

Let’s hope Daxxy goes to school once Amy realizes how hard it is to homeschool adequately. 

[SMama]

3 hours ago, Absolom said:

Even when kids go to public school and the parents are told the child has problems, sometimes it's very hard for the parents to accept.  The parents of a kid in grandson's kindergarten class moved to a different school district because the school and district employees didn't understand their son.  We didn't hear anything more after the fall after they moved when before Christmas the new district wanted to put him in an emotionally disturbed classroom.  They were fighting it.  

That child shared many if not most of Dax's behaviors being defiant, apparently having little to no empathy, hurting animals, throwing dangerous objects, etc.  What's worse is that if not handled properly they lead classmates into bad behavior or injure them.

Amy is doing Dax no favors and homeschooling won't fix anything, but on the bright side, he won't be harming any other kindergarteners along the way.  I don't see Amy as being an able homeschooler though.  I don't think she'll know what good work looks like and will accept whatever Dax does as just fine.  Plus will she be able to help him beyond about fourth grade?

Amy was not homeschooled, maybe getting homeschool materials is just an attempt to get DAX preschool/kinder ready. Like begets like so Dax will most likely go to public school. But like @Absolom said, some parents are completely resistant to constructive criticism, and help. 

[Albanyguy]

I think Amy will send Dax to public school, if only because she likes to show people that she’s more mainstream and “worldly” than her Fundie relatives. No SOTDRT for her!

[GeeGolly]

56 minutes ago, Albanyguy said:

I think Amy will send Dax to public school, if only because she likes to show people that she’s more mainstream and “worldly” than her Fundie relatives. No SOTDRT for her!

And to get rid of him for a few hours. He sounds exhausting.

[Meow Mix]

22 hours ago, oliviabenson said:

Let’s hope Daxxy goes to school once Amy realizes how hard it is to homeschool adequately. 

She apparently mentioned that she was thinking of homeschooling him.  I hope this goes the way of all her other crusades and interests.  Remember when she was all about helping trouble teens?  That didn't even last three months.  Hopefully she'll get him into school before he falls too far behind.  And maybe having some stimulation that isn't just sitting in front of a screen will help with his behavior issues.

[CalicoKitty]

Public school will also have some counseling services and other trained adults that can pick up on his behaviors.  It would certainly be the best chance for him to get any help he might need.  But I bet this won't happen.

[Absolom]

I easily see Amy as the my kid does no or very little wrong kind of parent and anyone who dares suggest he may need help or need to change will be cut from their lives.  Her husband, a man who has thrown a cat in anger, will of course see nothing wrong with his son's behavior.  

[Salacious Kitty]

4 minutes ago, Absolom said:

I easily see Amy as the my kid does no or very little wrong kind of parent and anyone who dares suggest he may need help or need to change will be cut from their lives.  Her husband, a man who has thrown a cat in anger, will of course see nothing wrong with his son's behavior.  

Sad but true. Their little snowflake can do no wrong. I'd love to tell Famy what I think of her shitty "parenting," but that would certainly get me blocked. 

[GeeGolly]

If Dax pulls the same shit at school as he does at home he'll get on the teacher and school's radar. He'll be given options, but they'll boot him if Amy doesn't (eventually) accept one of them.

[Panopticon]

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If Dax pulls the same shit at school as he does at home he'll get on the teacher and school's radar. He'll be given options, but they'll boot him if Amy doesn't (eventually) accept one of them.

 

... At which point Amy would likely find another school or start homeschooling, announcing on her social media that "[school which was desperate to get rid of Dax] suggested that Dax is JUST SO SPECIAL that he was being held back by the other students, and [school] even bent the rules to tell me it wasn't good enough for him."

Edited July 16, 2023 by Panopticon
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[AgathaC]

I know the type well.

Reminds me of my stepson’s mother (who is very intelligent, well-educated, and with whom we have otherwise had no drama — avoiding “My husband’s evil ex stereotypes). When he was younger and had some behavioral issues at school, it was always the teacher’s fault. Problems resurfaced with his move to middle school and she immediately started talking about homeschooling. Hubby gave that a big, fat no.

He lies frequently, yet she still believes every word he says. So, last year he nearly flunked three classes and had to drop out of advanced program (the work wasn’t too hard — he just wasn’t doing it and she never questioned him about it). Instead, the teachers were unreasonable and too tough on him.

At least in SS’s case, he’s not a sociopath. Just spoiled, selfish, entitled and immature. But kids like that usually get smacked in the face with reality at some point and the older they are, the harder the smack tends to be.

Edited July 17, 2023 by AgathaC