Honestly, I have mixed feelings about this. The Josh sexual abuse of course is a tragedy and I don't give Jim Bob and Michelle a pass on that. But otherwise? I am not sure there is much of a story there, just like there never was much of a story to the whole Duggar phenomenon. Yes, there are a lot of kids. So what? Yes, they had strange rules. So what? Many of us grew up with strange rules and everything turned out fine. I certainly did, and while I am lightyears away from that now, I still have fond memories of my childhood.
Overall, the kids seemed to be cared for, cared about, and had above average opportunities to grow into functioning adults. When I hear about these tell-alls, they just sound pretty boring. It is a non-story. Time to just forget about this family; they were never special in the first place.
Honestly, I have mixed feelings about this. The Josh sexual abuse of course is a tragedy and I don't give Jim Bob and Michelle a pass on that. But otherwise? I am not sure there is much of a story there, just like there never was much of a story to the whole Duggar phenomenon. Yes, there are a lot of kids. So what? Yes, they had strange rules. So what? Many of us grew up with strange rules and everything turned out fine. I certainly did, and while I am lightyears away from that now, I still have fond memories of my childhood.
Overall, the kids seemed to be cared for, cared about, and had above average opportunities to grow into functioning adults. When I hear about these tell-alls, they just sound pretty boring. It is a non-story. Time to just forget about this family; they were never special in the first place.