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Look, I get everyone is excited about the idea of a Duggar tell-all and letting that cloud their judgement. But it's really important that we *not" praise Derick for his abuse tactics.

Yes, Michelle and JB are abusive pieces of shit. Yes, it would be great if their children recognized that and chose to distance themselves before or after marriage. Yes, it would be absolutely amazing if the kids recognized that they were raised in an abuse cult and were able to get out and get help. Yes, it would be great if one of their children was able to process everything that happened to them in a way that they could talk about it and help other victims.

But that isn't what is happening here.

Deri

Lauren and Jessa apparently had the same due date, which would mean that Lauren's miscarriage was around October 9th.

On October 13, Lauren and Josiah saw the movie about abortions. She was clearly grieving in that photo. Maybe not their best decision. But, you can see that she actually has emotions there. Remember it folks, cause it's probably the last time you'll see them

They went to a fundraiser for a pregnancy center (one of those Christian ones that condemns you for thinking about anything except human trafficking – er I mean adoption) and she was all smiles. Not even the smallest mention about how important every life is, even when it's just a few weeks old or anything like that. J

Y'all these people are so clueless and useless. They have no proof of any of them doing anything except walking. And so many of their posts are reposts of other, legitimate organizations doing work.

Also, can someone explain where the helicopter came from. They definitely have one. That's how they're getting the footage of the devastation.

My "favorite" post though is the quote credited only as "Hurricane Dorian Survivor" saying "My mom and I were evacuated today. To see that we aren't alone is truly a miracle from God. Thank you MEDIC Corps for caring and actually helping! Thank you!!"

Absolutely no way that's fake, right? Lol

The white savior complex is real and thirsty with this

So, despite Derick's pedantic nonsense about the "myth of not believing in birth control," I highly doubt that they'd even use condoms cause they're so self righteous. However, there is a reasonable argument that they've been doing something to prevent conceptions.

And that made me realize.

Derick and Jill suddenly started talking about how great sex is about a week or two before Sam's second birthday: when she would have been cleared for getting pregnant again if she wanted to have a successful birth story.

What if they abstained for the last 2 years, which would have been totally allowed AND "so godly." But now they can try having babies again so they've allowed themselves to have se

Turns out she decided to try to make money with her bridal shower. Or "make money." Because she's going to be selling us sex toys and trying to get us to join Pure Romance.

Yay 😒

Oh. And this is her 7th MLM. She's yet to make money with any of them. But I guess this one will be different?

I was trying to find some information about a specific IBLP (the cult ATI is the curriculum for) teaching, and I found this instead. I'm going to paste the entire article instead of linking so as not to drive traffic to the cult's website:

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Do I view children as God's gifts?

Receiving Precious Gifts

learning to rejoice in God’s gift of children

In 2003, our home was filled with growing children. Things were always in motion—children playing, fighting, enjoying the freshness of life, and getting into mischief. Our oldest daughter was nine while the youngest of our seven children was still nursing. We loved our children and wanted to see them develop strong relati

The description is:

At Southern Seminary, we recognize the need for God-called ministers’ wives to be prepared for ministry. We believe that a minister’s wife needs to be educated and equipped as she and her husband prepare for service in the churches and beyond. The time a student wife is in the seminary setting with her husband is the perfect time to undertake this training. She has opportunity to network with other wives who are preparing for the place God has for them. She will benefit from her study with faculty wives who can share from their rich experience. The courses in the Seminary Wives Institute (SWI) are designed to give ministers’ wives biblically based and practically app