Sorry after watching the daughters I’m more conflicted than I was
The parents are indeed odd
Josh admittedly was wrong wrong wrong ....and it raises many questions
The wife acts medicated
But the daughters were extremely convincing
I got zero tells of phoniness
Just devout southern fundamental Christendom and beautiful young southern moms
A segment of my culture I’m familiar with
I think the gay agenda tabloids are on a witch hunt as are Christ haters in the media in general
But I also find the parents off the charts almost cultish
But the girls seem well adjusted
I’m conflicted but I don’t think Christians have to be sinless to criticize sin
And there is a double standard
They dont go after Lena Dunham or Paula Poundstone or Bill Clinton for worse crimes
So yes I’m conflicted
And I believe the girls
That’s it.... Shoot me..,.. they dented my steel....I’m more ambivalent
Convincing? No, but they were quite sympathetic.
Jill turned on the waterworks, Jessa described her brother as sneaky.
Nicely done, it generated sympathy and distance.
I think they've done enough for TLC to give their spinoff show a try.
Unless another shoe drops...
“But I also find the parents off the charts almost cultish.”
“But the girls seem well adjusted”
That’s not all that much of a surprise since both could be true. Particularly since there are so many girls.
There’s not a kid alive who doesn’t think that some things their parents believe are just plain nuts, and the Duggar kids have more than the usual supply.
It would have been easier for them to have their own running critique of their family life than if there had been only one or two children. Harder to fool the whole herd.