Hope that the siblings will not leave their children alone or around Josh. I’m assuming the show is a goner now. Perhaps since they won’t be getting a paycheck from the show, and Jim Bob’s career as a “minister” will head South, the changes that need to happen, will happen since the pressure to be there together for the show hopefully will be over.
Mom’s/Dad’s reactions happen in too many families in which the molester is a family member. The victim is further victimized and shamed. Disgusting. The “secret” is kept to keep the perpetrator safe.
I’m sorry you had to go through that machogirl .(((((Hugs)))))
I don’t accept “curiosity” as an excuse for Josh Duggar nor for that Dunham chick with her younger sister as her victim of Lena’s “curiosity”.
At the time of the police report in 2006, the victims ‘had forgiven Josh’. I don’t think that minor children should have been asked to ‘forgive’ their abuser, nor am I sure a victim that is so young can ‘forgive’ sexual abuse?
Maybe his urges have been stifled by his beliefs, but I wouldn’t take a chance that he’s one of the 5% that won’t repeat.
Too many families live this way...
Close the wound, hide the scar...and in the case of the Duggars, smile for the cameras (on your way to the bank).
The treatment of protecting their molesting son OVER the safety of the younger daughters, knocks the breath out of me. I expected “better” of them and now, like so many before them, they are just fakes and enablers at best and at worst...well, I’ll be Christian and “not go there.”