On 5/7/2024 at 5:12 AM, Cam said:

Could be Jessa’s fallen victim to the fundie cult conditioning of young wives and mothers: First, they’re married off young while their hormones are raging. They start getting pregnant and giving birth within a year or two. The young women bask in the glow of the attention this brings, so they pump out more kids. The wives’ youthful energies are poured into being joyfully available, pregnancy, taking care of newborns, taking care of the house. Then a few years in, it’s time to add the responsibility of homeschooling the kids. No sending them out into the world! No break from motherhood! No time to connect with others, not even your own siblings whose lives mirror your own! This is what you signed up for! No, wait, this is what your religion insisted is your role in life. I mean, the Duggars can claim all they want that they’re no longer part of the IBLP, but who they kidding? 

And it’s awful how that lifestyle ages women. Michelle Duggar looks healthier and more vital now than she did 20 years ago!

19 minutes ago, JermajestyDuggar said:

Ugh that sucks. 
 

Have you tried the $600 Lume red light? I hear it works wonders! (Note my sarcasm)

Oh, hell no. $600 can you even imagine????? She is so outta touch!

47 minutes ago, SassyPants said:

Ugggggg- today was my half day dental appointment for crown molds and a cleaning. Over the weekend my husband returned from a business trip with a respiratory illness. This morning I tested + for Covid. I have never had it before. I am more OP’d at not being able to move forward with my dental care. Symptoms: body aches, chills, cough. 

Ugh that sucks. 
 

Have you tried the $600 Lume red light? I hear it works wonders! (Note my sarcasm)

Re: Rebekah Pearl Anast and husband Gabe. There is a lot on them in the FJ archives. At one point, after several kids, Gabe announced that he would not be working at a regular job any more but would instead stay home studying the Bible 24/7 because that's what God told him to do. Consequently, he & Rebekah started openly requesting monetary donations. They also ran an absolutely crazy website + forums called 7Xsunday. 

I somehow missed this when it came up on FJ years ago but here is an old interview* with Mike Pearl's nephew (his sister's son). It will give you an idea of what it was like to grow up in or adjacent to Mike Pearl. 

*CW for descriptions of corporal punishment.

Ugggggg- today was my half day dental appointment for crown molds and a cleaning. Over the weekend my husband returned from a business trip with a respiratory illness. This morning I tested + for Covid. I have never had it before. I am more OP’d at not being able to move forward with my dental care. Symptoms: body aches, chills, cough.