2 hours ago, JermajestyDuggar said:

Only the youngest three seem to visit James. I don’t think I’ve seen Jeremiah with his dad in any pics or videos on social media since the divorce.

Shoshanna has spent the last 1-2 years parentifying Jeremiah in a very icky way. Whatever went down with the divorce, Shoshanna is the one who is publicly criticizing her ex, her kidsʻ father. In any case, Jeremiah is now 18 so he doesn't have to see James unless he wants to do so.

Re: school. The only "homeschooling" that shows up on Shoshannaʻs SM is her reading her father's crappy books to the younger kids. If they are doing other things -- math, ABEKA, whatever -- neither Shoshanna nor Lauren has bothered to document it. So, yeah, public school might be a step up in the younger kidsʻ lives. Meanwhile, thereʻs Jeremiah, engaged at 18, with no visible means of support for himself or his future spouse. 🤷‍♂️

On 10/27/2023 at 3:59 PM, shesinsane said:

Based on watching all of the Duggar episodes, I've concluded that somewhere in IBLP they teach that a bare-headed baby girl is an offense to God. There must be something on her head to clearly indicate not-a-boy, or else Jebus will cry (or something like that). 

I feel like maybe it's a regional thing, more than religious. My Appalachian relatives who don't darken the door of a church outside weddings or funerals also adorn baby girls with giant bows. Most recent baby girl born has bows around 4 times the size of her head in most photos. 

She said she never had an anatomy scan, just midwife prenatal care. I am so good with qualified midwifery and support people having lower interventions when they can and want to. But there is just no good reason not to get one single ultrasound in this county in this age. She would probably qualify for medicaid for pregnant women. There are just so many things that can be understood through an anatomy scan so that you are as prepared as possible for birth and postnatal care. 

14 minutes ago, Giraffe said:

I'm impressed James got the kids in school! I wonder if they went through court ordered academic testing and the results were abysmal. Would a judge order kids attend public school if they were doing well academically? Idk. But kudos to James for admitting they didn't meet their children's needs and petitioning the courts. 

I could see one (or all, sadly) of the kids resenting him. I hope when they're adults they realize how much better their education was than if they'd continued homeschooling.

Only the youngest three seem to visit James. I don’t think I’ve seen Jeremiah with his dad in any pics or videos on social media since the divorce. The youngest kids won’t even remember their parents together all that much. So they might end up with a better relationship. It’s also possible Shoshanna was afraid to have them tested and just gave in. She might not want to see proof that she failed them. It might have been easier for her to just let them go to school.

I'm impressed James got the kids in school! I wonder if they went through court ordered academic testing and the results were abysmal. Would a judge order kids attend public school if they were doing well academically? Idk. But kudos to James for admitting they didn't meet their children's needs and petitioning the courts. 

I could see one (or all, sadly) of the kids resenting him. I hope when they're adults they realize how much better their education was than if they'd continued homeschooling.