Jason Duggars accident video clip.

[Lillybee]

Especially when so many adult children were filming it already. Michelle should have paid attention to her injured child.

[JenniferJuniper]

I did think it was weird that Josh and Jana and Jill were in the hospital waiting room. Josh is explaining what's happening to the camera, saying they're texting updates to the family. Uh, maybe with 15 other kids (plus your 2) what they really need is your help taking care of them? And then he mentions a possible broken neck or "internal poblems." I feel like Josh is pretty TLC production savvy and knows what to say to make the cut, but come on, spare us the melodrama.

I got the same sense that Josh was playing up the drama for the camera at that point. He sickens me. As much as Boob is a Boob, you always get the sense he loves his kids. Michelle, on the other hand, seems to have other priorities and Joshie takes right after her.

The scene of Jason crying in pain the ER is so sad. And not just because of his injuries. He has zero say about this extreme invasion into his privacy; an invasion that will last as long as the dvds and youtube videos can still be played.

If the theater is responsible for the condition that resulted in Jason's fall, I do hope the Duggars make a liability claim for his pain and suffering and that the settlement money is set aside for him until he's an adult. He deserves something for what he's gone through and God knows he (like the other minor children) will never see a dime of the TLC money.

[JenniferJuniper]

I believe that the internet is disabled on their phones.

I could be wrong, but I could swear I saw one of the girls Googling directions on her phone last season.

[aubrietta]

WTF Michelle! WHO does that? Who films their injured child?!?!?!?

A mother that has so many children that she doesn't actually have any really attachment to any of them.

If my kid fell 12 feet down a hole, no fucking way it would even occur to me to pull out my cell phone to take a picture or a video or whatever. I'd be freaking right out on the inside, and holding my shit together on the outside to be prefectly present with my child to carry them through the fear and trauma as best as I could. This clip totally made my blood boil. Who ever said this is no "mother of year" has hit the nail on the head. I'd like to go hit Michelle on the head now.

[tehgoobster]

OMG! That was scary! Poor little guy! That was really sweet of Jackson to be concerned like that, though.

[Guest LilaFowler]

So many dry eyes. If my little 10 or 11 year old boy was injured like that, I would be crying or showing some emotion, comforting him, not using my blanket training techniques on him. And I am not a person who cries easily. It's weird that none of his adult brothers and sisters were shown shedding any tears. It sucks that these people are taught to suppress their emotions so well. Of course, that was only a clip, so it really can't be judged fully.

I understand Michelle trying to stay calm so Jason would stay calm, but she just didn't sound alarmed. She sounded like she does in any other situation.

[amie]

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[garciarodrigez]

From what we saw Jills reaction was distinctly nonchalant at first...If I heard screams like that,I'd be up in a heart beat to see what was going on.Maybe she used to boys screaming and yelling she blocks it,I guess.

Before I even watched the clip, this statement frightened me. What if they are used to hearing wails for help? After watching it, in my opinion, that was definately a distress call/scream. Very chilling to think that this is something they've heard so much that they can tune that out. What??? So scarey. For some reason a woodshed like experience came to my mind. It sickens me. Also, after watching it, first of all, the screaming scared the shit right out of me. Sent chills down my spine. In reality, it would have been the same way but once I got over that initial fear and shock of it, I do believe I'd be jumping to see who was in trouble immediately too. Damn, can you tell this bugs me? lol.

I'm a pretty cold hearted, hard nosed old bitch at this point in my life and not a lot phases me or gets me emotional very often but those screams are something I wish I had never heard. I almost busted out bawling for that poor kid. It was a combo sympathy/anger moment. All that to say, when I'm mad enough to cry, it's a pretty bad offense.

The whole handling of it from what I can gather from the two minute clip is sick. From ignoring blood curdling screams to that fuckin' bitch of a cow mother (use the term loosely) video taping the event and then trying to explain it away while smiling from ear to ear in her talking segment. Sick freaks. I'm sorry but I hope this puts the nail in their coffin (Michelle) specifically. The Duggar Fan Club needs to stop. Mother of the year, my ass. Those children deserve so much better and I worry about their safety now for sure. Oh, I could go on and on about how much this offends me. lol. But I won't. I need more coffee and it's too early to use the f-bomb so much. :( Geez.

[debrand]

I saw the clip and I'm pissed. What the hell was Michelle doing with her camera? That is just sick. SHe is filming the boy while he is pain and afraid.

Yes, the oldest are first responders but they still have a frightening lack of emotion for their brother. They don't seem calm so much as flat. I've been to the ER and the medical personal were calm but they showed emotion. My brother is a PA and when my kids are sick, he shows emotion.

The boy saying that he cried because Jason was his buddy broke my heart. He was the only one that seemed concerned.

[luckylassie]

Michelle seems just too princessy to worry about pesky things such as her own children. No, that would require effort after all and the ole' brood mare just doesn't do well with that. :naughty:

she is fawned over by J.B., waited on daily, and never has to lift a finger.....worrying about her child instead of the camera is beyond her sadly.

[persuaded]

Oh my Lord.... I'm just in tears after watching that. That poor baby :cry:

[BlackHawk]

So many dry eyes. If my little 10 or 11 year old boy was injured like that, I would be crying or showing some emotion, comforting him, not using my blanket training techniques on him. And I am not a person who cries easily. It's weird that none of his adult brothers and sisters were shown shedding any tears. It sucks that these people are taught to suppress their emotions so well. Of course, that was only a clip, so it really can't be judged fully.

I understand Michelle trying to stay calm so Jason would stay calm, but she just didn't sound alarmed. She sounded like she does in any other situation.

I will sat at the end of the clip when Jana is on the phone, she does sound like she's been upset. Jill also looked like she'd been upset as well. Hopefully those who can watch the show will let us know that SOMEONE cried for this poor guy.

[debrand]

I will sat at the end of the clip when Jana is on the phone, she does sound like she's been upset. Jill also looked like she'd been upset as well. Hopefully those who can watch the show will let us know that SOMEONE cried for this poor guy.

I'll have to watch it again because my impression was that they were very flat in their emotions. I really do hope that I missed some real emotion

I don't think that the Duggars are unemotional but that they've been taught that being always calm is a positive trait. They don't show the same indications of emotion that the rest of us do.

[quinoa mama]

Look at Michelle's smile at 1:27. Unbelievable. This is the worst clip I've ever seen from this show. I'm just disgusted beyond words.

[luckylassie]

This incident, Anna on the bus during late pregnancy, and the rest being constantly paraded across the world like some freak show proves to me that the Duggars do not value their "blessings" at all. Michelle seems like she would be a distant, absent, spoiled, and overbearing tyrant who uses tears and status to get her way. The sweet charade is not working anymore Michelle, you can give up now.

[debrand]

I watched the video again. Jana is describing the accident and says that he was bleeding. To me, she sounds calm but less flat than the others. She is showing some emotion.

What concerns me is not that the family is calm but that they sound flat. I keep using the term flat because I don't know what else to call their emotional reaction. There is a difference between being calm and showing no emotion.

My guess is that a lifetime of being trained to hide their emotions has effected how they respond. To an observer, it makes them seem odd and even cold blooded. That doesn't mean that they aren't worried but that they don't know how to express those emotions.

[longskirts]

So many dry eyes. If my little 10 or 11 year old boy was injured like that, I would be crying or showing some emotion, comforting him, not using my blanket training techniques on him. And I am not a person who cries easily. It's weird that none of his adult brothers and sisters were shown shedding any tears. It sucks that these people are taught to suppress their emotions so well. Of course, that was only a clip, so it really can't be judged fully.

I understand Michelle trying to stay calm so Jason would stay calm, but she just didn't sound alarmed. She sounded like she does in any other situation.

I actually don't blame them for not crying. When something has just happened, you are still in shock from it and not necessarily working through all your emotions right there. Also, I know some people who sit down and start bawling whenever there's a medical situation and they are not easy to have around. The crying doesn't help and just makes it harder for other people who are trying to get things under control.

What bothers me is the videotaping. Even one person taping an accident like that is unbelievable. It's not like when your kid does something cute and you whip out the phone to capture it! If there's an injury, they should not tape anything until the kid has been treated. Or if they do end up capturing something on camera, they should not put it up on the Internet and put it in a national show.

[BlackHawk]

I watched the video again. Jana is describing the accident and says that he was bleeding. To me, she sounds calm but less flat than the others. She is showing some emotion.

What concerns me is not that the family is calm but that they sound flat. I keep using the term flat because I don't know what else to call their emotional reaction. There is a difference between being calm and showing no emotion.

My guess is that a lifetime of being trained to hide their emotions has effected how they respond. To an observer, it makes them seem odd and even cold blooded. That doesn't mean that they aren't worried but that they don't know how to express those emotions.

Perhaps I feel like Jana and Jill are showing emotions cause that is the way I was taught to be emotional. I dunno, it just seems to me that Jana seems really upset by this. I just hope someone sheds a tear for this little boys.

[quinoa mama]

When my friend's 1 year old daughter went missing from her house a few minutes before I arrived there we both took on eerily calm demeanors. I felt like I should be crying and freaking out, but something was stopping me. Shock I suppose. I talked to the police and then ran around the neighborhood looking for her. I was completely scared and upset, but I probably looked cold. It wasn't until she showed up at the door of a stranger that called the police and she was retrieved that I broke down and cried. That night when I lay down in bed was when I really let it all out. I videotaping of this poor child while he's in a pool of blood and being examined by a doctor is what's upsetting to me. We all know where the family's priorities lie after this. Poor Jason deserves some privacy.

[Guest LilaFowler]

I actually don't blame them for not crying. When something has just happened, you are still in shock from it and not necessarily working through all your emotions right there. Also, I know some people who sit down and start bawling whenever there's a medical situation and they are not easy to have around. The crying doesn't help and just makes it harder for other people who are trying to get things under control.

I don't expect them to be bawling or anything, but I don't see any wet eyes at all. And when something bad happens, they barely show any emotion. I still feel that it's bad that they suppress emotions so much.

[Guest LilaFowler]

I watched the video again. Jana is describing the accident and says that he was bleeding. To me, she sounds calm but less flat than the others. She is showing some emotion.

What concerns me is not that the family is calm but that they sound flat. I keep using the term flat because I don't know what else to call their emotional reaction. There is a difference between being calm and showing no emotion.

My guess is that a lifetime of being trained to hide their emotions has effected how they respond. To an observer, it makes them seem odd and even cold blooded. That doesn't mean that they aren't worried but that they don't know how to express those emotions.

Exactly, exactly. They don't seem sad, they just seem flat and emotionless.

At the very least, Michelle and Jim Bob could have made sure the damn cameras were out of their hurt child's face.

[MerryHappy]

Fundies tend to be paranoid about anyone from the 'outside.'

If my parents were in this situation, odds are they would have filmed too. Just to have the interaction between the medics, emergency personnel and ebil doctors on record.

Why Mullet needed to film when she had an entire film crew at her back is beyond me.

[longskirts]

There's no one "right" way to express emotion. I thought the older kids did look worried and upset. The fact that they didn't cry doesn't mean they were hiding their feelings.

[formergothardite]

You know when you have sold your children's souls for fame and fortune when their reaction to a horrific family situation is to film it because they know it will make good tv and the producers would want that footage. I don't even think the other fame whore mother Kate would have done that.

[IReallyAmHopewell]

Poor kid--I guess I'm wondering where they where and, like the others, why there was a hole like that?? Liability, liability, liability. Poor kid--I'm sure after all this time he probably didn't give the phones and cameras aimed at him a second thought, but still--comfort him already. At least we didn't have one of J-B and Michelle's touching PDA scenes over it.

On another note: Jackson seems way, way, way young for his age. As a Mom I know boys are slower to mature but still. He's adorable and all, but seems to be about 3 to me. It was sweet that he cared about Jason though.