The Duggars. They've Been in the News.

[Remy]

I haven't watched the documentary Shinny Happy People.

I forgot about this book:
Growing Up Duggar: Duggar, Jill, Duggar, Jinger, Duggar, Jessa, Duggar, Jana: 9781451679168: Amazon.com: Books

I think things have changed:
Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear: Vuolo, Jinger: 9781400335817: Amazon.com: Books

Coming soon:
Counting the Cost: Duggar, Jill, Dillard, Derick, Borlase, Craig: 9781668024447: Amazon.com: Books
Says #1 in Religious Cults. I didn't write that.

I don't know details. I don't know what they say now about their family and parents. But things can change when your little controlled bots grow up.

I did read Escape and Stolen Innocence about living in the FLDS. Those poor women.

I can't say I'm not interested in the above books. I watched the show sporadically. It did have that off feeling and I used to wonder what kid might break away some day and just leave.

 

[Leann]

If you watch 'Shiny Happy People' you'll find that it explains a lot about JimBob and Michelle Duggar's approach to parenting and to life. They are members of (and are thought to also be in a leadership position) the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLF) which was founded in 1961 by a man named Bill Gothard. From Wikipedia:

In addition to adherence to the Bible and Christian ideals, the IBLP considers men, in particular the patriarch of a family, to be superior, whereas women are expected to obey men in every way. This includes in the home, school, workplace, and marriage. Women are raised to learn how to become good wives and mothers, and to birth and raise children for the IBLP men chosen by the women’s fathers to be their husbands; couples are matched after a complex courtship overseen by both sets of parents. Women are not allowed to date or flirt, and all attempts at flirting, as well as wearing makeup, perfume, nail polish and high heels, are seen as lustful. Women are also discouraged from attaining higher education.

 

[Remy]

If you watch 'Shiny Happy People' you'll find that it explains a lot about JimBob and Michelle Duggar's approach to parenting and to life. They are members of (and are thought to also be in a leadership position) the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLF) which was founded in 1961 by a man named Bill Gothard. From Wikipedia:

In addition to adherence to the Bible and Christian ideals, the IBLP considers men, in particular the patriarch of a family, to be superior, whereas women are expected to obey men in every way. This includes in the home, school, workplace, and marriage. Women are raised to learn how to become good wives and mothers, and to birth and raise children for the IBLP men chosen by the women’s fathers to be their husbands; couples are matched after a complex courtship overseen by both sets of parents. Women are not allowed to date or flirt, and all attempts at flirting, as well as wearing makeup, perfume, nail polish and high heels, are seen as lustful. Women are also discouraged from attaining higher education.

This is about my understanding. I think the show is on Amazon Prime. I don't have it.

I was once looking for a pattern on Instructables dot com years ago. I clicked on a link for something I liked. It was a blog. The woman home schooled her children and refered to her husband, and I'm not kidding, as 'Sir husband' and even her son as 'Sir son.' What the...

But I know what it's like to be raised with conditioning. It's not an easy thing to get out of.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

My exes never read the BLP book about males being superior to females. About conditioning, lots of people loved the Nazis, and drank the cool aid. But going back to my exes, it would take a fair amount of emotional abuse for them to become docile sub servants. I believe it is that abusiveness which keeps the community as it is, rather than any religious ideals.