One thing that boggles the mind about this entire situation is here you have a family who has struggled and triumphed, in their own way, then they secured the TLC broadcasting contract and were consistently the top rated show on the network. They had advertisers and the network in the palm of their hands. They were in a position to negotiate pricing for their interviews and public appearances. Basically, they had it made, after a period of difficulty and struggling. Josh and his brothers and sisters finally had the money they needed and was in shorter supply when Jim Bob and Michelle were a young couple attempting to raise a family with numerous children.
So, you would think, Josh would be determined to make the most of it, especially, since he married Anna and had four kids of his own. Even after the molestations scandal surfaced, you would think the Duggar clan would do all they could to control the damage and spare their reputation for the sake of all their kids and the money required to raise them. Maybe they decided to not have anymore due to Michelle's age and health and they budgeted each child so they know exactly what they need to raise the rest of them and they have it in trusts because it seems like they sabotage their TLC success at every turn. You would think, Josh Duggar would be petrified when someone unlocked his skeleton and he would be doing everything to redeem himself for the sake of his kids. Maybe, they are budgeted, too? Instead, he is doing the opposite. He is stabbing them every opportunity he can. A recent story surfaced that he has no remorse about cheating on Anna which can only tarnish the family's reputation even more. It mystifies me why someone who has been through so much, in terms of large family and little money, at times, would be so determined to be the source of it's downfall.
Maybe his family forced him to go to this religious reformers program and he was angry Anna chose their side by appearing with them at cousin Amy's wedding? Maybe he is P. Oed at them all and this is how he gets even. One day he might decide to produce his own pornos. That wouldn't surprise me in the least. First he has to escape this latest round of brainwashing and mind control.
Josh Duggar behaves like someone who was raised by a single parent in the worst neighborhood without any religious upbringing whatsoever, according to the media stereotype, but what he really is is a victim of the worse kind of mind control. He has been deprived of developing a mind of his own. He has consistently been told what to think and what he must think originates in the Bible.
So yes this situation is very interesting from a sociological point of view. It's a fascinating study in what makes us what we are. What causes us to behave the way we do because people tend to look for formulas and raise their kids based on them thinking if they just follow so and so formula, they are guaranteed "good, moral" children who will become righteous adults.
08 Sep 2015, 4:21 pm
