A National Enquirer article came out a few days ago, talking about the darker side of the Duggar beliefs. The article accuses TLC of downplaying the scarier aspects of the Duggar beliefs. Good!  It’s about time. I grew up in a Gothard home, and it’s very scary what goes on. It’s quite true that they [...]

So, you have a child fighting for his/her life in the NICU. What should be the LAST thing on your mind? How about worrying about whether or not one store in a wet county gets a liquor license?
In light of the prayers and concern that have been heaped upon this family, what do you think [...]

So, I got a couple of emails asking me what I thought of the Duggar situation. My thoughts, I am afraid, are not very politically correct, hence why I haven’t posted. But you asked (and I don’t usually care about voicing what I really think, nice or not anyways), so I decided to just copy [...]

Several months ago, I mentioned a TLC camera crew at the mall asking people to ask the Duggars questions. Steve and I turned them down, but it did prompt me to ask the harder questions I knew would never make it onto television that led to my confession of what really happened between my ex [...]

A common theme in fundamentalist literature, as everybody knows, is that of the submissive wife. I think sometimes people think only the most conservative of groups hold to that ideal. While you do see it in its extreme in churches that blame women for every problem in the marriage, you can find shades of it [...]

I live in the same area as the Duggars. I have known it is only a matter of time before our paths cross in some way or another, as I see restaurants and shops I patron quite frequently on the show, and I am not even an avid viewer. I still think it is only [...]

Pretty much everyone knows by now that Michelle Duggar is pregnant with her 19th child. First and foremost, I hope she has a healthy pregnancy. As maternal age increases, birth defects and complications increase. While I don’t agree with their life choices, I most certainly do not wish them harm.
On the other hand, the Duggars [...]