No. He’s from a culture that believes men are full humans and women are the sexual temptations; the blame is almost always on women.

We got a lot of homeschooling collectives come to our centre (homeless drop in + loads of housed, but marginalized people). This one group came and did their thing, and it was my job to do the debriefing. The adult asked me to share with the girls why smoking would lead to drugs. I’m like, well, technically it…

“Adopted children bring the sins of their parents into your home” is one of Bill Gothard’s greatest hits. He also teaches that Cabbage Patch dolls interfere with childbirth; that God hates music with a downbeat; that children should be beaten for not showing perfect obedience; and that women and girls’ hair should be…

“Anna . . . has not taken any steps to leave the situation, standing steadfastly by her husband.”

He claimed to be looking for pretty normal stuff, but if you believe the porn actress who says she slept with him, his actual game is pretty fucking creepy. I mean, I think you’re right, he probably started out a pretty normal dude with normal sexual urges. But a lifetime of being conditioned to hate and fear sex as…

This woman is so sheltered and unworldly that, honestly, maybe she’s better staying with the Duggars. I know that sounds insane but, considering her upbringing, I doubt she would have any coping skills in a non-fundamentalist environment. Most of us can’t imagine spending a day with these creeps but it would take…

My mom got really into that brand of Christianity when I was about 9 years old. She was always smiling and had nothing but positive things to say. That’s fine, but, like you, I never really learned how to process my feelings. She would only be happy around me and so I, unknowingly, learned that that’s how I need to be…

We have GOT to get Jinger out of there. There’s still hope!

As much gleeful Schadenfreude I get from reading about Josh’s situation, it’s really tempered by the sad situation Anna is trapped in.

I’m sure that’s part of why she stays though, to set a good example for her children. No matter what, no matter how big of a monster your betrothed turns out to be, your promise to God is above that, and He must have given this to you to test you/ because you can handle it. And the only way to succeed in Gods graces…

I’m getting the feeling that we have all entered a no-snark zone when it comes to Anna. That poor thing.

*sigh* is it bad that when I read about the Ashley Madison account, all I could imagine was Michelle blaming Anna for not submitting to her husband for sex whenever he wants and if she had only done that this wouldn’t have happened?