#duggars

[teamjanaduggar]

Jana Duggar & Stephen Wissmann are getting married!

Source: https://cisarkansas.com/search/?I=3376501

This means that Jedediah Duggar will both be her actual brother and her brother in law! And this means that Hannah Wissmann will be Stephen’s actual sister and sister in law. This means that Hannah is Jana’s sister in law twice over and Jedediah will be Stephen’s brother in law twice over.

[ltsaradharkness]

So there is a documentary on Amazon about the duggars and their whole background etc and I'm like lol see super creepy. There was something so wrong with Michelle when I watched some of these shows. I actually don't watch reality tv like this because of this show. I watch some stuff on history but even the Alaskan bush people show makes me go something is wrong here.

[gl-cult-archives]

The IFB created Josh Duggar

[writesaboutdragons]

365 Promises of God

Day 317 – We Receive the Adoption as Sons

But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. (Gal 4:4-5 NKJV)

Read: Galatians 4:1-5

Who hasn’t heard of the Duggar family? Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar had a 19-kid family that starred in a reality show on TLC until 2015. (All their kids’ names started with the letter J. Talk about confusing…) But not so many have heard of the Briggs Family of West Virginia.

Jeane and Paul Briggs are parents to a family of 38 children. Six biological, and 32 adopted. Jeane told BBC News in 2014 that her family began adopting after a fateful day in church, where she was shown a picture of a 2yo boy in a Mexican orphanage. The boy was blind and had been beaten so badly that he was in a body cast. His legs were broken and he had suffered brain damage. Her heart was broken for the little boy, and shortly after seeing that picture, she and her husband visited him at the orphanage. Several months later, they adopted Abraham. Since then, the Briggs have continued to adopt special needs kids from Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Ghana. Many of these kids suffered from abuse, neglect, or hunger when they were adopted. 34-yo Joseph, from the Ukraine, had a cleft palate and lip. Even the orphanage would not bring him with them on any outings, as his appearance would result in abuse and bullying. He was adopted in 2005 at the age of 14. It was a life-changing moment for him. Suddenly he was wanted. In a family that would take him wherever they went.

His and Abraham’s stories are not the exception in the Briggs family. They are the rule. 20 yo Andrew from Bulgaria is blind and suffered from a severe brain injury. He was adopted at the age of 5, and weighed only 17lbs. Many of the kids were abandoned, unwanted, unloved, or came from traumatic dysfunctional homes. And they’ve suffered disappointments in the adoption process, too. There were a pair of twins they were almost through the process of adopting from Uzbekistan, when the country changed its laws, and the adoption could not proceed. The experience was devastating for Jeane, and she compared the loss to a miscarriage she’d suffered.

God is also in the business of adopting kids. You and me, dear Christian. Among billions of other brothers and sisters in Christ. We are all adopted into His family, because of the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross for us. Have you felt unwanted, unloved, abandoned? God has adopted you, and you will never be unloved again.

Prayer:

Oh Father, you’ve adopted me into your large family, and I don’t even get lost among the many faces. Please send me to someone who needs to be adopted too, today. Amen

[rickchung]

Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (prods. Olivia Crist & Julia Willoughby Nason).

Having nineteen children at all is probably child abuse alone. Never mind putting them all on television for profit and making sure none of them are educated except for the oldest son, whose sexual abuse of his own sisters you sweep under the rug until he becomes a convicted predator as an adult. Amazon's three-part docuseries delves into the multi-faceted cult-like elements of the Institute in Basic Life Principles Christian fundamentalist religious movement popularized by Jim Duggar's growing family seen (and exploited) on reality television. It's an exhaustively damning portrait of patriarchal abuse disguised as religious freedom.

[batiekear]

Roe vs. Wade and the Quiverfull Movement

***Trigger warning: Christian Fundamentalism, sexual assault, Wicca, mental illness, religion*** The first time I was ever committed to a psyche ward due to my schitzoaffective (bi-polar type), I took comfort in reading some of the Psalms, even though I am not a Christian. Despite the fact that I don’t believe in the Bible, it still has some words of wisdom that have helped me realize my real…

[teamjanaduggar]

Jana & Stephen’s Honeymoon

They seem to be enjoying their beach-getaway-Honeymoon!

Per Reddit user Whiskpers

[teamjanaduggar]

Is that a Tiffany’s box?!

Jason Duggar and Maddie Jones are engaged!

On Friday 30th August 2024, Maddie Jones shared on her new Instagram (maddiegraceduggar) that Jason Duggar proposed to her on 24th August.

Jason and Maddie went Insta official on 29th May 2024. They haven't announced when they first started courting/dating, though I imagine it was before this point!

Early? Late? Etc. Etc. Honestly, it depends when they started dating. The average Duggar courtship to this point (excluding Jana's unknown data) is 141 days long (122 excluding Jessa's extremely long courtship). The engagement happened 87 days after they went Insta official so it depends on how long they had been dating before that point. Anything between 60 and 223 days would be an average courtship length, though, so they are definitely within that range.

The Duggars are a bit all over the place in total pre-engagement relationship length but a relationship of only 90ish days would be very short, even by their standards. This does suggest they were together before late-May unless they're really going against Duggar-typical dating standards.

I had been tentatively predicting an engagement in October if the couple got together literally as the Instagram post went live and in August or September if they had been together before the post, which seemed likely!

Without definite dates, I unfortunately can't do the data on how they have affected average Duggar pre-courtship and courtship lengths.

When Will They Get Married? Now, this is where the couple are clearly not following the Duggar tradition. The average Duggar engagement following Jana's wedding is 91 days long. With an engagement date of 24th August, that would place a wedding on 23rd November 2024.

However, Maddie hashtagged the post with Spring2025 which heavily implies that's when the wedding will happen. Taking spring to mean March, April or May, that means a wedding sometime between 1st March and 31st May. That means an engagement of at least 189 days and at most 280 days. In the Bates family, an engagement of 189 days wouldn't be too out of place, though 280 days is outside even their engagement time frame. However, in the Duggar family, these engagement lengths are unheard of. The longest Duggar engagement to date has been Josiah's 127 day engagement. We're way outside that here!

I honestly have no idea where to place their wedding date. 1st March is a Saturday so it could be right at the start or it could be closer to Easter (Easter Sunday is 20th April next year) or even later than that, especially if the couple are holding off so Maddie can see out the end of the academic year.

Babies? If the couple marry at the beginning of March, they are then expected to announce a first pregnancy in September for a birth the following March. Add or subtract months based on when the wedding actually happens!

Should more information become obvious, I'll update in a separate post. Right now it's all a bit intriguing.

[one-time-i-dreamt]

f*ck Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, they have so much to answer for

imagine treating your daughter, who was a victim of your disgusting abuser son, worse than said disgusting abuser son, just because she dares to call you out and has a nose ring

[countingandsnarkingon]

Some things of note from the exclusive

They did date briefly in 2021 around the time Hannah and Jeremiah were courting but, they broke things off

They reconnected earlier this year and got engaged June 15th

They had a FIRST DANCE, a Duggar first

[fundiepredictions]

I had a hard time recognising Josie

[duggardata]

John + Abbie Are Parents!

Welcome to The World, Gracie!

John David + Abbie (Burnett) Duggar welcomed their first child—a daughter they’ve named Grace “Gracie” Annette—on January 7, 2020 at 3:21 AM.  Us Weekly had the exclusive, and the couple told the tabloid—

“Our lives have changed forever with the arrival of our baby girl.  She is a beautiful gift from God.  We are so blessed the Lord has given her to us.  It’s still surreal to know that we are really parents, but it’s a great new adventure that we are excited to take on together.”

For Gracie’s impact on John + Abbie’s Data, as well as the Overall Duggar Family Data...  Read on!

Timing of...

Pregnancy Announcement

John + Abbie announced the pregnancy on August 1, 2019.  Abbie was due January 13, 2020—so, she was 115 Days Along (16 Weeks, 3 Days), at the time of the announcement.  For now, the Predictor assumes that Abbie’s theoretical future pregnancy announcements will also happen at 115 Days Along.

By Duggar standards, this announcement was a little late.  Until John + Abbie’s, it was ‘typical’ for Duggar Couples to announce a pregnancy at 93 Days—or, 13 Weeks, 2 Days—Along.  Factoring in Gracie, it’s now ‘typical’ to announce 1 Day Later, at 94 Days Along.  This varies by a Standard Deviation (SD) of 33 Days, however, so the Probable Range (68%) for Duggars’ Pregnancy Announcements is 61–127 Days Along—i.e., between ~Weeks 9–18.

Sex Reveal

On August 20, 2019, J.D. + Abbie revealed that they were expecting a girl. (Note—Previously, I have put August 19 as their Sex Reveal date; however, it was revealed quite late at night—already after midnight on the East Coast—so, let’s go with August 20.) At the time, Abbie was 134 Days Along (or 19 Weeks, 1 Day). The Predictor assumes that John + Abbie will do all future Sex Reveals at 134 Days Along, as well, since this is their only data point.

As for the Duggar Data... Prior to Gracie’s, a ‘typical’ Duggar Sex Reveal happened at 152 Days Along (i.e., 21 Weeks, 5 Days). After Grace’s, that shifted to 151 Days Along (21 Weeks, 4 Days)—i.e., 1 Day Earlier.  With a SD of 28 Days, the Probable Range (68%) for Duggar Sex Reveals is from 123–179 Days Along.

Delivery (vs. Due Date)

Abbie’s due date with Grace was January 13, but she actually gave birth 6 Days Early on January 7, 2020.  The Predictor assumes that she will deliver exactly 6 Days Early with future pregnancies, as well.

Prior to Grace’s birth, the ‘typical’ GrandDuggar was born 2 (1.67) Days Early.  Factoring in Grace, there was No Meaningful Change; it remained at 2 Days Early, shifting only from 1.67 Days to 1.98 Days Early.

Birth Announcement

Abbie gave birth on January 7, 2020, but Us Weekly didn’t report on it until January 9.  So, John + Abbie announced Grace’s arrival 2 Days Later.

Prior to Grace, it was Duggar–typical to announce a child’s arrival 1 Day Later.  Factoring in Gracie, there is No Meaningful Change; it’s still 1 Day Later.

Birthweight & Length

At birth, Baby Grace weighed 7 Pounds, 11 Ounces, and measured 20.75 Inches long.  She’s one of only 6 GrandDuggars to weigh <8 Pounds, at birth. (The rest are Bella, Garrett, Addison, Meredith, and Ivy.)

Prior to Gracie, your ‘typical’ GrandDuggar weighed 8 Pounds, 8 Ounces and measured 21 Inches, when they were born.  After Gracie, it shifted to 8 Pounds, 1 Ounces (–1 Ounce) and 21 Inches (No Meaningful Change). 

Marriage–to–Firstborn Spacing

John + Abbie married on November 3, 2018.  Gracie was born on January 7, 2020, exactly 430 Days (~14 Months) later.

Pre–Gracie, the ‘typical’ Duggar Firstborn arrived 367 Days (1 Year, 2 Days) into his or her parents’ marriage.  By factoring in Gracie, that shifts slightly to 374 Days—i.e., +1 Week.  Here’s each of the Duggars’ Marriage–to–Firstborn delay, for reference—

273 Days   Joy + Austin, Joe + Kendra

289 Days   Jill + Derick

331 Days   Josiah + Lauren  (Marriage–to–Asa Projected DOB)

369 Days   Jessa + Ben

377 Days   Josh + Anna

400 Days   Josiah + Lauren  (Miscarriage–to–Bella DOB)

430 Days   John + Abbie

621 Days   Jinger + Jeremy

After Grace, Marriage–to–Firstborn varies by a SD of 104 Days, so the Probable Range (68%) for the birth of Child 1 is 270–478 Days, post–wedding.

Looking Ahead

As of January 9, 2020, the ‘typical’ Duggar Couple’s Firstborn–to–Secondborn gap is 1.78x Longer than their Marriage–to–Firstborn gap.  This ratio is critical to the New Predictor’s analysis of 1 Child Couples.  It multiplies those couples’ Marriage–to–Firstborn gap by that ratio (1.78 for Duggars) to get their Projected Pace.  (That Pace will then adjust as they add to their family.  It’s simply the average of all of their spacings, except Marriage–to–Firstborn.)

With this in mind...  John + Abbie’s Projected Pace is 1 Child Every 766 Days (~25 Months).  Again, that’s calculated by taking their actual, 430 Day Marriage–to–Firstborn spacing and multiplying by the Duggar Firstborn–to–Secondborn vs. Marriage–to–Firstborn Ratio [1.78].)

Based on their Projected Pace, plus their other data, here’s when to expect Duggar–Burnett #2—

Baby News   September 15, 2021

Sex Reveal   October 4, 2021

Due Date   February 27, 2022

Birthdate   February 21, 2022

Assuming that John + Abbie maintain the Projected Pace and that Abbie’s fertility lasts until Age 40.47, liked her mother’s did, their ESOQ is 6 Children.

[spurgie-cousin]

These are the pictures people are speculating over and I hadn't seen them when I answered that last ask, so I just want to point out a few things:

This could very well be a hernia that directly resulted from one of her SEVEN pregnancies. I know a woman who only has one kid and has a ventral hernia from that birth, and she unfortunately often gets mistaken for being pregnant 😕 it's like an umbilical hernia and if it weren't disrespectful af I would share a side by side photo bc it looks very much like this

People on reddit have also pointed out that this could just be the way her body has settled with diastasis recti, which again after 7 births it feels more likely that she has that than doesn't.

And then finally maybe this is literally just weight gain, and I'm not standing up for Anna as a person just to be clear. She is an unwavering supporter of a confirmed child predator, I don't like her, but weight fluctuates esp with stress, and regardless of how bad of a person is she is almost certainly going through it. I point this out more for the sake of others than her, but gaining weight is not a crime and many people on other platforms are using this as an excuse to be fatphobic as hell. Anna's weight and looks are not personality traits, they are not what makes her a disgusting person.

Anyway I just wanted to throw that out there now that I've seen those pics. And if turns out she's having an illegal prison baby I mean, that certainly would be a turn of events lol, but especially since she's been pregnant 7 times (at least) it just feels icky to me to not acknowledge that that might be the source of any physical changes, not a new, extremely unlikely pregnancy.

[fundieinfoplace]

Breaking News: Jana is Married

Wow. Wow. Wow. That Dress! Love it! Jana Marie Duggar Married Stephen Gerald Wissman August 15th 2024 after a 2 month engagement as they got engaged on June 15th.

The bridal party includes Abbie Burnett Duggar, Jessa Duggar Seewald as maid of honor, Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Joy Duggar Forsyth, Johannah Duggar and Jordyn Duggar along with Alan Busenitz, Josiah Wissmann, Andrew Wissmann, Matthias Wissmann, Nathaniel Wissmann, and Arnie Rohmor

[eve-was-framed]

recently finished Shiny Happy People and tbh the religious fundamentalist view on men is 1000x more offensive than anything any feminist has ever said. they see men as wild animals motivated solely by sex and they think men can’t be held accountable for literally anything ever (even sexually abusing babies) because they’re just mindless dummies who have zero control over their emotions and sexuality. women and even little girls are burdened with the task of being caretakers for grown men. if I were male I would be mortified by these teachings

[fundieshaderoom]

Jed & Katey QnA

From "Twin Girl Nursery Tour + Pregnancy Q&A"

They decided to keep their Yukon and put the older two in the back seat.

They did an Arizona vibe for the nursery in honor of Katey's roots.

They bought premie clothes because Katey thought the girls would come early but now she is not so sure. Nora is in the nursery right now. The twins will be in Jed and Katey's room until they are older, then they will get the nursery and Nora will move in with Truett. Jed notes their house now is just a bit smaller than his house growing up that housed 13 kids so he is not worried. They will make it work for now but they have property they are thinking about.

1st and 2nd trimester were the same as her other two pregnancies but she has noticed the difference in the 3rd trimester.

They are not sure yet if the girls are fraternal or identical. They are in different sacks so there is a 30% chance they will be identical. They are probably fraternal because that is genetic and twins run in the family.

The twins are due Jan 19.

They are not sure if they will have more children. They are asking God for his timing. They are both open to more.

They will be the 34th and 35th

Jed does not see himself moving from Arkansas. There is no reason. Family, church, community, business is there. Katey could see it down the road. Jed seems more rooted based on their answers.

Katey was 9 weeks pregnant when they found out they were expecting twins.

Katie had a gut feeling and a dream that she would have twins. At the same time she was surprised. She thought and prayed that Truett would be a twin.

Katey is not planning for a c-section. Both babies are head down.

The only boys name Jed had was Jedidiah and Jeremiah but he would be scared he would have favoritism towards Jedidiah. They only had two names picked out. They were just girls names and they are using those.

Nora has no clue there are babies coming. They think Truett understands since he talks about having sisters and always mentions twins / there being two.

They want to instill right from wrong, how to treat others, and how to love and fear God in their children.

Katey has twins in her extended family. She has cousins, uncles, and a grandfather that is a twin.

They do not drink alcohol. They did not have alcohol at their wedding, it was communion. They have friends who do.

They will continue traveling. Their goal is 5-8 weeks out of the year. They took Truett to Israel and Italy. They will just adjust.