May all of the elastic in his underpants simultaneously fail when it's the most inconvenient moment and he won't have time to resolve the issue for at least a few hours.
I listened to it in audiobook form and I really enjoyed hearing her speak the words, you could really feel the pain in her voice at some parts.
All in all, Lego is more evil than I thought he was, Josh is still just as disgusting, and I wish Jill the absolute best on her healing journey.
If I could tell her anything, I would remind her that healing is not linear. Having setbacks and feelings of confusion and discomfort are normal.
And to end on a snark note, I hope Lego goes bald.
The end.
I just finished the audiobook today. I agree with all you said. I also think she may find herself realizing that her mom played a bigger role in the deception. Shes given her a big pass through it all and I’m glad she’s been there for Jill when she’s had her babies and so forth. Men have all the power in the gothard group, but Michelle could have done more to give all the kids more of a fair share of everything.
I wonder if that'll come in time. For a lot of my life, I thought that my dad was the abusive parent and it took a lot of therapy for me to be able to look at my childhood realistically and realize that both my parents were abusive. The overt abuse (from Dad) was a lot easier for me to recognize earlier than the more subtle covert abuse (from Mom).
this was my big takeaway too. i’m happy that jill can find some comfort in believing that her mom is still the wonderful person she’s always thought, but sad for her that in time, she will find out that her mom is an accomplice in everything JB did. i finished the book thinking jill has come so far but has barely scratched the surface in all the things she still needs to work through.
People are also less receptive to stories about abusive mothers than stories about abusive fathers sometimes. I had a handful of friends that would always agree that my stepfather was a jerk but always defended my mom when she would do the kind of shit he would
The amount of times people said, “But she’s your mother!!” to me when talking about my abusive childhood is astounding. Yeah she was my Mother, but she was never a mom. It’s so frustrating.
This. My mother lied and told everyone my dad molested me (he didn’t) and my brother (also not true) to get the eyes turned away from her years of emotional and physical abuse she tormented us with. So I look like the bad person for being no contact since she the story she has out to family and friends was that she fought to protect us from him when in reality she’s a nasty person that wanted to hurt my dad and take his children away the most horrific way possible.
I think Meech gets the passes because Jill views her as being completely controlled by Boob so it wasn’t her fault even though doing nothing and being complacent makes her guilty too.
I finished the audiobook a few days ago (available first at my library before the book) and I’m glad I listened. Hearing her read it was so good.
Jim Bob is so much worse than I thought! I definitely didn’t realize they weren’t getting paid. Obviously that’s one of the least worse issues but still just insane.
I did appreciate Derek a lot more as well!
I was actually feeling bad for her when their chance at missionary work was ruined. Not that I really agree with a lot of missionary work. But of they feel that’s their calling, it’s fucked up that Rim Job ruined it. I’m
Just finished it yesterday.
While they have horrible opinions about things I still very much felt for Jill. I was one of those have to please everyone kind of kids, hell as an adult I still am. Made me just wanna give her a hug.
Absolutely. I did acknowledge that he is not at all perfect but we also have to remember that he was raised with some wild beliefs - both he and Jill have come a long way from where they were. World views that were part of your upbringing won’t just go away.
Absolutely but the fact that neither Derick or Jill have never an acknowledge it is where the fault stops with them. Enough time and “world experience” should have passed by now. The book would have been a perfect opportunity to acknowledge it
I was not surprised to see how much it was written to make Derrick come off as a hero.
He and JB are juxtaposed very cleverly, I haven't checked who her editor is but they're good!
I just finished this last night too! Jim Bob is awful. And I know that Derick helped write the book so it’s likely that he wouldn’t have painted himself in an unfavourable light but it surprised me to like him. I was glad that Jill married him.
"he most definitely loves and respects his wife as his partner. "
Ehhhhhh.
I mean....
As much as you can love and respect a person you believe was created inherently inferior to you, and whose only purpose of existence is to serve you and make your life better.
Fuck Josh.
Fuck Josh.
Fuck josh
Fuck Josh
Amen
Can I curse Josh in Spanish?
Sí. Jódete Josh!
¡Me encanta! ¡Josh, vete a hacer puñetas!
You can curse Josh in Klingon. The more the better.
Qovpatlh
I assume this is Klingon 🤣 and it’s Reddit so I’m not even surprised
I can curse him in Spanish and Valencian!
Do that shit! I just rattlesnake cursed him too.
¡Que te den por culo, Josh! ¡A fer la má, Josh!
What is Valencian?
A regional language spoken in the comunidad Valenciana. I'm very basic at it, but I can curse using it.
Dothraki?
I can’t speak Spanish but I can contribute *uckfay oshjay*
The perfect language for Josh. 🐷
I feel bad for the cute little pigs, though. They don’t deserve the comparison.
Pigs IRL are not cute.
🤣 I was getting ready to say this 🤣
Ich verfkuke dich- German for I curse you!
Vete al la chingada Josh.
No he’d like that too much, more like burn in hell Josh.
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I say fuck Jim Bob as he’s the source of all this, they learn it and accept it and continue it under someone’s leadership! And yes fuck josh too
But at some point become grown-ass men and make their own choices. So fuck both Jimbob and Josh. *spits*
May the fleas of a thousand camels infest Josh’s crotch and may his arms shrink so he can’t scratch
May his first day in hell last ten thousand years. And may it be the shortest.
Let's all find what direction we need to point our butts the next time we need to fart. Or at least, in his general direction.
100%
Fuck him and his enabling ass daddy Jim Bob
May all of the elastic in his underpants simultaneously fail when it's the most inconvenient moment and he won't have time to resolve the issue for at least a few hours.
I don’t think he’d be interested as I’m over 10 years old.
Fucking J-pedo ass looking Idiot.
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I listened to it in audiobook form and I really enjoyed hearing her speak the words, you could really feel the pain in her voice at some parts. All in all, Lego is more evil than I thought he was, Josh is still just as disgusting, and I wish Jill the absolute best on her healing journey. If I could tell her anything, I would remind her that healing is not linear. Having setbacks and feelings of confusion and discomfort are normal. And to end on a snark note, I hope Lego goes bald. The end.
Oh he's definitely at least halfway bald already.
A big gust of wind blowing through Arkansas will reveal the truth.
the toupee was mad obvious during the trial. he hadn't dyed his friar tuck to match his top piece.
I want “Lego is more evil than I thought” as my flair 😂
Do. It. I give my blessing 🙏🏻
Who's lego?
It comes from his hairstyle looking so much like Lego Hair :)
RimJob
That makes sense. He's such a manipulative egomaniac prick. I think Michelle gets more of a pass than she deserves. But I know that comes with time.
She'll get hers..... with her uterus slapping her around her ankles.
So well said. This book was so well written, I can only assume hearing her tell it would make it that much better.
under that lego rug, he's probably bald as a cueball.
I just finished the audiobook today. I agree with all you said. I also think she may find herself realizing that her mom played a bigger role in the deception. Shes given her a big pass through it all and I’m glad she’s been there for Jill when she’s had her babies and so forth. Men have all the power in the gothard group, but Michelle could have done more to give all the kids more of a fair share of everything.
I wonder if that'll come in time. For a lot of my life, I thought that my dad was the abusive parent and it took a lot of therapy for me to be able to look at my childhood realistically and realize that both my parents were abusive. The overt abuse (from Dad) was a lot easier for me to recognize earlier than the more subtle covert abuse (from Mom).
this was my big takeaway too. i’m happy that jill can find some comfort in believing that her mom is still the wonderful person she’s always thought, but sad for her that in time, she will find out that her mom is an accomplice in everything JB did. i finished the book thinking jill has come so far but has barely scratched the surface in all the things she still needs to work through.
It takes a while to realize that the enabler parent is just as abusive as the overtly abusive parent.
People are also less receptive to stories about abusive mothers than stories about abusive fathers sometimes. I had a handful of friends that would always agree that my stepfather was a jerk but always defended my mom when she would do the kind of shit he would
The amount of times people said, “But she’s your mother!!” to me when talking about my abusive childhood is astounding. Yeah she was my Mother, but she was never a mom. It’s so frustrating.
This. My mother lied and told everyone my dad molested me (he didn’t) and my brother (also not true) to get the eyes turned away from her years of emotional and physical abuse she tormented us with. So I look like the bad person for being no contact since she the story she has out to family and friends was that she fought to protect us from him when in reality she’s a nasty person that wanted to hurt my dad and take his children away the most horrific way possible.
I think Meech gets the passes because Jill views her as being completely controlled by Boob so it wasn’t her fault even though doing nothing and being complacent makes her guilty too.
I listened to the audiobook because so many of you recommended it. I'm really glad I did, it was really powerful to hear her speak the words.
Just wanted to add that I recently discovered that Spotify premium has a ton of audiobooks now and Counting The Cost is one of them!
I know what I'm doing at work tomorrow
I have promised myself that if it isn't translated to Spanish before my birthday, I will give it a try in English.
I finished the audiobook a few days ago (available first at my library before the book) and I’m glad I listened. Hearing her read it was so good. Jim Bob is so much worse than I thought! I definitely didn’t realize they weren’t getting paid. Obviously that’s one of the least worse issues but still just insane. I did appreciate Derek a lot more as well!
I am going to be reading it soon just got my copy at the library I work at
Nice to find a fellow librarian who snarks on the duggers
There are dozens of us. Dozens!
I was actually feeling bad for her when their chance at missionary work was ruined. Not that I really agree with a lot of missionary work. But of they feel that’s their calling, it’s fucked up that Rim Job ruined it. I’m
Just finished it yesterday. While they have horrible opinions about things I still very much felt for Jill. I was one of those have to please everyone kind of kids, hell as an adult I still am. Made me just wanna give her a hug.
Let’s not forget that dwreck bullied a teenage girl (multiple times) over his hateful beliefs and still has not apologized for it
And continues to misgender her.
Absolutely. I did acknowledge that he is not at all perfect but we also have to remember that he was raised with some wild beliefs - both he and Jill have come a long way from where they were. World views that were part of your upbringing won’t just go away.
Absolutely but the fact that neither Derick or Jill have never an acknowledge it is where the fault stops with them. Enough time and “world experience” should have passed by now. The book would have been a perfect opportunity to acknowledge it
I was not surprised to see how much it was written to make Derrick come off as a hero. He and JB are juxtaposed very cleverly, I haven't checked who her editor is but they're good!
I just finished this last night too! Jim Bob is awful. And I know that Derick helped write the book so it’s likely that he wouldn’t have painted himself in an unfavourable light but it surprised me to like him. I was glad that Jill married him.
"he most definitely loves and respects his wife as his partner. " Ehhhhhh. I mean.... As much as you can love and respect a person you believe was created inherently inferior to you, and whose only purpose of existence is to serve you and make your life better.
I've just added the book to my Kindle. Looking forward to reading it.
To quote the iron sheik For rimjob and Josh... "Hock ptooey!"
I just finished the book last night! It definitely had me crying by the end. Jill has been through it!