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xmas74

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185. I've had a few others bring up his age.
Fri May 22, 2015, 10:08 AM
May 2015

I worked in a state hospital. If they did it as teens they'll keep doing it. It's not like shoplifting, where they'll probably outgrow it.

I'd worry for his young children. Hell, I'd worry about how he treats his wife.

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Keeping the family values in the family NV Whino May 2015 #1
Ugh! xmas74 May 2015 #4
A hyper-religious breeder cult has inappropriate things going on with children?? arcane1 May 2015 #2
And TLC gave them xmas74 May 2015 #5
Everyone who is surprised by this stand on your head... hifiguy May 2015 #67
Targaryans? bravenak May 2015 #3
Well, they do think they're empire building. xmas74 May 2015 #6
dragon are the DEVIL!! bravenak May 2015 #10
I didn't even think about Kathy Bates. xmas74 May 2015 #13
Omg, he's going to be aquaman!?! bravenak May 2015 #19
Oh, yes. He's going to be Aquaman. xmas74 May 2015 #23
Me too. bravenak May 2015 #26
Jason Momoa is so fine. xmas74 May 2015 #30
Lisa Bonet? Yeah. I always wanted to be like her. bravenak May 2015 #42
Look how early she figured it out! xmas74 May 2015 #44
Bill Cosby treated her badly after she appeared in "Angel Heart" CatWoman May 2015 #79
I've always liked her. xmas74 May 2015 #80
He's a Republican Aerows May 2015 #210
Here he is: PassingFair May 2015 #48
Oh, my. xmas74 May 2015 #56
Handily beats THIS: PassingFair May 2015 #58
Aquaman is going to be so sexy. xmas74 May 2015 #82
Who? What? New Batman? Black Batman? randys1 May 2015 #101
Uh, Aquaman. bravenak May 2015 #107
What, who is that? But Aquaman is the one my buds at Big Bang Theory laugh about LOL randys1 May 2015 #108
Yeah, that's the new Aquaman. bravenak May 2015 #109
more like Craster's 'wives.' nt geek tragedy May 2015 #55
Damn. bravenak May 2015 #57
Then it could also be Lannisters! FarPoint May 2015 #102
Good point. bravenak May 2015 #105
I adore Tyrion. FarPoint May 2015 #111
That's my dream too. bravenak May 2015 #112
We definitely have the same passion. FarPoint May 2015 #113
I love it when people love what I love. bravenak May 2015 #114
We have the same exact favorites, it seems. Jamastiene May 2015 #197
Me too. bravenak May 2015 #202
Tyrion is my one Lannister exception too. Jamastiene May 2015 #196
Looks like it was someone very close to the family Warpy May 2015 #7
It was the oldest son, Josh. xmas74 May 2015 #14
He works for the Family Research Council SoCalNative May 2015 #103
Not anymore. bravenak May 2015 #110
Did he already resign? xmas74 May 2015 #125
Yep. He's already gone. But not before several years of lecturing us about how sinful our society is StevieM May 2015 #129
I already saw on facebook where the fans xmas74 May 2015 #132
Because every 14 year old boy get the red out May 2015 #184
I also read one comment that said all teens experiment xmas74 May 2015 #186
SICK! get the red out May 2015 #187
I live in Missouri xmas74 May 2015 #192
Yeah, TMZ says so. bravenak May 2015 #133
"Family Research" PassingFair May 2015 #162
apparently he just resigned TorchTheWitch May 2015 #171
Bwahaahaa!! Pray away the pedophilia.. misterhighwasted May 2015 #64
the learning channel became the lousy channel- such a shame what they did to that station Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #8
And look at the people they pick! xmas74 May 2015 #15
Yeah, we be learning, alright. Hoppy May 2015 #25
Well, you're 'learning'---to pick up the remote and change the channel.... nt MADem May 2015 #151
Uh, so who molested who? B2G May 2015 #9
Josh, the oldest son xmas74 May 2015 #12
Thanks for the summary, I've no desire to wade through reading more. uppityperson May 2015 #17
I don't blame you. xmas74 May 2015 #21
Oh, they're going to town on the threads that popped up on my Facebook feed. historylovr May 2015 #135
His behavior is a big, red flag... CoffeeCat May 2015 #176
I started wondering about that after I signed off last night. historylovr May 2015 #182
Thanks! Now i can re-read with some context B2G May 2015 #22
He has a daughter of his own now. xmas74 May 2015 #24
I just read on a gossip site (I won't link to it because they may or may not be right) polly7 May 2015 #32
I read the that the four oldest sisters xmas74 May 2015 #36
Very sad. :(. nt. polly7 May 2015 #38
and a second daughter on the way. diabeticman May 2015 #50
Call to be made? to stop the arrangement? diabeticman May 2015 #51
The arrangement was already cancelled. xmas74 May 2015 #59
A thanks. Sorry diabeticman May 2015 #61
NP xmas74 May 2015 #65
Mrs. Dugger is very vocal about trangendered folks vankuria May 2015 #78
+100000000. And he wants very badly to be a right-wing politician. polly7 May 2015 #81
I hope the story moves through social media quickly vankuria May 2015 #87
At age 14... Oktober May 2015 #153
Still not an excuse. xmas74 May 2015 #157
Agreed... Oktober May 2015 #180
It exposes the facade get the red out May 2015 #183
Absolutely. alarimer May 2015 #188
I've had a few others bring up his age. xmas74 May 2015 #185
I'd like to know what 14 yr old wants to fuck around with his 8yr old sister? riderinthestorm May 2015 #163
Exactly. xmas74 May 2015 #168
Wow. Sent away for three months for 'hard work and Christian counseling' .... polly7 May 2015 #11
AKA xmas74 May 2015 #16
That's horrible. I got the 'hard work and Christian counseling' from the reports. polly7 May 2015 #20
No counseling for the girls. xmas74 May 2015 #28
I really pity those poor girls. nt. polly7 May 2015 #35
Here's a kicker -- Hell Hath No Fury May 2015 #70
Read that too. xmas74 May 2015 #71
So many articles are trying to spin this -- Hell Hath No Fury May 2015 #85
He knew a year before it was turned in xmas74 May 2015 #96
+1, K&R. Excellent synopsis. Duggar didn't do the right thing...he did the exact opposite. (eom) StevieM May 2015 #122
What he did was protect the Duggar brand. xmas74 May 2015 #124
As did their church elders, as well as a cop (who is now in prison for a sex crime). eom StevieM May 2015 #126
The trooper they spoke to xmas74 May 2015 #131
I wonder if they blamed the girls for tempting him to sin. It wouldn't be the first time StevieM May 2015 #136
As I wrote below, I fear that the girls were blamed for "tempting him to sin." (eom) StevieM May 2015 #137
That's a horrible thought, but who knows ..... anything's possible. nt. polly7 May 2015 #138
It is horrible...but it is also fairly common in some circles. (eom) StevieM May 2015 #141
Yup, while they were sleeping n/t TexasBushwhacker May 2015 #208
The "family" friend Texasgal May 2015 #139
Fucking disgusting grifter parents. Starry Messenger May 2015 #18
Disgusting LittleBlue May 2015 #27
Did any of the victims get counseling? Ilsa May 2015 #29
Women aren't that important in that family. xmas74 May 2015 #33
At some point they'll feel the anger towards their parents Ilsa May 2015 #37
You know this and I know this xmas74 May 2015 #41
Girls and women don't seem to matter much in this particular ideology, besides breeding and cleaning. demmiblue May 2015 #39
Grotesque. I hope this ends their celebrity status the way it did for "Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo" bullwinkle428 May 2015 #31
Let's hope. xmas74 May 2015 #46
Are these the same daughters who are not even allowed to kiss their fiances?? malaise May 2015 #34
Yep.And no hand holding until engaged. xmas74 May 2015 #40
Let us prey on the gullible malaise May 2015 #43
I have family members posting about them on Facebook and how xmas74 May 2015 #45
Sick fuggs malaise May 2015 #47
About those perms... spinbaby May 2015 #117
Eww. xmas74 May 2015 #134
That is one eff'ed up family MaggieD May 2015 #49
If any of this is true... Catherine Vincent May 2015 #52
Not yet xmas74 May 2015 #60
They aired a marathon or are going to. Jamastiene May 2015 #198
TLC officially pulled the show about an hour ago. xmas74 May 2015 #204
This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo May 2015 #53
how old was he at the time ? JI7 May 2015 #54
Believed to be 16-17 when it began xmas74 May 2015 #62
A child. We should not even know about this. yeoman6987 May 2015 #63
17. Old enough to be charged as an adult. xmas74 May 2015 #68
Regardless under 18 and complete privacy invasion. yeoman6987 May 2015 #73
Not everyone had family with enough power to sit on a case xmas74 May 2015 #77
+1 historylovr May 2015 #100
When you put yourself into the public domain with a reality show vankuria May 2015 #92
Good point! I just hope this is not our future yeoman6987 May 2015 #98
If he had boosted a car at that age xmas74 May 2015 #116
perhaps people who wish to exploit their own children elehhhhna May 2015 #118
That's a good point. Iggo May 2015 #74
This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo May 2015 #72
Oh, wow shenmue May 2015 #66
Oh Fucking Gawd!! And Michele Dugger is legislating against Trans misterhighwasted May 2015 #69
Oh yeah shenmue May 2015 #75
My god those poor girls. Autumn May 2015 #76
But, as pointed out upthread, xmas74 May 2015 #84
Fuck that, at 17 he fucking knows what he did. Autumn May 2015 #86
Exactly. xmas74 May 2015 #89
Somebody better look out for his kids. Autumn May 2015 #94
who says he molested the older sisters? there were like 6 elehhhhna May 2015 #120
It's believed that it was probably the older ones. xmas74 May 2015 #123
Yep. He was born in March, 1988. Supposedly the offense report of it was in Dec. 2006, polly7 May 2015 #90
Yes, and his parents too. Autumn May 2015 #95
Absolutely. They've always made me ill, this just makes them more scum than I'd thought all along. polly7 May 2015 #97
Looks like the police are destroying the original report Oilwellian May 2015 #83
I'd bet it's one of the sisters xmas74 May 2015 #88
Mr. Holier-Than-Thou Super Christian Rightwing Family Man had better shut his damn trap now! Arugula Latte May 2015 #91
But as pointe out upthread I should xmas74 May 2015 #93
2 sons. elehhhhna May 2015 #121
I thought number four was due this summer. xmas74 May 2015 #130
The oldest is a girl, then they have two sons, and a girl on the way. Arugula Latte May 2015 #142
Yeah -- that is a weird focus, for sure. Arugula Latte May 2015 #143
I just had someone else mention the same thing on Facebook. xmas74 May 2015 #146
The Duggars Respond to Reports That Josh Duggar Was Accused of Child Molestation polly7 May 2015 #99
What the ever loving f***. Raine1967 May 2015 #106
His sisters' lives were ruined the second they were born into that family. smokey nj May 2015 #127
I agree with you smokey nj. polly7 May 2015 #190
Actually, one of the victims wasn't his sister. And he makes it sound like he and his parents StevieM May 2015 #145
I wonder how angry the parents of that other child were over all of this. polly7 May 2015 #149
And then for them to have to carry on on camera like everything was hunky dory and Arugula Latte May 2015 #155
Yes, that too. polly7 May 2015 #156
Let me guess -- Arugula Latte May 2015 #154
I actually speculated about that in several earlier posts. I wonder if the Duggar parents StevieM May 2015 #158
That was my first thought too. Jamastiene May 2015 #199
Yep. That's about right. It's just "sin" TexasMommaWithAHat May 2015 #179
Sad story, sad for the victim and sad that the parents and grown children are randys1 May 2015 #104
Kiss the show goodbye malaise May 2015 #115
his treatment was working for a family friend for 5 months. Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #119
No parents with that many kids are actually paying much attention to tblue37 May 2015 #128
I bet you're right. polly7 May 2015 #140
I'll bet Jim Bob and Michelle are super pissed off -- that their "brand" has been tarnished. Arugula Latte May 2015 #144
The piggy bank will soon be emptied. xmas74 May 2015 #148
Well, maybe at least one good thing will come of this. Arugula Latte May 2015 #152
On TMZ, there's a family photo of the Duggar family Catherine Vincent May 2015 #147
Holy shit Marrah_G May 2015 #150
Nope. She's not. Not even close. You'll definitely want to read the link I am providing. StevieM May 2015 #159
OMG she KNEW? Marrah_G May 2015 #160
I'm scared that they have already gotten "therapy." The kind that told them that StevieM May 2015 #161
Ugh, her parents knew too. Family values! WorseBeforeBetter May 2015 #164
does anyone know when the side hug crap started ? i always thought it was weird JI7 May 2015 #165
what in the world is a "side hug"? TorchTheWitch May 2015 #169
this JI7 May 2015 #170
Can't touch the boobies, it might tempt the man child. polly7 May 2015 #195
My guess it started after Texasgal May 2015 #200
TLC now has another new show "Submissive Wives" Marrah_G May 2015 #166
Are you serious!? Rex May 2015 #205
yup serious....saw it on their facebook page Marrah_G May 2015 #209
I'm not surprised Lydia Leftcoast May 2015 #167
So where are the "pro choice means respecting the Duggar family choice" posts? alp227 May 2015 #172
Lots of silence on that count. xmas74 May 2015 #174
I won't type what I think should happen to him and his parents. Solly Mack May 2015 #173
What a sick bastard! workinclasszero May 2015 #175
Cults are always protected get the red out May 2015 #177
Righties will set up a GoFundMe page for him. Adrahil May 2015 #178
xmas74, I read all your posts in this thread, thank you for the information. Jefferson23 May 2015 #181
I think the story has legs. xmas74 May 2015 #191
I would like to see protective services involved as well....this story stinks so bad in a host of Jefferson23 May 2015 #193
Also, Oprah turned them in in 2006 for the molestation Jamastiene May 2015 #189
It's because the statute of limitations had already expired. xmas74 May 2015 #194
good for Oprah JI7 May 2015 #201
In March 2002, Duggar had 5 younger sisters... SidDithers May 2015 #203
Four of the victims were his sisters xmas74 May 2015 #206
SO do the parents, I hope CPS steps in since there are still children in the home. Rex May 2015 #207
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