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In reply to the discussion: Josh Duggar Admits Molestation, Resigns from Family Research Council [View all]AC_Mem
(1,979 posts)You would have had no problem letting your preteen and even younger daughters, live in the house for a year or more with this male brother who did the "wrong" thing and made "mistakes"? If this were happening on your watch, it would be excusable because of his age?
I'm sorry, I'm not hard hearted, but I have someone who is very close to me who went through this. In the case of JD, (1) it was not an isolated, or even rare occurrence; it was ongoing for at the very least a year and almost certainly much longer with MANY CHILDREN (2) he did NOT receive psychological treatment, which obviously was desperately needed, instead he was shipped off to learn how to remodel a house- a skill that came in handy when he returned and helped daddy build their 7000 sq ft Lego home (coincidence?) (3) because he was disciplined and "cured" with hard labor, punishment and scripture, they felt he had control over his impulses to fondle little children? And now has three with one on the way (2 girls) and probably more to come? I'm sick about the whole fundamentalist culture, the cults like this and FLDS who think nothing of mind fu$king and abusing their women and children while elevating the males to the level of gods.
It makes me sick and my heart breaks for the girls who were made to feel that somehow, something in them contributed to this. This will be with each of them for life. They are molested by their own brother and taught from the cradle that the male is the godhead of the house, the spiritual leader. What a mixed message this instills. They spend their days raising their mothers babies, cooking and cleaning, laying in fear of going to sleep by night.