Counting the Cost | 
pickMuch better than her sisters book. IMHO
I feel for these girls
So young and still fresh in the healing journey…
I truly hope peace rests with them.
pickMuch better than her sisters book. IMHO
I feel for these girls
So young and still fresh in the healing journey…
I truly hope peace rests with them.
pickFinally got a chance to listen to Jill tell her story.
At its heart, this is a story about someone evolving, growing, and deciding for herself what she wants her life to look like.
I truly believe that her parents are good people and love their kids. I think the kids feel that way, too.
That being said, mistakes were made.
It takes courage to step back and look at the way you were raised, analyze it, and make up ones own mind.
pickI listened to the audiobook.
Jill grew up in the public eye from the age of 9, when her family started the show the Duggars.
She tells her story with compassion and grace. As a young girl, she was very submissive, but now she is a strong independent woman.
#bookspinbingo #nomfictiin #jumpstart2024
so-soSome of this was interesting, but I wanted more analysis about why this show and lifestyle are harmful and stronger denouncement of the religion and the Duggar parents.
pickI‘m basically a book a day with this post op situation. Stupid gallbladder! But I‘m loving the fact that the stack of books next to my bed is significantly less than it was. And what I can say about this book, I‘m so glad that this girl married a guy who was not part of the fundamental church group like her parents. They seem to be great partners for each other and I hope it works out for them.
pickI love a cult doc and binged “Shiny Happy People” on Amazon Prime which led me to this brave book written and read by Jill Duggar who is one of the 19 children of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar from TLCs 19 Kids and Counting (subject of the doc). I‘m sure it‘s so freeing for Jill to be able to share her story. Her father doesn‘t come off great here but it‘s not written in a salacious/gossipy way. Also tried starting Jinger‘s book but bailed. ⬇️
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jill Duggar Dillard lays out her life growing up in the IBLP religion (ahem, cult). Homeschooled, and vastly cutoff from the outside world, but totally exploited on tv. It wasn‘t for the money, y‘all, it was for Jesus. Okay, Jim Bob. Sure. Jill and Derick are incredible. It takes courage to leave such a controlling situation. And let‘s not forget the sexual deviant brother. I‘d like more accounts from this family.
🍃 Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar. The strength it took to distance herself from the toxic environment she grew up in was inspiring.
🍃 🍃 Any number of my favorite Christmas books! Richard Paul Evans is a new favorite Christmas author. 🎄
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pickI had watched the documentary Shiny Happy People and was interested to follow up with Jill Duggar‘s memoir. Pretty fascinating. So glad she‘s been able to shed the toxic religious beliefs that surrounded her childhood and is forging a new healthier path.
pickI enjoyed this book. Jill's story was amazing. I felt like she told more in her book than Jinger did. I rated this book a 4 out of 5 stars.
Started the tagged book while walking Champ this morning. Fall is my favorite! 🍁🍂 #audiowalk
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I've never watched the show, but I will admit to being intrigued by this family for a long time. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. Jill offers a candid look into what it was like growing up a Duggar. She also opens up about breaking free of her family. How she was able to still be around her father after realizing the control he had over her for years really shows maturity and strength on her part.
"To those who have been harmed in the name of 'religion'. To those who have suffered behind closed doors and have yet to find their voice."
??? Already crying!
My hold for this one came in! I'm really interested to hear Jill's story and also hoping reading about her journey will help me with healing from my own religious trauma! 💕📖
pickI don't usually like celebrity memoirs, but I was struck by just how sad Jill's story was. Glad I gave this one a shot. #bookelevenof2023
pickWow! This was a respectful, but eye opening look into the family business.
pickYes, I will admit to being a 19 Kids and Counting watcher. And now knowing the harm perpetrated by the ultra fundamentalist IBLP I feel really bad about it. But Jill was harmed beyond that both by her pedophile brother and controlling father. This is her story and that of her and her husband‘s fight to be adequately compensated for their work on the show. Her dad Jim Bob did some shady shady stuff business-wise. V interesting!
pickWow! Some of the things she wrote about just amazed me. Especially the part about them not getting paid for their part in the tv production for the longest time, & having to fight for it! Many of the IBLP principals she mentioned were adapted in to the conservative Christian culture that I grew up in so many of the problems she wrote about with that were quite familiar. Hopefully with time the family will heal.
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pickOoooffff. I spent an awful lot of time feeling angry at JimBob and Michelle Duggar while listening to this, though it is obvious that is not the author‘s intention. So much of her upbringing - even the happy bits - bears the hallmarks of emotional abuse and coercion. JimBob uses all the classic techniques to maintain complete control. I‘m not surprised the author has been trashed by RW bloggers like The Transformed Wife. Glad she‘s escaped!
pickI wasn't sure what to expect with this book but Jill presents an extremely respectful and honest exposé of her family life, struggles with honesty from her father, situations that arose due to reports being leaked about her sexual abuse and the challenges they faced when they stood their ground. She does not mention her siblings by name when she recounts discussions and shows an incredible amount of growth. I respect that..⬇️⬇️⬇️
pickBook #78
4/5
You should read this book if:
- You have watched any of the Duggar specials or series
- You are currently, or have ever, deconstructed all or part of your faith
- You are interested in people. Period.
As always with memoirs, I recommend the audio book, as it is read by the author. (I borrowed this one online from the library).
pickMy review of this book is up on my blog. Come check it out https://wwwjustagirlkindleing.blogspot.com/ I found this book to be very eye opening. I have watched this family on tv for years.
https://www.amazon.com/Shiny-Happy-People-Duggar-Secrets/dp/B0B8TR2QV5
A must watch. SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE on Amazon
“But the more time we spent in therapy ourselves, the more it became clear to us that we were a long, long way from being able to put in place the solutions that would fix our relationship with my parents. First, we had to understand how deep our wounds went and how much healing was needed.” (edited) 2mo