Jim Bob And Michelle Duggar Wish Happy Birthday Publicly To Disgraced Son Josh Duggar
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar of 19 Kids and Counting have publicly shared a note to their exiled son Josh, but it is unclear if they have sent him a note of prayer and happy birthday personally, or if it’s just a PR effort to let the world know that they haven’t totally given up on him. Josh Duggar is still in a faith-based rehabilitation facility, not unlike the one he was in as a teen, where he was concealed by another molester.
According to the Inquisitr, Josh Duggar of 19 Kids and Counting got caught in the Ashley Madison sting, outing him as a cheater and a really kinky dude. Duggar was caught cheating on his pregnant wife Anna, and sent away to his current faith-based sexual deviant rehab facility. It was also made public at the time that Josh Duggar molested at least two of his sisters, yet they say he has repented and they forgive him.
Josh Duggar’s parents "continue to pray" for him as he spends his birthday in rehab: https://t.co/FFHHDYiyLh pic.twitter.com/0C5zqGzLA7
— Us Weekly (@usweekly) March 4, 2016
Us Weekly reports that Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar say that despite his crimes against his sisters and his wife Anna, they continue to pray for him, and wish him a happy 28th birthday. But rather than just send him a card, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have taken to social media to also send the PR message that they haven’t totally abandoned their disgraced son Josh Duggar.
“Today is our son Josh’s birthday. The heartache of the past year cannot surpass the joy 28 years ago on this day when we first became parents!”
They emphasized that praying for the full recovery of Josh Duggar is part of their everyday habits.
“We love you Josh and believe your best days can be ahead of you. We continue to pray for you every day.”
When all of the misdeeds of molestation came to light about Josh Duggar, and how he molested his sisters and was cheating on his wife, the 19 Kids and Counting cable television empire was threatened with total elimination.
Josh Duggar was checked into Reformers Unanimous when the scandal broke with urging from the Duggar family, and has been there ever since. At this clinic, Josh Duggar can get help, and also stay out of additional trouble. After being at the rehab facility, Josh Duggar came out as a pornography addict. It was also made public that Josh Duggar molested five minor girls, including his sisters Jill Duggar Dillard and Jessa Duggar Seewald.
In Touch Weekly reports that Josh Duggar, father of four, will be in his Illinois rehab facility for those with sexual dysfunctions for an undetermined period of time. It is also being suggested that the sisters Josh Duggar molested, Jessa and Jill, will return to TLC with their own spin-off show, marking the return of the Duggars to cable television.
Josh Duggar's Parents Write Emotional Note on His Birthday https://t.co/Wey1C8qQaA
— Jennifer Lopez News (@JLoNews) March 4, 2016
Josh Duggar’s wife, who was cheated on multiple times, has also agreed to be part of the Duggar spin-off show, though it is still unclear if Anna Duggar will take Josh back after he gets out of rehab. Josh Duggar was forced to leave a job with a family faith-based PAC in Washington when stories of the molestation and cheating were made public.
Do you think Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar put out a public statement for PR purposes, or because they have forgiven him?
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