The Duggar family just can’t get a break lately, as they’ve been surrounded by various rumors ever since their rise to fame through their appearance on “19 Kids and Counting”. Just recently, it was revealed that Josh Duggar was among the leaked clients of Ashley Madison, a dating website aimed at helping cheaters find someone to have an affair with. This drew a lot of attention to him, and even family members expressed their disappointment over the situation.
And now, just as this scandal is at its peak, Jessa Duggar is apparently pregnant – she has recently posted a poll on her Instagram page, where she’s asking fans to guess what children she’s about to give birth to – a boy, a girl, or twins of either gender. Apparently, she’s due November 1, which is exactly the date of the couple’s anniversary.
We don’t know how this pregnancy announcement is going to impact their family future, but for what it’s worth, Josh Duggar’s wife has already confirmed that she’s not going to divorce him over the Ashley Madison leak. She wants to work through this issue and come out successful, and apparently she believes that their family can prevail if they play their cards right.
But Josh Duggar has been surrounded by some pretty harsh rumors, including that he has molested various members of his family, even his own sister Jill. However, according to some statements made by the victims, they were apparently feeling under more pressure from the public’s opinions about them than they did when they were being molested by Josh Duggar. At this point, they’ve apparently forgiven him and just want to put the incident to rest forever, but the way people have been focusing on that has been preventing them from forgetting about it.
The scandal does indeed get brought up anytime Jessa posts something on social media, which has been making it difficult for her to keep in touch with her fans, according to reports. She just can’t escape the constant feeling of negativity that surrounds her from those that she considered her fans and supporters, and the situation has been quite difficult on her.
And now, with the revelations about Josh Duggar’s membership on Ashley Madison, things got even messier. Josh admitted to having had affairs as well as being addicted to pornography, but as we said above, the couple are going to try and work out their issues instead of putting an end to their relationship.
That’s admirable, as not many people would be willing to give things another try in those circumstances, especially with so much attention focused firmly on them. The couple could definitely end up doing something good in the future if they stabilize their relationship, but it looks like there are lots of issues on both sides of that equation, and before those are dealt with, there won’t be any positive progress for the relationships between all the members of the Duggar family.
The Ashley Madison hack came at quite the inopportune time for them too, as it just put another spike in the wheels of their recovery, setting them back further. On the other hand, it looks like they’re both determined to work through this, especially Jessa, so we expect to read about some positive developments in their family in the future, hopefully soon. The two will show up in a special event on TV that will try to bring more attention to the issue of child abuse.