Attempting to read Jinger Duggars book, “Becoming Free Indeed”. Follow along if you want but no promises to actually read all the way through. 😅
Also, these are my opinions. (Obvi but this is twitter) I have a lot of compassion for what Jinger went through esp the fishbowl she was raised in which I can’t even imagine the harm that causes. Also, Jinger continues to put out books & remain in the public eye to some extent and puts out content w/her husband which invites opinions.

Good morning! Let's talk about how homeschooling communities are a breeding ground for white supremacy and violent rhetoric that leads to mass shootings. Replacement theory is now in the mainstream news, but this is something is that I grew up with and was talked about in our church and homeschooling conferences. There was great fear that white people were being replaced and was one of the reasons for having a big family.

*TW religious trauma
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The cognitive dissonance from some evangelicals is ASTOUNDING. It always amazes me.
We used to be in leadership at a church. We tried to use our position to talk about racism in our majority white congregation. It didn't go well. We decided to leave. We were brought before the session.(aka a room full of old, white dudes)
Manipulation(we married you, taught your kids, loved on you, how could you)
Gaslighting(can you list examples where we specifically supported white supremacy, you're exaggerating, we never said that)

The thing about being raised in a quiverfull family, that people have a hard time understanding, is that you literally have no choices. Zero. None. And it’s an incredibly difficult process to create choices for yourself. Especially as a woman in that scenario. No degree. Maybe a high school education. No job or limited work experience. I got my my drivers license and my first job in my mid 20’s. I have never been more terrified walking into a job interview to work retail. I was shaking. I didn’t know how to open a bank account or get

I want to talk about educational neglect because it’s a very real thing ex-homeschoolers go through and it’s so damaging. So many stories of children educating themselves or not being taught even the basics like math and reading. And people don’t realize how much that stunts you I was homeschooled from 6th grade on. We did okay in the beginning but as my parents went deeper into fundamentalism my education suffered. At one point, my parents were educating eight children

I’m not sure most people really understand how abusive and isolating homeschooling has the capacity to be.(don’t @ me with not all homeschoolers nonsense) Abusive parents have absolute authority and there is no one to intervene. No teachers, coaches or any kind of non-parental figure. My parents made every decision for me well into my 20s. All outside influences were heavily monitored. We could only go to places as a family. I wasn’t allowed to get a job outside the home. I couldn’t get my drivers license. My birth certificate was locked away.