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Jun 2, 2023 · Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are pushing back on a new docuseries being billed as “exposing the truth beneath the wholesome Americana surface of reality tv’s favorite mega-family.”
Josh Duggar and his wife Anna share seven children. Duggar was hit with federal charges of receiving and possessing child sex abuse images, including of children under the age of 12, in April 2021.
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Michelle Annette Ruark was born on September 13, 1966, in Ohio, to Garrett Ruark, Sr. and Ethel Ruark. She was the couple's seventh and final child. When she was 4 years old, Michelle and her familymoved from Ohio to Springdale, Arkansas. Growing up, Michelle had a pet tarantula. Michelle attended Westwood Elementary School. She attended Springdale...
Relationship with Jim Bob
Michelle became a Christian while in high school. It was through her faith that she would come to meet Jim Bob Duggar. One day, he and a friend were on church visitation. They tried to visit a few people, but no one was home, so the friend suggested that they visit Michelle, who had recently became a Christian. The boys invited her to Sunday School and talked with her about her recent conversion. While Jim Bob claims it was love at first sight, Michelle does not remember this encounter. The f...
Engagement
On Christmas Eve 1983, Jim Bobproposed in Michelle's parents' living room in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and she said yes.
Marriage
On July 21, 1984, Michelle married James Robert "Jim Bob" Duggar at Cross Church in Rogers, Arkansas. The wedding was attended by around 200 people and was done on a budget. Michelle made her own bouquet using fake flowers, and one of her sisters made a floral arrangement for the altar. Michelle also made her own cake, which was decorated by a friend. Furthermore, she did not buy a wedding dress, opting to wear Jim Bob's mother Mary's wedding dress. Since the church was under construction, th...
Frozen Yogurt Shop
In high school, Michelle worked at a frozen yogurt shop in Arkansas. She worked for her future mother-in-law Mary Duggar and alongside her future husband Jim Bob Duggar.
Real Estate
Michelle is a licensed Real Estate Agent, alongside her husband Jim Bob and two of their sons, Joseph and Jeremiah. In their early years of marriage, both Michelle and Jim Bob worked in real estate, which they were reportedly successful at. They also invested in a number of commercial properties.
Author
On December 2, 2008, Michelle and Jim Bob's first book, The Duggars: 20 and Counting!, was released. On June 7, 2011, Michelle and Jim Bob's second book, A Love That Multiplies, was released.
In 1995, the "quiverfull" movement formed. It is a Conservative Protestant group that is notably against birth control, looking to produce as many children as possible for God. The group's name comes from Psalm 127: Although it is unknown exactly when the familyjoined this movement, when they created their first family website in 2005, a link to qu...
May 30, 2023 · May 30, 2023 6 AM PT. Jim Bob Duggar, Michelle Duggar and their giant family were once the golden children of TLC, as their hit show “19 Kids and Counting” ushered in an obsession with ...
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Jun 2, 2023 · Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, the parents of Josh Duggar who was convicted of child pornography, deny the allegations of a cult and abuse in a new Amazon Prime series. The documentary features interviews with their daughter Jill Duggar Dillard, who accused the family of exploiting and silencing her.
May 19, 2023 · Michelle Duggar, left, is surrounded by her children and husband Jim Bob, second from left, after the birth of her 17th child in Rogers, Arkansas in 2007.
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May 13, 2022 · Michelle Duggar asks a federal judge for leniency in sentencing her son Josh Duggar, who was convicted on child pornography charges in December. She praises his character and attributes in a letter to the court, writing that he has a tender heart and is compassionate toward others. She also asks for his reunification with his family.
