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CNN — Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have shared a statement about their son’s conviction on child pornography charges. On Thursday, Josh Duggar, 33, was found guilty of downloading and...
Jun 2, 2023 · CNN — 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.”
Jun 2, 2023 · Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, the reality TV stars with 19 kids, deny the allegations of abuse and cult in a new Amazon Prime series. They say the documentary is \"derogatory and sensationalized\" and want to reconcile with their family in private.
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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 · Jill and Derick Dillard, formerly of TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting,” address the camera in the docuseries “Shiny Happy People.”. Jim Bob Duggar, Michelle Duggar and their giant family were ...
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Jun 2, 2023 · Advertisement. Style. 7 takeaways from ‘Shiny Happy People,’ the new Duggar family documentary. The Amazon Prime docuseries digs deeper into the Duggar family, their TLC show and their...
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Dec 9, 2021 · The 19 Kids and Counting parents issued a statement of support for their son and daughter-in-law Anna after he was convicted of receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material. Josh, who faced previous allegations of molesting underage girls, faces up to 20 years in prison.
