This week, Michelle Duggar shunned Jinger in a very public and transparent way.
It is not difficult to guess the motive: just over a month ago, Jinger’s tell-all memoir hit the bookstore shelves.
So he is not the favorite offspring of this toxic family. So Michelle used her family account to send a very clear message.
Now it’s Jinger and Jeremy’s turn. They’re snubbing the main Duggars in a big way.
Recently, Jinger and Jeremy Vuolo went to New York City to launch their book.
So It’s Absolutely Free it’s a big deal. Not a bestseller at all, but a memoir from a famous cult survivor? It’s a recipe for success.
Of course, it is also a recipe for conflict with members of the cult-aligned family who feel that Jinger has been embarrassed by revealing the truth about her upbringing.
So what does this book have to do with Jim Bob and Michelle and the current tension?
Well, Jinger and Jeremy didn’t bring their kids. The best. Open book can only be used for small children if the book is for children. Jinger’s memoir really isn’t.
But Jinger and Jeremy didn’t leave four-year-old Felicity and two-year-old Eva in Michelle’s care (or, more accurately, the older siblings Michelle assigned with the kids).
However, Jinger said, the children remained at home in California. Not alone, of course.
“We decided to leave our children here, Jer mother flew to watch them” Jinger revealed on YouTube this week.
“The time zone and everything is just hard to manage,” she explains.
Jinger then continued: “Just going back and having to work on my sleep routine again.”
Time zone changes and jet lag can be a nightmare for adults. Especially those of us with natural sleep cycles already at odds with work hours, parenting, and more.
It is even more difficult for small children. They are very new to the world, and sleep is very important – and, often, very difficult.
On the surface, the most likely reason for Jeremy’s mother to fly in instead of for the kids to fly to Arkansas for childcare is, well, it’s easier for adults to make the trip.
And it might just be there.
But there are some good reasons to keep the kids out of the Duggar household these days.
No, we don’t just mean that children can receive special attention from adults that they can’t get in the crowd.
And we also don’t mean that Michelle is a horrible parent who most people wouldn’t trust to watch a houseplant, let alone a human child.
(That’s true, but that’s not what we’re talking about here)
I mean, it looks like Jinger and Jeremy don’t want to rely on the Duggars for anything right now.
Not for child care. And apparently not for emotional support.
Part of that is just because they live in Los Angeles. But even Michelle’s most diehard apologists (they exist) have to admit that it’s not all about geography.
Of course, Jinger can’t rely on Michelle to promote her memoir.
The other day, Michelle resurfaced on Instagram — big deal, considering all the Duggar stigma these days — to promote James’ travel vlog.
not one mention about Jinger’s book. Can you imagine a mother who doesn’t like telling everyone she knows about her child book? It really puts it into perspective.