As the Duggar family’s shameful secrets are exposed about the Josh Duggar scandal, sisters Jill and Jessa can truly recover from their trauma.
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Sisters Jill and Jessa Duggar have been carrying around what happened to them for a long time, pretending nothing was wrong, an insider dishes. What's worse, they even felt like Josh's incident was their fault.
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"Jill and Jessa were told it was their Christian duty to forgive Josh, and if they didn't, God would be angry with them," a source close to the sisters tells OK!
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"There was no support from Jim Bob and Michelle; all their worry was for Josh," adds the source.
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Jill and Jessa were both told "not to tempt Josh, to wear looser clothing so he wouldn't make another mistake," the source also said.
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"They felt abandoned and betrayed, and they'll probably never forgive Josh or their parents. It's humiliating and traumatizing to live it all over again, but the're glad that people finally know the truth," says the friend.
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"These girls were raised in a very constricting environment, and they weren't taught to defend themselves or say 'Stop.' When they did speak up, not much was done to protect them," says Dr. Frances Walfish, a leading child, couples and family therapist who has never treated the Duggars.
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"The truth is, they might not have gotten married so young if they weren't desperate to get out of the Duggar house. Of course, they'd never dare admit that to their parents," says OK!'s source.
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Sisters Jill and Jessa Duggar have been carrying around what happened to them for a long time, pretending nothing was wrong, an insider dishes. What's worse, they even felt like Josh's incident was their fault.
Photo credit: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images
"Jill and Jessa were told it was their Christian duty to forgive Josh, and if they didn't, God would be angry with them," a source close to the sisters tells OK!
"There was no support from Jim Bob and Michelle; all their worry was for Josh," adds the source.
Jill and Jessa were both told "not to tempt Josh, to wear looser clothing so he wouldn't make another mistake," the source also said.
"They felt abandoned and betrayed, and they'll probably never forgive Josh or their parents. It's humiliating and traumatizing to live it all over again, but the're glad that people finally know the truth," says the friend.
"These girls were raised in a very constricting environment, and they weren't taught to defend themselves or say 'Stop.' When they did speak up, not much was done to protect them," says Dr. Frances Walfish, a leading child, couples and family therapist who has never treated the Duggars.
"The truth is, they might not have gotten married so young if they weren't desperate to get out of the Duggar house. Of course, they'd never dare admit that to their parents," says OK!'s source.
