It’s long been common for teenage girls to daydream about their ideal future husband and married life.
And her new views were directly influenced by her interpretation of Christian tenets.
“Growing up I would wear a bathing suit or shorts and not realize that it was revealing.
And I began to cover up because I felt responsible for my part in that.”
“This isn’t for everyone, and we don’t push this on anybody.
And we don’t judge anyone that doesn’t have this perspective,” she wrote.
Even worse, they (gasp!)
kissed before they got married a choice both say they now regret.
The thought of Ruark moving away was unacceptable to Duggar, who knew he had to act fast.
He asked Ruark’s father if they could move their wedding ahead to early summer.
But for the newly married Michelle, it was the most romantic scenario imaginable.
“I remember thinking, ‘Oh, how romantic.
“It’s funny the little things that you just hold dear to your heart forever.”
But Michelle Duggar wasn’t one of them.
Their oldest son, Joshua, was born soon after.
While most medical experts refute the claim that the pill causes miscarriages, the Duggars took it to heart.
God apparently felt the Duggars were up for the challenge, and delivered on her request many times over.
And when they first married, they used contraceptives and planned to space out the birth of their children.
But after marriage, she gradually began to embrace the religious constraints she’s now known for.
And her growing religiosity motivated a new embrace of modesty.
Or if a family member grows away from the values of his or her birth family after marrying.
This was the case for Michelle Duggar.
This caused some tension between her and her openly lesbian sister, Evelyn Ruark.
“It seems like brainwashing to me,” she told theNational Enquirerin 2010.
Her teenaged self probably would have delighted in the opportunity to appear on television.
And since then, Michelle hasn’t looked back.
she wrote onthe family’s webpage.
“We love to shop at thrift stores and garage sales whenever we can.
Buying items in bulk has also saved our family a lot of money over the years!”
“There will be times you’re going to be very exhausted.
To handle it all, Michelle devised some unusual hacks to keep the household running smoothly.
As in most families, the kids helped with household chores.
Accounts from her contemporaries report she was outgoing and well-liked by her classmates.
“I don’t understand what has happened to her heart.
The things she said in that call were hateful and ridiculous,” she told Radar Online.
“People can believe whatever they want.
But when your beliefs are hateful and bigoted…that’s a different story.
