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Duggar Family "Does Not Approve" of Extended Family Members’ Lifestyle, Sources Say

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar do not approve of their daughter-in-law Anna Duggar’s sister Susanna Keller and her liberal lifestyle, according to reports. Essentially, Susanna Keller has been ostracized from the family, and if they do come face-to-face with her, the single mom must follow a set of rules. A friend of the 22-year-old mother of Noelle, nearly 2, says the family was upset when the little girl started dancing at a Duggar family event last summer. While the younger Duggar siblings were singing in a Texas hotel room, Noelle began to dance. “She was dancing around, it was so adorable,” the friend says. But not to the 19 Kids and Counting clan: “The Duggars started laughing nervously. It was obvious that they felt very uncomfortable with me allowing her to dance.” The Duggars deemed dancing “too sensual.” Susanna’s parents Mike and Suzette have accepted their daughter’s decision to live a modern life as a single mother, unlike the pregnant Anna Duggar . Anna, who married Josh Duggar in 2009 and is now expecting their fourth child together, adheres to the Duggars strict Christian fundamentalist values. In other words … none of this stuff: 9 Things BANNED in the Duggar Family 1. Dates Without Chaperones The Duggar parents often accompany their kids on dates in order to maintain “accountability” and “keep things from going in the wrong direction,” per Jim Bob. The girls are fine with this, as being alone with men puts them in grave “moral danger.” When the parents aren’t available, their older siblings will often tag along, making every date a group date and a family affair. According to insiders, the sisters rarely talk, but got together over Thanksgiving weekend at their parents’ Florida home, when their personalities clashed. Apparently, Susanna made plans to go on a date with a man she knew from church as a teenager, and Anna was upset because she doesn’t approve of dating. The Duggar family dating rules , as many who watch 19 Kids and Counting online know well, basically stipulate that there is no dating. Only “courting.” Also, the man happened to be nine years older and divorced, which didn’t help matters. “Anna had a terrible time with it,” the family insider tells Radar . Anna “begged Susanna not to go, and even tried to pay her to cancel the date,” but a headstrong Susanna met up with the man despite her pleas. The most awkward part? “When she got back, Anna acted like nothing had happened,” the source recalls. “She said, ‘Oh, I didn’t even realize you were gone!’” The Duggar family, you may recall, once welcomed Susanna with open arms, but shunned her when she left home at 18 and got pregnant out of wedlock. She now balances a full-time job at a chemistry company with raising her daughter on her own. Relations with Anna and family remain dicey at best. 13 Biggest Duggar Family Scandals 1. Jessa Gets Strapped Jessa Duggar and her then-boyfriend Ben Seewald began courting controversy almost from the moment they started dating, posing for photos like this one – a picture that now seems tame considering what they’ve been stirring up more recently.

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Josh Duggar: I LOVE Gays! I Want to Help Their Sad, Lonely Lifestyle!

19 Kids and Counting star Josh Duggar, the first born child of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, says his family’s anti-gay political views are really acts of love. Seriously. Specifically, Josh claimed that his family’s efforts in successfully overturning an anti-discrimination law in Arkansas were rooted in love for the LGBT community. The policy director at the Family Research Council (FRC), Josh Duggar guest-hosted the FRC’s Washington Watch radio show on Monday afternoon. He and his guest, Baptist pastor Richard Land, said gays and lesbians should be thankful that Christians are trying to free them from a “sad, lonely lifestyle.” “It’s such a sad, lonely lifestyle,” said Land. “It just seemed to me that one of the cruelest jokes the devil has ever played is to have a lifestyle described as ‘gay.’” Josh Duggar said that LGBT activists are “very vocal about their side,” but as Christians, “We have got to stand up in love” for what is truly righteous. “We’re gonna stand up for what’s right,” he said, “and we believe in this.” A former car salesman, Duggar described how he had to sell to people “who didn’t have the same opinions and beliefs as I did and that never became an issue.” Why would this political and moral situation be any different, the husband of the pregnant Anna Duggar , with whom he has three children already, wonders?! 13 Biggest Duggar Family Scandals 1. Jessa Gets Strapped Jessa Duggar and her then-boyfriend Ben Seewald began courting controversy almost from the moment they started dating, posing for photos like this one – a picture that now seems tame considering what they’ve been stirring up more recently. The problem, he said, is LGBT activists trying to force their “agenda.” “The radical gay groups,” said Land, “their goal is very clear.” “Their agenda is to use the power of the state to force everyone to accept and affirm their lifestyle and to marginalize anyone who disagrees with it.” Josh Duggar said that it is a commonly accepted falsehood that in order to love someone, you have to accept their “lifestyle” and agree with them on everything. Christians, he said, have a right to stand up for what they believe. “You know what?” he said, explaining this particular point. “We still love everyone as Christ commands, we still have compassion, we still have those kinds of feelings, but we have our convictions. We have our beliefs.” “If you really love somebody, you’re going to tell the truth. The Bible’s not neutral about lifestyles. The Bible blesses and approves of some and not others.” Follow this link to listen to Duggar’s discussion on gays in detail, and hit the comments below to let us know where you stand on his controversial beliefs … SO Many Duggars 1. A Duggar Family Pic Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are still working on that 20th kid.

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Jim Bob Duggar on Anti-19 Kids and Counting Campaign: Thanks For the Attention, Haters!

Last month, a petition to have 19 Kids and Counting canceled by TLC made the rounds online, eventually amassing more than 180,000 signatures. The Duggars responded with a counter-petition  to save the show, but in all likelihood, their efforts were unnecessary, as 19 Kids remains TLC’s most popular series. As a result, it was probably never in any danger of being canceled. So perhaps Duggar patriarch Jim Bob can’t be blamed for doing a victory lap, but many have complained that his online gloating is in poor taste just the same. Critics say his defiant reaction suggests a callous insensitivity toward the groups that he initially offended, merely reinforcing his thinly-veiled disdain for them. In an interview with Christian website The Pathway, Jim Bob addressed the efforts to have his show removed from the airwaves shortly after the petition began to circulate: “All it has done is give us more exposure,” Jim Bob said. “We gained 50,000 Facebook fans last week. God is expanding our borders through the national media.” Of course, the whole dust-up provided a passed-up opportunity for Jim Bob to clarify his family’s stance on LGBT rights and defend himself against accusations of bigotry. Duggar Family Marriage Tips Be available. Anyone can fix him lunch, but only one person can meet that physical need of love that he has, and you always need to be available when he calls. – Michelle Duggar Permalink: Say yes to sex, even when you’re tired! Added: June 13, 2014 1. Say yes to sex, even when you’re tired! Be available. Anyone can fix him lunch, but only one person can meet that physical need of love that he has, and you always need to be… In that sense, it’s a bit puzzling that Jim Bob chose instead to do a verbal touchdown dance, even if he clearly doesn’t feel he was in the wrong in the first place. Jim Bob and Michelle sparked controversy when they deleted pics of same sex couples kissing on their Facebook page, after inviting married fans to post such photos. Anyway, if any publicity is good publicity, and social media popularity is the goal, Jim Bob and company certainly have reason to celebrate these days. After nine seasons, the show that made them famous is receiving higher ratings than ever, and the Duggar family is poised to reach an even larger audience in 2015. As always, you can watch 19 Kids and Counting online to see what all the fuss is about, and check out some of the crazy things banned by the family family below. 9 Things BANNED in the Duggar Family 1. Dates Without Chaperones The Duggar parents often accompany their children on dates in order to maintain their “accountability” and “keep things from going in the wrong direction,” per Jim Bob. The girls are fine with this, as being alone with men puts them in grave “moral danger.” When the parents aren’t available, their older siblings will often tag along, making every date a group date and a family affair.

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Teresa Giudice Gives Joe and Melissa Gorga the Cold Shoulder Before Prison

In a few weeks,  Teresa Giuidice will be in prison , trying to figure out if her mean girl, blowhard antics will be effective behind bars. Before she goes, however, Teresa will have the opportunity to spend the holiday season with her family. Well…part of her family, anyway. While  Melissa Gorga’s reaction to Teresa’s sentence  was surprisingly compassionate, there’s reportedly still plenty of bad blood between the Giudice and Gorga clans. In fact, sources say Teresa has blown off an invitation from her brother and sister-in-law to spend Christmas together as a family: “While most people would want to spend their last Christmas home with all of their family, Teresa has been extremely vocal about the fact that she will not spend the holidays with Melissa or Joe,” a source tells Radar Online. “Truly, she can’s stand them, and wants no ‘last holiday’ memories to be made with them.” If you  watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey online , then you know the rift between the Giudices and Gorgas runs deep, so we can’t say we blame Teresa for bailing on the festivities. Besides, Teresa’s been sentenced to 15 months, and she’ll probably serve less than 12, so really this is just her “last” Christmas until next Christmas. Sure,  Joe Giudice begins his 41 month sentence  as soon as Teresa gets home, but we get the feeling he won’t be too upset about missing one last Christmas with the brother-in-law who hates him. 11 Teresa Giudice GIFs That Should Worry Her Fellow Inmates 1. Table Flipping Fiend Teresa Giudice is not gonna take any crap. Her table-flipping reputation will precede her in prison, thanks to The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 1.

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Jill Duggar vs. Jessa Duggar: Feud Revealed on Twitter?!

You might think that Jill and Jessa Duggar would be as close as two sisters can be. After all, they’re only a year apart in age, they’re both newly married,  Jill just got pregnant , and Jessa is sure to make her own announcement any day. And yet, a close inspection of Jill and Jessa’s Twitter pages reveals that there might be some bad blood between the two newlyweds. While Jessa follows Jill and her new husband Derick Dillard on the site, Jill does not follow Jessa or her hubby Ben Seewald. That may seem like a pretty minor offense, but it’s worth noting that Jill follows just about everyone else who has ties to her family. Some have pointed out that in the book Growing Up Duggar: It’s All About Relationships,  Jessa’s siblings briefly acknowledge her role as the most difficult of the sisters. In one somewhat humorous passage, Jana Duggar opens up about being repeatedly kicked by Jessa and responding by giving her a jewelry box as a gift. (The incident pretty much sums up Jana’s role in the Duggar family .) Could it be that Jessa was such a relentless bully as a kid that Jill is still unable to get over it? Maybe. But maybe Jill just totally spaced on following her sister on Twitter. We may never know for sure, but one thing is for certain – if the rumors about Jana and Tim Tebow are true, Jill and Jessa are both gonna hate her. Dude is the Holy Grail of fundamentalist, V-card-carrying beaus. Watch 19 Kids and Counting online to see if you can detect any negativity between Jill and Jessa. 13 Biggest Duggar Family Scandals 1. Jessa Gets Strapped Jessa Duggar and her then-boyfriend Ben Seewald began courting controversy almost from the moment they started dating, posing for photos like this one – a picture that now seems tame considering what they’ve been stirring up more recently.

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Puppies Dress as Disney Characters, Recreate Iconic Movie Scenes

It’s an inarguable fact: Puppies are adorable. But put puppies in costumes and simply forget about it. Game over. Cuteness personified. We can barely even type when thinking about this dog dressed as a bar (while walking on a treadmill!) or these 23 dressed up pets . So you can only imagine our reaction to YouTube channel Oh My Disney, which set up a number of canines as iconic Disney characters and had them recreate a number of iconic Disney movie scenes. To the best of their precious ability, that is… Puppies Dress Up as Disney Characters 1. Elsa and Olaf We don’t know how long it took to create this scene between doggy Elsa and Olaf. But it was worth every second! From Frozen… to Aladdin… to Winnie the Pooh… to The Little Mermaid, all of your favorites are covered here. Check out the following video to see the puppies in slow motion – dressed as Ariel, Caption Jack Sparrow, Elsa and others – and consider this an early Christmas present. You are very welcome. Dogs Dress as Disney Characters

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Jana Duggar and Tim Tebow: Getting Fixed Up For Courtship By Michelle and Jim Bob?!

As her younger sisters continue to get married and leave the nest, many 19 Kids and Counting fans have wondered what will become of Jana Duggar.  There have been reports that Jana is not allowed to date , that she’s worked like a slave in the Duggar household, and that her parents refuse to assist her in finding a husband, as they did with Jill and Jessa. Viewers have encouraged Jana to break free and build of her own life far away from her controlling family. Now, however, it looks as though Jana may have won the V-card-holding Christian lottery, and her prayers may have been answered in the most literal way: Remember Tim Tebow? He, of the celebrated shovel pass and pious end zone celebration? Well, despite a slew of dating rumors, Tebow remains the Christian fundamentalist world’s most eligible bachelor. (He’s even been dumped by every NFL team!) Now, according to rumors, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar are doing everything in their power to hook their eldest daughter up with the NFL’s former leader in taking a knee. “Jim Bob is no dummy,” a source tells Star magazine. “Tim would be a perfect addition to the family and a feather in his cap. Can you imagine the press attention a Tim-Jana wedding would get.” Yes, Tim and Jana would basically be the Brangelina of the Christian Right. Plus, given the sheer number of kids in Jana’s family, Tim could make himself the QB of his own all-Duggar football team, and maybe – just maybe! – he’d be able to hold on to a job for more than a season! Dare to dream, Tim! Watch 19 Kids and Counting online to root for Jana to make her escape! Jana Duggar Photos: So Beautiful, So Maligned 1. Jana Marie Duggar Jana Marie Duggar is so beautiful … and put upon, supposedly, by a family that relies on her to help take care of the others but never have a life of her own. If that’s true, it’s sad. Is it time for her to break free?

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Brandi Glanville: Trying to Find a Boyfriend, Going Too Far With Botox, Source Claims

Brandi Glanville doesn’t do anything halfway, so perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised that when she’s on the market, she attacks the singles scene like the hungry cougar that she is. Until recently, Brandi was dating some 23-year-old and creepily compared the relationship to “having a third child.” Not surprisingly, t he dude dumped Brandi (probably after she licked her thumb to wipe some schmutz off his face), and she’s once again single and desperate to mingle. But if you think Ms. Glanville is going after guys her own age, then you don’t know Brandi. This woman is allergic to men over 40…but that’s not the reason her face is all puffed up: Sources say Brandi has been going overboard with her Botox treatments lately, and she’s not pleased with the results. “Brandi is embarrassed by how it turned out,” says one insider. “She’s trying to find a boyfriend and wants to look young, but she knows she went too far.” And how is Brandi coping with the humiliation of a disfigurement that’s unnoticeable to anyone besides herself? By guzzling booze, of course! “Brandi’s girlfriends took her out to cheer her up,” says the source. “Nothing like a drunken night off for Brandi to shake it off!” Ugh, she probably sang the Taylor Swift song too. Homegirl is 42 going on 14. Watch The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills online to see Brandi desperately cling to her youth. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 5 Cast Photos 1. Brandi Glanville Brandi’s back, and boozy as ever. Spoiler alert: At some point this season, she smacks Lisa Vanderpump. You’d HAVE to be drunk to assault such a classy lady!

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Dave Grohl: Don’t Smoke Weed and Watch Keeping Up With the Kardashians!

Nirvana and Foo Fighters rocker Dave Grohl opens up in a new interview with The Sun (UK) about why he doesn’t smoke weed or do drugs anymore. Spoiler alert: It somehow involves Keeping Up With the Kardashians! “I stopped doing drugs when I was about 20 years old,” he recalls. “But just recently I thought, ‘Oh I’m going to start smoking pot again to cure insomnia.'” “I’d put the kids to bed, go upstairs and smoke a little pot. But then I’d get stuck in front of the Kardashians on TV for 45 minutes. And it freaked me out.” “I was like, ‘I’m never doing this ever again.’ It’s definitely not for me.” Hilarious bottom line: If you insist that you must watch Keeping Up With the Kardashians online , fine. If you wish to smoke weed, that’s your decision. Combine the two and prepare for downright scary results, though. It can hard enough to stomach, Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Scott, Kanye, Kris, Bruce, Brody, Brandon, Kendall and Kylie Jenner doing their thing while sober. Can you imagine adding some controlled substances to the mix? We can’t. And thanks to Dave, we will know from his experience that any fleeting temptation to do so is surely misguided. Deeply, deeply misguided. Remember as we head into Thanksgiving and the holiday season: Friends don’t let friends smoke marijuana and watch Keeping Up With the Kardashians. And add Dave to the list of the Kards’ famous, outspoken critics! 12 Stars Who Really Hate the Kardashians 1. Cher Cher has Tweeted that the Kardashians are “bitches” who should be “drop kicked down the freeway.” She made a point of saying she is NOT kidding.

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John David Duggar: Single and NOT Ready to Mingle!

Earlier this week, reports that  John David Duggar is courting a “mystery brunette” had the Duggar family faithful preparing for another member of the famous family to be married off. Now, however, it looks as though there is no chaste side-hugging romance in JDD’s life, and to make matters worse, his parents insist on reminding the world that he’s a 24-year-old virgin. “Just thought we’d set the record straight,” Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar wrote on their blog today. “John David is not courting and not in a relationship…and he has never been in one! [He is] still looking and waiting for the right one.” JD, bro – you’re 24! The right one is anyone and the right time is now! We kid! The Duggars have their own courtship process and it seems to be working for them so far. And from the sound of things, John shouldn’t have anything to worry about, in terms of finding a mate: “John is still single, ladies,” the Duggars wrote online. “And he has an airplane!”  We’ve seen enough rap videos to know there’s no point in having your own plane unless you’re filling it with willing groupies. Hopefully John David will start using that thing to get his courtin’ on in the near future. Of course, there’s no guarantee that John will be the next to get married. John’s twin Jana Duggar has two younger sisters who have already beaten her to the altar. Of course, there are rumors that Jana isn’t allowed to date  because the family relies so heavily on her help around the house. So apparently John David gets a plane, while Jana get an apron. Sounds like a raw deal to us. Watch 19 Kids and Counting online to try and guess which Duggar will be married off next. Jana Duggar Photos: So Beautiful, So Maligned 1. Jana Marie Duggar Jana Marie Duggar is so beautiful … and put upon, supposedly, by a family that relies on her to help take care of the others but never have a life of her own. If that’s true, it’s sad. Is it time for her to break free?

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