Recognizing "typical adolescent behaviour

[MakersDozn]

The whole Duggar thing has been distressing for us (Charity specifically), as we have been watching the show since it began over 10 years ago. We don't agree with a number of their beliefs, but we identified with the large family in that it reminds of of our system.

Our collective reaction to the incidents in question could be described as "disappointed but not surprised." The son who committed these acts has always seemed defensive to us. But we never expected to hear that this family had this kind of history.

The family and the show have been very polarizing from the beginning. We just take what we like and leave the rest. It's sad though, the way the tabloids have been skewing the story and leaving out pertinent facts just to make a profit.

We downloaded the police report, but we have no plans to read it anytime soon. We also saw the first part of the Fox News interview of the parents, and we plan on watching part two with the interview of the two married daughters.

And we agree that the police chief seems to be at fault. Sealed records of juveniles are prevented by state law from being released, even under the Freedom of Information Act. The police chief violated the law. Her attorney later commented to the effect of "the people have a right to know."

That's all we have to say for now....the whole thing is giving someone in here a bad headache. But we appreciate the chance to talk about it.

MDs