Jessa Duggar is here to protect her mother.
Yes, everyone. that mother.
Earlier this month, the Counting On alum paid tribute to Michelle Duggar by writing the following on Facebook:
This Mother’s Day, I feel blessed beyond words! I am so grateful for the beautiful example of motherly love that my mother and mother-in-law have shown.
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After Jessa shared these words, it didn't take long for a few users to stop, read, and wonder. WTF?!?
“Didn’t your mother hide a child molester?” For example, one person wrote: “It’s not a particularly shining example.”
This is a reference to Josh Duggar, who molested his younger sisters as a teenager (and helped his parents cover up the crime), and who is currently facing federal court after being convicted of possession of child pornography. I am incarcerated.
Meanwhile, another individual labeled Michelle Duggar a “baby machine, not a mother,” citing the large number of children she has given birth to (19!!!!) and Jim Bob Duggar's clear belief that women should give birth. and… That's it.
![Jessa Duggar poses with Ben Seewald and their first child on Counting On.](https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2023/11/jessa-duggar-gives-birth-to-3rd-child-today-main-190621-1024x512.jpg)
Jessa, who welcomed her fifth child in December, eventually jumped in after another critic said her mother was “terrible,” to which she responded:
“I beg to differ. She is the most godly woman I know. I have never met a more patient, gentle, and truly loving person.”
Jessa also looked to Michelle as a role model.
She said she could only pray that her mother would be as close to the parents she and her siblings had been to her and her siblings over the years.
![Jessa Duggar and baby number 5](https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-23-at-12.39.26-PM-1024x681.png)
“I love her more than any woman I've ever known and I wish I could be half as good to my children as she was to me,” Jessa wrote online this week.
Of course she is entitled to this opinion.
But Jessa wasn't the only family member to spark backlash on Mother's Day.
Jana Duggar also had nice things to say about Michelle, which led to some seriously harsh comments from people who have been following the Duggars since they burst onto the reality show scene.
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“How can she show her face?” Someone wrote about Michelle on Jana's page. “She covered up what her son did to her daughters. She is a monster, IMO.”
“Happy Mother’s Day to Jana for raising my siblings. Happy Incubator Day Michelle,” a second person wrote.
Another person cited the Josh Duggar scandal (not the first one, i.e. the one where he confessed to cheating on his wife or the one that landed him in prison) and simply asked:
“I didn’t. [Michelle] Are you trying to cover up sexual abuse?”
The answer is yes. She did this.
Jesse Duggar: My mom is amazing! She is godly AF! Originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.