I Read ‘Growing Up Duggar’: Chapter 3 — Your Relationship With Your Siblings

In case you didn’t know the entire foundation of the Duggar brand, “us girls” have a lot of siblings! And each one is totally different. Some are bookworms and some like animals, two traits that definitely lie on opposite ends of a spectrum and define an entire person’s personality.

In case you didn’t know, relationships with siblings can be pretty difficult. Once, Jill found out that somebody ate all her Jolly Ranchers and left behind the wrappers.

At this point, I really struggle to believe that the intended audience for this book is teenagers. Seriously, the best example of sibling conflict you can come up with happened years ago and involved stealing candy? These anecdotes are perhaps better equipped for speaking to a group of elementary school students.

We also learn that Jessa and Jana didn’t always get along. Jessa would kick Jana’s top bunk mattress like a real asshole. Jana found Jessa annoying, and Michelle told her that she should just be extra nice to Jessa and maybe things would change. Jana gave Jessa her favorite jewelry box, and things changed. She learned that Jessa just really wanted attention. Again, a story for young children.

For some reason, the girls also talk about a tenant Jim Bob evicted for not paying rent. The…