Jessa Duggar keeps a relatively low profile these days, but she still shares the occasional update about her family and home life.
For the most part, fans responded enthusiastically to these posts about Jessa’s husband and three kids.
But in the past week, Jessa has twice wound up on the receiving end of some brutal criticism.
The situation has gotten so bad that we wouldn’t be surprised if it prompts her to take another long hiatus from social media.
First, critics allege once again that Jessa has failed to properly homeschool her children.
This time, he pointed to an Instagram Live in which Jessa attempted to demonstrate her eldest son’s intelligence by asking him to do the magic “out there”.
He did so, but as several commentators have noted, the act would have been more impressive if Jessa had provided him with sufficient context.
“You didn’t use context when you asked him to spell ‘there’. How did he know it wasn’t ‘their’ or ‘they’?” According to the UK tabloid, one person commented Sun,
“How did he know how to spell ‘there’ without using it in a sentence? Three ‘there’s are always confusing,” questioned another.
“Pronounce the word there? Or there? Or they are. He should have used it in a sentence,” suggested a third fan.
you get the idea.
The public loves the dog-pile on him for his perceived parenting failings, and usually, his criticisms are on the higher side.
In the case of the latest controversy surrounding 6-year-old Henry’s birthday, he may have a point.
“This little boy turns 6 this month. Henry is a ray of sunshine in our house! He’s the first person to wake up in the morning, holding a book and sitting next to me on the couch as I have my quiet time,” Jessa wrote. captioned the picture below, which she posted earlier this week.
“He’s very passionate about learning and devours all the books he can find. He has a super creative mind, and is constantly inventing new Lego creations,” she continued.
“He is so gentle and caring towards his little sister and adores her completely. He is gentle and bold, loving and full of laughter. We are so grateful to God for this little guy !”
Clearly, Jessa’s tribute to her son was well-intentioned, but as many commenters pointed out, it arrived a little late.
One commenter wrote, “It took Jessa over two weeks to post for Hank’s birthday.”
“Poor Henry’s sitting quietly in the same area, probably all the attention she’ll give him,” said another.
“I’m sorry but I laughed at it. Poor kid,” voiced a third.
Others alleged that Jessa had forgotten Henry’s birthday in the past.
He also claimed that this year, he used an old picture to mark the occasion.
“At least he remembered this year. This photo looks like it’s from October too.”
“Love when someone can make a birthday caption for their child about themselves,” joked another.
“Not to mention there’s a photo from autumn. She couldn’t even get a new photo or find a more recent one,” pointed out a third.
“How cute he is. Such a shame he was born into this family,” commented a fourth in awe.
Needless to say, Duggar critics can be pretty brutal.
Of course, if Jessa really did forget her baby’s birthday, she should probably take some heat for it.
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