Recently, a lot of the Duggar kids have been doing things out of the ordinary, and a lot of people believe that there could be a reason for that. Is Jim Bob trying to distract us from something? What terrible news could he be hiding?
Recently, news dropped that Jana Duggar might finally be engaged. On July 8, she posted a couple of photos on her Instagram. People quickly noticed that it looked like she was wearing an engagement ring in the pictures.
Jana’s previous post from May of this year showed her standing next to her mom Michelle. It didn’t seem like she was wearing a ring in that photo.
But when some fans zoomed in, they noticed that it looked like her hand was photoshopped. It appeared as though someone had edited out Jana’s engagement ring.
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So, right now, most people believe that Jana really is engaged. Many also think that her fiance is none other than Stephen Wissmann from The Wissman Family.
That’s not all there is to the story. The thing is that this whole engagement has been highly suspicious.
In May of this year, Jana made her return to social media pretty much out of nowhere. The rumors started spreading almost immediately.
The engagement is all people can talk about right now when it comes to the Duggars. But what if that’s not a coincidence? What if all of this is actually Jim Bob’s plan?
Jana’s Engagement Might Be a Distraction
Jana seemed to be happy to not be on social media at all. She was living her life in private for over two years.
Now, she’s back to posting and is potentially hinting at a huge engagement. She’s drawing all the attention. If you think about it, it could be a great distraction technique.
The fact is that back when Josh got arrested, there was a lot going on with the Duggars. Jim Bob was seemingly trying to do everything he could to distract people from what was really happening.
So, could history be repeating itself? People on Reddit seem to think so.
One person talked about Jana’s engagement and what it could mean about Jim Bob. They questioned whether Jana was actually even engaged at all. There’s also a chance that she’s just wearing a promise ring in all those photos.
However, the Duggars are not correcting anyone on their assumptions because they need the media to be focused on this, instead of whatever else might be happening behind the scenes. Even if Jana’s engagement is real, they could still be using it to cover something else up.
Jim Bob Wants to Avoid Another Tell-All
One theory is that Jim Bob is actually in serious financial trouble right now. Many people seem to think that he might be facing tax evasion charges. He could also be involved in some kind of money fraud case.
If he knows something like that is coming, he might be trying to distract everyone to make the fallout less severe.
Another possibility is that there is another Duggar tell-all book or documentary coming, and Jim Bob doesn’t want anyone to pay it any attention. People think that either Jill or Jinger could have something in the works.
Jinger previously wrote a book titled Becoming Free Indeed. She’s been very critical of the religious organization that she was raised in and that her parents are part of.
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Jill also wrote a book, titled Counting the Cost. In it, she didn’t hold back when she talked about her childhood and some of the issues she had with Jim Bob. She also appeared in the shocking Amazon Prime Video docuseries Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets.
Both sisters have been open about what their childhood was really like. So, it’s possible that they might be planning to reveal even more sometime soon.
If that is what they’re planning, then maybe Jim Bob wants to stop it. And if he can’t stop it, maybe he can at least make people less interested in it. Using Jana’s alleged engagement could be a good way to do that.
Is Jim Bob Hiding Another Child?
There is another theory about what Jim Bob could be hiding. This one is the most shocking of them all.
Some people believe that there could be an illegitimate child news coming soon. Obviously, this is just a theory. But that’s definitely something he would want to hide, right?
It would be pretty bad if something like this came out. The thing is, if Jim Bob is hiding something, it does have to be pretty bad.
He didn’t do all this when Jinger and Jill started talking about their family more openly. He didn’t really try to distract people from the Shiny Happy People docuseries or anything like that. Jim Bob let all of that happen.
The only time he tried to do damage control like this was when the whole Josh thing was coming out. So, if he’s really up to something, chances are that what he has to hide is pretty bad.
Having an illegitimate child would be that for him, especially since the Duggars are so religious. This would be an awful look for them. It makes sense why people believe this theory.
The Scandal Might Not Be Jim Bob’s
But not everyone is convinced that this potential illegitimate child is Jim Bob’s. Some people seem to think that it could actually be Josh’s.
This would make a lot of sense. We all know that Josh is no stranger to scandal. He’s obviously in prison right now for his horrible crimes.
The thing is, he was also involved in the 2015 Ashley Madison data breach. Ashley Madison is a website that helps married people cheat on their spouses.
In 2015, a group of hackers managed to access information from the website. They later leaked that information. It was revealed that Josh was one of the many users of the website.
He later admitted that he did actually cheat on his wife Anna. So, we know for a fact that he has been unfaithful to her. Is it really that hard to imagine that he might have an illegitimate child out there somewhere, too?
Just recently, the Supreme Court denied Josh’s appeal. So, he’s not going to be leaving prison any time soon. Maybe this recent Josh news could’ve pushed his potential secret baby mama to start making demands of the family.
I mean, obviously, this is all just a theory. But if it is true, and this person is about to come out with some shocking news, it would definitely explain Jim Bob’s recent behavior.
There Is a Rift in the Family
Either way, it will be interesting to see how this whole situation develops. Jim Bob definitely seems to be up to something.
I guess there is a chance that he’s not behind this whole Jana thing. But there have also been some other things that have made people suspicious.
Plus, just recently, Starcasm pointed out that all the Duggar kids seem to be at odds with him. Not one of them wished him a happy Father’s Day this year on social media.
Last year, James posted about the day. He took to his Instagram and called Jim Bob his biggest supporter. He wanted to celebrate Jim Bob for being an incredible father, so he did just that.
But this year, he didn’t make a post like that. None of the kids paid Jim Bob tribute on the day. This is especially interesting since Jana acknowledged Michelle on Mother’s Day.
So, it seems like the problem might be with Jim Bob himself, and not with the kids simply choosing not to post tributes to their parents. Could this have something to do with what Jim Bob might be hiding?
