Jinger Duggar Violo states that fear was a big part of his childhood.
The new book by Jinger Duggar Vaolo, which details her childhood in what she now calls a cult-like religious religion, won’t be out for some time, but she’s already sharing information about some of its contents.
The reality star says that fear was a big part of her childhood. People Interview published online Wednesday “I was taught that skirts and dresses were the only way to please God. Music, drumming, and bad friendships can all cause harm.
According to her, the 29-year old was “terrified” of playing with her family as it might go against her faith.
She said that she thought she could die in a car accident while driving, and that God had asked her to stay home so she could read her Bible.
Vuolo co-starred in TLC’s 19 Kids and CountingThe movie followed the Duggar parents and their 19 children (including Jinger), as well as its spinoff. Counting On. While 19 Kids and Counting Ends in 2015 after Josh Duggar, Jinger’s brother and now estranged, has sincerely apologized. molested girlsBefore the show, he was with some of his sisters. Counting On It began in 2015, and has continued to 2020.
Jinger’s memoir is about another side to growing up in her large family that subscribed to Bill Gothard’s teachings. resigned in disgrace From the fundamentalist Institute of Basic Life Principles in 2014.
“[Gothard’s] Teachings, in a nutshell, are based in fear and superstition. It leaves you feeling like, ‘I don’t know what God expects me to do,’” Vuolo explained. “The fear kept my anxiety crippled.” I was afraid of the outside world.”
After Vuolo married Jeremy in November 2016, this changed and they attended one of the institute’s regular conferences the next year. She saw that many of her friends, who believed in the same teachings, were talking to her about having changed minds. She explained that the project would be a record of her struggles not with her faith, but with some of her learned lessons. She described it as “the hardest thing I’ve ever done” but also called it “the most important thing.” Vuolo stressed that her faith was still strong, even though it had changed.
She was also a co-author of the previous book. Growing up a DuggarHer 2014 work, with her sisters Jessa Jill, Jana and Jill, is entitled “The Imaginary World of Jana”. Her husband was also her co-author for 2021’s. The Hope We HaveLast year, the children’s book was published. You Can Shine So Bright!
Her latest, Becoming Free indeed: My Story of Untangling Fear from FaithAvailable Tuesday, January 31, at all bookshops.