Life isn't all pickles and hairspray for the family of "Counting On." Big smiles at the wedding of Joe Duggar and Kendra Caldwell covered a multitude of tensions. Josh and Anna Duggar were back after being ousted from "19 Kids and Counting." Joy-Anna Duggar and husband Austin Forsyth face unwed pregnancy rumors. Joy, Jill Dillard, Jessa Seewald and Jinger Vuolo had to push Josh Duggar out of their incest lawsuit.
Joseph Duggar, Kendra Caldwell marry in haste
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are "Counting On" a year of babies and weddings. Joseph Duggar, 22, married his 18-year-old Kendra Caldwell.
It was another speedy courtship and marriage like Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo. Actually, Joy-Anna and her new husband had the quickest trip to the altar. The youngest married child of TLC "19 Kids and Counting" courted a few months and married long before the planned date.
Surprise pregnancy for Joy-Anna and Austin
Joy and Austin Forsyth announced they were expecting three months after the wedding. That wouldn't be so unusual except that Joy-Anna is already showing a good-sized baby bump. She looks about 4-5 months along. This made folks wonder if the "Counting On" Celebrities had premarital sex, got pregnant out of wedlock and bumped up the wedding. If so, it would explode the "19 Kids and Counting" clan image all to bits.
But most Facebook fans of the reality television couple were delighted nevertheless.
Joe Duggar and Kendra Caldwell are married! See the first photo of the newlyweds. #CountingOn https://t.co/xzIbkWCAC5 pic.twitter.com/rffPv0LeLg
— TLC Network (@TLC) September 9, 2017
Duggar family repents at leisure?
Others have questioned the Duggar Family on their "early to wed, early to bed" policy.
Jim Bob Duggar says he is "Counting On" 100+ grandkids. So his "19 Kids and Counting" have to get busy on the baby-making. Through pedophilia, incest, sex addiction, porn star mistress, adultery on Ashley Madison and rehab, Josh Duggar fathered 5 children by age 28. Did early marriage and the push to a big family contribute to his problems?
Duggar sisters want Josh out of lawsuit
Jill Dillard, Jessa Seewald, Joy, Jinger are suing Arkansas police and InTouch Weekly magazine for reporting their names as pedophilia victims. They are suing for protection of child privacy. But Josh was a minor too at 15. Duggar feels the cops violated his rights too and was "Counting On" adding his name to the list of litigants. But the "19 Kids and Counting" girls want no part of him. They are petitioning a judge to prevent their pedophile brother from joining their case.
Incest lawsuit casts pall on Duggar wedding
Poor Joe and Kendra--it had to be awkward having Josh and Anna at the wedding. Anna Duggar just made judgmental and nasty comments about Joy's husband.
Folks were shocked at the chutzpah, considering her own spouse's sex problems. The Duggar family court battle made things even more uncomfortable. Not everyone supports the "Counting On" sisters. Springdale authorities have accused the social media celebrities of wasting taxpayer money as their brother was the real violator. People have faulted the reality TV girls for drawing attention to themselves when least said would be soonest mended.