In a very interesting podcast episode, Jinger and Jeremy Vuolo discus how they decide what movies, TV shows, songs, and other media influences to engage with. They also talk specifically about Taylor Swift and Disney.
Thursday, December 18, 2025
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why are they having a discussion on what they let or not let their children watch on tv on microphones
ReplyDeleteto each other i know its known as a podcast but why do people listen to it
I guess Shakespeare is out too because there's witchcraft. And Dickens - forget the seasonal "A Christmas Carol" and the lesson it tries to teach, because it's filled with ghosts. Not to mention the Bible, and all the evil things that book tells you about. I had never heard of some of those things until they were presented in Sunday School. Glad you brought up this subject, Jinger & Jeremy, and warned us all!
ReplyDeleteI fully agree with them. No bad influences for children. My parents exposed me to people having spirits come upon them, and someone rising from the dead. It was called church...
ReplyDeleteAs a child, it was certain Bible stories that terrified me more than anything I saw in cartoons, TV or movies.... a supposedly loving god drowning nearly every person on the planet in a global flood; Sodom and Gomorrah; the Amalekites genocide; Lots wife turned to a pillar of salt; the plagues of Egypt and killing the firstborn; the Levite's concubine; Jonah and the whale; the Crucifiction story. And what's disturbing me now more than anything is what's happening with this chaotic, cruel, and corrupt adminstration that is intent on destroying our democracy, rule of law, economy, national security and standing in the free world. Sounds "demonic" to me.
ReplyDeleteWhen her parents tried that, it didn't work. Look at how "curious" one of those kids became when he learned something was off limits or bad to watch. Not surprised. You tell kids that something's not allowed, and that makes them want it all the more, to find out what the fuss is about. Jinger's naive if she thinks limiting something is going to make her kids never think about it, want to see it, or want to hear it for themselves anyway, probably sneaking to do it. She's also going to have to make sure that every kid her kids ever come in contact with is similarly restricted, which is impossible to do. There's going to be a Disney movie or a Taylor Swift song at a sleepover or a birthday party sometime, and then the angst will kick in for her kids - do I go along, or do I make a scene that gets me uninvited next time and called weird? Better to watch or listen to this stuff together and have a talk about what's real vs. what's fantasy, what values are vs. what's not good to emulate, and how to quietly and politely handle any situation you find yourself in. Teach them to think, not sneak or feel guilty.
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts exactly, 8:49 AM. Thank you.
DeleteDidn't Jinger go to a Taylor Swift concert?
ReplyDeleteShe went to the Eras movie. She was out of her element and embarrassed and said she was glad Jeremy wasn't there because of some of the scenes. Obviously Jinger hasn't shed the childhood angst that her parents so perfectly created. Free indeed?
Deleteyes but shes didnt know who she was or any of her songs according to her
DeleteNo she didn’t lol
DeleteIt seems ironic, if not hypocritical, to me that parents would go out of their way to screen out any media influences that have to do with magic or the supernatural. Yet, they expect their kids to believe in a supernatural god, demons, angels, a devil, and stories about the first man made from dirt, the first woman made from dirt man's rib, a virgin birth, a man walking on water and that same man being killed and then brought back to life.
ReplyDeleteMy friend was telling me how she was working to get certain books removed from the school library when I pointed out that the Bible would have to go too since it told about the very material she was objecting to. That caused her pause.
ReplyDeleteThey need to loosen the reins. The more you try to control your kids the more they rebel. Which is fine, because you can't expect your kids to be exact clones of you. They have their own personalities, their own lives, and should be allowed to develop their own preferences. Of course I don't mean encouraging your kids do anything physically dangerous or illegal. But making a big public deal out of which imaginary princesses they can and can't see? Ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteWould like to know what other Duggar kids censor for their children. and would rather know what you all censor for your children. I think some of todays videos games are too violent for 10 year olds.
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