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Jill Duggar to Dad Jim Bob: “You Treat Me Worse Than My Pedophile Brother”

A new, scathing memoir by daughter Jill Duggar Dillard released this week, and an excerpt published in People Magazine shows that it does not portray Jim Bob Duggar in a positive light at all. 

14-Year-Old Boy In Foster Care Asks For “A Home and People That Love Me”

What Darrious hopes for most is a family, and a place to call home. He is currently in foster care and lives with other foster kids in a group home.

‘We Have No Visible Finish Line’—The Case for Why Moms Are so Burnt Out

This is why moms are always so quick to snap. This is why we are so sensitive. Because we are desensitized. We are numb. We are so beyond burnt out.

Siblings Locked in Cages by Parents Finally Meet the Man Who Set Them Free

They say it takes a village to raise a child. Then there are some people who set out to raise a village of children.

At first glance, that appeared to be the case for Sharen and Michael Gravell. The couple had adopted 11 children, and decided to interview a man named Carlyle Smith for the position of caregiver to the Gravell’s village.

It wasn’t long after entering the Gravell’s house that Carlyle realized that Sharen and Michael were not the parents they appeared to be.

The parents instructed him not to go upstairs where the children slept. Then Sharen referred to the children—who were all black—as “monkeys,” before telling one of the boys to go and lock himself in his cage, after he’d had an accident in his pants.

A cage—these children had cages. Like a dog. Or a circus animal.

Michael threatened each of the kids, saying he’d know if they tried to escape their cages because their fingers would be cut up from the wires.

The interview was traumatizing for Carlyle, who drove away from the house, sobbing. He knew he hadn’t even seen the worst of it.

He didn’t take the job, but Carlyle did do something that would radically change the Gravell kids’ lives forever. He shared what he’d witnessed with his supervisor, and together they alerted authorities. It took a long time for Child Protective Services to act on their behalf, but eventually Sharen and Michael were convicted and spent two years in jail. The adopted children were separated, and many haven’t had any way to get in touch with each other ever since.

Fourteen years later, Simon and Abba—two of the 11 children—shared their stories with Dr. Phil on his show. They’ve come a long way from being locked in cages by their adoptive parents. Though they’ve never met him, the teens know that Carlyle’s actions following his interview are what protected them from a lifetime of abuse.

“If he was here right now, I would gladly give him the biggest hug ever and tell him that I love him,” Simon told Dr. Phil. “He saved my life. He saved her life.”

In true Dr. Phil fashion, Carlyle is waiting backstage to surprise the teens on air. We can’t even prepare you for the tears and goosebumps you’re about to experience.

Check out the emotional reunion for yourself:

Bri Lamm
Bri Lamm
Bri is an outgoing introvert with a heart that beats for adventure. She lives to serve the Lord, experience the world, and eat macaroni and cheese in between capturing life’s greatest moments on one of her favorite cameras.

Jill Duggar to Dad Jim Bob: “You Treat Me Worse Than My Pedophile Brother”

A new, scathing memoir by daughter Jill Duggar Dillard released this week, and an excerpt published in People Magazine shows that it does not portray Jim Bob Duggar in a positive light at all. 

14-Year-Old Boy In Foster Care Asks For “A Home and People That Love Me”

What Darrious hopes for most is a family, and a place to call home. He is currently in foster care and lives with other foster kids in a group home.

‘We Have No Visible Finish Line’—The Case for Why Moms Are so Burnt Out

This is why moms are always so quick to snap. This is why we are so sensitive. Because we are desensitized. We are numb. We are so beyond burnt out.