Anna Duggar Shares Rare Glimpses of Children, Continues to Break Out of Social Media Shell

Anna Duggar is starting to really take to this whole social media thing.

The beleaguered former reality star had been silent on Instagram between May 1 and July 5.

She had been similarly quiet on Twitter during this same time period, only re-sending a few messages from her family’s official account for over two months.

Not that we could blame her, of course.

Not that anyone could really blame her.

The 30-year old is trapped in a marriage to an ADMITTED child molester and an ADMITTED adulterer.

Josh Duggar has owned up to the fact that he inappropriately touched two of his sisters back when he was a teenager and also to having cheated on Anna via the infidelity website Ashley Madison.

It’s very ugly stuff all around.

So anyway. Our point is that we totally understand why Anna would stay as far away from the spotlight as possible.

For whatever reason, however, she has chosen to emerge a bit from her social media cocoon of late.

First, Anna gave props to John-David Duggar for courting.

Then, she gushed over her relationship with Josh and we threw up a lot.

Now, Anna has opened up about two of her kids, starting with eight-year old Mackynzie.

“Mackynzie, Jordyn and cousin Emily enjoyed attending a sewing camp this week!”

Yes, sewing camp.

Instead of rolling our eyes over this concept, however, we’ll simply echo the sentiment of most Instagram followers who think this is a very cute photo of young Mackynzie.

Because it definitely is.

Whatever issues we have with her father, they obviously do not apply to her or any of her siblings.

We just feel terrible for them.

Elsewhere, Anna also posted a video of her two-year old daughter Meredith belting out a tune.

Check it out here:

Meredith Duggar Sings!

“She is adorable! And hearing her sing made me smile ear to ear. So precious!” reads one comment in response.

We don’t know why Anna has chosen to suddenly be so open about her kids, but perhaps she just needs some positive reinforcement in her life.

Any time Anna mentions Josh, she gets slammed online.

Folks wonder how the heck she can remain with such a disgusting cheater.

But the opposite takes place any time Anna shares a picture or video of her young children… and for an understandable reason:

They’re so very cute, young and innocent.

Anna is the mother of Mackynzie, Michael, Marcus, Meredith and Mason.

She met Josh in 2006 at a Christian homeschooling convention and the two got married two years later in Florida.

They have since welcomed the five kids cited above.

And while Anna and Josh will no longer appear on TLC because the original Counting On was canceled in the wake of Josh’s molestation scandal, it does look like we’ll be seeing a lot more of their kids going forward.

We just pray they grow up alright.

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Demi Lovato Shares Revealing Glimpses of Her Body"s "Flaws"

Demi Lovato hasn’t been shy about discussing the ways that her eating disorder ravaged her health in the past.

These days, she’s a powerful proponent of self-care, self-love, and body positivity.

And she’s sharing some revealing, no-nonsense photos of her own body to remind fans of how important it can be to embrace their “flaws.”

Demi Lovato shared an image of her pulling at the skin of her own abdomen, writing:

“Stretch marks and extra fat and yet I still love myself.”

Before you try to argue that she is not in any way fat — which is true — it is important to remember that eating disorders can strike all body types.

Demi has a slightly more solid build than many of her peers in the entertainment industry, and that was for years a source of self-destructive behavior and self-loathing for her.

Now, she’s learning to love her incredible, gorgeous body for what it is.

She continued to share these images on Instagram, writing:

“Cellulite and yet I still love myself.”

Before anyone points out that they don’t see the cellulite to which she is referring, she writes:

“The boomerang smoothed out my legs.”

Various phones and apps alter images in subtle ways that are designed to be flattering; she wasn’t being hypocritical, folks.

She continues, writing:

“The point is, I have cellulite just like the other 93% of women do.”

There are certain biological differences that make cisgender women store fat in certain ways that can be conspicuous. That should never be a source of shame.

“What you see on Instagram isn’t always what it seems to be. Let’s embrace our real selves. #iloveme.”

That’s such a powerful message.

Demi continued her body positive message, writing.

“No thigh gap for me and yet I still love myself.”

Thigh gaps weren’t even a topic of mainstream conversation until several years ago, when a number of people suddenly decided that they gave women bragging rights.

Perhaps it was because larger butts were coming into fashion, and people who wanted to find ways to body-shame others hoped to find a way to distinguish between otherwise slender people with ample “peaches” and people whose whole bodies were curvy.

No, it doesn’t make sense or sound fair. Body-shaming is the worst.

Demi shared this photo of her thighs as a reminder that beauty comes in a lot of forms.

Her body-positive message may help to save the lives of fans who are war with their own image.

Recently, Demi Lovato celebrated six years of sobriety while on stage.

Getting sober was just part of her journey to restore her health and live her best life.

It’s beautiful to see how far she’s come, particularly considering that she wanted to kill herself as young as age 7.

Demi Lovato is gorgeous, but that does not in any way make her perceived “flaws” the body equivalent of “first world problems.”

She is still unlearning old, terrible society beauty standards.

And she’s passing on these valuable lessons to her fans.

She’s sharing some gorgeous photos in the process. Everybody wins.

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