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Friday, January 5, 2018
Jill Duggar & Derick Dillard: Will They Ever Be Allowed to Adopt?!
In recent weeks, Derick Dillard has made waves and angered both his famous in-laws and his former bosses.
As a result, Derick was fired by TLC after harshly criticizing transgender teen Jazz Jennings on Twitter.
The reaction against his unprovoked bullying campaign has been swift and harsh, but now it looks as though Derick mght not be through suffering the consequences of his foolish remarks.
As fans are no doubt aware, Derick and Jill Duggar have talked about adoption on several occasions.
Obviously, the couple has kept busy making biological children in recent years, but they seem to believe that the adoption option remains open to them should they ever decide to take advantage of it.
However, should they ever initiate the process, they may learn that that’s simply not the case.
As In Touch Weekly points out Jill and Derick may have hurt their chances for adoption with their recent conduct.
Adoption agencies–particularly international agencies, of the sort in which Jill and Derick have expressed interest–often factor in the social media activity and political and religious views of prospective parents when making their decisions.
Jill has not publicly espoused Derick’s transphobic views, but she has stated that she fully supports her husband in all matters.
That loyalty could work to her detriment if she and Derick ever decide to adopt.
Of course, thus far, several Duggars have spoken at length about adoption, but none has actually initiated the process.
Fans have expressed annoyance with those circumstances, arguing that it’s beginning to look as though the famiy simply enjoys the adulation they receive from fans when they talk about adoption, but would never actually take an adopted child into their home.
Jill and some of her sisters have also discussed the idea of becoming foster parents, but that seems even less likely.
Agencies that match foster children with families often have strict rules with regard to disciplinary practices and the sort of beliefs that foster parents are permitted to instill in their charges.
And it seems unlikely that the Duggars would be willing to comply with by which all foster families must comply.
“Because of the trauma these children have endured, the agency does not allow corporal punishment,” reads a page on the Foster Family Home Inquiry website.
“Foster parents will need to recognize the religious beliefs of the foster child and support them in exercising their religious beliefs.”
The Duggars would likely be unwilling to accept a situation in which they were unable to use corporal punishment (the family’s fondness for “blanket training” has been well-documented) or impart their own unorthodox beliefs to children living under their foor.
Ironically, all the talk of adoption and fostering that was supposed to highlight the Duggars’ benevolent side is bringing all their most controversial ideas and practices to the forefront.
Watch Counting On online for more on reality TV’s most controversial family.
Audrey Roloff Explains Why Her "Mom Guilt" Almost Ruined Christmas
Audrey Roloff still has a lot to learn as a new mother.
Heck, every single woman on the planet who recently gave birth has a lot to learn as a new mother.
This whole parenting thing is not easy.
The Little People, Big World star is well aware of this fact, of course, having opened up last fall about the challenges she faced early on breastfeeding.
Roloff even admitted to showing signs of postpartum depression.
But the reality star and husband Jeremy have seemingly come a long way over the past couple months, sharing endless photos of daughter Ember Jean and gushing over her on Instagram.
In her latest blog, however, Audrey opens up yet again about a parenting obstacle.
And how it nearly ruined her very first Christmas with Ember.
“I started the morning off with a champion mom moment,” Audrey writes sarcastically, elaborating as follows:
“I cut Ember’s nail to short and it bleed for a solid hour… I laid in bed with her all morning, refusing to get up and make us Christmas brunch, and wallowing in mom guilt.
“Ember cried for all of 10 seconds, but of course it left my eyes watery and my heart throbbing for the next few hours.
“Lord, why did you have to make babies nails grow so fast?!”
LOL. That’s sort of funny.
And something to which millions of parents can relate.
But it was clearly no laughing matter for Roloff at the time.
“It wasn’t how I wanted Christmas morning to start off,” she continues, explaining:
“I wanted it to be a perfect, cuddly, picturesque, breakfast-in-bed kinda morning. But it wasn’t.
“Does anyone else set too strict or too high of expectations for holidays, birthdays and anniversaries?! I can’t be the only one… but I am learning to let go of this, and not let one wrong turn have such a rock skipping effect.
“Come on Auj, buck up and move on.
“Maybe I’m just a wee more emotional because it was her first Christmas and maybe mom guilt really does make you a little crazy.”
It’s true, right?
But here’s the thing: mom guilt will never really go away.
Right now, it comes out when you cut your loved one’s nails too closely.
In a few years, it will come out when you forget to pack her lunch for first grade or something.
This is just part of being a parent and it’s something all mothers and fathers must deal with. It’s important to remember, however, that such small mistakes really have no impact on one’s son or daughter.
Just provide a loving home and a healthy environment for your children to live in… and do your best on a daily basis with everything else.
That’s all one can realistically ask of oneself.
Thankfully, it’s pretty clear Audrey got over her mistake and the family had an epic time on December 25.
“Ember’s first Christmas brought out the child in us both again,” she concluded on her blog, writing:
“I cannot wait to celebrate the holidays with Ember and our future children in the years to come, it makes everything so much more fun!”
Whoa! Future children?!?
Forget those Jacob Roloff baby rumors. Is Audrey pregnant again?
We can’t imagine so. She just gave birth four months ago!
But will she do so again and is she excited about the possibility? Yes.
And that’s great to hear. We’re glad excessive nail cutting didn’t crush Audrey’s dream of adding to her family someday.
Alex Trebek Takes Leave of Absence After Brain Surgery
What is… very disappointing news?
The announcement just made by Alex Trebek.
In a video posted on YouTube, the veteran Jeopardy host announced late Thursday that he will be taking a hiatus from the beloved game show.
Why?
Because he recently underwent brain surgery.
That’s a pretty good reason, huh?
Trebek, who has hosted the aforementioned program for 33 years, says he has been suffering from a subdural hematoma, which causes blood clots, as a result of a bad fall he took in October.
Donning a yellow sweater, jeans and a blue “Jeopardy!” hat, the 77-year-old uses his world famous tone below to address the camera and refer to the procedure he recently underwent as “a slight medical problem.”
Adds the host:
“Surgery was performed. After two days in the hospital, I came home to start recovery.
“The prognosis is excellent, and I expect to be back in the studio taping more Jeopardy! programs very, very soon.”
Trebek did not give an exact date for his return, however.
Sony Pictures Entertainment, the company that produces the game show, said in aits own statement that Trebek was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on December 15.
He underwent surgery the next day.
“He is expected to make a full and complete recovery,” the company says, adding:
“Alex spent Christmas at home with his family, and he will return to the Jeopardy! studio for taping in mid-January.”
The show is taped in advance, so viewers can expect to see new episodes each night for the next few weeks.
Sony says the only change in the Jeopardy schedule will be a delay the show’s annual college championship; instead of being taped next week, it will be taped in March.
Look for it to air in April.
Trebek recently renewed his contract to continue hosting the game show through the 2019-2020 season, based on a Sony Pictures Entertainment press release in May.
In June of 2014, the Guinness Book of World Records presented Trebek with an award for the most times one person has hosted the same show.
At the time, he had never missed a taping, not even due to illness.
“It’s an honor to hold the Guinness World Record for hosting Jeopardy!, which I’ve often said is the best of reality T.V.,” Trebek said back then.
This man is a living legend.
So let’s hope he continues to live for a very long time.
Please join us in sending the best wishes to Alex Trebek.
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