Photo:Instagram/amyrachellekingAmy (Duggar) Kingis doing what she feels is best for her family.The19 Kids and Countingalum, 36, admitted thatthe famous brood’smany controversial stances and actionshave made her hesitant about wantingher 3-year-old son, Daxton(whom she shares with husbandDillon King), around them.“I don’t know if he’s ever really going to get to know them, which I hate to say,” she toldEntertainment Tonight Canada.Further addressing the drama surrounding family leadsJim BobandMichelle Duggarandher many cousins, Amy said, “I hope eventually they can be honest and they can be upfront … but I don’t know. I don’t know.““The thing is with trust is obviously it can be broken in an instant. Right? But it takes a long time to heal. It takes a long time to really trust someone,” she continued. “And so for me, I feel like that trust is completely broken. If you’re going to cover up abuse, then, you know, if you’re not going to protect your kids or your children back in the day, I’m going to protect mine.“The former reality star added, “If you are struggling in any type of area, you kind of have to hide it and it festers up and it turns into, you know, something evil and monstrous. And so for me, I have to protect my little boy from that.“D Dipasupil/GettyThe Duggar family resurfaced in headlines last year when Amy’s cousinJosh Duggarwasconvicted and sentenced for child pornographyin May 2022. Josh’s misconduct, as well as the family’s other alleged wrongdoings, were recently explored in Prime Video’sShiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secretsdocuseries.Amy spoke out against her family and their radical religion, theInstitute in Basic Life Principles, in the limited series alongside husban Dillon, cousinJill (Duggar) Dillardand Jill’s husbandDerick Dillard. Jim Bob’s sister Deanna Jordan also appeared. (Jim Bob and Michelle have since issued a statementspeaking out against the limited series.)On choosing to raise awareness throughShiny Happy People, Amy recently told PEOPLE: “IBLP is not biblical, and it is hurting so many people, that,if I don’t speak up, then I’m condoning it.““I can’t be that person, I refuse to be that person,” she continued. “Everyone that was on the show that is speaking out,Jinger [Duggar Vuolo]and Jill, God’s given us a platform. Whether we wanted it or not, here it is.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secretsis now streaming on Prime Video.If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.
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Amy (Duggar) Kingis doing what she feels is best for her family.The19 Kids and Countingalum, 36, admitted thatthe famous brood’smany controversial stances and actionshave made her hesitant about wantingher 3-year-old son, Daxton(whom she shares with husbandDillon King), around them.“I don’t know if he’s ever really going to get to know them, which I hate to say,” she toldEntertainment Tonight Canada.Further addressing the drama surrounding family leadsJim BobandMichelle Duggarandher many cousins, Amy said, “I hope eventually they can be honest and they can be upfront … but I don’t know. I don’t know.““The thing is with trust is obviously it can be broken in an instant. Right? But it takes a long time to heal. It takes a long time to really trust someone,” she continued. “And so for me, I feel like that trust is completely broken. If you’re going to cover up abuse, then, you know, if you’re not going to protect your kids or your children back in the day, I’m going to protect mine.“The former reality star added, “If you are struggling in any type of area, you kind of have to hide it and it festers up and it turns into, you know, something evil and monstrous. And so for me, I have to protect my little boy from that.“D Dipasupil/GettyThe Duggar family resurfaced in headlines last year when Amy’s cousinJosh Duggarwasconvicted and sentenced for child pornographyin May 2022. Josh’s misconduct, as well as the family’s other alleged wrongdoings, were recently explored in Prime Video’sShiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secretsdocuseries.Amy spoke out against her family and their radical religion, theInstitute in Basic Life Principles, in the limited series alongside husban Dillon, cousinJill (Duggar) Dillardand Jill’s husbandDerick Dillard. Jim Bob’s sister Deanna Jordan also appeared. (Jim Bob and Michelle have since issued a statementspeaking out against the limited series.)On choosing to raise awareness throughShiny Happy People, Amy recently told PEOPLE: “IBLP is not biblical, and it is hurting so many people, that,if I don’t speak up, then I’m condoning it.““I can’t be that person, I refuse to be that person,” she continued. “Everyone that was on the show that is speaking out,Jinger [Duggar Vuolo]and Jill, God’s given us a platform. Whether we wanted it or not, here it is.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secretsis now streaming on Prime Video.If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.
Amy (Duggar) Kingis doing what she feels is best for her family.
The19 Kids and Countingalum, 36, admitted thatthe famous brood’smany controversial stances and actionshave made her hesitant about wantingher 3-year-old son, Daxton(whom she shares with husbandDillon King), around them.
“I don’t know if he’s ever really going to get to know them, which I hate to say,” she toldEntertainment Tonight Canada.
Further addressing the drama surrounding family leadsJim BobandMichelle Duggarandher many cousins, Amy said, “I hope eventually they can be honest and they can be upfront … but I don’t know. I don’t know.”
“The thing is with trust is obviously it can be broken in an instant. Right? But it takes a long time to heal. It takes a long time to really trust someone,” she continued. “And so for me, I feel like that trust is completely broken. If you’re going to cover up abuse, then, you know, if you’re not going to protect your kids or your children back in the day, I’m going to protect mine.”
The former reality star added, “If you are struggling in any type of area, you kind of have to hide it and it festers up and it turns into, you know, something evil and monstrous. And so for me, I have to protect my little boy from that.”
D Dipasupil/Getty
The Duggar family resurfaced in headlines last year when Amy’s cousinJosh Duggarwasconvicted and sentenced for child pornographyin May 2022. Josh’s misconduct, as well as the family’s other alleged wrongdoings, were recently explored in Prime Video’sShiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secretsdocuseries.
Amy spoke out against her family and their radical religion, theInstitute in Basic Life Principles, in the limited series alongside husban Dillon, cousinJill (Duggar) Dillardand Jill’s husbandDerick Dillard. Jim Bob’s sister Deanna Jordan also appeared. (Jim Bob and Michelle have since issued a statementspeaking out against the limited series.)
On choosing to raise awareness throughShiny Happy People, Amy recently told PEOPLE: “IBLP is not biblical, and it is hurting so many people, that,if I don’t speak up, then I’m condoning it.”
“I can’t be that person, I refuse to be that person,” she continued. “Everyone that was on the show that is speaking out,Jinger [Duggar Vuolo]and Jill, God’s given us a platform. Whether we wanted it or not, here it is.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secretsis now streaming on Prime Video.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.
source: people.com
