JED Duggar has responded to fan rumors that he has been brainwashed by his family.
The TLC alum opened up to his fans in a new Q&A with his wife Katey, 24.
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In a 16-minute-long video shared to their YouTube channel, 23-year-old Jed answered a fan who had asked: “What is the biggest misconception of your family.”
Jed is the 10th of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s 19 children.
Jed revealed that fans often accuse his family of being “brainwashed.”
“You’re brainwashed, your parents control you, you’re probably all gonna have the same number of kids,” he said referring to the comments critics have made.
Katey laughed as Jed elaborated: “I’m definitely not brainwashed, I have a mind of my own.”
“So have I!” agreed his wife.
“My dad and I will even sometimes have an argument, disagreements, and we’ll talk things out and it’s healthy.”
Jed praised his mom and dad as he continued: “My dad is a very humble man, my mom as well. She’s just the sweetest thing ever. I’ve got some amazing parents. They aren’t perfect, I know that. But I love them for who they are.”
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‘HE DOESN’T KNOW’
However, critics of the Counting On family were not convinced by Jed’s response.
Posting on social media, one wrote: “I laughed my head off when he said he wasn’t brainwashed, he’s been brainwashed since birth as have all his siblings.”
A second agreed: “He’s so brainwashed he doesn’t know he’s brainwashed.”
DARING IN DENIM
Jim Bob, 57, and Michelle, 56, are fundamentalist Christians, and raised their supersized family with strict conservative values.
Recently, Katey broke one of her father-in-law’s rules by wearing jeans, which the patriarch forbids his own daughters to do.
Jed posted a photo of his wife in denim as she posed with their newborn baby boy, Truett.
The little one, who was born in May, is the young couple’s first child.
2022 has been a tough year for the Duggars after their eldest son Josh, 34, was imprisoned for 12 years on child pornography charges.
The abuse is alleged to have taken place in the Duggar family home between 2002 and 2003 when Josh was a teenager.
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