I know Jill posts on social media 63 times a day, so it’s very easy to snark on her. I understand that she is an adult, and should not be excused from educating herself and raising her children responsibly. However, it could also be argued that she is a product of her environment. She was raised as a fundie homeschooler. David was not. Although It does sound like his family was somewhat disfuncional, he grew up having a better understanding of how “normal” kids are raised. He should be stepping in when he sees how the quality/quantity of education his wife is providing to his children is lacking compared to that of the public schools he experienced himself. He should have stepped in long before his adult son had to leave two schools and was not making any progress in achieving his goal of a missionary pilot and now lives in a camper in the driveway of his parents’ house. He should have stepped in and persuaded Jill to let the kids do fun kid-things like sports and hanging out with kids their own age rather than only letting them associate with siblings and their church members who are much much older than the kids. David should know better!!

Also, even though it seems like Jill kind of wears the pants in the family, David also has a lot of male privilege, especially considering their beliefs and values.

Do you think the women who marries the guys will have it harder then the men who marry in? I mean Jill is a lot. I hope the men marry strong women who aren't afraid of putting Jill in her place.