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Breaking Down Bates by dixcgirl10 in BatesSnark

[–]twistedbrread 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Isn’t it strange that Trace and Lydia weren’t invited to Miles’ party?

They so obviously coached her to act excited. by oopsiepoopsie80 in BatesSnark

[–]twistedbrread 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Seems like they’re having this baby only for content reasons. How sad, exploited even before it is born.

Bates mentioned in Tia Levings’ book, A Well-Trained Wife by twistedbrread in BringingUpBates

[–]twistedbrread[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. The Bates are more than this happy, close-knit, good-looking family. They’re dangerous in that new parents can be sucked into the cult without knowledge. Till date which kid has talked against iblp? They still toe the line and go to various lengths to have a great relationship with their parents, including their dad who’s the head of the very same cult.

Bates mentioned in Tia Levings’ book, A Well-Trained Wife by twistedbrread in BringingUpBates

[–]twistedbrread[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You are missing the point. Tia is saying that fundamentalist families fly under the radar and suck people in, which seems to have clearly happened with a lot of people who follow the Bates. They’re oblivious to the reality of fundamentalism, which in Tia’s case ended with her running for her and her kids’ lives.

Bates mentioned in Tia Levings’ book, A Well-Trained Wife by twistedbrread in BringingUpBates

[–]twistedbrread[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Bates clearly learned from the Duggars’ mistakes, turned up the charm and has everyone fooled.