Joseph Duggar, a member of the Duggar family made famous on the TLC reality series “19 Kids and Counting,” has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor. The 31-year-old Arkansas native was arrested on Wednesday for a crime that allegedly took place in 2020. Duggar is accused of assaulting a 9-year-old girl in Panama City Beach, Florida, while the child was on vacation with her family. Authorities allege that Duggar asked the victim to sit on his lap and proceeded to sexually assault her. “As the vacation continued, he also asked her to sit next to him on a couch and covered them with a blanket. During this time, Duggar manipulated the victim’s underwear and grazed her genitals. Duggar would also continue to rub his hands on her thighs,” the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. “The victim stated Duggar eventually apologized for his actions and the incidents stopped after the apology.” According to authorities, the victim’s father later confronted Duggar about the alleged abuse, prompting Duggar to admit to those actions. Duggar was charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, molestation of a victim younger than 12 years old, and lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by a person 18 years or older, the statement noted. Joseph is the seventh child in a family of 19 children. These accusations come almost four years after Joseph’s older brother, Josh Duggar, was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison on charges of possession of child pornography in 2022. Josh was also accused of sexually abusing five girls, including several of his sisters. The TLC reality series was canceled in 2015 following revelations that Josh molested his sisters and a babysitter when he was a teen. Josh also admitted to cheating on his wife and issued a public apology. TLC introduced a spinoff series, “Counting On,” which was mostly about two sisters from the Duggar family. It was also canceled following Josh’s 2021 arrest. Joseph works as a real estate broker and has been married to Kendra since 2017, per People. The couple has three children together and possibly a fourth, though they stopped sharing their lives on social media several years ago and did not publicly announce another birth. 

This article is part of Upstream, The Daily Wire’s new home for culture and lifestyle. Real human insight and human stories — from our featured writers to you. *** My firstborn just turned four, and my husband and I threw him a party with a handful of friends and neighbors. Everything went surprisingly smoothly for a gathering of tiny, sugar-fueled people: the weather was balmy for February, our neighbors made and delivered a fort out of their old couch boxes, and there was no gift opening ceremony. We asked friends not to bring them at all. This may make me sound a little heartless, but think about it for a second. Our house is 1,000 square feet and change. We have two children. Anything that is not immediately serving a purpose has to go. On top of that, any kids’ toys with multiple, removable pieces will simply never stay together and are now a choking hazard for our baby. I primed our older son just before the party, telling him that while he’d already enjoyed presents from his parents and grandparents, this party wouldn’t have gifts. He seemed momentarily disappointed, but then he was quickly distracted by the buzz of party prep: the excavator-shaped balloon, the stacks of juice boxes on the kitchen table, and the friends knocking on the door. None of us mentioned presents again. I’m not alone on the no-presents front. Many millennial and Gen Z parents are forgoing gifts at their young children’s parties. Their reasons vary. Some, like me, have a house that is bursting at the seams with stuff. Others (also like me, though this wasn’t my top reason for skipping gifts) are picky about what comes into their home — take a brief look at some of the plastic, neon-colored, uncanny valley-looking toys lining the shelves of Target and Walmart to see what I mean. Last weekend, I attended another four-year-old birthday party. The twin girls’ mom asked for no gifts, too. “I try to keep our home really intentional and simple,” she said, adding that she wanted her daughters to be grateful for people, not stuff. Another young millennial mom concurred. “More often than not, I see people politely asking guests not to bring gifts,” said one friend, a mother of two who lives in the Midwest. “Our families still give gifts, but we’ve done it for parties with his school friends,” she said of her four-year-old. “We’re drowning in stuff and our house is pretty tiny.” One mom I talked to, Elizabeth, a mother of four boys, said her family forgoes gifts at children’s parties because they have “too much stuff” and “don’t want people to feel like they have to spend money to come hang out.” The exceptions are first birthday parties and baptisms. I asked other parents online to share their perspectives, and dozens of them reached out to comment. Some raised other benefits from gift-free parties: You can invite as many people as you want without feeling like you’re demanding gifts from a crowd, and you’re putting less pressure on families who may not have the means to buy a nice gift. If the parents in your milieu are on the same page, it also means less coordination and spending when everyone starts turning four (or five or six) at once. Some parents, already overloaded with junk from China, suggested variations on the theme. They ask for books or have a book swap; they request disposable and practical toys such as art supplies. Others send out an Amazon wish list — kids’ birthday party registries are popping up more and more, though some worry that telling guests what to bring can be tacky. A simple card can be a sweet request, or you can ask guests to donate to a charity of your (or your kid’s) choice. If you decide to forgo gifts, there is the issue of what you should say on the invitation. “No gifts please” and “no gifts necessary” are quite different. One (hopefully) means that there will be no gifts at the party, and the other invites the possibility of confusion and discord; what if you’re the only guest not to bring a gift? Since our party was construction-themed, we asked people to bring cardboard boxes instead of gifts. This was meant to bypass a problem that even the clearest, most emphatic language on an invitation cannot solve: People like to bring gifts to parties. Guests hate to show up empty-handed to an event. Many parents told me that they tried “no gifts” parties but stopped because no one listened to them. I should note that the proper etiquette as an attendee is to respect the host’s wishes, but if you as a host are afraid of the awkwardness that would ensue from that one guest showing up anyway with a massive present, try a small-gift alternative by requesting books or second-hand items. There are pros to having gifts at a children’s party, but in my opinion they only manifest when the kid is older. Later on, my son can learn the art of graciously accepting all types of gifts, whether he feels excited about them or not. The last time I took him on a flight, the pilot offered him a wing pin and he admitted bluntly, “I already have one of those.” As a parent, I’m not thrilled about managing that same type of interaction at a birthday party. A 2024 poll found that 13% of moms put “no gifts” on their invites. Another poll found that 40% of parents “dread” the gifting part of children’s birthday parties. Moms and dads complained about “added clutter (80%), the amount of plastic being purchased (77%), too many toys for one child (57%), [and] the expense for other parents (39%).” In response to all this, some parents raised the question of whether children really need a party for each birthday. For me, the answer is an unequivocal yes. I will throw a party for every holiday I can get my hands on; of course I’m going to celebrate my kids when I get the chance. That’s part of why “no gifts” parties are so attractive. Despite what social media may make it seem like, not every party needs a balloon arch and piles of presents. Sometimes you just need an excuse to get together with your fellow beleaguered parents on a Saturday morning and drink mimosas while your kids run amok. The children have the time of their lives, the washable markers you bought for the cardboard boxes will come out of the rug eventually, and the kids will be so busy inventing games together that they’ll forget there’s nothing to unwrap.  *** The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Celebrating your birthday isn’t quite the same without your mom. There’s something special about being together year after year on that day because it’s special for both of you. Danielle DeBernardi wanted her mom’s 60th birthday to be special, so she and her siblings got a party bus for the family and a few friends. While they were out on the town, Danielle’s mom decided she wanted to visit her own mom, who has Alzheimer’s disease and dementia at the nursing home, so that’s just what they did. “She was dead asleep when we showed up at 10pm with 10ppl standing in her room ready to party,” Danielle shared on Instagram. @daniix3dee Mom asked if the party bus could go see My grandma in a nursing rehab facility. She has dementia and Alzheimer’s. She was dead asleep when we showed up at 10pm with 10ppl standing in her room ready to party #motherdaughter #birthdaygirl #queen #nursinghome #partybus ♬ Because You Loved Me – Charlotte Ave Danielle’s Mom spent her 60th Birthday Eating Ice Cream in Bed with Her Mom Danielle’s mom and grandmother had the best 60th birthday celebration. They lay in her bed at the nursing home and laughed while eating ice cream. The video touched the hearts of thousands of people who loved the sweet mother-daughter moment. “Getting to be 60 and still crawl into bed tipsy and giggling with your mom,” someone wrote. Others realized how special this relationship is. “You did something right in your life if your daughter wants to spend her 60th back in bed with you just like you were 60 yrs ago,” a comment reads. “Laughing with your mom when your 60… wow, what a blessing. As a mom, can’t think of a better way to go,” another person wrote. Seeing Danielle’s mom celebrate her 60th birthday with her own mom felt like a gift to many. “What a gift to have this time,” someone shared. “I’d give anything to give this to my mom. May she rest in the paradise of Heaven until we meet again.” This story’s featured image can be found here.

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News shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom Halloween Will Be Saved by Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom This small sheep is demonstrating excellent pumpkin-carving technique By Molly Templeton | Published on March 19, 2026 Screenshot: Aardman Animation Comment 0 Share New Share Screenshot: Aardman Animation Perhaps that headline is a slight exaggeration. For one thing, Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom arrives in theaters in September. But Shaun—and his many ovine friends—are going to save Halloween from a strange, mop-headed beast. Possibly the beast is no beast at all. Possibly they could all just be friends! But they’ve got some horror references (Dracula, Night of the Living Dead, Psycho, … The Simpsons?) and hijinx to get through first. The Beast of Mossy Bottom is the third film to feature Shaun and the flock, following 2015’s Shaun the Sheep Movie and 2019’s A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. These excellent films come from the good folks at Aardman Animation, who are also the creators of Wallace and Gromit. You kind of can’t go wrong with Aardman. Here’s the synopsis that was on offer when the movie was announced last year. Though I think you don’t really need a synopsis, you know? There are some adorable sheep. They are scared of a big tall beast. It is a Halloween movie. Maybe the beast just had a costume malfunction? Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom sees the residents of Mossy Bottom Farm looking forward to Halloween – until the clumsy Farmer trashes the Flock’s beloved pumpkin patch! When Shaun turns MAD SCIENTIST to fix the problem, things rapidly spiral out of control… With The Farmer missing and a wild beast roaming the woods of Mossingham, all the ingredients are in place for a monstrously fun family adventure. Steve Cox and Matthew Walker, both longtime Aardman collaborators, make their directorial debut with this film, which is written by Shaun the Sheep regulars Mark Burton (A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon) and Giles Pilbrow (the TV series Shaun the Sheep: Adventures from Mossy Bottom). I have now typed the word “sheep” so many times that it has nearly lost all meaning, but I’m still looking forward to this film, which is in theaters September 18th. Baaa![end-mark] The post Halloween Will Be Saved by <i>Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom</i> appeared first on Reactor.