Ugh, extreme Christians, amirite? Tia grew up in a church where the man is the head of the household, even if he's a violent alcoholic whose intelligence is far inferior to that of his wife. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

As Tia begins the story, despite being creative and intelligent, she's buying everything the church is selling and puts maybe too much faith in the church's teachings. She marries a man whom her priest deems her incompatible, but she thinks love can conquer all. She works hard at it, and bears five children. The family moves around from state to state, town to town, and church to church. Somehow Tia survives many tribulations, as do her kids (as far as we know--no tell-all books from them yet). 

Hooray for Tia for getting through it and having the fortitude to tell her story. I wish her and her kids the best!