#jill & derick

[spurgie-cousin]

I'm a bit late sharing this, but James Duggar shared a few Xmas photos right after the holiday, including a pic of what looks like Derick and Jill talking to ol' Jim Booby on the couch (exhibit A). People wrote an article about Derick and Jill "mingling" at this party with Jill's family, and now Derick is losing his shit over it (exhibit B).

He's made multiple comments, but the one above I believe is from People magazine's comment section.

[countingandsnarkingon]

Jill and Derick had a still birth, a daughter Isla Marie

[fundieshaderoom]

Jeremy Vuolo calls father-in-law Jim Bob Duggar a Playground Bully

I'm kind of surprised they exposed Jeremy in an interview like this as they have been quite private about where their siblings are at in their religious beliefs and parental relationship. He might have given his blessing?

[thefundiedata]

Jill and Derick Dillard had a stillbirth

On Saturday 13th April 2024, Jill and Derick Dillard uploaded an Instagram post and a blog post sharing that they had lost their daughter, Isla Marie Dillard. Jill was 4 months pregnant at the time and they shared Isla's due date had been in August.

I estimate that Jill was likely due towards the end of August. Speculatively, I wonder if Jill and Derick found out this awful news at the 20 week scan.

Any future pregnancies they announce will be considered as part of the post-loss data set.

(this announcement was much earlier than the 2026 prediction by the spreadsheet)

[heart-strong]

Jill crying and pointing to derick then he speaks is so sweet

He's still transphobic so I still don't like him but it's sweet how he followed her lead

[fundiepredictions]

Happy anniversary

Derick&Jill Dillard (Duggar) celebrate their 10th anniversary today

In those ten years they had three sons, Israel (9), Samuel (6) and Frederick (1)

[wtffundiefamilies]

Wonder if that means Derick has stopped trying to convert people...but probably not.

Also wonder if this means people are choosing between inviting Jill and JimBob to these things...or if they're also choosing to not invite JimBob. (Or Jill at times I guess.)

[prayerclosetdropout]

I bought Jill's book. I'm going to start tomorrow so I don't fall asleep

[lucky-girl-0128]

Jill Duggar Dillard and her Spouse Derick Dillard have finally written their Memoir “Counting the Cost” which will give fans new insight into her Growing up in the public eye for the 7 1/2 years that she was filming her courtship, engagement, marriage, birth of her first baby , to traveling to Central America for doing missionary work.

It’ll go into detail about the police report of her older brother Josh Duggar being released and how she tried to salvage what was left of the family’s brand back in June 3 , 2015 and how he tried to intimidate her and her Sister Jessa were doing the Megyn Kelly interview and how he watched them both with a hawks eye so that they say anything bad about him and it sounds like an intimidation tactic of his to silence his victims.

She also reveals her feelings about the IBLP and why she thinks it’s a cult.

From feeling the need to please everybody and obedient, to her coming out of the side of her painful past and letting her children go to public school and she’s embracing new changes for her family for a healthier future and family dynamic.

The book was released yesterday.

To make matters worse, Jessa announced her 5th pregnancy on the day when an excerpt of the memoir was released.

It Sounds like an attempt from Jessa Seewald to steal the spotlight from Jill and deflect from rifts within the family.

[rickchung]

Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (prods. Olivia Crist & Julia Willoughby Nason).

Having nineteen children at all is probably child abuse alone. Never mind putting them all on television for profit and making sure none of them are educated except for the oldest son, whose sexual abuse of his own sisters you sweep under the rug until he becomes a convicted predator as an adult. Amazon's three-part docuseries delves into the multi-faceted cult-like elements of the Institute in Basic Life Principles Christian fundamentalist religious movement popularized by Jim Duggar's growing family seen (and exploited) on reality television. It's an exhaustively damning portrait of patriarchal abuse disguised as religious freedom.

[lovingduggarbates]

DUGGAR BABYBOOM 2025

Jana&Stephen #1

John&Abbie #3

Jill&Derick #4

Jessa&Ben #6

Joe&Kendra #5

Josiah&Lauren #4

Joy&Austin #4

Jason& Maddie#1

Justin&Claire #1

I know Katey is pregnant with twin girls but my bet is they will born in Decembrer.

[spurgie-cousin]

I don't get this costume, what's with "I Voted" mail that he wrote "garbage" on???

[keepingupwitht]

"Counting the Cost" by Jill Duggar Dillard

Last night, I read all of Counting the Cost in one sitting because apparently my fundie fascination is still going strong over a year after we closed down KUWF. I've got a lot of takeaways I want to talk about so I'm going to put a cut and get into it all after the jump.

In the beginning of the book, it struck me how generally correct we were about Jill and growing up as a Duggar. She was a people pleaser and playing the role of “Sweet Jilly Muffin” was so important to her. She loved her childhood and her parents. It’s interesting both from Jinger & Jill that as kids, the Duggar childhood of their memories is an idyllic one. There was a lot of emphasis on their values - no rock music, dancing, movies, etc. but it was a lot of time spent together and fun and games. 

We also saw the shift in the way they grew up - they were always IBLP inspired conservative Christains, but were attending a regular baptist church up until they attended a different church one week that had dancing in the service. Suddenly, they started attending an IBLP only church and getting deeper in. Jill recounts the first time she went to an IBLP conference and realized there were other families like theirs. It was interesting to see their early progression deeper into the cult (which Jill even calls it by the end of the book). 

Jim Bob getting into politics was interesting - Josh’s early interest in it, while Jill preferred to get treats from the other legislators, made a lot of sense. When Josh is sent away, Jill glosses over some of the details (fair enough) but it’s interesting to me to see how she lays out the three things happening around the same time: (1) going deeper into IBLP, (2) her dad getting involved in politics and (3) Josh getting sent away. It lays the groundwork for what TLC is about to walk into and change everything. 

Jim Bob also saying he knew God wanted him to run for Senate, then losing and immediately being noticed by the press and ultimately Discovery - and opening the “window of opportunity” for their family to be on TV was a little wild. The fact that all this happened ultimately because this man flipped a coin three times and got heads all three times - something that has a ⅛ probability of happening - is sorta wild. 

Jill not enjoying filming was something I did not expect - honestly I always thought that she was one of the kids who enjoyed it more. But it makes sense now that she was one of the few who refused to have her honeymoon filmed and refused TLC cameras at her birth, which Jana and Michelle filmed. Those were one of the things that I noticed at the time but didn’t realize what it meant. Good for Jill for standing her ground on both those things - although she wanted to refuse to have her birth filmed at all. 

It was interesting to me that the Duggars were not an IBLP model family UNTIL the show. The show put them in that position - Jill didn’t think they’d be one without it. And the line about Jana being invited to visit headquarters as the only blond to be one of “Gothard’s Girls” just hurts to think about in hindsight. 

It’s interesting how long they propped Josh up as the golden boy while he was in trouble behind the scenes. 

In hindsight, the fact that Jim Bob really set up Jill and Derick is really something, since they would ultimately be the first to really break away. 

Everytime Jill advocates for herself, I am so proud. She pushed for two weeks in Nepal to meet Derick even when they only wanted to film part of the trip, and got the time. They filmed a fake goodbye and then spent another week getting to know each other. 

 I didn’t expect to have my lawyer hat on, but the fact that Jim Bob had Jill sign a contract the day of her rehearsal dinner with everything going on with her MILs health without letting her read it, and her not even realizing what was happening was just atrocious. Just pure and straight abuse. 

The fact that Jill was not paid for any filming and thought she was volunteering at her family ministry for the majority of the time she was filming is just awful. I know she did get perks - her Nepal trip, various other trips, her wedding, groceries, etc. But the fact that she and Derick only had a five day honeymoon because that’s all they could afford when Jim Bob almost certainly made more than $100,000 for their wedding is gross. 

This also doesn’t make TLC look very good, since this kind of abuse was allowed to occur basically under their watch. I get that they likely had a great deal on the Duggars because they were only negotiating with questionable businessman Jim Bob but it does suck to see how little they care about the human cost of their show. 

[fundieshaderoom]

Derick claims the Duggar Kids have around a 7th Grade Education

From the LA Times

[thefundiedata]

Family Overview | Jill & Derick Dillard

Pre-Court: August 2013 Courtship: November 2013 Engagement: March 2014 Marriage: June 2014

Pre-Marriage Relationship Length: 308 days

Their Family: Israel David Dillard - 6th April 2015 Samuel Scott Dillard - 8th July 2017 Frederick Michael Dillard - 7th July 2022

So What's Next? Jill and Derick recently announced the loss of their daughter, Isla Marie, at four months gestation. If they follow the typical post-loss spacing, they are expected to announce in October 2024 for a birth in April 2025.

[fundieinfoplace]

Jill and Derick Dillard Bridal Party

Jill Michelle Duggar married Derick Michael Dillard June 21 2014

*Jana Duggar... Daniel Dillard*

Jessa Duggar... Madison McCalmon

Jinger Duggar... Stephen Jones

Anna Keller Duggar.... John Duggar

Joy Duggar... Tony Dillard

Johannah Duggar... Joseph Duggar

Flower Girls and Ring bear

Jennifer Duggar... Jackson Duggar... Mackenzie Duggar

Jordyn Duggar... Michael Duggar... Josie Duggar

Jill and Derick went on to have 3 children with 2 in heaven