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The following article includes discussions of child abuse and sexual assault.
As the Duggars' fourth child, Jill seemed to be totally wholesome.
She has also discussed issues of toxic familial behavior in her now inactiveYouTubechannel.
And, it hints that Jim Bob and Michelle are nothing like the happy-go-lucky people who appear on TV.
Apparently, there was actually a time when the TV personality sported more revealing attire.
I really didn’t know any better."
I learned from your dad that men aren’t like us girls.
Out of all of my daughters, she’s the most like Michelle.'"
Apparently, these comparisons put a lot of pressure on Jill to behave in a certain way.
Mom was calm, self-effacing, and entirely loving.
She seemed nearly incapable of anger or bitterness."
I tried to be the perfect daughter."
So, maybe you should give that a read."
At the time, Jill said that she felt shamed.
The former child star wrote, “I cried when I got home.
I felt embarrassed, humiliated, even though nobody else had been in the room with us.”
In her book, Jill recalled, “The piercing was uneventful.
The voicemail that was waiting for me from Pops when I got out … that was another thing altogether.
He pleaded with me not to do it.
He told me I was making a huge mistake.”
Interestingly, Michelle did not seem to share her husband’s strong opinions about their daughter’s nose ring.
After receiving Jim Bob’s bombastic voicemail, Jill said that she spoke to her mom.
Michelle allegedly told Jill, “I’m so glad you did not answer his call.
He wasn’t in a good state of mind.”
Separate reports later found that four of the five victims were Josh’s sisters.
And, apparently, he did everything in his power to keep the press away from his wayward son.
The paparazzi were trying real hard to find out where he was going.
They even tracked the tail number of his flight.
But at least we got him in there without being seen."
At the time, Jim Bob’s efforts to protect Josh were astounding to Jill.
I could clear their name and tell everyone that my brother’s problems were a thing of the past.
How could I stay silent?"
I’m going to do everything I can to keep you girls out of this.
We are not concerned about the future of our [reality] show anymore.'
I wanted my daddy to stand up for me in that way."
She went on to claim that what happened instead was the very opposite of what she had hoped.
Her husband, Derick Dillard, has also been said to have experienced some tense interactions with his in-laws.
Chief among these was the time that Jim Bob came across a picture of the couple sipping alcoholic beverages.
In her memoir, Jill recalled the dinner leading up to the battle of the wills.
“Derick had drunk a beer, and I’d had my cocktail.
It was a special kid-free date time, just the two of us.”
Toward the end of the meal, the husband and wife decided to snap a photo of their evening.
Jill admitted, “I didn’t move the pina colada out of the shot.”
Unfortunately, though, Jim Bob clearly did not see things this way.
In his view, Jill wrote, Derick was misusing alcohol and needed to seek immediate treatment.
The book also alleges that Jim Bob clashed with both Jill Duggar Dillard and Derick Dillard over filming schedules.
For the former child star, this question was crushing.
I was speechless."
Sadly, though, the conversation didn’t end there.
Jim Bob allegedly went on to say, “This isn’t like you, Sweet Jilly Muffin.
Is Derick behind this?”
Instead, they had to get the cameras involved immediately.
Of course, this rule did not necessarily apply to every single person that the couple knew.
However, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar wanted to be told on camera.
“When it came time to tell my parents …
I made sure I followed the rules.”
Thus, Jill and Derick proceeded to draft a 27-page note discussing all the family dynamics that troubled them.
Ultimately, though, Jill wrote that Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar did not take this criticism well.
