And the spotlight wasn’t always kind to them.

These two events put a huge strain on the Duggar family and everyone involved with them.

In an interview withPeople, Jill Dillard opened up about her marital trouble that stemmed from the show.

Jill and Derick Dillard

“It caused a lot of frustration in our marriage …

Especially early on, where he would feel a certain way about filming something.

But we have to,'” she explained.

The two have three children together, all boys: Israel, Samuel, and Frederick.

From Jill’spostson social media, it’s obvious these children are well-exposed and growing healthily.

From posts ofhomemade pizza nightstohelping with chorestoplaying checkersandbuilding snowmen, the Dillard children look happy and cared for.