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.

“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.