In Jill Duggar’s new tell-all memoir, Counting the Cost, the previous actuality TV star opened up about whether or not or not she’s “been in contact” with brother Josh Duggar’s spouse, Anna Duggar, since his jail sentencing in 2022.
During a sneak peek from her upcoming Access interview, Jill, 32, famous that she and her husband, Derick Dillard, “have not” spoken with Anna, 35, just lately.
“I have seen her on a few occasions, but I also want to respect [her],” the TLC persona defined within the interview that’s scheduled to air on Wednesday, September 13. “I know she’s asked for some space, so we want to respect that as well.”
Since Jill understands what it’s prefer to “set boundaries in your own life,” the Counting on alum famous that she is aware of how “to respect other people’s boundaries,” together with Anna.
“So, I cannot imagine all that she’s going through, and I just want to also give her that space,” Jill added.
When Jill was requested why she believes her sister-in-law has remained married to Josh, 35, Jill responded, “I have no idea why Anna has decided to stay with Josh, and what she is dealing with there and everything. I have no idea, and I’m just, I guess, watching with everybody else, kind of just what unfolds.”
Josh was sentenced to 12.5 years in jail in May 2022 for 2 counts of kid pornography. Previously, the disgraced TLC alum was found to have been a member of the affair web site Ashley Madison in August 2015. In spite of the infidelity and little one pornography, he and Anna are nonetheless married. They share seven kids collectively: Mackynzie, Michael, Marcus, Meredith, Mason, Maryella and Madyson.
As for Jill, she and Derick, 34, progressively broke away from her household and their affiliation with the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) — a non-denominational Christian group that promotes patriarchal teachings. The couple’s new ebook discloses why they selected to separate from the Duggars, particularly Jill’s mother and father, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar.
In a number of elements of the ebook, Jill described the strained relationship she now has together with her father. On one event, the Duggar patriarch threatened to decrease his daughter’s inheritance as a result of she and Derick saught to get the cash they earned from their appearances on 19 Kids and Counting and its spinoffs.
“‘If you attack us, probably your inheritance will be lowered significantly,’” Jim Bob allegedly stated to Jill, in keeping with her memoir. “‘I love you, but I am grieved by the disrespect and the accusations that continue.’”
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