Counting the Cost Kindle Edition

For the first time, discover the unedited truth about the Duggars, the traditional Christian family that captivated the nation on TLC’s hit show 19 Kids and Counting. Jill Duggar and her husband Derick are in spite of everything ready to share their story, revealing the secrets, manipulation, and intimidation in the back of the show that remained hidden from their fans.

Jill and Derick knew a normal life wasn’t imaginable for them. As a star on the popular TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting, Jill grew up in front of viewers who were fascinated by her family’s way of living. She was once the responsible, second daughter of Jim Bob and Michelle’s nineteen kids; at all times with a baby on her hip and happy to wear the modest ankle-length dresses with throat-high necklines. She didn’t protest the strict model of patriarchy that her family followed, which declares that men are superior, that women are expected to be wives and mothers and are discouraged from attaining a higher education, and that parental authority over their children continues well into adulthood, even once they’re married.

But as Jill got older, married Derick, and they embarked on their own lives, the red flags became too obvious to ignore.

For so long as they could, Jill and Derick tried to be obedient members of the family—they weren’t willing to rock the boat. But now they’re raising a family of their own, and they’re done with the secrets. Thanks to time, tears, therapy, and blessings from God, they have got the strength to share their journey. Theirs is a remarkable story of the power of the truth and is a moving example of how to find healing through honesty.