The following article includes mention of child sexual abuse.
If you didn’t know who Jill Duggar Dillard was, you’d take her for any suburban mom.
She’s happily married, has two sons, and is expecting her third child in early July 2022.
However, the joyful life Dillard leads now was a long time coming.
Dillard also had to abide by strict rules set down by her father.
All the Duggar children were homeschooled, and the girls were discouraged from having full-time careers.
It was her marriage that truly helped her gain freedom.
Now, newly unsealed court documents are revealing Jill’s true feelings toward her father following her unconventional upbringing.
However, in 2017, the Dillards left the series, feeling that their lives were being micromanaged.
She added, “We knew we had to pull out completely to reevaluate and get our bearings.”
Jill was free to show the world her authentic self.
She wore pants, got a nose piercing, and indulged in the occasional drink.
Her sons, Israel and Samuel, attend public school.
Perhaps most shocking to fans, she and Derick openly admitted to using birth control.
It seemed clear through her actions thather relationship with her parentswas strained.
Still, her willingness to stand up for justice may beher most courageous move to date.
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The suit was dismissed, but the court recently unsealed the sisters' court depositions.
These public records offer a brutally honest account of their upbringing.
“Sadly, I realized he had become pretty controlling, fearful, and reactionary,” she said.
“He was verbally abusive.”
“We pretty much only see him right now at weddings and funerals,” she explained.
