JILL Duggar and her husband Derick have reunited with her father Jim Bob at the family’s Arkansas compound.
In the background of her brother James’ Instagram photo, eagle-eyed fans spotted the trio chatting in the living room for the Duggar family’s annual Christmas celebration.
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After years of feuding, Derick can be seen next to Jim Bob on the couch, while Jill sits to the other side of her husband clutching a coffee mug.
“Jill looks worried,” said one fan.
“It does look a little tense,” responded another.
“I’m happy Jill is allowed now to spend the holidays with her brothers and sisters,” said a third.
In 2019, Derick told fans in a buried Instagram comment that he and Jill were not allowed at the family home without expressed permission from Jim Bob.
“Jill even had to ask JB permission to go over to the house to help her sister when she was in labor, because her sister wanted her help, but Jill couldn’t provide the assistance until we got it cleared with JB,” he said, referring to Jill helping out her sister Jessa.
NASTY FEUD
Derick and Jill have criticized her parents for years, even accusing Jim Bob of taking money from them they earned on the family’s TLC reality show, 19 Kids and Counting, and spinoff, Counting On.
In 2023, Jill and Derick slammed her dad in documentary Shiny Happy People.
“After Israel’s birth we asked TLC to pay us enough just to cover what our out-of-pocket costs were for health insurance for Israel’s birth,” she said.
“They said they paid the family. Paid the family means we don’t get anything at that point. They said ‘Well, we paid your dad so take it up with him,'” Derick added.
“I never received any payout. No check. No cash. Nothing. For seven and a half years of my adult life, I was never paid,” Jill chimed in.
In Jill and Derick’s scathing tell-all, Counting the Cost, she claimed Jim Bob tricked her into signing a contract with TLC on her wedding day- and only offered her $80,000 once pressured.
However, she claimed his company made $8 million from the show.
In response to her claims, Jim Bob and Michelle said in a statement: “We love all of our children very much. As with any family, few things are more painful than conflicts or problems among those you love. We’ve aimed to deal honorably with our children, our finances, and our other endeavors.
“While imperfect, it is our intent and desire to live a life that honors Christ. We do not believe the best way to resolve conflicts, facilitate forgiveness and reconciliation, or to communicate through difficulties is through the media or in a public forum so we will not comment.
“As the future unfolds, we will continue to love our family, pray for them, and enjoy every moment gifted to us to be parents and grandparents.”
Jill and Derick have been especially distant from her parents after the book’s release, and often miss major family events.
However, Jill got together with all eight of her sisters last week, and her mother as well.
This is Jill and Derick’s first time spending Christmas at her parents’ home in years.
The couple has not yet commented on the big reunion.
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