Jim Bob Duggar and Jill Dillard are clearly making progress.
The long rift between Jill and her horrible parents is no secret.
Her own father bans her from leaving the family home, except on rare occasions when he grants her special permission to enter.
However, Jim Bob may have recently given Jill permission to do so. As you can see in the photos below, there were quite a few family reunions over the holidays.
Yes, that’s Jill at Jim Bob Duggar’s house
Jill, 33, appeared in a set of huge family photos. They weren’t pictures of him, nor were they of Jim Bob.
Instead, brother James Duggar shared photos from the infamous family Christmas party on Instagram.
If you look at the post below, the third image shows Jill amidst a huge crowd.
As any Duggar fan or critic can tell you, these photos are from the Duggar compound. And, especially, from Jim Bob and Michelle’s house.
In the most interesting photo, we see both Jill and Jim Bob sitting on a couch. Same sofa.
Don’t worry — Jill still has her husband, Derrick, as an assistant. Her controversial husband is sitting between her and her father.
Things haven’t been good between Jill and Jim Bob Duggar
Over the years, it was clear that Jill was distancing herself from Jim Bob, his notorious rules, and his arrogant behavior.
Over time, Jill became more vocal on the subject, admitting to isolation and opening up in detail about her traumatic childhood.
He attended 2023 shiny Happy People Documentaries for Prime Video. He also published his memoir, cost countingLater that year.
Many of the criticisms that Jill (and her husband Derrick) have leveled against Jim Bob have more to do with money than, let’s say, the abusive cult in which Jill grew up.
Notoriously, the Duggar family patriarch has used money to keep most of his adult children in line. But it went deeper than many critics realized.
Jill and Derick explained that their father presented the family’s reality career as a kind of outreach, as if they were volunteering to present their extreme radical lifestyle as some kind of public good. Be. In fact, Jim Bob received a massive raise from TLC… and Jill and Derick had to lawyer up to get a fair cut.
What does this reunion mean?
Truth be told, all we know from this photo is that Jill was willing to spend time with Jim Bob in return for allowing him into her home.
We don’t know how often she is meeting her parents these days. It may have been a special occasion, especially because the Duggar family are devout Christians and consider Christmas a time of special significance.
Jill doesn’t have to reconcile with her horrible father. But if she wants a close relationship with him, it is allowed. It’s a mistake, but it’s allowed.