'Counting On' star Jill Duggar faces backlash after sharing pictures from daughter's funeral after stillbirth
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Jill Duggar and her husband Derick Dillard have laid their stillborn baby girl, Isla Marie Dillard, to rest.
On April 25, 2024, the 'Counting On' stars took to Instagram and shared a series of photos from the funeral service held for their stillborn daughter. The photos included a floral arrangement on a white box containing their daughter's remains, a service program, and a table with various items in memory of her, such as a dress, stuffed animals, and children's books. They also provided cards for writing tributes to their daughter, Isla.
"We love & miss you baby girl! Isla Marie Dillard. Laid to rest 4.19.2024. Isla (pronounced “eye-la”), is a family name and means “Devoted to God.” Marie is also a family name and means, “Wished for Child and Beloved.” The song we sang at Isla’s graveside committal service is one that we sang to each of our children in the womb," the pair wrote in the caption of the post.
The caption further read, “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so. Little ones to him belong; they are weak, but he is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so. Jesus loves me he who died heaven’s gate to open wide. He will wash away my sin, let his little child come in. Jesus loves me, this I know, as he loved so long ago, taking children on his knee, saying, “Let them come to me.”
"'Jesus Loves Me' was written by Anna Bartlett Warner around 1860 and is said to have been spoken as a comfort for dying children," they concluded the post by writing.
Soon after, the netizens shared their stance on Jill and Derick sharing pictures from their stillborn daughter Isla's funeral.
One social media user wrote, "Is nothing private anymore?"
A user went on to say, "This is getting weird. Who poses like that for the cameras after digging a grave. Is there nothing you wouldn't do for publicity."
Followed by a user who penned, "This is disturbing."
Another user chimed in, "I'm very sorry for their loss, but all of this seems very inappropriate and just like calling for attention. The whole thing seems unnecessary, I would've kept it private and out of the public eye."
A third user quipped, "This so so sad but really disturbing. Why would you post the whole and coffin?"
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When did ‘Counting On’ star Jill Duggar announce her pregnancy loss?
For those of you unversed, let us share with you, that Jill Duggar and her husband Derick announced the heartbreaking news of their baby girl's stillbirth earlier this month on April 13 on Instagram.
"It is with heavy hearts that we announce the stillbirth of our beautiful baby girl, Isla Marie Dillard. Jill was 4 months pregnant (due in August) when we found out that our baby died in utero," the couple shared on Instagram.
They further added, "From the moment we found out we were pregnant, we couldn’t wait to meet our baby.
The pair who shares three sons Israel, 9, Samuel, 6, and Fredrick, 1 continued, "Isla was much loved from the start, and her 3 big brothers were so excited to introduce her to their world. We appreciate your prayers as we continue to grieve and heal from the loss of our little Isla Marie."
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‘Counting On’ star Jill Duggar and her dad Jim Bob Duggar’s relationship has been strained for years
In terms of her connection with her father, Jill Duggar has established additional limitations. Over the years, the father-daughter duo has encountered various challenges and tensions.
“My relationship with my dad got pretty toxic to the point where we had to cut off individual contact with him... It got to the point where Derick was there to step in and kind of say, ‘Hey, don’t reach out to my wife individually or else I’ll have to file a protective order,’ just because it was so hard for me to handle,” she told Today.com.
Soon after, Derick chimed in to provide to some more details.
“(Jim Bob) knew that Jill was, not in a bad way, but very emotional, very tender hearted. So he would play to that. And I’d asked, ‘Please don’t contact her on her own, one-on-one.’ And then he had done that again. That’s when I basically said, ‘Hey, if you can’t abide by this boundary, because we’re trying to do better setting boundaries, then I’ll have to file a protective order,” he added.
'Counting On' star Jill Duggar claims her father Jim Bob Duggar threatened to cut her from inheritance
Jill Duggar recently made claims that her father, Jim Bob Duggar, had issued a stern warning to his children prior to the publication of her memoir, 'Counting the Cost.'
According to Jill, her father allegedly threatened to remove her from any future inheritance if she dared to speak out about their family dynamics.
During the same interview with Today.com, Jill recalled, “My dad texted the entire family group text … and he was just saying, ‘This is so sad.'"
Jill claimed that her father Jim Bob was “basically threatening that if anybody speaks out against him or my mom that they would be cut out of the inheritance.”
