If you know, you know.
If you don't, well, buckle up.
Here's a rundown of the tragedy of the Duggar family.
One of the most tragic things that can occur to a human being is losing a loved one.
The Duggar family has had to suffer and endure the pain of death more than once.
Josh and Anna Duggar lost a family member in 2019 suddenly and tragically.
Rebecca Waller, age 22, was driving in her native Minnesota when her car was hit by two
other cars.
Waller died as a result of her sustained injuries.
While the deceased wasn't a direct Duggar relative, she was related to the large family
through Anna Duggar, who is wed to Josh Duggar.
Anna's sister, Pricilla Waller, is married to David Waller, and Rebecca was his younger
sister.
Her death was announced by her mourning family on Instagram.
Anna, along with other family members, tweeted her sorrow along with the family of the deceased's,
also on various social media channels.
Fans of the Duggar family's TLC series likely recall times when the gang's beloved Grandma
Duggar popped in for a visit.
Mary Duggar, Jim Bob Duggar's mother, was a constant character in the show's early seasons.
She was adored by her children and grandchildren, and her sudden and tragic death stunned and
devastated the large family.
According to reports, Mary slipped and fell into a pool at her Arkansas home, where she
drowned.
She was 78 years old at the time of her passing.
"Grandma's in a better place, but, uh, we're not gonna see her for a while.
But, uh, but, she would want us to go on with life."
Her famous grandkids took to social media to express their love for their grandmother
and their sadness surrounding her death.
Jill Duggar Dillard penned on Instagram,
"My heart breaks.
My grandma died suddenly today!
She was an amazing woman of God and such a great example to so many!
She was a feisty, incredible woman who always took the time to talk about Jesus with everyone
she knew."
Jana Duggar shared her thoughts on Grandma Mary's passing as well.
She wrote on Instagram,
"On her last morning spent here on earth, I drove Grandma to church where she worshiped
her Savior.
Later that afternoon, she went to meet Him face to face!
I'd say that's probably how she would've chosen to finish out the day if she got to pick."
The Duggar family loves themselves some babies!
Michelle and Jim Bob's children grew up surrounded by droves of little ones, and now that many
of those kids are grown, Duggar grandkids are coming fast and furiously!
With so many welcome additions to the big family, there have also been a few pregnancies
that didn't make it full term, and the loss of those pregnancies was devastating to the
parents who endured them.
Mama Michelle Duggar lost a pregnancy prior to birthing her firstborn child.
She also had a stillbirth in 2011.
That pregnancy, had it continued and resulted in a live birth, would have been Michelle
and her husband Jim Bob's 20th biological child.
Some of Michelle's daughters have also suffered miscarriages.
Anna Duggar, the wife of Josh Duggar, suffered a miscarriage before becoming pregnant with
her son Michael.
Jessa Seewald, Jill Dillard, Jinger Vuolo, and Joy-Anna Forsyth also endured miscarriages
in their childbearing years.
Miscarriage is common in the first trimester, occurring in roughly 10%-15% of pregnancies.
Most women who experience a pregnancy loss go on to have healthy babies.
All the Duggar ladies who experienced a miscarriage currently have living children to date.
Some children grow up to passionately disagree with how their parents raised them, and Jill
Dillard can count herself among that population.
While television viewers saw father Jim Bob Duggar lovingly guide his children on a religious
path to betterment, Dillard claims what fans of the show saw was far from the reality of
growing up Duggar.
Dillard revealed her feelings about her father in an interview with People that she gave
with her husband, Derek Dillard, claiming Jim Bob is more toxic than people know.
"We're not on the best of terms with some of my family.
We've had some disagreements and stuff."
Once the Dillards began to express a desire to make decisions for their family independently
of Jim Bob, the rifts widened, causing tension within the family.
Jill claimed,
"Our control to choose what jobs we were allowed to accept and even where we were allowed to
live was taken away from us."
Her husband, Derrick, elaborated on his wife's sentiment, saying,
"The first few years of our marriage, we spent time and money working towards opportunities
only to hit a dead end when we'd be told, 'Well, you're not allowed to do that.'"
As if not seeing eye-to-eye with dad wasn't bad enough, the Dillards also claim they had
to fight for money due to them from her father, who was the reported payee for work on the
family's TLC show.
With contention between Jill's family and dad Jim Bob, the Dillards have since distanced
their young family from the larger core crew.
The family's still single, eldest sister, Jana Duggar, found herself staring down child
endangerment charges in 2021 after a minor child she was babysitting was found outdoors
without adult supervision.
Jana herself referred to the incident as an accident and shared her side of the things
on her now-deleted Instagram story.
One of her sisters took to the 'gram as well, supporting Jana and helping make it clear
that the incident was a simple mistake that anyone could have made, not a case of blatant
neglect.
Jessa Seewald shared,
"Bottom line, it was an innocent mistake.
She was babysitting and one of the kids slipped out the door unnoticed, but it ended safely.
Could've happened to anyone."
At first, Jana pled not guilty to the charge, but then ultimately she changed her plea to
guilty and the matter was settled outside of court.
Jana was handed down an $880 fine, and the matter was put to bed, making room for a far
larger charge and conviction for another Duggar offspring.
Derick Dillard, who is wed to Jill Duggar, expressed his views on transgender identity,
and his words not supportive of the LGTBQ+ community, resulted in his termination from
the hit TLC spin-off series, "Counting On."
Dillard took to Instagram to share his thoughts on the matter of sexual orientation, specifically
as it pertained to TLC star Jazz Jennings.
He also spouted his opinions off on Twitter, making it clear he did not support Jennings'
reality show "I Am Jazz" being showcased on television to the public eye.
In one now-deleted tweet, the former reality star went as far as to refer to transgender
as a myth.
Dillard also expressed disagreement with reality stars Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent and their
reality show.
In a now-removed tweet, Dillard wrote,
"What a travesty of family.
It's sad how blatant the liberal agenda is, such that it both highlights and celebrates
a lifestyle so degrading to children on public television as if it should be normal."
TLC then made sure to let the public know they do not agree with or support Dillard's
views, tweeting,
"Derick's personal statements do not reflect the views of the network.
TLC is proud to share the story of Jazz Jennings and her family and will continue to do so."
In 2015, the good Duggar name took a massive hit when news broke that the eldest Duggar
son, Josh Duggar, had molested several of his sisters and a babysitter many years ago.
Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar quietly sent their son to receive professional care for his disturbing
actions and provided counseling to their underage daughters in hopes of helping them cope with
any trauma.
Years after Josh's transgressions, the whole story saw the light of day, which is never
a good thing for people living their lives out on screen.
"It was a very difficult situation."
Following the shocking news, the elder Duggars spoke out in an interview on The Kelly File
with Megyn Kelly.
"He was just curious about girls, and he had gone in and just basically touched them over
their clothes while they were sleeping; they didn't even know he had done it."
Josh and his wife, Anna Duggar, made public statements, attempting to do significant damage
control.
Their efforts were futile, and apologies were of little use once the truth was fully exposed.
Josh ended up resigning from his role with the Family Research Council.
The family's show, "19 Kids and Counting," was pulled from the air in 2021, reruns and
all.
Of all the tragic happenings surrounding the Duggar family, Josh Duggar's arrest, conviction,
and sentencing might be the single most disturbing occurrence.
The former reality star and father of seven was found guilty in December 2021 of downloading
and possessing child sex abuse images.
Once he was found guilty of his crimes, the question begged, just how long would Duggar
remain behind bars?
He faced up to 20 years in prison, and the prosecution pushed for the maximum sentence.
Josh's team, in contrast, asked for a reduced sentence of only five years behind bars.
On sentencing day, the judge landed somewhere in the middle of the two, handing down a 151-month
sentence, which equates to roughly 12.5 years behind bars for Duggar.
Josh Duggar's conviction and sentence have seemingly divided their large family on how
they feel regarding him, his arrest, and everything in between.
Josh's parents, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, and Josh's wife Anna Duggar, stand firmly
by him.
Michelle even went as far as to write a letter to the judge, describing her son's better
qualities.
Several Duggar family members were present throughout the trial, lending support to Josh
and Anna.
Then there are family members who seem to sit in the other camp, one which is less supportive
of Josh Duggar.
Jinger and husband Jeremy Vuolo put out a statement on Instagram writing,
"We are disturbed to hear of the charges against Josh.
While this case must go through the legal system, we want to make it clear that we absolutely
condemn any form of child abuse and fully support the authorities and judicial process
in their pursuit of justice."
Cousin Amy King also expressed her disdain for Josh Duggar in a tweet, writing,
"This is the day that smug gross smile slowly fades as he gets locked away."
Sister Jill and her husband Derick Dillard stood somewhere in the middle of the two warring
opinions, supporting the law while expressing love for their brother and hoping that he
gets help.