Jill Duggar Explains Why Her Parents “Aren’t Always Invited” To Her Home After Missing Her Son Samuel’s Birthday

Fans are aware that Jill and Derick, as well as Jill’s parents, are at odds. This has been discussed openly by the pair.

They don’t seem to see the Duggars very much, especially Jill’s parents. Derick has even revealed that he is working on a book on the Duggar family.

“I guess the parent Duggars opted not to be grandparents to these boys,” one of Jill’s Instagram followers remarked. What a shame they’re like that, given how much they preach about family values. Sorry for the inconvenience, Jill. You don’t need individuals like them in your life. At the very least, Jana was let to come.”

Jill responds to the comment by discussing the limits she maintains with her family. She explains:

“We just worked out the fire truck birthday celebration between us and James. For the birthdays of the boys, my parents always send or present gifts. As we learn how to traverse life and work toward healing and restoration, we’ve had to establish some limitations for ourselves over time. They aren’t necessarily invited to everything and likewise.”

In her connection with her parents, Jill Duggar Dillard is attempting to strike a healthy balance. In a recent social media post, she discussed limits, outlining how she and her parents have opted to manage birthdays and other events.

Instagram; pictured above is a post about Samuel”s birthday from Jill

Jill also previously stated that neither of her parents attended Derick’s law school graduation. The elated wife posted a video from the ceremony, congratulating her husband on his significant achievement.

We understand Jill and her parents had a strained relationship, which is one of the reasons she left the 19 Kids and Counting spin-off series, Counting On, over four years ago.

Now that the production has been canceled, Jill and her parents may be able to address their difficulties and repair their strained relationship. Whatever happened between Samuel’s parents and grandparents, it doesn’t appear that he was aware of it during his birthday party. We certainly hope he had a fantastic day!