‘Counting On’ Viewers Are Calling for Jill Duggar to Re-Evaluate Her Life

Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard haven’t starred in Counting On in three years, and since their departure, the two have been raising their family differently than the way Duggar was raised.

Now, fans are calling for Duggar to re-evaluate her life once she starts sending her younger child to school.

Jill Duggar has separated herself from her parents

When Duggar and Dillard left Counting On back in 2017, they also left the constraints of Duggar’s family. Growing up, Duggar and her siblings had a strict set of rules to follow, including having to dress a certain way and always keep their hair long. Plus, Michelle homeschooled all of her children so the kids could only interact with others who shared their same beliefs.

Now, Duggar has been branching out from her parents’ ways. She recently started wearing pants (and even shorts) and cut off most of her hair late last year.

Duggar enrolled her older son in public school

Duggar took a massive step when she and Dillard chose to enroll their older son, Israel in public school earlier this year. The Duggar kids were raised to be chaperoned any time they hung out with people who didn’t share their exact beliefs; it was their parents’ way of keeping them sheltered.

When Duggar made the move to send Israel to public school, it was her way of saying that she no longer wanted to remain sheltered to differing values and beliefs. She sent her son off, unchaperoned, to interact with different points of view in a setting she was never able to experience.

Fans are calling for Duggar to go back to college once Samuel enrolls in kindergarten

Now that Duggar’s husband and older son are in school, she’s home all day with Sam. But viewers of the show, who have rooted for Duggar’s separation from her family, are now calling for Duggar to consider going back to school once she enrolls both kids in the public school system.

“I hope [Jill Duggar] goes to college and eventually becomes a qualified midwife as that’s what she always expressed a interest in,” one user wrote on Reddit. “Assuming Derek is making enough money, I strongly suspect he’s going to encourage her to get at least an associate’s degree,” another person commented. Others suggested that she might “volunteer at school” near her children or become a teacher’s aide.

Will the Duggar children allow any of their kids to go to college?

It’s hard to say whether any of the Duggar kids will enroll their own children in college someday. They seem to be doing perfectly fine without degrees, though it’s possible their kids might express interest in continuing their education, which could prompt some of those Duggar grandchildren to attend college.

Fans seem to think that Duggar and Dillard’s kids could potentially attend college if they choose, as well as Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo’s children.