Jill Duggar “His Words Were Like Blows”

Counting the Cost, a memoir by Jill Duggar

Jill Dillard’s memoir Counting the Cost gives many, many examples of toxic, abusive moments.

I’m thinking about one scene in particular after reading a Yahoo news article about the book. She details a frightening encounter she had with her father that gives me chills to think about.

Jill describes meeting with her parents in hopes of some sort of reconciliation. She…