At first, her family attended a church with more progressive Christians in addition to being taught these principles, which ended when the children were shown a Christmas dance.
She also explains many Duggar family sayings such as "Nike" (a warning that someone dressed immodestly was nearby), not "stirring up contention among the brethren", and having a "window of opportunity".
This causes tension, as Jill realizes she doesn't like her most private moments becoming entertainment and Derik advocates for receiving some amount of financial compensation, while Jim Bob refuses to negotiate.
The couple live in El Salvador as missionaries and they decide not to go to a Houston film shoot promoting the new show, which creates further family tension.
While there were concerns about brain damage to the child as a result of oxygen deprivation, he was cleared as healthy by a neurologist at three months old.
Jill struggles with guilt stemming from her childhood beliefs about large families being a blessing from God and uncertainty about whether to have additional children.
The memoir was reviewed by the Los Angeles Times, which stated that it described "a critical — if also loving — portrait of family patriarch Jim Bob Duggar".