Successful author Jinger Duggar Vuolo was just 10 years old when “19 Kids and Counting” began. She continues to live her life publicly but now on her own terms. Vuolo and her husband, Jeremy, recently announced the gender of their third child together and continue to be in a relationship with her controversial parents.
Vuolo has sorted through much of her upbringing, “not throwing out everything but saying, ‘Okay, that was very wrong,’ and, ‘That was messed up,'” she told “Entertainment Tonight.”
Expecting Her Third Child and First Boy, Jinger Duggar Continues Relationship With Controversial Parents
Jinger Duggar Vuolo spoke of a “reassuring” journey with God. “I believe more than ever that God is good and that I am his child,” she said. Vuolo desires the same for her children.
Vuolo posted a series of videos capturing the gender reveal and announcements of the couple’s third child. After two girls, Jeremy and Jinger are expecting their first son in March 2025.
The couple wanted to find out the gender together, so they opened a package that Jessa, Vuolo’s sister, sent containing a baby’s outfit. Both were thrilled to see a boy’s pants, collared shirt, and suspenders.
“I was so shocked, I almost fell out of my chair,” Vuolo recalled when she found out she was expecting a boy.
The Vuolos’ girls, Felicity, 6, and Evangeline, 4, were both excited, too. They told dozens of family members who were present at Christmas that the Vuolos were expecting, and Felicity had the special opportunity to announce that it was a boy.
Vuolo continues to work through the damage done while living in a strict, religious family in the public eye. But there were sweet moments of truth as well. She continues to have a growing faith in Christ and encourages her kids to do the same.
“I was the last person in the world who wanted to say anything against the teachings that I was raised under,” shared Vuolo. “I like to keep everybody on my good side.”
Growing up in a large family with strict guidelines proved to be difficult for Vuolo. “Any sort of argument or ruffling feathers was rejection,” she recalled.
She wanted to break “these chains of people pleasing.”
“Whenever we were going out, we wanted to make sure we had this perfect smile on our face to make sure everybody saw how happy we were,” said Vuolo. “At the same time, it was damaging because then you aren’t being authentic. You’re not actually being yourself.”
