Highlights

  • Josiah & Lauren disappeared from social media however welcomed multiple kids out of the spotlight.
  • They built a house subsequent to Josiah's folks with a contemporary lifestyle defying some Duggar circle of relatives laws.
  • Lauren's footage in common beachwear hint at breaking modesty laws, signaling independence from the family.

Fans who watched the Duggar family's reality collection will understand that when 19 Kids and Counting started, Josiah — Duggar quantity 8 — used to be rather younger. When the family moved into their enormous area in Tontitown, Josiah was once about ten years outdated and, after all, had no say within the subject when it got here to the truth TV crews placing out at the Duggars' house.

But over time, and after Josiah's failed courtship that thankfully happened off-camera (a canceled season threatened to air a lot of dirty Duggar laundry) it appeared that Josiah and his wife Lauren (nee Swanson) have been uninterested in the highlight and ready to live a typical existence.

Since then, they've disappeared from social media, constructed a house for his or her growing family, and also damaged some necessary Duggar circle of relatives rules. Here's what we know about Josiah and Lauren and their rising family.

Josiah Duggar And Wife Lauren Swanson Disappeared From Social Media

The couple welcomed multiple children while out of the highlight

Fans first spotted that Josiah Duggar and his wife Lauren had cleared out their social media profiles round 2020, even though their public posts were few and far between prior. Lauren and Josiah did proportion giant news — like the arrival of their first kid, Bella Milagro — however differently kept a low profile.

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That is, excluding for Lauren's comments on sister-in-law Joy-Anna's miscarriage posts. Lauren, who similar to Joy, was once dragged for making issues 'about her' versus supporting her sister-in-law. Fans suspect that might had been a turning point for Lauren, who can have felt threatened by means of the trolls in the post.

Other enthusiasts noticed photos of the youngsters were removed first, adopted through everything else Lauren and Josiah had on Instagram.

As of March 2024, Josiah and Lauren's Instagram is private , with no profile photo, but continues to be followed by means of Josiah's siblings, together with Jill, Jessa, and Jinger, and no less than 680,000 enthusiasts.

It's additionally been theorized that Josiah and Lauren went dark across the time that Josh was once going to court. Either match may have spurred their decision to exit the highlight, or it could simply be a want to reside their lives with much less public oversight than Josiah had as a child.

However, they will not be in a position to leave the family nest totally, a minimum of not at this point.

Josiah And Lauren Duggar Built A Home Next Door To Michelle And Jim Bob

Though they are now not on social media, details of Lauren and Josiah's house have been made public

In January 2024, amid Josiah and Lauren's social media silence, Yahoo reported that Josiah was building a home next door to Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar. The Tontitown, Arkansas property is understood to be massive, with more than one house at the assets (many Duggars moved far from home, however Joseph and Kendra built a home at the family belongings, too).

From circle of relatives videos, and a telltale child registry, it was already guessed that Josiah and Lauren welcomed a third kid in 2023, which would possibly give an explanation for their need for the $300K, 3-bedroom assets. With 2,556 square ft, the home would have a number of space for extra youngsters, too.

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Of route, Josiah's living subsequent door to Michelle and Jim Bob suggests that he is not making a clean damage from the circle of relatives the way in which that his large sister Jill attempted to, or even the sly method Jinger Vuolo did (by shifting a few states away for her husband's career). It does not imply that Josiah isn't living existence on his own terms, on the other hand — or that his wife has fallen in line.

Lauren Duggar Doesn't Follow All The Duggar Family's Rules

Lauren was once spotted lounging at the beach in a showering go well with

Though Lauren and Josiah's home subsequent door to mom and pop Duggar might counsel they're very shut, that does not imply the couple is following the entire Duggar laws. Fans will recall from 19 Kids and Counting and its by-product that the Duggar ladies and ladies never wore typical bathing fits.

Rather, they have been coated up no less than to their elbows and knees, with modest swimming wear being a staple for all ages. However, a photo of Lauren on the beach with her young family confirmed her dressed in a standard bathing suit with skinny straps and a low-cut chest.

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In a video of a family go back and forth posted by Joy-Anna Forsyth, Joy's sister-in-law sat on a seaside chair with a child on her lap. Various different members of the family had been present, though Jill and Jinger were noticeably absent. Commenters speculated that Jill could have turned down the circle of relatives travel due to her own limitations, whilst Jinger residing in California can have put a damper on go back and forth plans (most of the other Duggars live in Arkansas).

Commenters were also happy to see Lauren leaving the Duggars' modesty rules behind, particularly as right through her time on Counting On, the Duggar-to-be gave the impression to focus on modesty as crucial tenet prior to marriage.

Fans were additionally happy to see Lauren at all, for the reason that she and Josiah wiped their social media pages, but they seem to be doing nice and in all probability even higher than wonderful with regards to living their own lives, rule-free.

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