'19 Kids and Counting' News Update: Did Josh Duggar Place Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's Marriage on the Rocks Because of His Scandal?

The fundamentalist family from the "19 Kids and Counting" is starting to crumble as a source revealed that their parent's relationship is no longer like the way it was before. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar was reportedly seen bickering as per the source close to the family.

Last year, the Duggar family was placed under fire as their eldest son, Josh Duggar was caught with a subscription on Ashley Madison after the controversial scandal broke out. Months after Josh Duggar was caught with infidelity through the cheating site, his family did their best to cover up for him. To make matters worse, due to their strict Christian lifestyle, Anna Duggar refused to divorce Josh even after it was revealed through police records that he sexually assaulted five underaged females including four of his sisters.

Parent Herald previously reported that Josh Duggar got caught in another scandal which involved a sexual molestation case. Josh has caused his family so much grief as their wrong doings are slowly being exposed. Despite being highly addicted to pornography, Josh Duggar's parents were still in denial as they refused to seek treatment.

They eventually gave in and sent Josh to rehab. He then went home by March, which heightens his parent's rocky relationship. Raw Story mentioned that Michelle Duggar started to stay distant from her husband as the source revealed that they seem to lose the spark. it was then added that Michelle Duggar started to refuse to obey Jim Bob's orders when it comes to their family rules.

"She has actually raised her voice to Jim Bob," a "family friend," told Life & Style which was reported by Raw Story. "The Jim Bob Michelle fell in love with 32 years ago is very different from the man she knows now. He bears little resemblance to the young man who was filled with hope and happiness. They are not the happy couple they once were."