Anna Duggar Clapbacks: 'Counting On' Alum's Replies

Tell ’em! Anna Duggar isn’t afraid to speak her mind when it comes to online trolls, especially those who criticize her family.

The Counting On star — who shares kids Mackynzie, Michael, Marcus, Meredith, Mason, Maryella and Madyson with husband Josh Duggar — often claps back in the comments on Instagram. Most recently, the reality TV mama slammed a hater who said they “dislike” her brood.

“As much as I dislike this family, these are really nice pictures of the kids,” the user wrote in September 2020, to which Anna responded in a now-deleted message, “I’m sorry you dislike us. Hope you know we love you, and most importantly, God loves you more than you could ever imagine!”

In another instance, the TLC personality seemingly shaded in-laws Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar.

“This photo definitely belongs in the expectation vs. reality file … but we had fun trying to take a family pic at church today,” Anna captioned a shot with husband and their kiddos on September 7. “Hope y’all have had a wonderful Sunday!”

In response, one fan asked, “Are they buddying their siblings? Mackynzie looks like a great big sis,” to which the mom of six said, “We do not have a buddy system. I’m mom, and as much as possible, I want our children to be free to enjoy their childhood!” Hmm …

It seems like Anna has taken a few lessons from sister-in-law Jessa Duggar, who’s notorious for clapping back online. After she posted a photo of her nephew, Jessa’s son Spurgeon, fans noticed that one of his feet looked funny.

“What happened to his poor toe?” one wrote, seemingly suggesting that the toddler had been in some kind of accident. “I never saw anything about that.” Anna knew how to handle the situation, though. Instead of letting her follower question Jessa’s parenting, she defended, “His toe is just fine! Spurgeon must have bent it while taking the picture.”

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The mother of seven is currently raising her children alone as her husband serves his 12.5-year prison sentence after being found guilty on one count of receiving child pornography in December 2021.

“Anna is still very much questioning their future,” a family insider exclusively told In Touch in January 2023. “She took her wedding vows seriously and she wants to stand by her man and all that, but the reality of her situation is very difficult.”

Keep scrolling to see all of Anna’s epic clapbacks so far.

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April 2021

On April 23, 2021, Anna took to Instagram to announce she is pregnant and expecting baby No. 7 with husband Josh. When a fan took to the comments to question whether the couple could “afford” to have seven children, Anna put them in their place.

“How do you afford all those kids? Does Josh even work?” the social media troll wrote.

Anna clapped back, “Yes, my husband is a diligent worker and provides well for our family.”

September 2020

In the same series of comments, the brunette babe seemingly took aim at her in-laws — shading the Duggar family matriarch and patriarch’s “buddy system” — saying she wants her kids to “enjoy their childhood.” Ouch.

According to Michelle, who shares 19 children with Jim Bob, they couldn’t keep tabs on every kid at once, so the eldest Duggars would chip in.

“We realized it works much better if we’re trying to hurry to have one of the older ones help the little guys buckle their seatbelts,” Michelle once explained to TLC. “I have noticed the ones that were teamed up and worked together a lot have such a sweetness in their relationship.”

August 2020

Anna delivered a rare but clever clapback when a commenter criticized how she looked in one of her photos. After she shared a throwback picture from the Duggars’ 2019 holiday celebration in honor of the August 25 episode, where she and her kids made a special appearance on screen, she defended herself from backlash.

“Great picture. Mommy doesn’t look like she feels very well yet,” the fan wrote. “Umm, I think it’s pretty typical not to feel the greatest less than a week after you deliver a baby …” Anna responded. “I was still happy to be with family and let them meet their newest niece!”

August 2019

Anna used a smiling emoji with sunglasses to throw a little shade after a commenter said one of her sons was holding a newt wrong. “Marcus couldn’t quite figure out how to hold his fish, so he held the artificial lure instead,” she said. “I wouldn’t let my kids use a real salamander for fishing bait.”