With growth, though, comes decision-making, which is almost always accompanied by mistakes.

Throughout the show’s run, Chip and Jo made a few missteps and faced disappointment along the way.

Here are some of their biggest regrets.

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When is this going to be over?"

In a blog post, Joanna Gaines also touched on the subject of guilt as a working parent.

Joanna further highlighted the toll of strictly budgeting her time onMagnolia.com.

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Even things that I knew deep in my bones were worthy of my time."

According toPeople, Chip and Joanna were filming almost year-round duringthe show’s initial HGTV run.

“That expedited our need to take a break,” Chip admitted.

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“I mean, we were burnt out,” he added.

“We were exhausted.”

Some Waco residents have criticized theseshort-term rentals.

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In 2016, Chip and Jo decided to make a change.

We’re nervous about that."

But the Magnolia team isn’t a one-trick pony.

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“We don’t want to be pigeonholed into that concept,” Chip explained.

In the same interview, Joanna also explained that they’re capable of executing other designs.

Additionally, they’ve made some slight changes to their own house.

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No one called or emailed?

Despite his former partners' contest, the case was dismissed a few years later.

Joanna spoke on the subject of such biases in an interview withThe Hollywood Reporter.

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“That’s the stuff that keeps me up.”

Or … ‘Hey, be smart.’

I just struggled with that environment.

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Especially at the end of it."

Chip wasn’t the only aggrieved party regarding his forced jokes.

“He was so obnoxious I stopped watching,” one former fan wrote onsocial media.

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“He acted juvenile,” wrote another in a Facebook comment.

“It spoiled the show and the creativity of their work.”

“I’m an authentic, sincere person,” he explained.

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“So, as long as things are natural and organic, I’m in my element.”

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