Jinger Duggar reunites with sisters and mom Michelle wearing tight leggings after slamming family's 'cult-like' rules
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: Jinger Duggar who recently criticized her parents and the Duggar family for its rigorous beliefs and "Cult-like rule" was spotted along with all the female family members in an Arkansas coffee shop last week. The group included mother Michelle, 56, as well as sisters Jana, 33, Jill, 31, Joy-Anna, 25, Johannah, 17, Jennifer, 15, Jordyn-Grace, 14, and Josie, 13.
Jinger recently claimed that their upbringing was purely focused on "purity" due to their religion. The Duggar family that is led by Jim and Michelle became popular for having 19 children and sending out the importance of having strong families. Jinger was spotted with kin fit leggings, however, others in the family wore pants, skirts, and long-sleeved shirts.
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What did Jinger Duggar's post explain?
The female members had a great time together and Jinger even took to Instagram and shared her thoughts. She captioned the post, "We had the best time in Arkansas visiting my family. Girl time with all of my sisters and sweet mama, meeting some new nieces and nephews, eating lots of good food, and many late night conversations." Meanwhile, Jessa Duggar who shared the pictures gave a special caption stating, "The older everyone gets, the busier life gets— which means it’s always extra special when we manage to get all 9 of us sisters + mom together again in the same place at the same time! Last week was golden. 🤍🤍."
What were the claims of Jinger Duggar against her family?
Earlier, this year, she revealed some of the shocking aspects of the family. According to People, she said, "Fear was a huge part of my childhood. I thought I had to wear only skirts and dresses to please God. Music with drums, places I went or the wrong friendships could all bring harm." She also added, "I thought I could be killed in a car accident on the way, because I didn't know if God wanted me to stay home and read my Bible instead." She then claimed, "[Gothard's] teachings in a nutshell are based on fear and superstition and leave you in a place where you feel like, 'I don't know what God expects of me,' " says Vuolo. "The fear kept me crippled with anxiety. I was terrified of the outside world." Further, she added, "His teachings were so harmful, and I'm seeing more of the effects of that in the lives of my friends and people who grew up in that community with me," she says. "There are a lot of cult-like tendencies." The 29-year-old also stated, "The teaching I grew up under was harmful, it was damaging, and there are lasting effects. But I know other people are struggling and people who are still stuck. I want to share my story, and maybe it will help even just one person to be freed."
In 2014, In the book, 'Growing Up Duggar' the family stated, "We do not dress modestly because we are ashamed of the body God has given us, quite the contrary. 'We realize that our body is a special gift from God and that He intends for it to be shared only with our future husband." In a podcast called, 'Relatable podcast' hosted by Allie Beth Stuckey, Jinger said, "[There was] talk about purity about keeping yourself pure. Almost viewing talking about sex with your kids, all of that at appropriate ages, and like about how your bodies are changing, that’s totally pushed out. There's not even a healthy view of like, 'OK, marriage is a gift from God. Within marriage you’re to be able to enjoy this.' There's such a focus on pushing out all of that as almost like evil - even attraction," as per Daily Mail.