- The women of the 19 Kids and Counting family met in Arkansas last week
- Jinger, Jana, Jill, Joy-Anna, Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn-Grace and Josie attended
- It comes after Jinger, 29, opened up about the environment in which the group grew up
Jinger Duggar reunited with her mother and all eight of her sisters after speaking out to criticize her “cult-like” upbringing.
The 19 Kids and Counting star, 29, met with the female members of her family at a coffee shop in Arkansas last week.
The group included mother Michelle, 56, and sisters Jana, 33, Jill, 31, Joy-Anna, 25, Johannah, 17, Jennifer, 15, Jordyn-Grace, 14, and Josie, 13.
The outing comes just days after Jinger opened up about the environment the siblings grew up in, which had an intense focus on “purity” due to their religion.
Jinger Duggar reunited with her mother and all eight of her sisters at a coffee shop in Arkansas last week
Jinger caught up with her mum and all her sisters before posing for a series of sweet snaps.
The picture of the entire group was shared by Jessa on Instagram, along with a caption that read: “The older everyone gets the busier life gets – which means it’s always very special when we make it, all the nice ones Bringing sisters and mothers together again, same place, same time! Last week was golden.”
The family – and Michelle in particular – became synonymous with their conservative attire, which consisted primarily of maxi skirts and long-sleeved shirts.
But the group had seemingly moved on from restrictions during the most recent outing – and dozens of fans were quick to flood the comments with praise for the new look.
One wrote: “Mama Duggar wears pants!! That’s actually cool.’
Another added: “Wow! Check out all the pants. The times have changed.’
And a third said: “So cool to see Michelle in pants!!!”
The family (previously pictured together) – and Michelle in particular – became synonymous with their conservative attire, which consisted mostly of maxi skirts and long-sleeved shirts, and dozens of fans were quick to flood the comments with praise for the new-look Duggar women
Jana, Jill, Jessa and Jinger previously explained that their parents enforced a strict dress code because of their traditional religious values.
In the 2014 book Growing Up Duggar they wrote: “We don’t dress modestly because we are ashamed of the body that God has given us, quite the opposite.
“We know that our bodies are a special gift from God and that He intends to share them only with our future husband.”
Jinger shared her own series of photos from the outing with a caption that said, “We had the best time in Arkansas visiting family.
“Girl time with all my sisters and my sweet mama, meeting some new nieces and nephews, eating lots of good food and lots of late night talks.”
It comes just days after Jinger opened up about the environment the family grew up in and had an intense focus on “purity.”
It comes just days after Jinger opened up about the environment the family grew up in and had an intense focus on “purity.”
In a recent episode of the Relatable podcast hosted by Allie Beth Stuckey that aired last month, she said: “[There was] Talk about purity about keeping yourself pure.
Josh Duggar was initially sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for his child pornography conviction
“Almost watching you talk to your kids about sex, all of that at a reasonable age, and how your bodies change, that’s totally repressed.
“There’s not even a healthy attitude like, ‘Okay, marriage is a gift from God. There’s such a focus on expressing all of this as if it’s almost like evil – even attraction.
The former TLC star was raised by her parents Jim Bob, 57, and Michelle, who were both staunch supporters of the Institute in Basic Life Principles – a denominational Christian organization that acts as an umbrella organization for other ministries and was founded by shunned Minister Bill Gotthard.
She previously noted that Gothard’s teachings were “based on fear and superstition,” causing her to question what God actually wanted of her – leading her to believe that she would be “harmed” if she deviated from the rules or did one made mistakes.
During the podcast, Jinger also lashed out at pedophile brother Josh after saying he had “pulled the glory of God through the dirt.”
Josh was initially sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for his child pornography conviction – but that was recently extended.