No, it had nothing to do with her estranged sister Evelyn Ruark or really anything controversial by Duggar standards. But it was still pretty surprising.
We learned that the Duggar family matriarch was a scrappy teen who preferred to play with the boys and defended her peers from being bullied.
She had her own formidable insecurities, though.
Catching up with her childhood best friend Cindy, whom she's known since first grade, she opened up about past struggles "before I came into the Lord."
"I ended up starting up a bad habit of making myself get sick after I would eat, especially if I had more food than I felt like I should eat," she shared.
"It was so destructive for my health and my life."
The Duggar parents often accompany their kids on dates in order to maintain "accountability" and "keep things from going in the wrong direction," per Jim Bob. The girls are fine with this, as being alone with men puts them in grave "moral danger." When the parents aren't available, their older siblings will often tag along, making every date a group date and a family affair.
Even in the kids' late teens and early 20s, mom and dad are creeping on their text messages. When Ben Seewald jokingly wrote to fiancee Jessa, "Give me a ring," Jim Bob actually jumped in on the group text, writing "No ring yet." With a smiley face emoticon. Seriously, he did that. Jim Bob needs his own Instagram so he can start posting screen shots of this stuff.
This moment you see here between Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard would not have been permitted until the couple was married. Side hugs are the preferred method of PDA in order to prevent any further temptation or hanky panky, as has been well documented on 19 Kids and Counting. The Duggars love their side hugs so hard. Any touching beyond that? Save it for your wedding night.
This is probably an obvious one if you know anything about the Duggars. The family does not smoke or drink. They do, however, enjoy the occasional sugary dessert or getting high on life and love.
Safe to say the Duggars are in the minority, having not read Fifty Shades of Grey (the movie adaptation of which they won't be seeing either, we're guessing). The Bible warns not to "think about gratifying the pleasure of the flesh," so instead the family studies Christian text and not E.L. James' erotic fiction. The Duggars' option is probably better-written.
Avert your eyes, Michelle Duggar! The family matriarch feels that dancing encourages "sensual" feelings, while Jessa Duggar has said that she feels modern music promotes "sex, drugs, all that type of stuff." Instead, the family chooses to play gospel music together.
Yes, seriously. There is Duggar-approved swimwear (it's conservative and not very revealing, spoiler alert) but when it comes to the beach, that's not happening. At all. Blame the general public. "It's just too hard for the guys to try and keep their eyes averted," Michelle explains. If we happened upon Kaley Cuoco doing beach yoga, we might see her point. But we also wouldn't complain.
Even if you took out the boozy parties and sexy nurses and cats looking to get frisky, Halloween would still be a no-go for the Duggars. According to the parents, magic and witches are "part of a demonic realm God wants us to stay away from," and this holiday qualifies. To each their own.
We don't actually know if there's a definitive rule against the use of birth control in the Duggar household, but it's clearly not something the family is thinking about, or using, ever. Just saying. Once those vows are exchanged, fornication and procreation tend to happen early and often, ensuring that the great state of Arkansas will never have a population shortage of really nice, quirky, family-first, side-hug loving human beings.
If you watch 19 Kids and Counting online, you know Jessa Duggar is far from a Bridezilla, but she still felt she needed to whip herself into shape.
Because of their strict dress code, that means working out in oversized t-shirts and calf-length skirts ... no leggings as pants and sports bras up in here.
Joy-Anna Duggar, 17, joined the future newlyweds in their exercise routine, which helped them relieve some of the stress before the wedding, no doubt.
On a side note, Joy-Anna can squat 145 pounds while wearing a skirt, so it's not like the family's modesty is hampering their ability to pump iron.
Jessa and Ben later enlisted the kids to help send out their 800 (!) wedding invitations, and to register for their wedding. Helps to have a little staff.
Also last night, the pregnant Jill Duggar decided to prepare a Nepalese feast for Derick Dillard, in honor of the nation where they first met face to face.
By her side helping as always was older sister Jana Duggar. So beautiful, so saintly. So maligned and put upon. Break free, girl. You can do this.
Finally, little Johannah celebrated her ninth birthday with a horseback riding party. Now that sounds like a fun time if ever there were such a thing.
Your hubby comes home after a hard day's work, you get the baby to bed, and he is going to be looking forward to that time with you. Anyone can fix him lunch, but only one person can meet that physical need of love, and you always need to be available when he calls. - Michelle
A couple of weeks after we went to the Holocaust Museum, it dawned on us that there is a holocaust taking place right here in America!...More than 56 million lives have been destroyed in our country! That is over 4,000 babies being killed and 4,000 women being wounded each day. - Michelle
We still love everyone as Christ commands, we still have compassion, we still have those kinds of feelings, but we have our convictions. We have our beliefs. If you really love somebody, you’re going to tell the truth. The Bible’s not neutral about lifestyles. The Bible blesses and approves of some and not others. - Josh
You may not wanna push the wedding date out too far, as those natural God-given desires with too much time between engagement and marriage can make it harder to remain pure - Jill
You cannot get un-pregnant. If you are pregnant, take responsibility and take care of yourself and your baby and God will take care of you. - Jill, Jana and Jessa
Because of the violence of abortion, over 16 million black people are history. Human beings should be remembered, not dismembered. - Anna, on Black History Month
It would allow men - yes, I said men - to use women's and girls' restrooms, locker rooms, showers, sleeping areas and other areas that are designated for females only. - Michelle
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... We avoid low-cut, cleavage-showing, gaping, or bare-shouldered tops; and when needed, we wear an undershirt. We try to make it a habit to always cover the top of our shirt with our hand when we bend over. We don't want to play the peekaboo game with our neckline. - Jana, Jessa, Jill and Jinger
That's a signal to the boys, and even to Dad, that they should nonchalantly drop their eyes and look down at their shoes as we walk past her... It's meant to help keep the guys' eyes from seeing things they shouldn't be seeing. By using the single-word signal, the warning can be given quietly and discreetly. - Jana, Jessa, Jill and Jinger, on their code word ("Nike") to the males in their family when they encounter women who aren't subscribing to a similar dress code
I walked through the Holocaust Museum again today... very sobering. Millions of innocents denied the most basic and fundamental of all rights: their right to life... We must be a voice for those who cannot speak up for themselves. Because EVERY LIFE IS PRECIOUS. - Jessa
I know a lot of Catholics who are great people. What I DO have a problem with is the teaching that man can merit God's favor through his own works or the works of other fallen men ... Where [Catholics] depart from Scripture, I will in no way support, but will call them out because I love them and desire that they be turned from their deadly errors. - Ben Seewald
After deleting photos of gay people kissing on Facebook, Michelle and Jim Bob shared this quote from Rick Warren: Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone's lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. Second is that to love someone means that you must agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don't have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.
The idea of overpopulation is not accurate because, really, the entire population of the world, if they were stretched shoulder to shoulder, could fit within the city limits of Jacksonville. - Michelle
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