As the Duggars celebrated cousin Amy's engagement to Dillon King on Monday, one prominent family member was conspicuously absent.
We'll give you one guess who, and why ...
The Duggar Family Official Facebook page posted a photo of the large Arkansas clan, including the very pregnant Anna and Jessa Duggar.
Jessa's husband Ben Seewald was present.
Anna's husband Josh Duggar ... not so much.
The official group picture was captioned simply: "We are so excited for our niece Amy Duggar and Dillon King on getting engaged."
No mention of her eldest missing cousin.
According to reports, an old friend of the family said, "Josh and cousin Amy are actually the closest in age and grew up together."
"They are close. If the scandal hadn't come to light I have no doubt he would have been happily posing in the group photo."
That would be the Josh Duggar molestation scandal, of course, that brought the reality TV empire crashing down this spring.
Is this a sign that rumors of the family shunning Josh and treating him like the third rail since his return to Arkansas are true?
Conversely, did he sit this one out just to make sure Amy's big moment wasn't ruined by talk of him and his past misdeeds?
In any case, he sent congrats on Instagram.
"Congrats to Dillon & Amy on your engagement ... welcome to the family @kingdillpickle," Duggar captioned a photo of the pair.
Some insiders believe the family hopes to ease Josh back into the public eye as his sex abuse scandal (hopefully) blows over.
When that will be is anyone's guess, though.
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