When Jinger Duggar married Jeremy Vuolo in 2016, she was instantly granted the sort of freedom that she'd dreamed of her entire life.
Duggar critics compared the situation to scenes in the Harry Potter franchise where house elves are liberated from slavery upon being given an article of human clothing.
Time after time, Jinger Duggar has defied Jim Bob and the cult's twisted rules by wearing normal human clothing.
Technically, it's permitted, in the sense that her "lord husband" Jeremy Vuolo gives her "permission" to participate in society in certain ways.
Well, it's May, which means there's a good chance that you're the recent recipient of a request for money thinly disguised as a graduation party invitation from a cousin who lives 3,000 miles away, and whom you haven't spoken to in eight years.
Yes, grad season can be full of unpleasant surprises, but most of them can be easily tossed in the trash and forgotten about.
For several weeks now, fans have been expressing concerns about the welfare of Jinger Duggar.
Social media commenters expressing fears about the well-being of Duggar women is nothing new, of course.
No matter what the world thinks of the Duggar family, fans were genuinely concerned about Jinger Duggar.
Recent photos showed Jinger looking frighteningly thin, sparking worries about disordered eating.
It's been over five years since Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo got married in one of those wildly expensive, infamously over-the-top ceremonies that Jim Bob loves to host.
You might think that the commentary and criticism surrounding the couple's wedding would have come to an end sometime in 2017.
There was a time when Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo's marriage was regarded as the rare Duggar success story.
For years, the family had been hounded by rumors that Jim Bob Duggar arranges his daughters' marriages and that several Duggar women had been forced into loveless unions against their will.
There are few rules for publishing. Focus on quality, be patient, listen to your editors, and think about timing.
For example, publishing a children's book the month that your infamous brother's trial begins is not ideal.
It's pretty apparent that Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo hide their worst thoughts from the public.
Even so, they make no secret of their strict religious beliefs. Jinger's family, however, was much stricter.
Jinger Duggar's husband Jeremy Vuolo has been accused of hiding his worst views to make himself palatable on social media.
Of course, sometimes, he doesn't really hide it.
Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo have made great strides to distance themselves -- in every sense -- from Jim Bob.
They don't abide by many of Jim Bob's extreme rules. They live in Los Angeles. Jeremy has directly addressed their differences.
Disgraced former reality star Josh Duggar is once again under fire from his own family.
This is not actually the first time that Jeremy Vuolo has thrown shade at Josh.
As you've no doubt heard by now, Josh Duggar was arrested on child pornography charges back in April, and if he's convicted, he faces up to 40 years in prison.
One would think that -- as this is not the first time that Josh has been exposed as a predator -- his family would be united in turning their backs on the creep.
Give Jeremy Vuolo credit:
This is one way to distract from the fact that your brother-in-law has been arrested on child pornography charges.
Jinger Duggar has always been considered one of the biggest rebels in her family.
Other Duggars, such as Jill, have recently struck out on their own and defied the strict system of rules and beliefs with which they were raised, but Jinger was the OG in that respect.
This week, Counting On was finally canceled by TLC amidst the horrors of Josh Duggar's latest scandal.
Many, including some members of the extended Duggar family, have praised the decision. Others have not.
Jinger Duggar gets it.
So does her husband.
It is no secret that Jinger Duggar has endured some difficult circumstances during her life.
Being raised in an abusive cult, surviving Josh's teenage sex crimes ... that is traumatic and awful.
Jinger Duggar is reportedly trying to get as far away from her brother as she possibly can these days.
But she's also trying to get much closer to God in the process.
Long before the world learned what a sick freak Josh Duggar is, there was considerable talk about the odd fashion in which the Duggar children were raised and the potential damage it might cause.
In particular, there were concerns about the ways in which Jim Bob and Michelle instilled in their children the idea that anything related to sex is evil, unless it takes place within the confines of marriage and for the purposes of procreation.
Jeremy Vuolo has gone on record, folks.
He's not saying for certain that his brother-in-law of guilty of truly heinous actions involving minors.
Whether you love then or hate them, there's no denying that one thing the Duggars do very well is rally around one another in times of crisis.
However, Josh Duggar's arrest for child pornography is testing those loyalties line never bore.
There was a time -- not all that long ago -- when Counting On fans saw Jinger Duggar as a reason to be hopeful for her family's future,
Jinger quite literally wore the pants in her household, becoming the first female Duggar of her generation to toss aside the floor-length skirts her mother prefers in favor of a more modern look.
It will continue to take a long time for Jill Duggar to fully deprogram from her family's cult.
She has made a lot of progress, but there is more to come.
