The Duggars generally don’t give much away in terms of their emotions.
But in a family that size, there’s bound to be some discord.
And with how much scrutiny the family is under 24/7, sibling vs. sibling feuds are bound to come to light eventually.
Duggar obsessives don’t just watch the family’s reality show and follow their favorites on social media.
They piece together information they receive from both to try and get a sense of what the J-squad’s lives look like off camera.
Generally, what goes on behind the scenes isn’t all that surprising, but sometimes, putting the family under a microscope reveals that the self-consciously wholesome Duggars are far more flawed than they’d have us believe.
The latest revelation isn’t anywhere near as shocking as the Josh Duggar sex scandals that were unearthed in 2015, but still serves as a reminder that the version of the Duggars we see on our screens is often far from an accurate representation of the family in real life.
Fans are now under the impression that Jill and Jinger Dugagr are locked in some sort of feud after realizing that Jill doesn’t follow Jinger or her husband, Jeremy Vuolo, on Instagram.
That may not sound like such a big deal, but the Duggar women aren’t allowed to have social media accounts until they get engaged, and they’ve stated that as a result, they place tremendous importance on Instagram and other platforms as communication tools.
This is especially true in Jinger’s case, as she moved to Laredo, Texas with Vuolo after she got married, becoming the first in her generation to permanently relocate outside of Arkansas.
Jill Duggar only follows nine other accounts on Instagram, and her sister’s isn’t one of them.
Neither is her sister’s husband.
It’s not hard to see why fans think that’s strange.
What’s more, Jill’s husband, Derick Dillard, appears to share her negative opinion, as he also doesn’t follow either account.
These days, the couple is back in the States, as Jill prepares to welcome her second child.
But Jill and Derick can often be found in Central America, where they perform missionary work for months at a time.
The fact that they’re so often abroad makes the sisters’ neglect of one another on social media that much more curious.
Fans have taken note of the apparent rift and speculated about its causes:
“Perhaps Jill is actually jealous of Jinger and Jeremy, but will never admit it,” wrote one Facebook user on the family’s official page.
Maybe. But we’d wager there something more going on here than mere jealousy.
Watch Counting On online to see Jill and Jinger pretend to get along.
