Jill Duggar has long enjoyed a reputation as one of the more conservative Duggar children, which of course means that she’s one of her parents’ favorites.
For most of her life, Jill has done exactly what is expected of her.
She married young, started a family almost immediately thereafter, and basically emulated her ultra-conservative (and ultra-subservient) mother in all things.
But after her husband, Derick Dillard, was fired from TLC for making bigoted remarks on social media, a change seemed to take place in Jill.
Perhaps it was the fact that the network that made her family famous had chosen to publicly condemn her husband’s beliefs.
Or perhaps Jill listened to the concerns and criticisms of fans who were rightfully repulsed by Derick’s insensitivity.
Whatever the case, it appears that the incident led her to question the belief system she was raised with for the very first time.
First, Jill distanced herself from Derick with a series of cryptic social media comments.
Now, she’s openly sporting attire that would certainly no fit her parents’ standard of “modesty.”
That’s a photo of Jill that appeared on Derick’s Instagram page earlier this week.
“I fall more in love with this woman every day,” he captioned the pic. “Love you @jillmdillard #hiking #alonetime #nokids.”
Fans lavished praise upon the pic, having never before seen Jill wear above-the-knee shorts in direct defiance of the infamous Duggar dress code.
“Wow she actually looks like a woman living in 2018 and not the 50’s,” one follower commented.
“She looks much more attractive.”
That last remark seems a bit unnecessary, but fans seem to agree that freedom looks good on Jill.
“Thank God they are branching out from that legalistic church the fam attends and that they are now free to choose for themselves!” one user commented.
“Love seeing the tanks, shorts and jeans!”
Now, it’s important to note that Jill is still an adherent of the ultra-conservative sect of Southern Baptism she was raised in.
But according to the Duggars’ belief system, fathers decide what sort of clothing their daughters are permitted to wear until they get married, at which time, the responsibility transfers to their husbands.
So basically, Jill is allowed to wear shorts because her husband says so.
But hey, slow progress is still progress.
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