{"id":268464,"date":"2026-10-13T13:44:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T13:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/jinger-duggar-admits-her-godliness-became-performative-as-a-teen\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T13:44:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T13:44:01","slug":"jinger-duggar-admits-her-godliness-became-performative-as-a-teen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/jinger-duggar-admits-her-godliness-became-performative-as-a-teen\/","title":{"rendered":"Jinger Duggar Admits Her Godliness Became Performative as a Teen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Finding your identity is tough for any teen. It\u2019s harder in a sprawling reality TV family.<\/p>\n<p>Together on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/09\/jinger-duggar-ditches-jeremy-starts-new-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Call Your Sister<\/em> podcast<\/a> with sister Joy-Anna, Jinger explains how she alternated between extremes as she tried to find herself.<\/p>\n<p>At times, that meant being extremely outgoing.<\/p>\n<p>Other times, Jinger felt a desire to be very serious and prioritize performative godliness.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1013_jingerduggar_01-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Jinger Duggar on Episode 2 of her 'Call Your Sister' podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-564731 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1013_jingerduggar_01-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1013_jingerduggar_01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1013_jingerduggar_01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1013_jingerduggar_01-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1013_jingerduggar_01-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1013_jingerduggar_01-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1013_jingerduggar_01-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1013_jingerduggar_01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1013_jingerduggar_01.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On her \u2018Call Your Sister\u2019 podcast, Jinger Duggar discussed her adolescent phases.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-was-an-over-the-top-extrovert-until\">\u2018I was an over-the-top extrovert\u2019 until \u2026<\/h2>\n<p>A clip circulating on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thecallyoursisterpod\/video\/7688390622083943710\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a> shows a clip from Jinger and Joy\u2019s <em>Call Your Sister<\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Jinger discusses that she \u2014 like so many teens \u2014 was still finding herself during adolescence.<\/p>\n<p>This is why she oscillated between different gimmicks and traits, including her once-infamous thumbs up.<\/p>\n<p>(She unfortunately phrased this as having \u201cmultiple personality disorder,\u201d which is a joke in poor taste; she does not have <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dissociative_identity_disorder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dissociative Identity Disorder<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>In reality, she knew that she was one of many, many Duggar daughters. Beyond that, figuring out who she was turned out to be a struggle.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thecallyoursisterpod\/video\/7688390622083943710\" data-video-id=\"7688390622083943710\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@thecallyoursisterpod\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thecallyoursisterpod?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@thecallyoursisterpod<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>We love an honest friend \ud83d\ude02 <a title=\"jingervuolo\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/jingervuolo?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#jingervuolo<\/a> <a title=\"callyoursister\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/callyoursister?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#callyoursister<\/a> <a title=\"relationships\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/relationships?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#relationships<\/a> <a title=\"marriage\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/marriage?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#marriage<\/a> parenting motherhood, fatherhood, relationships,  hope, joy, baby, babies, kids, raising kids, being a mom, sisters, growing up together, best friends, besties, family, childhood, nostalgia, motherhood, husband, friendship, awkward, teen phase<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Call Your Sister Podcast\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7688390758549703455?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 Call Your Sister Podcast<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI remember there was a season where I was really, really funny and I was, like, joking, extremely outgoing,\u201d Jinger recalled during the clip.<\/p>\n<p>As we have previously explained, evangelical circles use \u201cseason\u201d as in-group vocabulary to refer to specific times in their lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody who stepped foot into our house, I was like the first one to welcome them,\u201d Jinger described.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I was an over-the-top extrovert,\u201d she continued. <\/p>\n<p>Jinger noted: \u201cThat was a side of me and I was really goofy and silly.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0921_jingerduggar_joyannaduggar_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Joy-Anna Duggar and Jinger Duggar on Episode 2 of their 'Call Your Sister' podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-563465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0921_jingerduggar_joyannaduggar_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0921_jingerduggar_joyannaduggar_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0921_jingerduggar_joyannaduggar_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0921_jingerduggar_joyannaduggar_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0921_jingerduggar_joyannaduggar_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0921_jingerduggar_joyannaduggar_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0921_jingerduggar_joyannaduggar_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0921_jingerduggar_joyannaduggar_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0921_jingerduggar_joyannaduggar_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Joy-Anna Duggar and Jinger Duggar on Episode 2 of their 'Call Your Sister' podcast.\" class=\"wp-image-563465 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0921_jingerduggar_joyannaduggar_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0921_jingerduggar_joyannaduggar_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0921_jingerduggar_joyannaduggar_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0921_jingerduggar_joyannaduggar_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0921_jingerduggar_joyannaduggar_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0921_jingerduggar_joyannaduggar_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0921_jingerduggar_joyannaduggar_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0921_jingerduggar_joyannaduggar_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0921_jingerduggar_joyannaduggar_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Joy-Anna Duggar and Jinger Duggar on Episode 2 of their \u2018Call Your Sister\u2019 podcast.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-had-my-thumbs-up-thing-that-i-would-do\">\u2018I had my thumbs up thing that I would do\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cPrior to my teenage years, I remember even looking back at some of those old shows,\u201d Jinger shared with Joy on the podcast episode.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s how I remember because I\u2019ve seen a few where I\u2019m like, wow, me, like in those stages, I had my thumbs up thing that I would do,\u201d she acknowledged. <\/p>\n<p>Many fans remember her goofy antics fondly. Others saw them as a cry for help, or an acknowledgment of how phony the Duggar brand was.<\/p>\n<p>In the same episode, Jinger admitted that she reached a point where she felt that she had to be ultra-mature in order to be a truly devout christian.<\/p>\n<p>That meant forcing herself to not laugh at jokes. Jinger admitted that some of her bible studying and godliness became performative.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"VGh3ed0b7m8\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/VGh3ed0b7m8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Joy's Secret First Crush Was... | Ep.2\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/VGh3ed0b7m8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Joy's Secret First Crush Was... | Ep.2\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: Joy's Secret First Crush Was... | Ep.2\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This clip, which has been making the rounds on TikTok, happens to be from the second official <em>Call Your Sister<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VGh3ed0b7m8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jinger and Joy touch upon a series of topics each episode, as any podcast of substantial length might.<\/p>\n<p>Some fans and viewers suggest that the sisters are more entertaining as a series of curated clips than as full episodes. Others disagree.<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of people who don\u2019t mind keeping up with Duggar sisters provided that they aren\u2019t supporting Jim Bob (or Josh or Joseph) in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Even in the confines of an extreme cult environment, Jinger was a teenager trying to figure herself out. She managed it with fewer options or resources than most adolescents have. Good for her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"thg-endcard\" hidden=\"\" aria-label=\"Get the Hollywood Gossip app\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"thg-endcard-title\">Get the app \u2014 celeb news first<\/span><span class=\"thg-endcard-sub\">Push alerts the second a story breaks \u00b7 4.8\u2605 \u00b7 Free<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"thg-endcard-get\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/apple-store\/id372387225?pt=367523&amp;ct=web-endcard-cta&amp;mt=8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get the App<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/10\/jinger-duggar-faked-teen-personality-performative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Finding your identity is tough for any teen. 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