Instagram<\/a> account (gosh, those are always unsettling) to post photos from their Cabo San Lucas vacation.<\/p>\nThe Duggar couple clearly enjoyed some fun in the sun. Their photos are full of palm trees, poolside relaxation, and smiles.<\/p>\n
Most of their pics are somewhat generic \u2014 if more luxurious and thus worldly than the image that the Duggars once projected. But one photo stands out from the rest.<\/p>\n
One of the photos that John David and Abbie posted included the married couple seated at a table with a pair of massive tropical drinks in front of them.<\/p>\n
Now, to be clear, we do not see them drinking the delicious-looking beverages. And we also do not know for a fact that they are alcoholic \u2014 they could be glorified snow cones<\/em> for all that we know. In theory.<\/p>\nHowever, as numerous longtime followers of the Duggar family have pointed out, the Duggar family has historically made a point to highlight their abstinence from alcohol. <\/p>\nJohn David Duggar and his fiancee, Abbie Burnett. The couple is planning to marry in November of 2018. (Image Credit: TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDid John David and Abbie enjoy alcoholic drinks?<\/h2>\n Neither John David nor Abbie made any mention on social media to declare the drinks to be \u201cvirgin\u201d or to disavow alcohol.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s possible that, given that the two of them haven\u2019t appeared on reality TV in nearly half a decade, they didn\u2019t feel a need to add that detail to their photos.<\/p>\n
But a lot of fans are suspecting that their relaxation went more than that. For a couple of Duggars to show even potentially <\/em>alcoholic drinks without loudly decrying alcohol is kind of a big deal.<\/p>\nWhat does the Duggar family teach about alcohol?<\/h2>\n Jim Bob Duggar once attempted to terrify his children with the story of a man who hung out with people who encouraged him to have a beer. That (possibly real) man \u201ceventually became a drug addict,\u201d Jim Bob told them.<\/p>\n
Michelle Duggar claimed to know a \u201ctop honor student\u201d who suffered brain damage following \u201can alcohol-related rollover accident.\u201d<\/p>\n
Taking things to greater extremes, the Duggar family avoided listening even to Country music. One of those reasons for this was that the lyrics could, at times, \u201cglorify\u201d drinking.<\/p>\nAbbie Burnett may soon be Mrs. John David Duggar. She poses here with the man she started courting in the summer of 2018. (Image Credit: TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nObviously, many of the Duggar children are now adults. According to the Duggar family rules, John David became a true adult when he married Abbie. As a husband and father<\/a>, this means that he can set the rules for his wife and household \u2014 including regarding alcohol.<\/p>\nIt is possible that, like some of his siblings \u2014 most notably, sister Jinger Duggar Vuolo \u2014 John David has reevaluated some of his family\u2019s teachings. Jinger has spoken repeatedly<\/a> about how some of what her family and church taught her does not appear to have a biblical basis.<\/p>\nBut not everyone makes a dietary choice out of ideology. Sometimes, people just enjoy a refreshing beverage while on vacation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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