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All nine Duggar sisters reunited with their mom, Michelle Duggar, despite some of their complex relationships with her.
On Sunday, December 22, Joy-Anna Forsyth (née Duggar) posted an Instagram Reel featuring behind-the-scenes footage of a group photoshoot with all nine sisters — Jana, 34, Jill, 33, Jessa, 32, Jinger, 31, Joy-Anna, 27, Johannah, 19, Jennifer, 17, Jordyn-Grace, 16, and Josie, 15 — and the 58-year-old family matriarch.
At the beginning of the short video, the daughters, who were all featured in 19 Kids and Counting, can be seen posing in a line. Some of the older girls donned pants — which was prohibited growing up — while others opted for skirts. Forsyth added text at the top, which read, "When all 9 sisters are back together."
The video then cuts to silly ultra close-ups of some of the sister's faces that their 23-year-old brother James filmed. Forsyth wrote over the clip, "I asked my younger brother to video for me and this is what I found... lol."
At the end of the reel, the sisters can be seen posing with Michelle in the middle. Forsyth added text that said, "My beautiful mama in the middle. How does she not age?"
The TLC alum captioned her post, "how does my mom not age?❤️ also, thanks @jamesaduggar for the excellent videography. 😉#family #9sisters #sisters#sistersbacktogetheragain."
Fans took to the comment section to gush over how Michelle hasn't aged since they last saw her on their TV screens years ago.
One fan wrote, "I just love your mom so much. Her love and joy must be the key to her forever young beauty!!!"
"She doesn't age because her joy comes from her children. My joy comes from my kids and my girls say the same thing about me not aging. 😍," a second fan penned.
Someone else commented, "That woman literally does not age. We need her skin secrets!"
Over the years, the relationship between Michelle and her husband, Jim Bob Duggar, and their older daughters has been rocky, especially after their eldest son Josh Duggar's 2021 child pornography arrest. Many sisters have also distanced themselves from the religious ultra-conservative ways of the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) that their parents raised them with.
Last month, Jill shared an update on the status of her relationship with her parents in an Instagram Q & A telling followers, "I feel like we are in a rebuilding phase now, with healthy boundaries still in place," while noting it was "complicated."
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