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Happy Birthday, Jinger Duggar! 19 Kids And Counting Star Turns 21!

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Jan. 28 2015, Updated 2:03 p.m. ET

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Jinger Duggar celebrated her 21st birthday on Dec. 21, but that doesn’t mean she partied it up like many Americans turning the milestone age do because the 19 Kids And Counting family does not drink!

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Jinger Duggar celebrated her 21st birthday on Dec. 21, but that doesn’t mean she partied it up like many Americans turning the milestone age do because the 19 Kids And Counting family does not drink!

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“Today, December 21st is Jinger's 21st birthday,” the family wrote on Facebook. “We are so thankful for her love for Jesus and her sweet personality. She is precious to us in every way!

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"Cute little Jinger!" the family also wrote with an old photo of baby Jinger. "Such a beautiful young lady—inside and out!"

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Her sisters also chimed in to wish Jing a happy birthday. “Happy golden birthday to my sweet sister Jinger!” Jessa Duggar wrote. “I love you so much!”

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In the past, the Duggar sisters revealed that in addition to saving kissing and sex until after marriage, they do not engage in drinking, even a sip!

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“You also have to do what the Bible says. If you have any problem with drinking, don't go by the tavern,” Jill Duggar told Cosmopolitan.

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“We've never like intentionally been to a party where we know there's going to be a lot of drinking,” Jill also said. “I've been on the fire department for a few years, and there's people, young people, 18-year-old girls who have died of an OD. You see the effects, and it really makes you stop and think of the consequences for some of these actions.”

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Jessa added that she once had a sip of alcohol, but it was “not on purpose” because she thinks alcohol is “disgusting tasting!”

“I think it's true you've got to develop a taste for that stuff because it don't taste good,” she said.

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“We're really heavily involved in politics, and sometimes it's one of those fancy, ritzy events and they serve you what you think is punch and it's not. You're like, ‘Oops, yeah, that wasn't punch. That was champagne or something,’” Jill explained.

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As for Jinger, she’s always been a bit “rebellious” compared to her many brothers and sisters.

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Fans of the show have petitioned to have the “free-spirited” Jinger escape from their Arkansas abode—and rules!

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There’s even a website dedicated to 20-year-old Jinger and the possibility of her leaving home called FreeJinger.org.

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Her “rebellious” nature comes after an episode of 19 Kids And Counting where she said she wants to leave home for a city. “City please! City please!” she said.

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But her mother, Michelle Duggar, nixed the idea. “New York City is way above what we would ever consider a city where we should move!” she said. “Jinger didn’t mean she wanted to move to New York City. She meant that she wants to live closer to a city.”

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Jinger is also a fan favorite because she prefers to hang with her brothers for hunting trips instead of doing girly things with her sisters. Whois your favorite Duggar? Let us know in the comments and tweet to us at @OKMagazine!

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