Crazy Rules The Duggars Have To Follow

#1 Pennies for Chores

Obviously, Jim Bob and Michelle can't shell out tons of money on each of their kids -- they have a lot! As an alternative, the Duggar parents give their kids three cents for chores and schoolwork completed, which really isn't much. ... Or is it?

As Michelle tells Parenting magazine, the money can add up in the course of a month and even total as much as $25 -- which isn't super bad!

#2 Only Side Hugs Allowed

This is just a mighty strange rule to have to follow in this family. Apparently, when you have a significant other in the Duggar family, you are not allowed to give a “full frontal” hug. Why is this? Why because breasts should not be pressed up against a man’s chest. After all, that might cause them to be aroused, and this could lead to naughty, sexual activities that are apparently forbidden by God until marriage.

Side hugs are the preferred method of PDA in order to prevent any further temptation or "hanky panky," as has been well documented on 19 Kids and Counting. The Duggars love their side hugs so hard ... though not too hard, lest they lead to full-frontal hugging. And any touching beyond that? Save it for your wedding night.

#3 Dates Without Chaperones

The Duggar parents often accompany their kids on dates in order to maintain "accountability" and "keep things from going in the wrong direction," per Jim Bob.When the parents aren't available, their older siblings will often tag along, making every date a group date and a family affair.

#4 Non-Group Texts

Even in the kids' late teens and early 20s, mom and dad are creeping on their text messages.

#5 No Alcohol

This is probably an obvious one if you know anything about the Duggars. The family does not smoke or drink. They do, however, enjoy the occasional sugary dessert or getting high on life and love.

Not even at dinner do they both break bread, and pass the wine. And that doesn’t just extend to their children while they are underage. If you’re living under their roof, you are not drinking a dram of alcohol. And they certainly frown on it, even once the children move out. But of course, in the case of Josh Duggar, he’s guilty of far more than just drinking and drugs. But that’s another story, for sure. The moral of the story is that apparently, it is immoral to drink a single drop of booze. It lets the Devil in you…or out of you?

#6 Romance Novels

Safe to say the Duggars are in the minority, having not read Fifty Shades of Grey (the movie adaptation of which they won't be seeing either, we're guessing).

#7 Music and/or Dancing

The family matriarch feels that dancing encourages "sensual" feelings, while Jessa Duggar has said that she feels modern music promotes "sex, drugs, all that type of stuff." Instead, the family chooses to play gospel music together.

Michelle tells E! News, dancing can evoke "sensual" feelings that are no Bueno for this conservative group.

#8 No Beach

Surely Jim Bob and Michelle would have given them their heavenly version of Hell if they had been topless and bikini-clad. To the rule, the Duggars are not allowed to go to the beach. They have their own conservative swimwear for around the family pool, but the Duggars boys apparently cannot be trusted at the beach.

During an interview with E! News, the Duggars revealed beaches are banned. "It's just too hard for the guys to try and keep their eyes averted," mama Michelle reveals.

#9 No Hand-Holding

Oh, what a faux pas! How dare a dating couple hold hands!

According to Today, the Duggar parentals have made hand-holding a no-no in an effort to keep every physical aspect of the relationship for marriage.

In the Duggar household, this is strictly forbidden. Hand-holding can only occur once a Duggar couple is engaged.

#10 No Private Social Media Accounts

Sorry, kiddos, but it doesn't look like Jim Bob and Michelle will allow any of their children who are still under their authority to have social media accounts until they get engaged. That means no personal Facebook, no Instagram, no Twitter, no nada. Heck, even Jana Duggar is banned from having a social media profile -- and she's 27!

Private social media accounts are only things that Duggar siblings can have one they leave the homestead. Their texts are monitored, their calls are monitored, their whereabouts are monitored, their internet history is monitored…they do nothing without mom and dad’s knowledge. And there is only one official Duggar social media profile for the whole family, that Jim Bob and Michelle take care of.

#11 No Birth Control

This one might not surprise you at all. What’s the reasoning? Well, Jim Bob and Michelle started out their married lives with the use of birth control. Not too long into this process, Michelle managed to become pregnant all the same. However (like many people when they first become pregnant), Michelle miscarried. Sad though this is, they began to spread the lie that birth control will still get you pregnant, but then will make your body miscarry. Birth control is a preventative measure.

#12 Have Sex Whenever Your Man Wants

Sorry, but there doesn't appear to be any rest for the weary, as Michelle Duggar advocates pleasing your man even if you're tired. "'Be available,'" the Duggar matriarch tells Today. "'Anyone can fix him lunch, but only one person can meet that physical need of love that he has, and you always need to be available when he calls.'" There is, however, a silver lining, as women can get a break during their periods and after childbirth.

Thank God for that.

#13 1-on-1 Premarital Phone Calls

Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald brazenly broke this rule, they admit now, secretly calling one another on the phone before they were even ENGAGED. Can you even handle the scandal!?

#14 No Divorce

Apparently, the Duggars are against divorce, which shouldn't be a huge shock to anyone -- especially given Josh's crazy cheating scandal. "Divorce is not even something that will be discussed," a source close to the Duggar clan reportedly told People.

So does that mean no divorce if your spouse is abusive?

#15 No Pants

By now, people have caught on that Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar frown upon their daughters wearing pants. In fact, we hear Joy-Anna's new hubby doesn't want her wearing pants, which makes you question what the big deal is.

"I feel like the Lord is impressing upon me that I should be modest in what I wear [and] defining who I am as a woman by choosing to wear dresses and skirts,” Michelle Duggar has said, adding that she believes "from the neck down to the knee should be covered."

#16 No Co-Ed Babysitting

In addition to no co-ed hide-and-seek, it seems the Duggar kids are banned from babysitting siblings of the opposite sex. Apparently, Michelle Duggar prohibits her sons from babysitting their sisters, which just sounds so ... so ... odd.

#17 Halloween

Even if you took out the boozy parties, sexy nurses and cats looking to get freaky and frisky with anything that moves, Halloween would still be a no-go for the Duggars. Because, according to the parents, magic and witches are "part of a demonic realm God wants us to stay away from," and this holiday qualifies. To each their own.

#18 No TV

Seriously, there are no TVs in Jim Bob and Michelle's house -- which makes you wonder how they keep up with Counting On. As you might've assumed, the Duggar parents want to block their children from worldly influences, which is likely easier done without having a telly in the home. Given how addictive the wiles of television can be, maybe this isn't a bad thing?

#19 Quote-Unquote Worldly Content

Jim Bob wrote Jim Bob wrote in a recent (summer 2015) note to fathers everywhere to "start protecting your family" by "removing books, magazines, television, or internet that have worldly or sensual content." Seriously. Replace them, he urged, "with good things like wholesome music, biographies of great Christians, good old-fashioned family fun and games." Words fail us at this point, and we doubt we're alone there

#20 Community Gets Invited to the Wedding

Though the jury is still out on whether or not this is 100 percent true, rumor has it the community gets an invite to the Duggar weddings -- which is a lot of people when you think about it. An estimated 600 plus people watched Jill and Derek say "I do," with 1,000 folks ready for cake and ice cream at Jessa and Ben's special day.