Derick Dillard

So, Derick Dillard ...

Super gross guy, right?

Recent weeks have seen a very unexpected development within the Duggar family:

For reasons that no one fully understands, Derick Dillard and Jill Duggar are suddenly very keen to tell the whole world about their sex life.

So Derick Dillard is pretty gross, right?

Come on, that's just a fact.

As we discussed earlier this week, it often seems as though there's a rivalry between the women in the Duggar family.

There's nothing wrong with a little healthy competition among siblings, of course, but the Duggar ladies aren't trying to outdo each other in terms of career goals, physical fitness, or contributions to the communities in which they live.

Jill Duggar has two kids.

That's about the average size of an American family these days -- but Jill's is no average American family.

Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard are facing backlash over their kinky sex life from hardcore conservatives who are scandalized by it.

Now, they're both being put on blast by a very different crowd after fans questioned whether Jill is neglecting her children's educations.

It doesn't take much to stir up controversy in the Duggar family.

The Counting On Clan is so ultra-conservative that the sight of female Duggar wearing pants instead of a floor-length skirt is enough to spark a heated debate.

Last week marked 5 years since Jill Duggar married Derick Dillard in front a few thousand of her family's closest friends (and a couple million TV viewers.)

For the most part, Jill and Derick have done exactly what's expected of them.

We don't always see eye-to-eye with Derick Dillard.

Correction: We almost never see eye-to-eye with Derick Dillard.

We probably don't need to tell you that the Duggars have some ... interesting ideas regarding sex and romance.

Prior to marriage, virtually all forms of physical contact are forbidden, which has resulted in the advent of such infamous Duggar customs as "side hugs."

Sometimes, even terrible people make good points.

Take, for example, Derick Dillard's latest efforts to defend himself and his troubled marriage.