Jill Duggar

A few days ago, Jill Duggar stunned fans by posing in some revealing bathing suits.

Over this past weekend, meanwhile, the mother of two attended a gathering with her relatives, who went ahead and revealed something of their own:

Earlier this week, we reported on a very unexpected development in the relationship between Jill Duggar and her father, Jim Bob.

It seems that Jill skipped Jim Bob's birthday party so that she could hang out at a bar with her cousin Amy.

Looking back, perhaps we should have known this day would come.

In retrospect, it seems obvious that Jill Duggar would eventually be the first of her many siblings to really rebel against Jim Bob Duggar.

Jill Duggar is in an interesting position these days.

She's officially a former reality star, having quit Counting On after her husband, Derick Dillard, got fired back in 2017.

In recent months, Counting On fans have demonstrated an odd fixation with the lives of Jill Duggar and her husband, Derick Dillard.

Odd, even by the standards of Duggar fandom.

If you're a fan of the Duggar family, we probably don't need to tell you that they live in a very patriarchal society.

Women in the family never have any real rights of their own -- instead, when they pass into adulthood, control of their life is transferred from their father to their husband.

There's a lot going on in Jill Duggar's life these days.

And it looks like she might have just taken on even more responsibility.

For months now, the feud between Derick Dillard and Jim Bob Duggar has been creating profound tension within the Duggar family.

And of course, no one has been affected more deeply than Derick's wife and Jim Bob's daughter, Jill Duggar.

The last thing Jim Bob Duggar wants is any of his children thinking for themselves or making their own decisions.

And if they insist on doing so, he would probably prefer that that they 1. quickly become miserable and return to his way of doing things, and 2. keep the whole experiment a secret.

It's sad, but undeniably true:

The more we hear about the rules and regulations that governed life in the Duggar household, the less we're surprised by the abuse that was allowed to take place under Michelle and Jim Bob's watch.

Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard have gone through quite a lot over the past few months.

They've feuded with the former's parents. They've been parent-shamed up the wazoo. And they've soldiered on amid a national pandemic.

These days, just about everyone who appears on a popular reality show supplements their income by posting sponsored content on their Instagram page.

These posts might not be the favorites of their fans, but you can hardly blame the stars for attempting to take full advantage of their fame while they have it.

For months now, reports of the feud between Derick Dillard and Jim Bob Duggar have dominated the more Duggar-obsessed corners of the internet.

As you're probably aware, Derick is planning to write a tell-all memoir about his time with the Duggars, and he has repeatedly hinted that Jim Bob will not be portrayed in a flattering light.

Jill Duggar has finally left no doubt.

She has at last ended all debate.

Derick Dillard is resigned to the reality that nothing short of a miracle can restore his relationship with Jim Bob Duggar.

Now, he is explaining the real reason that Jim Bob won't let him or Jill anywhere near their house.

Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard seem pretty torn about their future at the moment.

On one hand, the couple may want to return to Counting On, despite the well-documented issues they've had for months with Jill's famous famiily members.

If you're a fan of the Duggar clan, then likely you're already aware of the never-ending feud between Derick Dillard and Jim Bob Duggar.

Jill's husband has been on bad terms with her father for at least the past eight months, and possibly for much longer than that.

Perhaps as a result of the speed with which certain parts of the country are re-opening, a lot of people seem to have wound up with the impression that the coronavirus has been canceled.

Or at least that pandemic winding its way toward its end, and there's no need to take any further precautions.

The ongoing feud between Derick Dillard and Jim Bob Duggar is unlike anything we've seen from the Counting On clan previously, and not only because JB usually discourages all displays of strong emotion.

We're sure he justifies it with some sermon about how tears are for women and hell-demons only.

If you're a Duggar fan, then by now, you're almost certainly aware of the civil war threatening to tear the family in two.

The feud between Derick Dillard and Jim Bob Duggar has been raging for months, and it shows no signs of being settled anytime soon.