Derick Dillard says Jim Bob Duggar “ambushed” him and Jill.
Why? Apparently as a PR stunt to show that the family has good relations.
We recently reported how Jill and Jim Bob were spotted hanging out during the family’s Christmas celebration.
According to Derrick, his widely reviled father-in-law cornered him and his wife at a big family gathering… and it “happened” to end up on the Internet.
Didn’t Jill Duggar have that ‘cozy’ photo with Jim Bob Duggar? like
James Duggar’s earlier Instagram post showed dozens of Duggars in Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s spacious living room at the infamous Duggar compound.
One photo of Jill, Derrick and Jim Bob was particularly notable.
All three were sitting together and were seen saying something. After years of separation, it seemed like a sign that the Dillards were growing closer to Jill’s horrible father — for better or worse.
Several articles – including ours – discussed the photo and fan reaction.
This certainly included fan speculation that Jill and Jim Bob were mending their differences despite her painful childhood and his financial missteps, which she described in interviews and her memoirs. cost counting,
Some fans reportedly felt encouraged to see the father and daughter getting along. Others feared that Jill might fall under the man’s influence again. And Derrick? Derrick says Jim Bob “ambushed” him for a misleading photo-op.
Derick Dillard says Jim Bob Duggar ‘ambushed’ him and Jill
after People Derick Dillard wrote a lengthy comment while sharing a blurb about the photos on Instagram.
“I don’t think that ambushing, unknowingly taking a photo with someone with whom you have disagreements and who you don’t respect counts as ‘mingling,'” he began.
“The truth is that Jim Bob contacted me while we were there on Christmas Day,” Derrick explained. “And that’s when the photo was taken.”
“I’ve talked to Jim Bob in less than 10 minutes since I was last in that house a year ago,” Derrick Dillard explained.
He added: “(And coincidentally, without telling me, the same person had also taken my photo).” That person is James Duggar, who is also a Jim Bob supporter for some reason.
“There were over 100 people there, the house is 8,000 square feet, and Santa Claus was there,” Derrick described. “So this isn’t your typical intimate family gathering.”
‘We are trying to be civilized’
He explained: “We’re trying to be civilized for the sake of our family, but that doesn’t mean everything is worthless.” that makes sense.
“And,” Derrick stressed, “that doesn’t mean I’m not going to comment when people try to distort reality for their own purposes.”
For the record, this is one of the many reasons why so many people do not approach toxic parents, instead keeping them at a safe distance. Jim Bob isn’t the only inescapable dirtbag who has used civility as a weapon to make things look better. He becomes more famous than other people.