Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar Family 19 Kids Too Many?
Is #19 the Final Child for Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar?
How many kids are too many? My husband thinks that as long as they can financially support them all it is none of his business. It appears as though they can support their large family. Having a hit reality show on TLC doesn't hurt their income either. Isn't there more to having a family besides a paycheck? And what if their TV show gets canceled? Or the Duggars get a divorce like TLC's Jon and Kate from Jon and Kate plus eight? Will they then be able to support that many children? For the Duggar children's sake I hope that it doesn't come to that.
But really, how many kids are too many? I guess that is a personal choice for every family to make. I have to wonder if they are going for some kind of world record for most live human births or something. It seems odd to me that Michelle Duggar will be a grandmother before she gives birth to her next child. It would seem to me that when you are about to become grandma it would be time to stop having your own kids and start enjoying your grandkids. There are always exceptions to families that are understandable like not finding a mate until older age or inability to conceive on their own, etc. But I just can't fathom having 19 children and not going insane.
My main problem and concern is that the Duggar family children may be forced to take care of their younger siblings. I see those children helping to bring up children. There is nothing wrong or abnormal with having kids helping out around the house, doing chores and looking after a brother or sister for a short while. But there are certain "chores" that really should be the parent's job. Instead the Duggar kids are doing some things I think the mother or father should not be asking a child to do. It just doesn't seem right to me. Then again I don't have a large family and don't fully understand the dynamics of them.
After making all of my judgments on their family and venting about too many kids, I went to their website www.duggarfamily.com and read their FAQ's and found out why they just keep having kids. Shortly after they had their first child they found out they were pregnant again even thought they were on birth control. Michelle had a miscarriage and their doctor told them it could have been because of the birth control medicine in her system. Anyone who has had a miscarriage can understand why they never wanted to use any kind of birth control again. So they just let God decide how many children to have. Now I understand, and if that means they will have 25 kids that is their choice.
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Post a CommentWhy in the world would a woman want to spend most of her life being pregnant? There must be something missing in her life to want her to fill a void that can only be obtained by becoming pregnant. Why would one want to have so many children without fulfilling their own goals and personal desires? I do not get it! They both are following in the same steps as Kate Gosselin, and expecting other people to pay for their stupidity. Enough is enough, the world is so much harder today, and why would you want to bring more, more, and more children into it? Get into the 200's, use birth control, and stop this ridiculous quest to get into the Guiness Book of World Records. Get a life, do something for yourselves, and perhaps adopt a few children who are homeless or from a different country instead of breeding them like most animals do!!
I HAVE ANOTHER THING TO SAY...Y IS IT THAT ALL THE PRODUCERS CAN DO IS PUT CRAP ON TV AND NOT GOOD SHOWS..LET'S GET BACK TO THE GOOD HOLESOME,FAMILY SHOWS..AND THEY WONDER Y KIDS ARE LIKE THEY ARE TODAY ..IT'S CUS OF WHAT THEY WATCH ON TV AND THEY DONT HAVE THE LORD IN THERE LIVES...AND Y DO THEY PUT A GOOD SHOW ON TV THEY HAVE TO DIG INTO THERE PERSONAL LIVES AND BRING UP ALL THERE PERSONAL STUFF ...THAT IS NO ONES BUSNESS BUT THERES HOW WOULD U LIKE IT IF THEY WENT INTO UR PERSONAL LIFE AND BROUGHT UP DIRT ON U AND U DIDNT LIKE IT THAT U PUT IT ON TV AND OUT THERE FOR THE WORLD TO SEE..COME ON GET REAL..LETS GET BACK TO THE GOOD OLE FAMILY SHOWS AND STAY OUT OF THERE BUSNESS..
I THINK THAT GOD SAID: BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY AND THEY ARE DOING JUST THAT..I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE AS MANY KIDS AS THE GOOD LORD WILL GIVE THEM..JUST CUS U GOT THAT MANY KIDS DONT MEAN U CANT TAKE CARE OF THEM ALL..AND THEY ARE DOING A VERY GOOD JOB AT HANDLEING THEM ALL AND KEEPING THEM IN LINE AND THEY LOOK TO BE VERY RESPECTFUL KIDS..CUS WE ALL KNOW MOST KIDS THESE DAYS ARE VERY RUDE AND DISRESPECTFUL OF THERE ELDERS ( OR PARENTS ) SO I AM ALL FOR THE DUGGARS AND I AM HAPPY TO HAVE THEM ON TV TO WATCH IT IS A WHOLE SOME AND AWESOME TV SHOW..I WOULD RATHER WATCH SHOWS LIKE THEM THEN ALL THAT OTHER CRAP THEY PUT ON TV..SO ALL I GOT TO SAY IS WAY TO GO DUGGARS AND HAVE AS MANY KIDS AS THE GOOD LORD LETS U HAVE..CUS YA'LL ARE RAISING THEM IN A VERY CHRUCH,RESPECTIFUL,LOVING,KIND KIDS...GOOD LUCK IN THE FUTURE WITH THEM ALL AND I HOPE THEY ALL DO WELL IN THERE LIFES..IT WILL BE AWESOME 20 YRS FROM NOW TO GO BACK AND SEE WHAT AND WHERE THEY ALL WENT AND ARE DOING..ONE OF UR BIGGEST FA
To be honest those kids will not be normal adults because they won't have much to show for their childhood like one person mentioned they dont do anything from dating to prom. Most kids have active social lives and I bet the older children will rebel when they get older because the oldest son Josh went from being a kid to a married man and not having a chance to make the transition from being a child to an adult.
I personally love the Duggars. They may not know who Dolly Pardon is or Babe Ruth but their children are polite, happy, and smart. I have seen the episodes where they are being home schooled and the little ones can already read. The older ones were doing math and learning computer skills. They are not out having sex and doing drugs like other kids. They work hard and play hard. Isn't that what we wish most teens would do nowadays instead of be lazy and play video games all day, have sex to early and do drugs. We should all take a lesson from how they live and learn from it. I'm not saying I everyone should have that many kids but the way they live is not hurting anybody else and they don't take anything from anyone but give back constantly by helping others in some form or fashion.
So sad. I truly feel sorry for the older kids. No social life. No going out to movies, no dating, no prom. What about the younger boys? no baseball little league, or hockey or football. And the girls. They should have choices. And unfortuantley thanks to you two, they won't. Shame on you both.
Why do you all feel sorry for people who do not feel sorry for themselves? There's three adults living in that house who are more than free to get a job and leave (and ANY employer I'm sure would be glad to have such hard workers on their team) at any time. People who are miserable at home (with the exception of some extreme situations (which I whole-heartedly believe isn't the case)) are anxious to leave as soon as possible.
I have read the article and comments and some have troubled me. To those that say they have too many kids I say which ones should they not have had? Which of those precious lives should not have been? To those that have said that it is not the "problem" of the kids to help raise other kids I say that is a very sad way to describe the raising of children and also why should older children not be expected to help with younger kids? That is how a family should operate; working together, developing responsibility, loving each other. To those that have said the kids aren't allowed to be typical teenagers I say isn't that good. The fact that their kids aren't drugged up on prescription (and non-prescription) medications, getting pregnant out of wedlock, getting arrested, seem intelligent enough to read and are polite, morale individuals I think is a good thing. If they aren't "typical" teenagers is a plus as far as "typical teenagers" go. To those that think they are "sick" I say it
The worst thing that can happen? Well Josh and Anna could possibly follow in their footsteps and have 19 children of their own.
It seems to me that she is horny 24-7 and loves getting her groove on. She needs professional help!
Since I have no kids, 19 is just something I can't get my mind around!