19 kids & counting....

[chickaddict]

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It was my favorite line in the movie Jurassic Park - I have found over the years it applies to soooooo many things.

 

[OccamsTazer]

I often look at the world and think of the Malcolm effect

Maybe we should just put the Jurassic Park fractal on that bumper sticker instead.

Anyone else think it is freaking hilarious that Jurassic Park came up in a discussion about the Duggars? Love the parallels *there*

 

[redhen]

I wonder why some people have a problem with the Duggers? Who says they are raising their girls to be brood mares?... (thats a pretty tacky statement, actually...)
Just because the mother and father dont believe in BC... WHY is that our business?? Does anyone have say in what YOU do in the bedroom?? Think about it for a minute... think about how you judge....
Actually, i'm surprised.. because some of the Duggar nay sayers are on another thread here saying, how we shouldnt judge others religion and beliefs. How EVERYONE should be free to believe in what they want as long as they dont press their religious beliefs on us... .... hummmm... interesting how they actually DO judge others ... ...
What ARE they hurting, really???
Yes, i forgot.(how silly of me!).. families that have morals and good family/social values are a baaad thing today...

Hey..i got it.... lets all support the crack heads with 10 kids in fostercare that keep popping them out, it keeps ME in a job!!

 

[OccamsTazer]

I'm all for being tolerant, but if one is too open minded, one's brain will fall out.

Never said they shouldn't be allowed to have that many children. Everyone is entitled to religious freedom of course.
And the rest of us are entitled to find it ookie if we wish.

Not a big deal.

 

[kelseygirl707]

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I agree!

 

[sune42]

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They say on their website that they used BC when they first got married. Mom got pregnant anyway and had a miscarriage. They feel that baby was lost due to them going against God's word about using BC. So they didn't want to ever do it again.

 

[Iowa Roo Mom]

I have a problem with their explination... "We will allow God to determine how many children we have"

Isn't that like saying, "I'll let God determine how many drinks I have before I pass out"


I'm a Christian woman, and seek the Lord for guidance, but I also believe that He gave us free will, so that we could make our own decisions.
That being said, if these people have chosen to have an entire brood of kids, well then, so be it. That doesn't mean that I have to agree with it. Some of their practices are just less than desireable to me...

Such as assigning an older sibling to a younger sibling (Among Others) Raising a child (including instilling values, morals, teaching right from wrong, bathing, feeding, and generally caring for, etc, etc, etc.) is a mother's (and/or father's) responsibility, IMHO, not another child's. When you no longer have the time to devote to your children, in that you have to assign an older sibling to care for them, that should be a good sign to stop having more children. Childrearing should be about quality, not quantity.

 

[RabbitMage]

I take exception to the whole Quiverful movement and I agree with someone else's statement. The kids get scheduled 'parent time' each week, but other than that one of the older kids is assigned to look after a younger sibling. Nearly everything these kids experience is filtered through their parents first, and yes, I find that a little creepy.

 

[redhen]

The children still LIVE with their parents... dont twist the scheduled parent time comment...
that just means that the parents make time to give each child EXTRA special time....
its not like the parents only see their children once a week or something....

interesting how words get twisted...
And nothing wrong with an older sibling looking after a younger sibling..
Back in the day, when it was the norm to have several children, it was okay... Whats changed??
Gee... my mother is second youngest to several older siblings... its what they did... my uncles kept my mother safe (sort of.....lol) while my meme was busy on the farm... (well, besides the typical older brother torture things that they did...lol.)
i guess my Meme was wrong to teach her children to care for one another??
Guess what? It made them a CLOSE loving family...and thats been passed down to me. Guess what?? THey are ALL still close today.... and when my uncles were passing away, ALL their siblings were there for them.... ALL of them...to the end.
Yeah..i know.... its a horrible thing.... just horrible.

 

[KinderKorner]

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Oh dear redhen how I love you.

Did I mention I am a creepy stalker who reads all your posts and enjoys every one.

Note. I'm not really a kid. But if you give up on trying to get your own. I would be more than happy to move in, and be the perfect child. I'll clean up after myself, and take care of animals, and we can have the funniest of times.

Oh I even have a pet pig to bring along.