The Duggar family expecting their 19th child

[Joseph & Ana 0]

Because the most judgemental people on earth are THOSE people.

Pot. Kettle. Black.

Your face.

[Minya's wife 24]

This was about 5-6 (years/babies ago) wasn't it. Maybe true, but they also had less kids before, and lived in a normal 4 bedroom house. It is w/ their TV show proceeds that they were able to pay for the mega-house they live in now, and can continue to have a child a year.

Because the most judgemental people on earth are THOSE people.

Pot. Kettle. Black.

Your face.

#######, how old are you?

[rebeccajo 14]

Because the most judgemental people on earth are THOSE people.

Pot. Kettle. Black.

Your face.

So what if it was?

Reported.

[LoriLawless 0]

Because the most judgemental people on earth are THOSE people.

Pot. Kettle. Black.

Your face.

So what if it was?

Reported.

Ah man!! You're no fun

[Ms. Squirrel 11]

[Nik+Heather 121]

I'd like to pass along a funny comment I read the last time they had a kid (paraphrased from memory):

"Uterus != Clown Car"

The image it brings to my mind is just great.

[rebeccajo 14]

Because the most judgemental people on earth are THOSE people.

Pot. Kettle. Black.

Your face.

So what if it was?

Reported.

Ah man!! You're no fun

Stupidity is funny. Racist BS is not.

[LoriLawless 0]

Because the most judgemental people on earth are THOSE people.

Pot. Kettle. Black.

Your face.

So what if it was?

Reported.

Ah man!! You're no fun

Stupidity is funny. Racist BS is not.

I didn't take that as racist, I must have missed something.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Because the most judgemental people on earth are THOSE people.

Pot. Kettle. Black.

Your face.

#######, how old are you?

[rebeccajo 14]

Because the most judgemental people on earth are THOSE people.

Pot. Kettle. Black.

Your face.

So what if it was?

Reported.

Ah man!! You're no fun

Stupidity is funny. Racist BS is not.

I didn't take that as racist, I must have missed something.

The implication that a 'black face' is an insult?

[LoriLawless 0]

Because the most judgemental people on earth are THOSE people.

Pot. Kettle. Black.

Your face.

So what if it was?

Reported.

Ah man!! You're no fun

Stupidity is funny. Racist BS is not.

I didn't take that as racist, I must have missed something.

The implication that a 'black face' is an insult?

I didn't read it that way. I thought he/she just said "your face" to your pot.kettle.black comment. Maybe I read it wrong but I didn't put "black" with "your face" at all.

[Jenn! 918]

I see nothing wrong with what they are doing. I wouldn't want that many kids, but then, why should we judge her or, conversely, those who do not want any kids at all? They are not on welfare, their kids are doing great, mother and babies are healthy.

Well I hope they are not using the it's Gods will excuse.

Some people get pregnant because they enjoy it. I saw something about it but barely read it. Ironically at the time I thought of this mother.

They are. Interestingly enough though, she stops breastfeeding after 3 months in order to regain her fertility. Not sure how that fits in with God's will.

I really don't know much about this family, but if they're raising socially responsible children, I really don't have any complaints. It's definitely not for me - for starters, I can't see how you could give that number of children adequate attention. Although they probably receive better parenting than a lot of children in smaller families.

[Rhiannercakes 14]

19 kids?

That's insane.

[Nik+Heather 121]

I see nothing wrong with what they are doing. I wouldn't want that many kids, but then, why should we judge her or, conversely, those who do not want any kids at all? They are not on welfare, their kids are doing great, mother and babies are healthy.

Well I hope they are not using the it's Gods will excuse.

Some people get pregnant because they enjoy it. I saw something about it but barely read it. Ironically at the time I thought of this mother.

They are. Interestingly enough though, she stops breastfeeding after 3 months in order to regain her fertility. Not sure how that fits in with God's will.

I really don't know much about this family, but if they're raising socially responsible children, I really don't have any complaints. It's definitely not for me - for starters, I can't see how you could give that number of children adequate attention. Although they probably receive better parenting than a lot of children in smaller families.

I don't see how they could get good attention from their parents. If mom sleeps for 8 hours and then spends every waking hour (16) with the kids, that's less than 1 hour of time with mom. The chances of her a. Spending every waking hour with them (she showers, I presume??), b. spreading her time equally are pretty slim.

Sure, the older kids might help with the younger, but what if those guys want to...ya know...be kids instead of surrogate mommies and daddies because their parents are too busy??

How could you possibly keep up with the individual needs and personalities of 19 kids to the degree most of us would expect/hope from our own parents?

[Heracles 417]

They are. Interestingly enough though, she stops breastfeeding after 3 months in order to regain her fertility. Not sure how that fits in with God's will.

I really don't know much about this family, but if they're raising socially responsible children, I really don't have any complaints. It's definitely not for me - for starters, I can't see how you could give that number of children adequate attention. Although they probably receive better parenting than a lot of children in smaller families.

She's Mormon right? They seem to have their own rules regarding Christianity. I remember asking my local priest about them and he said they are not actually recognized as Christians by other Christian denominations, that is, Catholics, Orthodox, Baptists, pres etc.

Or they could be some other rogue denomination. Aka take the bible and twist it to suit what I want it to mean denomination.

Edited September 1, 2009 by Booyah!