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The Duggars open to having a 20th child...
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Re: The Duggars open to having a 20th child...
Ridiculous!!!
| Olowalu, Maui ~ August 6, 2008 |
| Family of 4 ~ April 2, 2011 |
| Family of 5 - October 24, 2012 |
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Tara & Ian . 4/24/2008 . The Kahala Planning . Married
ugh. I'm glad that they are all well cared for and seem like nice kids but they are limited in many ways - some due to the sheer NUMBER of them (the fact they have to eat so much processed food, etc) and some just because of their beliefs - the lack of emphasis on critical thinking and education. Although I recently read that they do save for college should any of their kids wish to go, a view which seems to have a changed a little from old quotes that indicated their children (at least the girls) were not given the option of college. I know that technically they can do whatever they want at age 18 and having parents pay isn't a right, but if you grow up hearing you can't go what are the odds that they would.
anyways, the life isn't for me, but if it works for them I don't really want to judge.
How this woman isn't tripping over her uterus is beyond me. Seriously. She must pee herself everytime she sneezes or laughs.
As for the 20th child...apparently they're not afraid of having 19th children left without a mother nor are they concerned with how having special needs children might affect their ability to parent the rest of their children. I don't get it...can't they be happy with the 19 blessings they already have? Or, if they must have more children, consider adoption or fostering the hundreds of unwanted kids that are availble in their own backyard?
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It isn't a matter of being happy/unhappy with 19 children - "Quiverfull" believers think that God will give you as many children as he sees fit, and that the more children you have the more blessed you are. (I've never actually seen the Duggars's show, but I have a warped fascination with fundamental Christians, especially the Quiverfullers - so I lurk on these forums.) If something were to happen to the mother, then "God will provide".
Personally, I think it's unfair to the children. Not that they are unloved or neglected (at least among financially stable families like the Duggars - the poverty level families that belong to the QF movement are another story altogether), but the older children - primarily the girls - are expected to care for their younger siblings so that the mother can focus on the ever-present newborn. I think that robs those girls of their childhoods and teenage years.
Oh Lori, this made me laugh!
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Tara & Ian . 4/24/2008 . The Kahala Planning . Married
this. i'm glad they seem happy, fairly well-adjusted (afaik, i don't watch the show), and well-cared for, but this, exactly!
i completely agree with this. I haven't seen the show either so maybe I am wrong, but it does seem really unfair to me. I remember my highschool bf had a 2 year old little brother & he was always expected to babysit him afterschool & on weekends. I agree kids should help around the house, but it wasn't his decision to have baby and while every family is different, if he had to babysit his one brother, I am sure the old Duggar kids have to help with the younger bunch pretty frequently.