19 kids and counting

I thought there was a thread about this but since searching has become nearly impossible, here's a new thread.

Did anyone watch the most recent episode? Baby Josie was born at 25 weeks weighing in at 1 lb 6 oz. Michelle had a c-section after having gallstones and really high blood pressure.

Maybe it's about time for her to stop having kids???

G-d bless them; they are all well behaved and seem like a great family but enough is enough. We get the point...Michelle is obviously very fertile. I think the point was proven many kids ago.
Birth control was invented for a reason.

Their oldest child just had his first kid so now Michelle and Jim Bob are grandparents as well as new parents-- again.
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On a separate note...

All of their kids are the most well behaved, mature, kind-hearted, loving children I've ever seen. Once in a while the little ones are wild but what else do you expect. The older ones take care of the little ones like their own children.

They are home schooled, very religious and rarely leave their town; but to have that many children so well behaved is somewhat amazing to me.

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I saw that episode. Yeah, they were picking out ugly dresses.

Anyway, I do think this kid should be their last. I think this wasn't her first c-section, so that would be enough to turn me off from having more kids.

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Stockard- No, I didn't see them on that show...I don't really watch "Say Yes to the Dress" although I can completely see them covering up anything that could be taken to look a little "showy."

I mean, after all, the girls warn the boys by saying "Nike" as a code word for them to look downward when an immodestly dressed girl passes by.
That is, when they leave their own little Dugger town.

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Updated On: 1/31/10 at 09:30 PM

They live by the passage, "Be fruitful and multiply." They believe they are supposed to have as many children as God will bless them with. This will probably not be her last.

They don't watch tv. They are home schooled. They took the kids to Dollywood and the mom and kids didn't know who Dolly Parton was beyond her name. Michelle said, "I don't know. Was she on Hee Haw?" Then they acted like it was such an honor to meet Dolly. I feel sorry for them to an extent. The kids know nothing outside of the bible and their family. Now the oldest son is going to raise the exact same kind of family. I can tell one of the girls is going to rebel, though. I think it's Jinger. You can just kind of see it in her eyes.

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Sure, the parents are a little bit strange and we may not agree with their beliefs, but I have to say, I think their kids are adorable.

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Yes, Jinger is totes the kid most likely to abandon the family and run away to the big city with Crazy Cousin Amy.

I think moving from a lot of kids to incest is a stretch. They know lots of families like theirs.

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At least two of the buys out of the bunch have to be gay..that will be interesting

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Boobs, they WANT that many children. It's the belief system they and many of their friends have. They attended a seminar years ago called Financial Freedom or something and it changed their lives. They are completely debt free. It took them three years to built their home because they built it as they could pay for it. I don't think they really talk about what Jim Bob does. Must be cocaine.

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JG2...LOL just imagining Jim Bob as a coke dealer. Now we know why he goes to El Salvador so much.

MM, I am sure TLC pays them a lot...that is why they keep having them. What would the show be like if they stopped?

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I guess this will have to be updated:

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I think this wasn't her first c-section, so that would be enough to turn me off from having more kids.

I don't understand this point.


I think that a lot of their beliefs are incredibly sexist and "backwards," but I don't actually think any of the children will be "shunned" if they don't choose to follow the Quiverfull movement. In fact, I'm almost positive I read somewhere that the oldest son and his wife aren't sure they want that many children.



Does anyone else think Jim Bob looks like a life size Lego man?

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Updated On: 2/1/10 at 10:32 AM

What I meant about the c-sections is, unless you choose to have one, they are usually done with risky pregnancies. Since I believe this might be the 3rd one Michelle Duggar has had in a row, it might be time to think about the health risks of having more children. I know if I kept having risky pregnancies, I wouldn't want to attempt more.

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