Seventeen Children

katiesue · 08-03-2007, 12:36 PM

It's not for me, but then neither are a lot of other lifestyle choices. As far as I can tell from the tv shows Jim Bob supports the family so as long as that keeps up whatever floats your boat. Yes it's a bit odd and I'm sure some of them will rebel big time as they get older but they're not burdening anyone else.

Stan4dSteph · 08-03-2007, 01:12 PM

SFGate article from 2005 when there were only 16

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Note to Michelle Duggar: If God wanted you to have a massive pile of children, she'd have given your uterus a hydraulic pump and a revolving door. Stop it now.

Cadaverous Pallor · 08-03-2007, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Babette

Oh, yes, I helped take care of my little brother, but I was not assigned to him full time. I had time to socialize with people outside my family. I was able to experience other teenage girl things, and help my parents/brother. I had choices (most of the time).

True that, for me as well.

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Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

SFGate article from 2005 when there were only 16

Wow, what a hate filled article, from someone who probably is pro-choice and yet feels they have a right to dictate what that woman does with her body.

To be honest, I think all this knee-jerk judgementalism stinks, from the smallest slights to that abhorrent article. So, she wants to be pregnant over and over, so, they're religious, so, they home school, so, what? It's their lives, and as long as the kids are polite, clean, well fed, and don't start a cult, why should anyone judge them, lest ye be judged, eh?

katiesue · 08-03-2007, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

To be honest, I think all this knee-jerk judgementalism stinks, from the smallest slights to that abhorrent article. So, she wants to be pregnant over and over, so, they're religious, so, they home school, so, what? It's their lives, and as long as the kids are polite, clean, well fed, and don't start a cult, why should anyone judge them, lest ye be judged, eh?

Exactly. Like I said it's not for me. But as far as I can tell they're taking care of themselves. And one of their TV shows showed them going to some sort of homeschooling convention so there was social ineraction with kids their own ages (of course with the same beliefs) so they're not living in some sort of concentration camp.

I can't imagine what having 17 children does to ones body. I know it's why women used to die young they'd just finally give out.

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katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	It's not for me, but then neither are a lot of other lifestyle choices. As far as I can tell from the tv shows Jim Bob supports the family so as long as that keeps up whatever floats your boat. Yes it's a bit odd and I'm sure some of them will rebel big time as they get older but they're not burdening anyone else. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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