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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 8:19 am
it was! you can tell they have been together a long time.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 8:32 am
I think the Hayes accept the size of their family and the hardwork it takes to keep the family running. I don't see them playing the poor us card. And thet seem to use humor to cope with the hectic household. I also don't see one of them taking the leadership role and in turn being the boss of the family and their spouse. I think those traits might help in taking the fame and new found income in stride. Plus we or at least I got to meet them when the kids were a bit older compared to J&K. I like this family and can't believe how mellow I feel watching the show. I like the Duggers too and think broadly speaking I see some of the same traits in both these families.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 11:52 am
The oatmeal is a great example of the parenting style difference between Kate and The Hayes mom. The Hayes mom made the oatmeal, the kids didn't like it. She let them pick another breakfast to eat. Kate's take is that if I make you something and you don't like it or eat it, you don't eat. Period. Just saw her talking about this again on a rerun. So she would not have made an alternate breakfast. I can see each situation an hour later. Kate's kids would be hungry and cranky and she'd start making her comments about it. The Hayes kids would have been fed and happy. LOL. BTW, my kid won't eat that oatmeal either. I love it, but kids don't seem to like it. Been there, done that.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 1:43 pm
ya'll definitely wouldn't like me in real life! LOL my kids have to eat what's served to them, i was pretty strict on the schedule when my kids were little, and i don't feel guilty if i spend time away from my kids!!
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Seabreeze
Member
09-05-2004
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 1:54 pm
The comment I made was not a personal comment about me. It is what I have read others write about Kate at other sites. ANd I can understand it. She comes across with a sense of entitlement. It is always,""But, they love me or us and they want to give us abc..." She is not uncomfortable with taking on creature comforts whereas Betty is editted to be uncomfortable with taking on free services for self or taking time away from family. It is an observation only.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 2:19 pm
If I could parent over again, I'd be more like Kate....more strict. My kids early 20's are great and self efficient but they tend to feel a sense of entitlement and I think it's because I babied them and gave into most of their whims. I don't think they'd be as self centered if I said no to them more often. From what little I've seen of Elisabeth I think she's got a good mix of knowing when to say no and when to give in. The biggest shock I saw from Kate was when she gave in and bought one of the girls a stuffed animal when they were shopping for the kids at St. Judes Hospital.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 2:44 pm
Do they call Betty, "Elizabeth" at some point? (Or are people changing her name?) I've only seen episodes where she is referred to as Betty. The "Elizabeth" thing is confusing.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 2:55 pm
The Hayes’ may ring a bell - the couple, Eric and Elizabeth (Betty for short), have 10 children from three multiple births. Twin boys Kevin and Kyle are 12, twins Kieran and Meghan are 10, and sextuplets Rachel, E.J., Ryan, Tara, Connor and Rebecca are 4. The Hayes’ are the first family in the United States with two sets of twins and one set of sextuplets. http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/channelsurfing/tag/betty-hayes/ Mystery solved.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 3:10 pm
Hmmm, I still don't see "Elizabeth" on that link or any links from that link. No biggie, but my brain doesn't think "Betty" when someone posts "Elizabeth." (And when they post "Elisabeth," I think of Hasselbeck!!)
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 3:20 pm

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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 3:21 pm
From the article, and from the first sentence in Scooter's post: quote:The Hayes’ may ring a bell - the couple, Eric and Elizabeth (Betty for short), have 10 children from three multiple births.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 3:22 pm
like i said, that reference to Elizabeth is NOT in that link!!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 3:26 pm
This is what I get from that link...
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 3:28 pm
closeup:

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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 3:36 pm
Please read the article. It is in there.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 3:37 pm
Scroll down...the paragraph I posted is copied and pasted from the article...honest Scroll down 2 more pictures and then there is another picture of the family and the blurb I posted is below it. I swear I have no reason to make it up 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 3:41 pm
here Julie.... Sept. 14 means there's a birthday in the Hayes household, six times over. Three years ago, Eric and Elizabeth Hayes gave birth to sextuplets. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/AmericanFamily/Story?id=3598492&page=1 hmmm....interesting, at the bottom of this article is an address to make donations to them.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 3:41 pm
Okay, I am a dope!! I saw the other stories before and didn't check all the way. Go ahead, slap me silly!! Sorry!!! 
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Friday, April 10, 2009 - 6:08 am
Wow the Hayes's sextuplets seem older to me.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, April 10, 2009 - 6:17 am
they will be 5 in Sept.
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Kellsma
Member
08-28-2002
| Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 9:36 am
Still love this family and even though they did a Ragu commercial in the middle of their show, it was obviously a commercial and not just product placement. I prefer that much more.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 10:41 am
I didn't mind the commercial either because I can see a large family like this really eating Ragu and they probably get a lot of free jars of it now. (But I can just see Kate if she was offered a Ragu gig "No, way, we don't eat that *$&%" LOL)
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 12:17 pm
Betty was looking really tired and worn out last night. My heart broke at the dentist with the little one with CP. I do not think I would have just laughed and said 'well, no munchkins for you tomorrow' if one of my kids had intentionally climbed up and gotten them after i said no and put them away. What's to prevent the child from doing it the next night?
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Kellsma
Member
08-28-2002
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 2:00 pm
My thoughts on the Munchkin thing was that it was not that big of a deal to them and with so many kids, I think they choose which battles to fight. What I see from this family is a lot of love and I noticed how many times "I Love You" was said last night between the kids and parents and I thought it was very sweet. I just think they choose which items to get really mad at and which ones to just let it go. It is really nice to see the older kids helping out as well. No negativity here 
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Lori32
Member
07-04-2008
| Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 3:05 pm
Thanks Kellsma!! I am glad someone else agrees with "picking battles".. No Awards yet,but I think I have great kids!! (Course I am a little biased<wink> )
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