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Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 6:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
The Duggars re a wonderful family. It's a sweet show and it's easy to see the love they have for each other and the world, in general. No grasping for fame and fortune no pretense for the camera and no diva behavior from them.

Kittyab
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07-15-2005

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 11:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kittyab a private message Print Post    
I was laughing last night when I was watching them at that weight loss thing and Jim is eating a snickers in the background LOL!

Angelicfairies2
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07-19-2004

Monday, October 26, 2009 - 5:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Angelicfairies2 a private message Print Post    
So I've just started watching this show (They have some good looking kids) first of all 18 kids? WOW and she gave birth to all of them..God bless her lol.

Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Monday, October 26, 2009 - 8:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sherbabe a private message Print Post    
2 sets of twins, angelicfairies. and, they are totally debt free. all kids are home schooled, they all play piano and violin. The mother speaks in kind tones and never yells. She is now pregnant with #19 and that child already has a niece. Their oldest just had a baby girl earlier this month.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 4:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
the fact that michelle always keeps such an even temperment and tone constantly amazes me. i wish i was able to do that!

Kittyab
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07-15-2005

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 11:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kittyab a private message Print Post    
Texannie, I only have one child and I can not do that.

Angelicfairies2
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07-19-2004

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 6:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Angelicfairies2 a private message Print Post    
Hell I have two and I can't be like Michelle is lol.

How adorable are those kids though. Sooooo precious.

Kittyab
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07-15-2005

Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 11:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kittyab a private message Print Post    
Michelle is the kind of mom you aspire to be.

Panda
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07-15-2005

Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 11:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Panda a private message Print Post    
same here, Angelic!
nevermind the fact that I've only had 2 pregnancies and both have kicked my butt so to speak!

Kellsma
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08-27-2002

Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 3:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kellsma a private message Print Post    
I would loved to have seen the older girls answer some of those questions, especially as the mother of a 17 year old teenage girl who is a complete polar opposite of these girls. They all seem so grounded. I wonder if every child will stay true to the family's beliefs. We have seen some of Jim Bob's family such as Amy and his sister not living the conservative lifestyle Jim Bob and his family are. Is there gonna be a rebel or two??? So far does not look like it which says a lot for the Jim Bob and Michelle.

Texasdeb
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05-23-2003

Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 6:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texasdeb a private message Print Post    
IMO if there are any rebels to come out of this huge offspring, it will be several yrs from now. Jim Bob & Michelle are both in their 40s and the older kids are going to go into their own adult lives just as the oldest has. Honestly, those older girls really do alot in raising the young ones. What's going to happen when those girls are leading their own lives & Mom & Dad have all of these younger folks to bring up.

I only had 3 and my youngest was 10 & 7 yrs younger than his sisters. I wasn't as strict on him as the girls (should have been even more on my toes with him).

I'm just saying, maybe Michelle depends too much on the "built in" help.

Misspoufy
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09-30-2004

Friday, October 30, 2009 - 6:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Misspoufy a private message Print Post    
Michelle raised all the older kids without any help. I think sometimes we don't give them enough credit for how they live their lives. We want to look at the negative instead of the positives. Their lives don't follow our ideas of "normal" so we start looking for things that appear negative.
I give the Duggars a lot of credit...to live completely debt-free, to have all those normal, healthy, active, intelligent, well-behaved children, to have all those children under one roof and have a clean, organized, clutter-free home....if most of us could do so well with our one or two kids.

Spoton
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09-16-2005

Friday, October 30, 2009 - 1:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spoton a private message Print Post    
I loved the interview. It was interesting to hear that Michelle said it was much harder in the beginning with "just" 4 or 5 kids. But I still can't fathom how they remain so calm and sweet-mannered, even with the older ones helping day to day.

It was also neat when she described teaching the young ones to learn to be still and calm. A real testament to a non-yelling, anger-free parenting style!

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 12:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
What if we found out later she's been on Xanax or something similar all these years..LOL (just kidding) I agree she's amazing.

I do wonder if it's healthy to be calm all the time, though.

Lori32
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07-04-2008

Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 1:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lori32 a private message Print Post    
Honey,I am on xanax and my 2 girls make me wanna pull my hair out some days...LOL!! If she is medicated,it must be thru a port! LOLOLOL

Willsfan
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09-04-2000

Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 1:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Willsfan a private message Print Post    
She must be on a natural high.
The older kids watch out for the smaller ones so Michelle doesn't have quite so much to deal with and since the children always have someone to play with maybe they actually do get along better.
I would imagine when the camera crew is there everyone tries to be on their best behavior. But...we know with that many kids someone is going to be in a bad mood and acting out. (probably out of camera range) lol

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 8:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
on the 'ask the' show it showed kids fighting/wrestling/hitting each other. they both just calmly handled it.

Panda
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07-15-2005

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 9:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Panda a private message Print Post    
I only just saw the second half of the wedding renewal ep last night and I wish I caught it from the beginning.
I was then trying to see if I could remember all 18 kids' names...lol another episode came on after so I got the answers from thw show intro.

I then started thinking of new "J" names for the next baby...lol sure helped me to sllep!

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Sunday, November 08, 2009 - 9:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
I think she has a naturally soft voice, and I do think she can control her emotions very well. There have to be times when she does let loose, but it's not when the cameras are rolling. I bet she's not a loud yeller..so her letting loose would be more of a loud frustration..(IMO)

Scout
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01-20-2005

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 10:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scout a private message Print Post    
I love when they do the two-kid interviews. They're so cute. The little boys remind me so much of video I've seen of the Osmond's when they were little. Especially Jackson.

Sugar
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08-15-2000

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 1:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sugar a private message Print Post    
You're right Scout, they do look like little Osmonds.

Nan
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09-25-2000

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 2:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nan a private message Print Post    
I think this family is wonderful. I think they are so at peace with and grounded in their faith, and that must help immensely...they truly "practiice what they preach".

Sabbatia
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08-15-2005

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 11:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sabbatia a private message Print Post    
Spoton, my parents were like that. If you raised your voice when we were young, you better be bleeding! My parents did spank us, but they didn't ever yell. I've discovered from my friends over the yrs that the parents that yell at their kids end up with kids that yell...and usually back at their parents.

Naja
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06-28-2003

Monday, December 07, 2009 - 5:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
Michelle got really sick over the weekend and had to be taken to the hospital.

"This weekend, Michelle Duggar was admitted to an Arkansas hospital due to gallbladder issues," says a network rep. "The pain from a gallstone was generating some contractions. Just to be safe, she was airlifted a Little Rock, Ark., hospital, so that in the unlikely event that she had to be delivered early, she would be close to a NICU center. Though there were some fears that the baby was in trouble initially, it soon was discovered to be solely the gallstone causing the discomfort. Michelle is resting comfortably, and the baby is doing fine."


http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34319051/...

Alisons
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01-10-2003

Tuesday, December 08, 2009 - 6:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alisons a private message Print Post    
Poor Michelle! I hope she is OK!