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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 5:38 pm
They seem to have invested in rental properties, Tnt.
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Jgalt
Member
02-17-2009
| Monday, April 13, 2009 - 8:04 pm
I agree with everyone here. I think the popularity of this family is due to loose moral fatigue. I don't know what has become of our society. It seems anything goes, and if it feels good, do it! We've become a totally hedonistic society, and have lost touch with what is really important. The people having multiple children out of wedlock with multiple daddies ( and seem to be proud), the raunchy music and videos, the TV programs with extreme profanity, ( also the internet). I'm not a prude, and not religious, but we have crossed the line and I don't see it getting any better in the future. I know every generation thinks the present generation is going to h_ _ _ in a hand basket, but what is going on now is just about as low as you can go. I'm glad there are programs like the Duggers and Little People and some others, showing loving families who care for each other, care for and respect others, and take responsiblity for their actions. Maybe there is hope after all.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 7:57 am
A big AMEN to Jgalt's post!
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 7:31 pm
Great post, Jgalt!
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Kittyab
Member
07-16-2005
| Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 8:32 pm
They kinda reminds me of the Waltons a wholesome family. We need more of that!
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Friday, April 17, 2009 - 7:05 pm
Tnt - I agree that they have invested in commercial rental properties, Michelle has talked about those early years, and how she helped - also they talked about how dad ran for the Senate - I really didnt think I'd like the show,but it does suck me in - and with all the Oprah shows about the 14 yr olds and s*e*x... it was a great discussion point for dd and me... what "code" word to the girls say when they are out in public and come across a female that is... "inappropiately dressed? again.. interesting!! bring back Waltons Mt, and Little House on the Prairie, and Angel (forgot that one already! Talk...no hmmmm!!)
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Sandra
Member
07-06-2004
| Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 3:33 am
Jimsetta Bobeena I bet this is the one they pick 
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 11:17 am
Reader, speaking of Little House, Ma Ingalls is pitching some product on the tube. Unlike me who has stayed so young looking over the years, she is looking like a good looking old woman. Where does the time go?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 11:19 am
Yikes, I just checked and Karen Glassle is 67.
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 11:29 am
Mim Mob (heh)
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 6:16 pm
Tonight was a touching episode of Grandpa Dugger's passing.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 7:08 pm
Yes it was, OG. And they did a great job of showing how they handled answering the little one's questions about death.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 7:10 pm
the little one's questions were just so sweet.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 12:37 pm
Good shows last night! This family is so different from what I assumed them to be early on. They went to a bumper car go kart type place. It looked quite fun! Actually, they didn't all go. Josh and his wife were on a double date with cousin Amy and her boyfriend. (Amy said that she wouldn't kiss him on their date out of respect to her uncle and "the family". I thought that was very respectful of her!) Then they went to the cars and met 3 or 4 of Josh's teenage sisters there. I just had to laugh when Josh very seriously said in a confessional that he had to shake Amy's boyfriend's hand firmly. Like he was Amy's older relative ...well...like a dad would do. But Josh didn't say that last sentence. I found it amusing and endearing. Josh is only 21! I also wondered, when Josh was kind of grilling the boyfriend, when Josh asked how long they had been dating, if they had been dating longer than Josh and Anna had been together. J and A barely knew each other when they got engaged, they never really dated, and they got married after a very short engagement. I'm not being judgemental, I just was wondering about that when Josh asked the boyfriend that question. The Duggars just have a different view than most of American society on some things. I find it interesting and think there is room for many different views in our society. I really like the Duggars a lot. I enjoy their show a lot too. I think it was interesting that one of the crew or producers said that the Duggars are very tv savvy. Going for something like 8 days w/o power with all those kids in the winter! wow! They handled it so well! I love how they just deal with things and don't seem to stress over anything. Oh...and ... at the same time as the power outage (due to and ice storm) their tiny baby was in the hospital for 5 days. Michelle said she hadn't really slept in many days! And she looked great and said it so calmly! I am inspired by this family!
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 5:09 pm
I am inspired by them also - I have saved a LOT of money this year from listening to their advice! I'm about to change my name to Jalison. (heh!)
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 6:00 pm
I really like the show, but am getting a little sick from watching the newlyweds with their kissing all the time. It must have sucked to be wearing those long skirts trying to fit into the race cars!
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 6:38 pm
Very sweet family. Genuine kindness ooozes from them. I always feel better after watching an episode. I admire them and hope for continued health and happiness.
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 6:57 pm
The more I watch this family, the more I want to watch this family! Wow! I take back everything negative I have thought and expressed. I still feel that the Dugger family has become - how do I say this - more "with it" since they've gotten exposure from their TV show. They still have that "different than most" appeal that has made them interesting to watch. Now they seem a little more current with times. That was really my only problem with them. How can you not be humbled by them. I will watch them as long as they are willing to share their lives with us. I see many double cousins in the future for the Dugger & Bates families.
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Delurker
Member
08-19-2005
| Monday, June 15, 2009 - 9:54 am
Duggars' First Grandchild to Be a Girl NBC's 'Today' show began trumpeting early Monday morning that it had big news from the Duggar family, the Arkansas clan that includes 18 children. Were Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar about to announce that baby 19 was on the way? Not quite. It turns out that the Duggars' first grandchild, the baby of their oldest child, Josh, and his wife, Anna, is going to be a girl. Josh and Anna, who wed in September 2008, announced they were expecting in April. Their baby is due in October. Anna Keller Duggar, who is about five months pregnant, said she has been "feeling great." "We've been able to feel the baby move and kick, so that's been a lot of fun," Anna told 'Today' host Meredith Vieira. The younger Duggars agreed to have Vieira tell them their baby's gender on air. She got the news from the couple's doctor, and then had a baker make a pink layer cake for the occasion. The Duggars learned the baby was a girl by slicing into the cake to see the layers. The rest of the Duggar clan joined in from home via video link and cheered the news that the baby is a girl. "We've been dreaming about having grandbabies," Michelle Duggar said. "We are thrilled for Josh and Anna. They're going to make great parents." Josh Duggar and all his siblings have names that start with the letter J. Josh and Anna are considering using the letter M for their children's names.
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Monday, June 15, 2009 - 10:03 am
I was wondering what the announcement would be.. very happy for them and I think "M" is a good letter to use!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 6:33 pm
The Duggers have joined with another large family to enlarge the house of their friends who are expecting their 17th child. It is a real sweet episode. It was a surprise. That family are living in an incredibly small house.
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Friday, July 31, 2009 - 4:38 pm
Joshua and Anna Duggar say they're ready to premiere the name of the newest Duggar, expected to arrive Oct. 20, 2009: Mackynzie Renée. "We are really excited about all of it," Josh tells PEOPLE about prepping for the birth of the newest Duggar. "We're going to have a little person that is ours to raise up. That is a real blessing." Josh is the eldest of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's 18 children, whose names all begin with the letter J. The family lives in Tontitown, Ark., and is featured on TLC's 18 Kids and Counting. So, with the announcement of the new baby's name, does this mean all of Josh and Anna's kids' names will start with M? "We won't decide that now," Josh says. "We'll take one at a time." Meanwhile, Anna is getting the baby's brown and lime green room prepared – "maybe we'll add a little pink," she says, now they've found out the baby's gender – and reading parenting books. "My favorite part of pregnancy is feeling the baby move and kick," she says. "And, it is so neat watching Josh enjoy the pregnancy and bond with Mackynzie. It has brought our relationship closer together." The family is set to be featured on Fox News Channel's Huckabee show, talking with the former governor about Mackynzie and how the Duggar's reality show and family experience is different than the Jon & Kate Plus 8 situation. "I am really enjoying the reality show," says Anna, who is the newest member of the cast. "It has been neat because they are doing such a great job of documenting our lives right now. We focus on pleasing the Lord, and trying to be who we really are. That's what's important."
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Friday, July 31, 2009 - 4:39 pm
Why the weird spelling???
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, July 31, 2009 - 4:40 pm
Meredith Vierra is going to be so disappointed! LOL
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Friday, July 31, 2009 - 9:34 pm
Brown and lime green!?!?! Yech! Don't they know that babies poop brown and weird shades of green & yellow?
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