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Sandra
Member
07-05-2004
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 6:13 am
Another BABY!! 19 and counting!ENOUGH!!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 6:34 am
Michelle is pregnant again??!!! wow!
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 6:37 am
I just heard that Sandra. Unbelievable. I am still stunned that not one of their children rebel about all of this. I was just reading an article that went into the numbers of if their children and grandchildren have also have that many children. I guess it ends up being that in just 4 generations, 1 in every 100 people in the US would be a Duggar.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 6:38 am
I think I would eat worms before I could ever find anything bad to say about this family.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 6:39 am
Who said anything bad?
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Erniesgirl
Member
06-26-2006
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 7:32 am
I love this family. I'm thrilled for them. http://omg.yahoo.com/news/the-duggars-expecting-19th-child/27166
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 7:35 am
I didn't say anyone said anything bad, I just said I wouldn't. I'd have to say that some of their choices wouldn't be mine, but we can say that about everyone we know. I just really admire them a whole lot. One thing I really like is their motto, Buy used and save the difference.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 11:05 am
There still is an out of proportion impact on resources that are not renewable, IMO. Statistically, yes, what Naja says.. when will it be enough?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 11:50 am
Michelle also told the mag that her 19th pregnancy came as a surprise. What? She gets pregnant rather easily (one would assume), so unless she is practicing abstaination (is that a word??) then how she possibly even be close to being surprised???
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 11:52 am
Oh, saw the cover of an Us/People type magazine. The cover was a big photo of Jon with the headline "He's a Scumbag." How lovely for the children.
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Shel
Member
07-27-2005
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 12:08 pm
The Duggars are letting People Mag do a poll to come up with another 'J' name for them. They have 5 boy and 5 girl names to choose from... http://tinyurl.com/m7cdw5
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 12:30 pm
When Michelle was pregnant with or around delivery time of kid #18, she said that may be her last. I'm pretty sure that she meant that a woman can't produce babies forever, eventually menopause happens and one can no longer get pregnant. I do not at all think she meant they would be using birth control. I remember being surprised she would think that since she is only in her early or mid 40s. (I see today in the article, that she is only 42.) I think she must be misinformed or something about when menopause occurs. But maybe she has signs of early menopause (lol, don't know how she would know though being pregnant or nursing pretty much all the time)or something medical that made her think #18 might be her last. I won't be surprised if she has a few more. I just wonder what they would do if a Dr. found it to be unhealthy for her to continue getting pregnant. I really like and admire this family a whole lot. They are very different than what my initial first impression of them was. Naja, wow, that is quite a statistic. Shocking really. I think I would really be against them having so many kids if they weren't so likeable, so kind, so caring, such great parents, and on and on... I saw that special where they built their own house. They had many kids before they built that house. I really admire them for all building that house as a family. The Bates' house that they helped remodel was only 1000 sf before the addition, they had 17 kids before that addition. I can't even imagine the challenges of all those people living in that small space. They, like the Duggars, seem to be a very wonderful family.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 12:37 pm
Cool poll, I wonder if they'll go with the winning name! I think Jacob fits in nicely with their other names. I'm actually surprised that none of the boys are named Jacob already. I wonder if the Duggars picked those 10 names or if People did. I wish I could remember the J girl name that they picked for baby #18 that they didn't use. (The family voted between 2 J girl names before Jordyn-Grace was born, if I recall correctly.) I don't think that name is on the People.com list.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 12:40 pm
Happymom, yeah, I too thought Michelle was alluding to the fact that her child-bearing years were drawing to a close.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 1:38 pm
There are some nice name choices on those lists Current names: Joshua James, 21 Jana Marie, 19 John-David, 19 Jill Michelle, 18 Jessa Lauren, 16 Jinger Nicole, 15 Joseph Garrett, 14 Josiah Matthew, 13 Joy-Anna, 11 Jedidiah Robert, 10 Jeremiah Robert, 10 Jason Michael, 9 James Andrew, 8 Justin Samuel, 6 Jackson Levi, 5 Johanna Faith, 3 Jennifer Danielle, 2 Jordyn-Grace Makiya, 8 months A boy: Jacob Jeffrey Jared Jeremy Jay-Z A girl: Julia Jacqueline Jewel Janet Jocelyn I would have bet money they already had a Jacob.. great name, fits in with the others.. Jeremy is good too. Julia's nice and different Janet seems too close to Jana. boy: Jacob 56% Jeffrey 9% Jared 19% Jeremy 11% Jay-Z 5% A girl: Julia 41% Jacqueline 16% Jewel 10% Janet 2% Jocelyn 31% Currently ^
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 1:59 pm
I suggest "Jumpin' Jehosaphat!" because that's what my Mom said when she heard the news. Or my idea: "Just-One Moore"
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 2:30 pm
When I was growing up there were quite a few (Catholic) families that had ten children up. HOWEVER, they clothed, fed, educated, and provided medical and dental services for their kids. So do the Duggars! My stock broker and his wife have ten kids, but they provide for them as above AND send them to private school above the 6th grade. My issue is with people who have multiple kids on welfare and expect ME to support those kids. Even though I have no kids or grandkids, I have NO problem with taxes that go for education because I truly believe that is the only way up and out of poverty. However, I see people coming into a community relief agency with the gall to ask with help in paying their cable and cell phone bills! I am happy to tell you that this particular agency sends them on their way, but there are probably others that DON'T. On the last hurricane (Gustave) evac to Nashville, people - with 48+ hours notice! - didn't even bring a change of underwear, thinking that they would get "shopping cards" here. Katrina taught us a huge lesson in the difference between need and greed, so shopping cards are only issued back at the point of emergency origin. How sad is it that a totally giving service like the Red Cross has had to become so suspicious of its clients!
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 4:25 pm
That is sad. Sad also that so many people are so greedy and feel so entitled and just take take take these days...sigh... Yes, the Duggars are very self sufficient and providing well for their family w/o any kind of assistance. I worry a bit about their effect on the earth, but I don't judge them or fault them for it and I understand their reasons for not wanting to use birth control. Jim Bob has said he thinks they don't use natural resources as much as others or something like that...I'm being very vague and don't remember at all exactly what he said. I wish the Duggars would do a show on what they do to mitigate the effects of such a large family on the earth. I would be very interested in watching that.
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Texasdeb
Member
05-23-2003
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 6:04 pm
with all of those kids around already, how do they even find/have time to have sexual relations. They really must like doin it.
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 7:05 pm
I wonder if she can even feel it anymore... 
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Jgalt
Member
02-17-2009
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 7:44 pm
I personally think it's crazy to have so many children, but as many have mentioned, this family isn't on the government dollar, they make their own soap and other things, and have a seemingly comfortable life style. There are many, married and unmarried, in our society today, who are having 3, 6, 7 , 9 children or more with 2 to 5 different "daddies", and no one says anything about this. Most are on welfare, and we are supporting these children, and filling our jails with adults who may be the result of having numerous children raised with no father or mother or both. I would argue that having numerous children out of wedlock, who are raised in a loveless atmosphere, knowing only deprivation, and violence is more of a strain on our society and it's resources then a loving family who are supportive, helpful, well behaved, and moral. In this hedonistic society we are living in now, this may not be a popular opinion. I think this country desperatly needs to take a long look at itself, we are in danger of going the way of Rome if we don't find our moral compass.
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Bluejaxrock
Member
04-23-2004
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 7:47 pm
Babyruth, good thing I'd already swallowed my water, or I'd have ruined my keyboard reading your post. I wonder if she can even feel it anymore... Sex or childbirth? 
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 9:29 pm
Both. LOL I cracked up too! 
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Wednesday, September 02, 2009 - 12:00 am
Jgalt, good post.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, September 02, 2009 - 1:15 am
It is all well and good that they aren't on welfare with this generation, so far, but unleashing that many people and then watching the generations.. it IS a huge impact way out of proportion to what two people would be expected to produce. Are they really living off the grid? Of course there are many far more frustrating situations out there, but that doesn't cause me to celebrate this one. Sorry, I usually don't comment, really just came to post the article which popped up on my screen today but it was already here.
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