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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 5:31 pm
OK, I think this is different than the thread about the multiple children, because I think they are talking about sextuplets and so forth. I was ASTONISHED that Mrs. Duggar stood calmly by when Mr. Duggar went skydiving. I cannot imagine having all those kids and allowing my spouse to do something life threatening! Of course if I had all those children, I would probably be jumping out of the plane WITHOUT the parachute! 
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Rslover
Member
11-19-2002
| Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 8:04 pm
Actually it is safer than getting into a car. Out of 300 million jumps, there are only about 30 deaths per year.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 9:22 pm
But if it happened to be you, it would suck! And I think it would also invalidate any accidental death insurance you might have and perhaps some life policies too... I thought the Duggars were up to 22 kids or something?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 7:38 am
No, SM, 17 with # 18 in the oven.
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 1:17 pm
I wonder if the Bate's oldest son, will be courting the Duggars's oldest daughter. They were there for 2 weeks, for darn sake. They have 16 w/ #17 in the oven. Their daughters wear awful dresses, however, they let their daughters cut their hair.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 1:23 pm
LOL, OG.. well, give them time...
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 1:39 pm
<<They have 16 w/ #17 in the oven. Their daughters wear awful dresses, however, they let their daughters cut their hair>> Yeah, but was it the oldest daughter they showed a number of times, who wore her hair like she was a Hee-Haw honey? Yikes!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 3:59 pm
From their website, Sherbabe: Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar announce #18 is on the way!!! We are so grateful to God to announce that Michelle is expecting our 18th child, due in January of 2009! Psalm 127 says, “Lo children are a heritage of the Lord, the fruit of the womb is His reward.” We believe that each child is a special gift from God and we are thankful to Him for each one.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 5:22 pm
OG the 16/w #17 on the way is the Bates, the family that stayed with the Duggar's for 2 weeks.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 5:55 pm
Gotcha, Serate. What the heck are they doing? Racing each other? I haven't seen the 'Bates' epi yet.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 7:22 pm
I know they love children, but I'm suspecting that even God would look upon them with thanks if they thought of all the kids needing to be adopted...
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 11:24 am
OG: Nowhere does that say "so keep popping them out!" does anyone else find this utterly disgusting?!? Seriously, how much fun can creating children be now for Mr. Duggar, after Mrs. Duggar popping out 18 kids? something about a hot dog and a dark hallway come to mind. ((Shudder)) I wonder which J name they will name this baby. I vote JuJu!
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 11:41 am
Juju Duggar. Sounds great! Last week somebody was trying to name all the kids from memory. [Oh and by last week I mean ALL of the shows up to last nights. I watched them all last week. *L*] There were a few names that were NOT the Duggar kids' names and Michelle said oh those are kind of cute, I'll have to keep them in mind. Couldn't believe that the girls permmed their hair. What a frivolous way to spend money!!!!!
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 1:03 pm
I wouldn't mind the perms if they came with a pair of scissors. Get a style besides long.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 4:14 pm
Juju is perfect..
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 5:46 pm
Oh I don't mind the perms. Just seems an expense that is not needed, no matter how much they saved by doing it at home. [Uh perms cost $200 now in Arkansas?] And I mean REALLY it promotes pride, and pride cometh before a fall, dontcha know? [SARCASM!]
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 7:21 am
LOL Escapee!!!!-I wonder how JB and Michelle find the chance to have "private time". Did they say if Baby #18 is a boy or a girl yet? Also I wonder if any of the kids have the same birthday-it could happen!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 9:49 am
Serate, sorry, but 'pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit goeth before a fall'. Proverbs 16:18 KJV I do believe there are some twins, ergo 'same birthday'.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 6:14 pm
Ophiliasgrandma, sorry, but I wasn't quoting the Bible. "Pride goeth before a fall" is a paraphrase of the Bible verse that is used, especially outside of the Christian faith. This phrase is more commonly understood, and served the point I was trying to make. [Actually the most common is Pride goes/comes before a fall. I threw the "goeth" in there because of all their preachy preachy talk.] The Proverb itself is a bit of a redundancy. Pride is a synonym of haughty. Destruction and fall share some of the same descriptions, especially how they are used in the Hebrew Proverb.
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Zgoodgirl
Member
08-22-2003
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 6:30 pm
Escapee, though I think the word disgusting is kinda harsh, I really don't think it's right though. 18 is too freaking much IMO. There is no way all of those kids are getting the attention and love that they deserve. I see a tell all book in twenty years from one of the kids.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 6:45 am
I'm going to enjoy the show for what it 'seems' to be. If I'm being fooled then shame on me. And, Serate, you are 100 percent right in your thinking that the paraphase has become part of our everyday way of quoting the verse.
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Friday, October 24, 2008 - 3:18 am
Oh I think it's kind of vaguely nice to see a large family of clean living people. Kind of balances out my family! What strikes me is how these families (Duggars, Bates) are so similar to those polygamous sect families, minus the extra wives (OK, that is a big minus, I admit!) Why is it that big families lead people to adopt prairie-style garb? And long hair for the women and short hair for the men? But they seem like really nice people and totally harmless (provided they don't accidentally create dangerous chemicals while trying to make their own soap.) I really admire how they are totally debt free.
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Suzannedeaz
Member
10-25-2008
| Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 7:28 am
Do you know the names of all of the Duggars? Try this quiz to see how many of them you know. http://health.discovery.com/convergence/duggars/duggargame.html
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 9:24 pm
I'm watching the episode were Joshua and Ana became engaged. AWKWARD!!! I found it strange, very strange. They seem to have no idea what to do or say to one another. Not kissing til the wedding day? Nor do they seem to know one another. I'm having trouble even trying to articulate how strange I find this all to be. I'm not talking about sex vs abstinence, it just seems that they don't know one another and their families have such restricted religious views that they have a very small group of people from which to choose a mate. How long before all the kids in this small community have webbed feet, 9 extra fingers and a host of blood diseases due to inbreeding? I know a lot of people didn't date much or found the one when they were young and have had long happy relationships, however, this strikes me as just short of an arrangement. I also suspect that Ana will have a few surprises for Joshua, she may be or want to be a more her own person than be defined as just his wife. Just odd to me, very odd. Wasn't Michelle lucky that Jim Bob was willing to overlook her having previous boyfriends!? BTW, although I think having this many kids and being so restricted is crazy, I have often admired Michele. She seems to be smart, funny and kind. I felt sorry for the little guy, Jackson, I think who got lost in the airport. Did anyone else notice that it was a sibling (buddy) who was comforting him, not either of the parents?
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, October 27, 2008 - 9:35 am
Her body language was ODD. She kept shaking her head no, but smiling. She looked very VERY uncomfortable.
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