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pickupyourwill
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  • Tenzing N.
    Tenzing N. Posts: 466
    I believe they use a system where the older children basically raise the younger children.

    And no, I don't agree with their decision to raise so many children.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    all ive seen on this family leads me to believe those children are well cared for. i think its great. better a family of 19 well brought up loved children than an only child in an abused or neglected situation.
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  • Smellyman
    Smellyman Asia Posts: 4,528
    they are f*#cked up

    that's all I have to say about that.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    Smellyman wrote:
    they are f*#cked up

    that's all I have to say about that.

    explain this to me. why do you think theyre fucked up.
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  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    Smellyman wrote:
    they are f*#cked up

    that's all I have to say about that.

    I agree...

    I could really care less, since it's their family and they support themselves, but my opinion is the same as yours lol...
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    blackredyellow wrote:
    Smellyman wrote:
    they are f*#cked up

    that's all I have to say about that.

    I agree...

    I could really care less, since it's their family and they support themselves, but my opinion is the same as yours lol...

    but why are they fucked up??? tell me why you think that.
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  • keeponrockin
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    I think it's DIFFERENT, but I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing...
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  • haffajappa
    haffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    Ugh fuck the Duggars.

    If they wanted to make a living off their stupid billion person family they should at least do something noble and adopt 18 children. Now that's a show I'd like to see promoted.

    The last thing we need is more humans...
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  • arthurdent
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiverfull
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  • haffajappa
    haffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    arthurdent wrote:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiverfull
    uggghhhh
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  • soaks the pages
    soaks the pages Posts: 91
    if they were truly people of god who believed that children were a blessing, they would feed some of the mouths that have already been born into this world with those millions they've made with their celebrity. but cutting that religious bullshit away and calling a spade a spade, i think the duggars had as many children as they have had for the same exact reason any couple has any amount of children: the desire for genetic immortality. the only reason they didn't stop at a logical point in the reproductive cycle is probably because they feel as though they have an example to set, and that example has to do with the mindset that they are too godly a couple to use contraceptives.
    that's faarkokte.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    soaks the pages wrote:
    if they were truly people of god who believed that children were a blessing, they would feed some of the mouths that have already been born into this world with those millions they've made with their celebrity. but cutting that religious bullshit away and calling a spade a spade, i think the duggars had as many children as they have had for the same exact reason any couple has any amount of children: the desire for genetic immortality. the only reason they didn't stop at a logical point in the reproductive cycle is probably because they feel as though they have an example to set, and that example has to do with the mindset that they are too godly a couple to use contraceptives.

    wow really.. genetic immortality??? :lol: the moment you have 1 child youre immortal genetically so long as that child survives to reproduce. i have a grandchild already so my name is fame. 8-)
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  • soaks the pages
    soaks the pages Posts: 91
    catefrances wrote:
    wow really.. genetic immortality??? :lol: the moment you have 1 child youre immortal genetically so long as that child survives to reproduce. i have a grandchild already so my name is fame. 8-)

    in a biological sense, yes that's what it is. i don't want to argue with individuals about their reasons for having kids on a conscious level. yeah, most couples i know have kids to share their love with one another. and heck, some people have kids just to please their own overbearing parents, or to hold a significant other as emotional hostage. but when it comes down to it really, the only (subconscious) reason why people have any urge to have children at all is to pass on their own genes. biology 101.
    that's faarkokte.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    soaks the pages wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    wow really.. genetic immortality??? :lol: the moment you have 1 child youre immortal genetically so long as that child survives to reproduce. i have a grandchild already so my name is fame. 8-)

    in a biological sense, yes that's what it is. i don't want to argue with individuals about their reasons for having kids on a conscious level. yeah, most couples i know have kids to share their love with one another. and heck, some people have kids just to please their own overbearing parents, or to hold a significant other as emotional hostage. but when it comes down to it really, the only (subconscious) reason why people have any urge to have children at all is to pass on their own genes. biology 101.

    whatever. i have kids cause i was drunk at the time. true story. 8-)
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  • pickupyourwill
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    pickupyourwill wrote:
    soaks the pages wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    wow really.. genetic immortality??? :lol: the moment you have 1 child youre immortal genetically so long as that child survives to reproduce. i have a grandchild already so my name is fame. 8-)

    in a biological sense, yes that's what it is. i don't want to argue with individuals about their reasons for having kids on a conscious level. yeah, most couples i know have kids to share their love with one another. and heck, some people have kids just to please their own overbearing parents, or to hold a significant other as emotional hostage. but when it comes down to it really, the only (subconscious) reason why people have any urge to have children at all is to pass on their own genes. biology 101.

    The Duggars are just representing the old-style family that didn't use contraceptives and would breed until they couldn't breed no more. They are probably in the 1% of Americans out there like that. I wouldn't find them threatening--I'm sure its not a trend that will catch on. Families can't afford to raise that many any more anyway. Large families like that were more of an asset to farms and so forth. Plus, the notion of go forth and multiply is outdated. We have too many humans on the planet and not enough fresh water and trees to take care of the planet. But I digress.

    As far as contraceptives go, my hubz and I don't use any either. It doesn't mean we are trying to be godly. The simple, old-fashioned "pulling out" seems to work for us so we ran with it. It might bite us in the butt down the road, but I plan to get my tubes tied within the next year, so I guess we've been lucky so far. I understand that many people still got pregnant with just "pulling out" or "pull & pray". To each his own I suppose.

    you know i have people bug eyed when i tell them i have 4 kids.. they seem to think thats a large family. :lol:
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  • fife
    fife Posts: 3,327
    soaks the pages wrote:
    if they were truly people of god who believed that children were a blessing, they would feed some of the mouths that have already been born into this world with those millions they've made with their celebrity. but cutting that religious bullshit away and calling a spade a spade, i think the duggars had as many children as they have had for the same exact reason any couple has any amount of children: the desire for genetic immortality. the only reason they didn't stop at a logical point in the reproductive cycle is probably because they feel as though they have an example to set, and that example has to do with the mindset that they are too godly a couple to use contraceptives.

    exactly, who are they to decide what they do with their lives. those assholes. :roll:
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,329
    I'm not a parent, so I may be off base with my opinion, but is it not important for a child's development to get a lot of attention from their parents? If you had 18 siblings, there is only so much love and attention that can be dished around.
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  • haffajappa
    haffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    Jason P wrote:
    I'm not a parent, so I may be off base with my opinion, but is it not important for a child's development to get a lot of attention from their parents? If you had 18 siblings, there is only so much love and attention that can be dished around.
    They got it down, seriously.
    After raising the first 3 or 4, those 3 or 4 raise the next 3 or 4, and then that 6 or 8 raise the rest of the kids, and then the parents just keep on fucking, and making the cover of US Weekly.
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