And Baby Makes … 18??
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October 11, 2008 at
10:02 am by
Hillary
Step aside, Gosselins. The oh-so-fertile Duggar family is taking center stage on TLC with its new series, 17 Kids and Counting.
And, by the way TLC, I’m now calling you The Large-family Channel because the mainstay of your programming consists shows about very large broods. (Like this is all we care to see or something.)
Back to Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and the J’family. They are very, VERY conservative. No High School Musical CDs in the van; they have religious sing-a-longs. The girls wear skirts. The kids are homeschooled. Older kids help the younger ones. They have a family bus that would make John Madden jealous.
And, every kid’s name begins with J. Who knew so many J names existed?
So the first couple episodes take them to NYC where we see the group the size of my daughter’s first-grade class attempt to hail a fleet of cabs, take up 1/2 a pizza restaurant having lunch, and finally to the Today Show where Jim Bob and J’Michelle decide to surprise the kids with the news of #18, due around New Year’s Day.
Of course, the kids smiled, but weren’t jumping up and down with glee when Mom broke the news. Seriously. In that household saying “I’m pregnant” is like saying “It’s time to take a shower.” Because the pregnancies happen ALL. THE. TIME.
Upcoming episodes include the Duggars hosting another mega-family and providing tips on how to stretch a dollar. Also, the eldest Duggar, Josh, will be proposing to his girlfriend. (He got married a couple weeks ago.) Of course, I scoped out the newlyweds’ website,scrolled down to the bottom and snooped at their Walmart wedding registry. (OK, when I got married 15 years ago, I did not register for Gatorade or beef jerky. I’m just saying.)
So, J names anyone? Are there any left at this point?
Tags: 17 kids and counting, Discovery-Health, Duggar-family, duggars, J baby names, large-families, mega-families, TLC, wedding registries |
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1. Jessica said:
October 11, 2008 @ 11:45 am
This seems so unnatural, doesn’t it? I think having 17 plus children is so incredibly selfish. All the older kids are like slaves, saddled with babysitting duties and chores. They’re forced to grow up so quickly and take on the role of parent as soon as they’re old enough to flip a grilled cheese. There’s no way those kids are getting the attention they deserve/need.
2. Patty said:
October 11, 2008 @ 3:14 pm
I have to say, I agree with you, Jessica. In this day and age, large families aren’t all that common.
The one thing I found interesting about them, in contrast to our other friends from Pennsylvania/North Carolina, is that Duggars bought some rental properties. Maybe that’s how they are able to afford the larger home, etc. Unlike, the other two who don’t work yet still have all of the luxuries of a privileged lifestyle. Do you get what I mean? What I’m trying to say is that at least Duggars are doing something and not just sitting back thinking they are “entitled” to everything.
I agree, it’s a little selfish to have that many children and expect the older siblings to care for the younger ones. The older children deserve to have a childhood and a life, too. I also think that Mady & Cara Gosselin have had to grow up quickly, too.
As I said on the other blog, I really think ol’ Jim Bob needs to keep his rocket in his pocket from now on. That many children can’t be easy on a woman’s body, I don’t think. Don’t worry…I won’t try to find out either!
Even though they are a little scary and almost too “euphoric,” the kids are cute. They all seem to get along. They have the normal squabbles/tantrums most kids do, but even with 17 kids, that seems so much less in their house than it does at the G’s with only 8 children.
And as I said earlier, I admire Michelle Duggar for making an effort to actually schedule some one-on-one time with each of her children. That includes the boys and the girls.
I still don’t like the home schooling thing. I know there’s a lot of people who think it’s OK, but I just think it’s better for kids to be in school, getting socialization skills, etc. But, that’s just me.
3. kennedy said:
October 11, 2008 @ 3:37 pm
Is the oldest son going to still live at home with his wife, or are they getting their own house? How old is he? And when will HIS wife have a baby? Hopefully he won’t take after his father and have THAT many! Oh my! What if his wife has fertility issues! What WOULD the family think! Maybe they’d go to a fertility clinic and she’d have sextuplets, get her own show…
4. mully said:
October 11, 2008 @ 4:12 pm
Im not a big fan of these huge families either, but I guess there are some people who would say “whatever blows your dress up”
Apparently, in her case, something did at least 18 times.
5. Jessica said:
October 11, 2008 @ 5:02 pm
LOL! I’ve never heard that expression. That’s funny.
6. GrandmafrmKs. said:
October 11, 2008 @ 6:05 pm
No Kennedy, Josh and his wife already have a house, it showed the house and they were talking about what all they need to do to get it ready to move into,
And if I were a betting person, I would bet they will have a baby A.S,A.P.
The house that the Duggars live in they built themselves with lots of help and lots of donations from very fine stores, Have you seen their house/mansion? have you seen the piano they were given?, I’m sure with all the kids they have, they certainly needed a big house, but this one is almost unbelievable, they have a nursery in the master b/r and the kids have so many fun things built right in,
7. GrandmafrmKs. said:
October 11, 2008 @ 6:13 pm
Okay, can some one tell me in the above picture, what is the patch each child has on their shirt? tell me it is not a number. I would hope not.
8. Patty said:
October 11, 2008 @ 7:22 pm
7. GrandmafrmKs. said:
October 11, 2008 @ 6:13 pm
Okay, can some one tell me in the above picture, what is the patch each child has on their shirt? tell me it is not a number. I would hope not.
Hey Grandma!
I found that picture someplace else so I could enlarge it. It looks like those are gummy-backed teddy bear stickers (like those “Hello, my name is _____” stickers). The hospital probably has the teddy bear ones to identify visiting family members of the mother and new baby. Just a guess. I don’t know for sure. They definitely weren’t numbers. That would be a little weird.
Sending you more blue skies and green lights!
9. kennedy said:
October 11, 2008 @ 7:52 pm
I saw a special with their house on it and it is a mansion, all right! I think the kids still sleep 3 or 4 to a room don’t they?
I think that family is kind’ve strange and I would love the mom to go on What Not To Wear and get a new hair do!
10. Chrissy said:
October 12, 2008 @ 8:49 am
They didn’t get much off their registry.
11. mully said:
October 12, 2008 @ 9:43 am
They registered at WAL MART?????
12. whit said:
October 15, 2008 @ 4:43 pm
Quit getting on the internet to complain. If thats the way they want to raise their kids then so be it whats it to any of you. Geez get lives people because obviously you guys have none to get on here and say stuff like that. Its not like their saying thats what everyone should do thats just what their doing. My god
13. mully said:
October 15, 2008 @ 7:14 pm
LOL Whit…making the rounds arent you?
14. suz100 said:
October 15, 2008 @ 10:04 pm
All the Dugger`s look very healthy. Mom and Dad Duggar look very young for their age. (40`s right?) But still….They are going to be in their sixties before the kids are raised. No thank you!
I hope Josh kisses his bride before he eats his beef jerky…Really not even a peck on the cheek untill they are married? A little extreme.
15. Darlene said:
October 15, 2008 @ 10:39 pm
It was really un-natural the way Josh and his fiance kept saying I love you every single minute. I think they should kiss and just get it over with instead of stiffeling their hormones. They are going to wear the I Love You’s out.
16. Patty said:
October 15, 2008 @ 11:51 pm
I haven’t seen this episode yet. I don’t really watch too much of the Duggars. They’re just too perfect and serene and unrealistic for me.
I know what you mean about overdoing it with the “I love you” bit. I feel the same way about people today who constantly say, “we are so blessed” or “we feel so blessed.” I don’t know. It just bugs me that people overuse those words. I guess that’s the 21st century’s way of saying “we are so fortunate” or “we are so lucky.”
It’s the same thing with people who tell somebody 15 times a day “I love you.” Don’t overuse it or it won’t be sincere. It’s more of a programmed response than something truly felt from the heart. JMO
I don’t know. I guess I just see things a lot differently than most people. I’ve always said I’m a little to the left, but I like it over there!
I don’t want to be like everybody else. Just like one time in an interview, the person interviewing me asked me what one word would I use to describe myself. I said, “unique,” unlike the typical rote responses like “funny,” “hard working,” “serious,” etc. Unique is what I am. I’ve never been a conformist and I don’t plan to start any time soon either. She didn’t really know what to say and just shook her head and then said, “good answer.”
I totally agree, Darlene. They are going to say it so much that they are going to wear it out.
Something I was thinking about the other day…I wonder if Josh’s fiance and her mother-in-law will ever be pregnant at the same time? Wouldn’t that be a hoot? Quite frankly, I think 18 children is way more than enough. They say they are willing to accept however many children God gives them. NEWSFLASH - it ain’t God givn’ ‘em the children. It’s good ol’ Jim Bob and his magic rocket out of his pocket doing the mattress mambo! THAT’S what’s doing it. I probably wouldn’t let him touch me after Baby #4!!! That’s JMO.
I read online someplace recently that Michelle used to take birth control pills. Gee, I wonder why that is? Maybe she needs to get back on the pill. D’ya think? Either that, or ol’ Jim Bob needs to de-fuel his rocket and keep it in his pocket.
17. Darlene said:
October 16, 2008 @ 3:53 am
I would like to see Kate act a little bit more like Michelle and Michelle act a little bit more like….someone else but not Kate…please..no more Kate.
I bet Josh gets married within a couple of months. There’s no way he’s going to be able to control himself. I was saying “all right all ready!!!!” Geezzzz…
18. Jessica said:
October 16, 2008 @ 11:10 am
I was taken aback by the shear excess this family displayed. I don’t know how they became so wealthy, and it doesn’t matter, but I did think it was interesting that they promote a simple lifestyle, yet their environment is downright gluttonous. I mean, c’mon, they have a McDonald’s play center in the middle of their house!
19. Patty said:
October 16, 2008 @ 11:29 am
They’ve said on the show and it’s on the internet someplace that they own several pieces of commercial real estate and rent them out. There’s $$$ to be made in real estate. I wondered, too, how they could afford that house when they claim to live such a simple lifestyle.
One thing I will say, though, is at least they are actually doing something to produce income, instead of just sitting back and expecting everybody else to just give them everything without having to work for it.
If they do have the $$$, one would hope they could leap into the 21st century with the hair and clothing. They all look like something where Little House on the Prairie meets science fiction. You can still maintain a simple way of life, but you don’t have to groom yourself like it is the 1800s!
Too bad Kate doesn’t send Michelle her “used” designer duds for the Duggar kids. Granted the Gosselins don’t have enough to dress 16 children alike, but… Heaven forbid that she GIVE something to someone who could really use it, without expecting some kind of compensation in return.
Oh well…life goes on.
20. maryjean said:
October 26, 2008 @ 5:32 pm
I think these people are weird.In the special of them in NYC Michelle was asked what sizes do your children wear her answer was I don’t even know anymore what sizes the children wear you would have to ask the girls they do the laundry.She is the mom and she doesn’t even know what size clothes her children wear.And when Jackson became lost at the airport a camera man had to tell them they were missing a child.And then after he was found and crying and scared to death Jim Bob allowed one of his sisters to cuddle and clam him down and just asked you ok budy while you see no sighs of Michelle anywhere.Then Jim Bob makes a comment to the camera man that we have so many children we can’t keep track of all of them so me and Michelle watch out for each other then expect our older children to look after the younger ones.OK if you have so many you children you can’t keep track of them all maybe you need to stop having kids.These older kids are playing mommie and daddy while mommie and daddy sit back enjoying their life.Maybe if they had to care for all of their own children they won’t have time to make so many.
21. Patty said:
October 27, 2008 @ 9:50 am
WHAT PLANET ARE THESE PEOPLE FROM????????????????
I never really paid much attention to this show before. I did see the clip of them on the Today Show where they announced the impending arrival of Baby #18.
I just happened to be flipping through the channels last night when the episode with the oldest son becoming engaged was on. Good for him that he’s engaged, but WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m not a prude, but I don’t believe in pre-marital sex either. But, NO KISSING UNTIL YOU’RE MARRIED???????????? C’MON!!!! It’s no wonder they all have 20 kids! They’re probably so horny by the time they get to their wedding night, THAT’S why there are so many offspring.
And what’s with the chaperones going with them everywhere they go?
There’s a fine line between purity, fidelity, and what they believe. Their way of thinking is f’d up big time.
Sorry…I couldn’t believe my eyes or ears when I saw and heard that about no kissing until they’re married. Do they realize how STUPID they look just staring into each other’s eye and holding hands?
Sorry but that is MESSED UP!!!
22. Allison G-MOD said:
October 27, 2008 @ 1:12 pm
I think it was actually sweet. They did look really in love. It looks silly to us, but only because we all have been married for so long. I remember the days of puppy love and my brother and sister wanting to puke whenever my boyfriend (now my husband) were around. I miss those sweet, mushy days.
And the parents admitted that they didn’t wait until marriage for their first kiss to each other, but this was a choice the son was making for himself. The son and fiancee wanted to have chaperones escort them so they wouldn’t be tempted. I actually admire such restraint. It’s a lot better than the millions of horny teens and young adults flaunting everything they’ve got and do, to the world.
23. Kennedy said:
October 27, 2008 @ 5:19 pm
I like the cousin. Amy? She’s so “normal”
24. Hillary said:
October 27, 2008 @ 6:11 pm
I’m mixed on the family. The no-kissing-thing-until-you-are-married is bizarre. But at the same time, that family has moments where they seem, well, somewhat normal.
Michelle definitely needs a new “do” though. The 80s are over.
25. Kymberly said:
November 5, 2008 @ 7:49 pm
Eh. They aren’t asking for my financial help to raise their kids so I’m cool with it.
Not for me though. I honestly have no idea how Michelle’s insides haven’t just plumb fallen out.
I’ve only had two children and I know the state I’m in. That woman must pee a little every single time she gets up from a chair.
26. Hillary said:
December 4, 2008 @ 4:48 pm
27. momof3_ipmod said:
December 4, 2008 @ 11:15 pm
Did she have #18 already? I thought she was due at the end of the month!?