I spent an insane amount of time writing about that Human Puppy Mill Show on The Learning Channel She’s 42 and on number 18 child. Don’t cut me off yet. Then I spent an insane amount of time researching them on the Internet and realized it’s one hot topic. You know the whole Christian/Pro-Life thing vs thrift store clothes shopping, No TV allowed but they accept TV Show gigs and are sheltered from a day in the life of an average American. The older daughters are Nannies to the babies. See? I hear the judgements surfacing already. On one hand this family is admirable but on the other hand for the most part I find it all a little “off”, for a whole lot of reasons. But that’s why we live in America. So then I decided I’m not good at writing about such issues that I’m conflicted over…and ultimately, I think I would rather have this family living next door to me over the Soprano family any day. I’m just saying…watch the show. It’s interesting…on many levels.
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I haven’t seen the Duggars on tv, but I’ve read plenty about them and their “lifestyle.” To me (Ms. Child-free speaking), I’d worry that even if their finances were sufficient, and even if they were well-organized logistically (to me, the most fascinating part of large families is the logistics, as in how many gallons of milk do they go through, how many wash loads a day, how do they all travel somewhere together, etc.) that 1) the children are not getting individualized time with their parents and 2) that there’s kind of a collector pathology going on there. I’d rather have the Sopranos next door; the Sopranos are likely quieter. There’s a Mormon family in our neck of the woods with 14 kids; according to her friend, who rides the bus with me, mom is desperate to have another baby, but dad has shut her off because of the money and the chaos.
I’m not a fan of the Duggars for a multitude of reasons, but I won’t launch into a full-blown discussion…LOL! I will say that I think it’s sad that the older children are being used as free nannies to the younger children, and that the younger children will grow up more attached to their assigned sibling than they will to Mom and Dad. The way they shelter the kids from “normal” American life is quite sad, because those 18 kids will grow up thinking that their only options are to father a bunch of kids or give birth to a bunch of kids. I’m not an uber-feminist type of woman, but I believe in not just rolling over and letting a man make all my decisions for me…and I cringe when I see Mom Duggar and the girls being quiet and subservient.
Ick.
All I can say is, I understand what you’re saying and one has to wonder is she continuing having children because it makes her feel young? There has to be an end sometime.