The Duggars do People Magazine
June 10, 2007 by Wendy Boswell
UPDATE: The Duggars are expecting their 18th child.
I get tired just reading about this family:
The Duggar family, who became well known after a series of documentary television shows on TLC and Discovery Health, are featured in People this week — giving a glimpse into their lives, for those that have not seen the TV programs. Jim Bob and Michelle expect their 17th child, Jennifer Danielle, on July 27th.
Here are some pics:
Whoa! Don’t know how that last one got in there.
Funny as SHIT!
If you are tired of the Duggar family, maybe post something that you actually enjoy.
Uh Oh! Somebody stop the cameraman! Alert the parents! Older siblings!
Little Jackson doesn’t have his shirt tucked in!
Jim Bob and Michelle will have no life because what parent will get sick of their kids and want a break….they won’t get one they’re in perpetual parentland since it’s going to cost them a whopping 1 million dollars+ to send 16 kids through college and that doesnt include the cost to send the latest one to college when she gets older since by then it could be as much as $250,000+ to send Jennifer through college. This woman gets on tv looking homely and acts like this is a great thing when in fact it’s not what parent in this world thinks she’s nuts? I would like to know what they really think of this.
Is it me or did the Duggars have a kid with alopecia? Where is he now?
I heard jim bob has already decided the girls won’t attend college. That must fall under the J-O-Y category of jesus first, others second, yourself last. Great way to make kids feel worthy ya know? These poor girls won’t know how to think for themselves or deal with the real world. Well, none of the kids will. They live in a cult like compound. It’s sad they don’t paractice the J-O-Y thing and think of their kids FIRST.
thomas
Sep 22, 2007 at 19:26
Is it me or did the Duggars have a kid with alopecia? Where is he now?
THAT’S A DIFFERENT FAMILY, named ARNDT.
You know what? So what if they have that many kids, they obviously enjoy having them around! The kids don’t seem to mind it either. So just mind your own business and leave them alone. It’s their lives, not yours. If you don’t like the way they have their family, don’t have as many kids!
Hey Caitlin what makes you think some of us want to have that many damn kids? You obviously are some self righteous Catholic who doesnt see the purpose of using birth control. It’s not about wanting kids, but at what point do we stop glorifying this kind of pathetic parenting.
Michelle Duggar is not going to have a life at all because while she’s busy pumping out babies she’s also depriving the older children of a life. Yeah taking care of the younger siblings teaches them responsibility, but they’re going to want to have a social life and date and have friends they hang out with not wasting a Friday night at home babysitting because mom needs a break.
How is that fair to the older children? I don’t think you really see that it can affect them after a while because they’re not going to have a real sense of what is outside their own backyard. They can’t even afford to do normal things like many families say going to Disneyworld or Disneyland or exotic locations because it would cost an arm and a leg to take 2 adults and 17 kids on a vacation.
Even people with kids think this woman’s nuts because with 17 kids you don’t give your kids the time they need because by the time the kid starts walking she’s pregnant again. My grandmother came from a family of 14 kids and this was long before birth control was implemented to give women the power to control when they got pregnant.
My grandmother didnt get a lot of time with her mother because by the time she was in her teens mom was pregnant again. Michelle Duggar acts like she gave her kids time when it doesnt look like it if she’s cranked out babies each year which means the kids didnt get a lot of time. Maybe we should have you play babysitter and see if you’ll have hair on your head putting up with 17 different personalities and not having a moment for yourself to be an adult.
Parents want to raise their kids so they can have a life and to do what they want to do once the kids are grown and on their own. Wouldnt you want to take that second honeymoon with your husband after the kids get grown so you can have a life? If you saw what it cost to support that many kids you would fall out. It’s expensive to take care of 3, but 17 kids they’re not going to have retirement because every year until the last one that is if Michelle Duggar stops having babies will cost more than $100,000 per child to go to college.
You need to get your a** out of the clouds because this is pathetic that we’re giving this family a tv show and glorifying having this many kids. Sweetie this is not 1875 this is 2008 and many of us are being real with the fact that once we raise our kids we want to have a life. When you have kids some parts of your life is on hold and you want to resume that when they’re grown and on their own.
I would like to do things with my husband that I wouldnt have done with children in the home. You need to get out and look at the real world and see that most families don’t have no more than 3-4 kids because it’s just too expensive to have anymore.
Nafeesah, the Duggar kids don’t live a typical life. The parents do not allow dating except in a group setting. It is against their religion. Also, the kids are expected to live at home until they get married, and if they don’t want to marry, then they stay and take care of their parents. By the way, the whole family HAS been to Disney World.
Michelle Duggar’s life is having babies. That is what she feels God intended for her. Most of us wouldn’t want to live like she does, but it’s her decision. I have read that she spends a lot of time in prayer. If I had that many kids, I would too! LOL!
Dot,
The older children will not learn a lot socially if they’re subjected to babysitting and changing diapers. Sure it’s learning responsibility early on, but they’re not going to learn how to be individual people who have interests other than what the parents push on them.
Most children learn how to interact with other ethnic groups and learn life skills they can’t learn being sheltered at home. My grandmother came from 14 kids and she learned early on that the only way she’ll grow up is to leave home at 16 and be on her own. They may look happy and whatever, but this can affect children long term when they don’t get enough time with their mother. It’s affected my grandmother since by the time she was close to her teens her mother was pregnant again.
I like to see you manage that many kids and wonder if you’ll have a life outside of changing diapers and looking homely. The woman is now in her early 40s, but looks damn near early 50s. She’s aging fast because of the frequent pregnancies and it’s not healthy because women face a lot of health problems in their 40s and 50s trying to have babies. Plus I’ve grown up around a lot of religious families and I’ve only known one person from a large family and she was catholic not fundamental christian.
The issue is that they are not NORMAL and it’s going to reflect how they function in the real world. The older children have nothing to show for educationally since they were homeschooled. Most kids their age experience a lot of things, but they learn early on about where they fit in society. Most kids between 19-20 are in college or working a functional trade not at home changing diapers and managing kids.
The girls are going only see themselves as baby making factories if they don’t get out and find something else other than being a babysitter on call. This is how a lot of women wind up as perpetual homemakers because they don’t know anything else except to make babies and keep a home.
The Duggars may not be in debt now, but look at the cost of sending the older children to college it’s going to be expensive and financial aid will only go so far before you have to take out loans to pick up where financial aid doesnt pick up. That’s if the children are adapted to function on their own without mommy passing babies off on them.
I know this I will have a normal family of at least 3 kids so they get enough time with me and to expose them to things like Disney World and exotic places like Hawaii and Europe so they can say they had experiences many kids from large families don’t have. I know someone from a family of 11 and she’s never been to Disney world because her parents couldnt afford to take 11 kids on vacation. By the time my friend was like 9-10 years old her mom was pregnant again so she didnt get a lot of time with her either which has affected her socially.
At the rate with the girls they’re likely to be like their mother a housewife tied down with no career choices and just making babies and staying home. What kind of life is that? They should have some kind of career to give them a sense of individuality and their ability to take care of themselves and to be self-sufficient and not to rely on a man to take care of them.
Most parents want to raise their children so they can do the things they want to do that they couldnt do while raising kids. I think the Duggans signed a tv deal for money because they need it with all those mouths to feed. I would love to see your patience level if you were a mother to that many children. I bet you it would be very short because you would be overwhelmed and tired 99% of the time. Plus how would you like to look homely and looking older than your real age? I don’t think you would want to look like that. Plus Michelle Duggan doesnt look like she’s got any pride in herself to fix her hair up because a person who cares about their appearance would at least get a decent hairstyle instead of looking like it’s unbrushed and matted. She claims she doesnt cut it for religious reasons, but where does it say in religion to look a hot mess? I mean seriously think about that for a moment would you want to look like that on a daily basis?
I guess when you stretch your cootchie out maybe you’ll see why most people are disgusted with this family.
Nafeesah, I agree that the kids need more socializing, but I guess the parents only allow them to have friends from their church. The last time I saw a picture of Michelle, she had a new hairstyle so maybe she has been paying more attention to herself. She has a very pretty face.
No, the Duggars are not normal, but they are not hurting anyone (except themselves) by living the way they do.
Ok, so she gets alot of action! Who wants that much??? Those Duggar kids will NEVER be allowed to move out of the house, much less go to college and find “themself” in a career. The girls are raised to have babies (lots of them, I am sure!) and the boys will grow up to be supported by dear old dad and work for him. The parents have bought enough land and probably expect the kids to live on the land with their families. I have a feeling that out of 18 kids….one will buck the system! Can’t wait to see it!
don’t these kids know that once they turn 18 their parents can’t really tell them they have to stay at home? so it must be their choice that they do. the oldest one has to be 20 by now. why is he still there? it seems like these children are so brainwashed. it is so sad. they have no identities. they all have the same initials. what is up with that? also, how are these girls ever going to get married and experiance things like falling in love, kissing, sex etc. if all they are allowed to do is date in groups with their families. again so sad. and what is up with that thing i read about JimBob deciding that his daughters will not attend college? so i guess they are all being forced to become housewives? i don’t understand why these children allow their parent’s to manipulate them and decide their lives. i am so sad for them. i hope one of these kids has the guts to rebel and break away.
Oh no, I don’t think the boys will grow up to be supported by Dad. The Bible, in which the Duggars strongly believe, says “If a man will not work, neither shall he eat” so the Duggar boys KNOW they will have to get a job when they are grown. The girls have named some careers in the past that they might like; they probably have changed their minds now, and yes they were traditionally female jobs, but there’s nothing wrong with being a hairdresser or chef or good old-fashioned homemaker, for that matter. What is wrong with being a housewife?
I bet that at least half of the Duggar kids choose NOT to have as many kids as their parents.
Nafeesah please do not caracterize catholics as people who agree with the things caitlyn said. im sure some people of what ever the fuck affiliation you are of might feel the same. i have grown up around catholics and know many would agree with you opinions. please dont stereotype by a persons religion. i would advise you to look at a person as an individual, and disregard your idiotic misconceptions about that persons religion. god i hate when people assume shit about catholics.
Nafeesah, none o them are probably even going to go to college! i mean even their oldest, Josh didnt even go to college, or even applied to go, so more than likely the other probably will choose the same path. Stef, their family follows the bible almost to word, so as far as the girls experiencing sex, its not gonna happen, until each of them get married, meaning no kissing or sex even if their engaged. According to Jim Bob, when he and Michelle got together, they decided they didnt want their kids to go through what they went through, because michelle had previous boyfriends, and apparantly had alot of baggage from them. According to their eldest son Josh, the reason he didnt date before he proposed to his now wife (i believe they got married already not sure) was because he believes that when you date different people, your giving away pieces of your heart.
but anyway, Stef & Nafeesah lay off them, because they really arnt hurting you or your family, so dont bag on them…
and before you accuse me of being christian or catholic Nafeesah, IM NOT IM WICCAN; and i think they are free to do as they please, and are free to have as many babies as they please, as long as they are providing for them, unlike they chick who has 16 kids and is using the GOVERNMENT to care for them!!!
Crys,
Unless you know what coming from a large family is really like I would suggest you not say anything. I came from a family of 12 kids and it’s affected us in a lot of ways from self esteem to the way we interact with men and women.
The Duggar girls are only going to know two things house cleaning and child rearing and not thinking about a career and college and having a normal life other than change diapers and keep house. My grandmother was from a family of 14 and she’s somewhat emotionally detached since she didnt get a lot of time with her mother because she was too busy having babies.
By the time my grandmother had reached her late teens her mother was still having babies. I don’t know half my siblings since my father was too busy making babies with different women some who he was legally married to. I know someone who’s from a family of 11 and she too is emotionally distant and detached because by the time she was 9-10 years old her mother was pregnant with the last two of her siblings.
When you start looking a mess and tired of screaming and crying you’ll have a meltdown harder than what hit Chernobyl in the 1980s.
I love the duggars.
Even though something they do I think is weird and boring but I really do like them.
I’m 15 years old and i’m not allowed to date or kiss a boy or even be alone with a boy it sucks but I guess its for my own good. I don’t think thier ruining there lives there trying to protect them for thing inthe word. Like drugs and sex and other things that will hurt them in the long run.
I love them to death .
I think people need to stat talking aobu the Roloff before talking aobut the duggar the Roloof kids are bratz. The don’t listen and they are so rude.
To the one who said the Roloffs kids are boring at least they get time with their mother.
They’re not bratty they’re typical kids who actually have a real life other than be someone’s babysitter and diaper changer. Amy took time out of her career to have a family and she may feel tired, but she’s not overwhelmed with responsibilities from having a large family.
At least Amy has her college education whereas Michelle Duggar is your basic housewife who’s only job is to pump out babies faster than a cockroach colony. The Roloffs kids are a unique bunch who are different and don’t look like cookie cutter clones of their parents.
Nafeesah,
I guess you are the only one with an opinion? Or are you the only one with the CORRECT opinion? GEEZE!! Who do you think you are? Other people here do have opinions different from you and can believe in their opinion. Leave them alone!! You can have yours and we can have ours.
Just because you grew up in a house of 12 kids doesn’t mean it was just like the way the Duggars are growing up. So you don’t know how their everyday life is. For some reason you seem to think you know everything about life and raising children. Everyone’s situation is different and everyone’s beliefs and wants and desires are different.
Live and let live.