It's really amazing, that all of them are healthy, beautiful, behaving, helpful, educated. But they are isolated from the real world, they don't have friends. Why they don't attend school? That's unhealthy!
i agree. they shouldn't be homeschooling thier kids, or if they must, they should at least get their kids involved in a youth group or sports teams or something...so they actually meet kids from the real world. haha.
As a homeschooler, I can vouch for the healthiness of a close-knit family, and the fact that homeschoolers are (usually) fine at socializing and have outside friends. It's also typical for them to interact better than other children with adults =)
In researching my family tree, I discovered that just 2 generations ago, My great grandparents had 12 kids. It was "normal" before birth control. There is nothing wrong with older siblings helping out with younger kids...its not forced labor...its a family loving each other. I admit that 18 is more than I can bear(no pun intended) lol...but if she can bear it, thats ok.
They may be self-sufficient, but think about WHY they have a TV show. Are they famous because they are interesting, talented entertainers, or because America is fascinated with this spectacle for no other reason except that they needlessly overpopulate the Earth? No disrespect to the parents or children who seem like nice people, but seriously, 18?
my god, they are all so well behaved! My parents have four kids and they can hardly control us. Doesn't the mom ever get overwhelmed? how do they do it? Do they forget there kids names?
i could not do that i have one boy 21 months old and and i cant go thru teething diarhhea walkers baby swings diapers pacifers baby food wipes receving blankets spitting up warming up milk or breastfeeding clips and snaps on all their clothing laundry crying the terrible twos and especially the needy-ness i love my son but doing that with 18 kids 18 times every day i mean they go thru alot of stages and to keep doing it over over is just a lil bit CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is ridiculous! These poor kids! If they are smart, they will never want kids! They will want to rest since they have to raise their siblings while mom and dad set back and give orders! I believe in teaching your kids the Godly way to live life, but they also need to have people skills! When they get out in the real world, they're not going to know what to do!
How can you judge this family like that...? you don't live under their roof, listen to what their beliefs are or know what their children are thinking in terms of their own future. Maybe you should do some more research and than come back and comment about the Duggar family!
I wish I was one of those kids! They have such a great family dynamic and they are all so smart. Michelle seems to be a great mom. On that note, I could never have that many kids. That's too much for me as a parent.
I plan on having lots of kids. I never imagined how hateful some could be. Nobody talks that way about Angelina Jolie or says that women are having too many abortions! If it's supposed to be about the right to choose, what's wrong with their choices? Wanna know what I think? I think certain peple need to believe that our way of life doesn't work in order to justify theirs, so when they see it working, they get mad. But Christians are closed minded bigots? It's a two way street people!
"Nobody talks that way about Angelina Jolie or says that women are having too many abortions!" Angelina Jolie adopted most of her kids rather than bringing more children into an already-overpopulated world. And as for nobody complaining about abortions... what rock have you been living under? People are constantly protesting abortion clinics.
Yeah, it is the Duggars' choice to have that many children, but they're in the public eye and the public isn't very kind. Ridicule is par for the course.
watch the demographic winter: decline of the human family is a ground breaking film that will change the way you look at economics and children...This film explodes the population myth and explores the severe economic and social consequences of family decline and plummeting birthrates worldwide..
Do these kids really get the individual attention that they need? they were on the today show and apparently have a chart to spend time with mommy, that seems a little unatural to me.
yeah, i also find it unatural. something about this family seems a little too institutional for my tastes. not saying they're are bad people, i just don't find their lifestyle appealing.
The couple are in LOVE with each other! They have been together forever and they still love each other! They are blessed! Most of you don't even have the slightest idea what love is. Now they know and they are living it on an everyday base. Good for them! They are truly blessed! I wish to have a loving husband like that!
Get your facts straight and do some research!!! At the very beginning of Jim-Bob and Michelle's relationship they were on birth control that actually killed there baby after conception. from that day forward they prayed to God to bless them with as many children that he would let them conceive.
people's comments never cease to amaze me...there are a lot of dumb people out there.
They are loving parents and can financially, emotionally, and morally support their children.
A lot of us can offer testimony about how wonderful it is to have a big loving family. Even if we don't agree with what makes them happy, they are not a burden on society, and plus who are we to judge.
Kudos to you re:your posting!These kids are loved, nurtured and cherished by these wonderful parents(& I admit, I would probably be crazy if I had them all!!)I LOVE their commitment to God and each other..FINALLY!!A show where true VALUES are celebrated. There's no dearth of love/caring/community in this family. You guys are my heroes-you and the kids!You're also all in my prayers;thanks for your show-it makes me smile-and thanks for sharing your family with us all!
They have their own TV show. Of course they can support themselves. Its one of the great things about this family. they DONT rely on government handouts.
actually they own several commercial buildings they rent out and of course they shop at second hand stores. if u followed em from the start they actually built that beautiful home mostly themselves with instruction from contractors. its not impossible to raise a large family without hand outs.
Logically I think to myself "that is way too many children to have" but for some reason I find myself envying them. I think it would be amazing and to grow up in such a large and loving family.
That is just way too many kids. I feel bad for them that they will never get to see real life because they'll all be married off at 18 and living on their parents farms.
I have 9 sisters and brothers :) and i do wanna have a lot of children-if God wants it, too...It must be just wonderful living in this fam, don't you think so?:)
What an incredible family. There is this weird rumor that they get donations for everything with is not true. They built their 7000 sq foot house debt free by themselves. They have no debt whatsoever and do not depend on any Government help. Incredible! This family is living their lives the way God created it. Only man created birth control. They are not sick. They are amazing.
Keep in mind tho then if something should happen to them, the kids will be have to be 'disributed'. Furthermore what about economic changes, their healthcare, natural disasters...they have too many kids.
Well, you don't need birth control, just a condom because no two people should have so many children... man created condoms, but god created man... see how it works?
At least it's a squared-away responsibe set of parents with morals that are poppin' them out instead some low-income trash in the ghetto who can't afford anything.
i would love to join that family to they are so nice they are going to be on the today show again i bet she is going to have twins or another baby
kemp31 2 years ago 5
i can't IMAGINE any of the kids saying something like "i don't care"
farleyriver 2 years ago 6
Maybe she will take on and adopt Octomom's 14 kids, then she can have an even 30...
jholttn 2 years ago 14
this family is awesome.
kbbcoop 2 years ago 2
I can't get enough of this family I just want to run away and join them!
mirandasblog 2 years ago 7
Me too.. Saved and holy family!
Biblethumpa 2 years ago 2
It's really amazing, that all of them are healthy, beautiful, behaving, helpful, educated. But they are isolated from the real world, they don't have friends. Why they don't attend school? That's unhealthy!
ArmMermaid 2 years ago 9
The real sense of family! I love them...
Biblethumpa 2 years ago 4
i agree. they shouldn't be homeschooling thier kids, or if they must, they should at least get their kids involved in a youth group or sports teams or something...so they actually meet kids from the real world. haha.
ballaguitara 2 years ago 2
School teaches stuff that is not in their religon, it's not in a lot of churches views.
catjoud 2 years ago 6
As a homeschooler, I can vouch for the healthiness of a close-knit family, and the fact that homeschoolers are (usually) fine at socializing and have outside friends. It's also typical for them to interact better than other children with adults =)
wearingmysunfeet 2 years ago 29
That's crazy!!!!
CaroKunze 2 years ago
In researching my family tree, I discovered that just 2 generations ago, My great grandparents had 12 kids. It was "normal" before birth control. There is nothing wrong with older siblings helping out with younger kids...its not forced labor...its a family loving each other. I admit that 18 is more than I can bear(no pun intended) lol...but if she can bear it, thats ok.
criticalgal 3 years ago 8
i love this family. Wish i had been part of a family like that. They seem so well-adjusted. and it's nice to see happy people.
moxmox1 3 years ago
aww the duggers are soo cute!
selenagomezROCKS1423 3 years ago 2
They may be self-sufficient, but think about WHY they have a TV show. Are they famous because they are interesting, talented entertainers, or because America is fascinated with this spectacle for no other reason except that they needlessly overpopulate the Earth? No disrespect to the parents or children who seem like nice people, but seriously, 18?
KaraokewithVodka 3 years ago 5
just wondering. how come the girls never wear jeans? they only wear skirts or dresses. i notcied that when i watch their show.
Rivaisbored 3 years ago 4
damn they can make their own city
LeakenaDoll 3 years ago
my god, they are all so well behaved! My parents have four kids and they can hardly control us. Doesn't the mom ever get overwhelmed? how do they do it? Do they forget there kids names?
summerbabyx0x 3 years ago 4
They have god in their lives, that's how they do it, they live the word of god.
mirandasblog 2 years ago 13
Amen!
pnkpricess059 2 years ago
lol of course she gets overwhelmed. they just don't put those clips on the tv show. haha
ballaguitara 2 years ago 6
im planning on out doing the duggers, im going to attempt to have 23 kids in 30 years...wish me luck guys...my wife will need it...
tghetto5 3 years ago
They should stop letting their kids in on the naming process. Half them are teenagers who like trendy stuff.
It seems to me that they're now just doing this for publicity
man dont those people watch tv or some other kinda hobby??
Loxandra1312 3 years ago
CONGRATS ON #18! Little Jordyn Duggar Born thursday December 18 2008! A beautiful little girl!
TaltosGirl 3 years ago
How can this family be featured on a health channel? What is healthy about birthing so many kids?
yelloworangered 3 years ago 10
i could not do that i have one boy 21 months old and and i cant go thru teething diarhhea walkers baby swings diapers pacifers baby food wipes receving blankets spitting up warming up milk or breastfeeding clips and snaps on all their clothing laundry crying the terrible twos and especially the needy-ness i love my son but doing that with 18 kids 18 times every day i mean they go thru alot of stages and to keep doing it over over is just a lil bit CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
shontabi 3 years ago 2
its said when you mix up the kids names
heavennoseven 3 years ago
Is it really? I come from a family of 10 (8 kids) and my dad gets everyone mixed up every so often. There's nothing wrong with it =)
funnybuggyme 3 years ago
I love this family. THeir faith in God is just amazing. :) I LOVE THEM! hahaha "JOANNA POOPED ON YOU" haha. :)
ambocrisco 3 years ago
I have 3 nieces sometimes my mom gets them mix up but she finally get their name right after the 3rd try lol :)
WHHS2002 3 years ago
This is ridiculous! These poor kids! If they are smart, they will never want kids! They will want to rest since they have to raise their siblings while mom and dad set back and give orders! I believe in teaching your kids the Godly way to live life, but they also need to have people skills! When they get out in the real world, they're not going to know what to do!
aetn4622 3 years ago
How can you judge this family like that...? you don't live under their roof, listen to what their beliefs are or know what their children are thinking in terms of their own future. Maybe you should do some more research and than come back and comment about the Duggar family!
postlall000 3 years ago
I wish I was one of those kids! They have such a great family dynamic and they are all so smart. Michelle seems to be a great mom. On that note, I could never have that many kids. That's too much for me as a parent.
Anita50882 3 years ago 5
i think their awsome id love to be in that family and the kids will never be lonley theirs a sibbling to help them
freacls 3 years ago
these people are WEIRD!!
TSXboy26 3 years ago
I plan on having lots of kids. I never imagined how hateful some could be. Nobody talks that way about Angelina Jolie or says that women are having too many abortions! If it's supposed to be about the right to choose, what's wrong with their choices? Wanna know what I think? I think certain peple need to believe that our way of life doesn't work in order to justify theirs, so when they see it working, they get mad. But Christians are closed minded bigots? It's a two way street people!
Sohaila95 3 years ago
"Nobody talks that way about Angelina Jolie or says that women are having too many abortions!" Angelina Jolie adopted most of her kids rather than bringing more children into an already-overpopulated world. And as for nobody complaining about abortions... what rock have you been living under? People are constantly protesting abortion clinics.
Yeah, it is the Duggars' choice to have that many children, but they're in the public eye and the public isn't very kind. Ridicule is par for the course.
AmishVomitCake 3 years ago 12
watch the demographic winter: decline of the human family is a ground breaking film that will change the way you look at economics and children...This film explodes the population myth and explores the severe economic and social consequences of family decline and plummeting birthrates worldwide..
char192001 3 years ago
they're beautiful. don't judge others, live your life.
cmv1977 3 years ago
They are also home schooled, so they do spend time with their mother all day every day! This is awesome.
peacefulvines 3 years ago 4
from italy: beutiful family. My uncle 24 son. ciao
Forumlivii 3 years ago
from italy: beutiful family. my uncle 24 son. ciao.
Forumlivii 3 years ago
Yeaaaah, I'd rather watch Jon & Kate.
This one seems to fake.
(And no one jump down my throat, I'm just saying.)
amandawishesonstaars 3 years ago
why not watch em both, their both great families. might as well watch little people big world too while ur at it...lol
guynaz928 3 years ago
love this family
pastorsgurl 3 years ago 6
Do these kids really get the individual attention that they need? they were on the today show and apparently have a chart to spend time with mommy, that seems a little unatural to me.
bestullhave 3 years ago 7
yeah, i also find it unatural. something about this family seems a little too institutional for my tastes. not saying they're are bad people, i just don't find their lifestyle appealing.
southernfriedbeans 3 years ago 8
The couple are in LOVE with each other! They have been together forever and they still love each other! They are blessed! Most of you don't even have the slightest idea what love is. Now they know and they are living it on an everyday base. Good for them! They are truly blessed! I wish to have a loving husband like that!
OpiumPurple 3 years ago 5
ooooooooooooooooooook,they just decided to have that many.........weirdass comments.
1940petersons 3 years ago
Get your facts straight and do some research!!! At the very beginning of Jim-Bob and Michelle's relationship they were on birth control that actually killed there baby after conception. from that day forward they prayed to God to bless them with as many children that he would let them conceive.
postlall000 3 years ago
The only thing I find truly ridiculous is all the J names... like, why snub the other twenty five letters of the alphabet? Haha
MMalczewska 3 years ago 7
people's comments never cease to amaze me...there are a lot of dumb people out there.
They are loving parents and can financially, emotionally, and morally support their children.
A lot of us can offer testimony about how wonderful it is to have a big loving family. Even if we don't agree with what makes them happy, they are not a burden on society, and plus who are we to judge.
JorgeRomeroHabeych 3 years ago 9
Kudos to you re:your posting!These kids are loved, nurtured and cherished by these wonderful parents(& I admit, I would probably be crazy if I had them all!!)I LOVE their commitment to God and each other..FINALLY!!A show where true VALUES are celebrated. There's no dearth of love/caring/community in this family. You guys are my heroes-you and the kids!You're also all in my prayers;thanks for your show-it makes me smile-and thanks for sharing your family with us all!
siobhansmommy 3 years ago
Kudos? what movie did you get that from?
1940petersons 3 years ago
so they can financially support their family without food stamps ane medicare??....
...sure...
lifedivinus 3 years ago
medicare is for old people. you may be talking about medicaid or wic.
cmv1977 3 years ago
They have their own TV show. Of course they can support themselves. Its one of the great things about this family. they DONT rely on government handouts.
chatabox0girl 3 years ago
actually they own several commercial buildings they rent out and of course they shop at second hand stores. if u followed em from the start they actually built that beautiful home mostly themselves with instruction from contractors. its not impossible to raise a large family without hand outs.
guynaz928 3 years ago
Logically I think to myself "that is way too many children to have" but for some reason I find myself envying them. I think it would be amazing and to grow up in such a large and loving family.
judithk 3 years ago 9
Thats so sad, they have so many kids he doesn't even know which is which.
JaviErick 3 years ago
i only have 1 sister, and my dad sometimes accidentally calls me by my sister's name
MadrigAltoGrrrl 3 years ago 2
This is just my opinion but I like the Gosselin family from Jon & Kate plus 8 better.
pinkpolkadots17 3 years ago 9
lol thats because the gosselins are normal.
idontseemtohavealife 3 years ago
That is just way too many kids. I feel bad for them that they will never get to see real life because they'll all be married off at 18 and living on their parents farms.
PinkLadyErin1 3 years ago
amazing! I love them soo much:)
I have 9 sisters and brothers :) and i do wanna have a lot of children-if God wants it, too...It must be just wonderful living in this fam, don't you think so?:)
szzsofe 3 years ago
omg.... 9? thats way too many.. you are all way too old fashioned and obsessed with god.. i bet your homeschooled...
Stuhletto 3 years ago
I have 10 siblings!
I want more than 2 children too!
BaconPeach 2 years ago
jeeeeeeeezus that's too many kids
insomnialuv22 3 years ago 6
What an incredible family. There is this weird rumor that they get donations for everything with is not true. They built their 7000 sq foot house debt free by themselves. They have no debt whatsoever and do not depend on any Government help. Incredible! This family is living their lives the way God created it. Only man created birth control. They are not sick. They are amazing.
Virginia777 3 years ago
Keep in mind tho then if something should happen to them, the kids will be have to be 'disributed'. Furthermore what about economic changes, their healthcare, natural disasters...they have too many kids.
HistoryofReligion 3 years ago 23
Well, you don't need birth control, just a condom because no two people should have so many children... man created condoms, but god created man... see how it works?
Stuhletto 3 years ago
Yep and condoms have been known to break, yeah a sure fire method of birth control. God's ways have always worked best.
And no one should tell any couple whether or not they should have any number of children; even if it is 18 or more, that is between them and God.
In many instances from my observations; large families have better raised children than some small or one child or even childless families.
oldgordo61 3 years ago 10
poor genitors! one thinghs' sure theirs days arent boring!
koppmanone 3 years ago 4
they're sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fbpreviatti 3 years ago
This family is truly amazing! Congratulations to Michelle Duggar on Baby #18! I can't wait for the new series this fall!
gts102 3 years ago
What are they going to do when they run out of J names?
DragonFly122 3 years ago 10
At least it's a squared-away responsibe set of parents with morals that are poppin' them out instead some low-income trash in the ghetto who can't afford anything.
jonpaulmoen 3 years ago 5
So,you call human beings
"trash"? Wow...
DiamondsAreForever90 3 years ago 5
how cute
BreBre2222 3 years ago 2
great video
Littlecutiemad 3 years ago 4
i really love this show i watch all the time in the world it make my day and night to
jasonlov3 3 years ago 3