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Originally Posted by KellyJef  EXACTLY!!! It's ridiculous to say that the parents are raising 18 -- soon to be 19 -- kids.
The older children are raising their younger siblings. Plain and simple. And totally wrong.
There isn't a parent in the world who could give 18 kids the individual attention any child deserves.
I think the Duggars are beyond selfish. They want to have a gazillion kids but they don't have to raise them all. |
My goodness, how in the world did my (and probably your) grandparents do it?? My father and my in-laws each had 12 to 15 siblings. How did they do it? There weren't modern conveniences back then like it is now. They had to do chores before school (if they went to school) and chores when they returned. They didn't have school lunches. They brought lunches from home. I don't understand the reasoning that the Duggars are wrong to be having so many children. Just because it's not the 'norm' now doesn't make it wrong.
Mrs. Duggar is probably a much better mother than a LOT of parents nowadays. We have so many latchkey children and their parents are so busy with work and making money. Children stay home alone, eat alone, siblings help with dinner, housework, etc. And then some of you have the nerve to condemn the Duggars??