The simple fact that they're reaping the benefits of being on a TV show and putting themselves out there gives any of us the right to "pick on them" and state our opinions of their lifestyle. The little ones are assigned a buddy of one of the older kids, and that's who's looking after that child. To say that the parents are doing all the child-rearing is nuts. If you have the resources to raise all of these children, why not give Mama Duggar a break and adopt a few needy kids?

The kids seem Stepford-like to me. I highly doubt they get a "real" education with the type of homeschooling they're getting. I think they're being raised to live on the family compound--girls marry young and start reproducing just like Mama and boys work in the family business somehow.

It all seems crazy to me, and I can't wait to see if any of the kids rebel against it someday.