The only thing that really bothers me about this family is the older kids are all “assigned” a younger kid to be in charge of. I would never “assign” one kid to the other and make them responsible for taking care of them all day, dressing them, bathing them…the way I figure is if my husband and I had the babies were the one’s that are to take care of them ,and if we ever thought our kids needed to do it for us, then we would stop having kids.

While I admire this family very much, I have a bit of trouble with the constant attention the media gives them. I have seen them being compared to the Mennonites and Amish. I grew up in a conservative Mennonite church. One thing I can tell you is that you would not see any of the Mennonited or amish on telivision, in the paper or even on radio. They believe to display themselves is to violate the second commandment about worshipping any graven images(including self worship). I find it odd that they don’t believe in t.v, but have had their own reality show. I mean they must be getting paid to do all these interviews. Also, the Amish and conservative Mennonites live a very plain lifestyle. No fancy homes and they work extremely hard. I appreciate people doing what God had called them to do, but I believe in being humble about the gifts that the LORD has given us(including the ability to raise large families). Remember, there are other folks doing it. They are just doing it quietly…Despite this opinion I still wish GODS continued blessing on this family

I was wondering what they do for a living. I have one child and a husband and can barely make my house payment every month. I would love to know so I can get into that line of work. I hope she does not have all these children and the tax payers are raising the kids for them.

Marie, you needn’t worry about the Duggar children’s education. Homeschooling children is NOTHING like a public classroom, nor even a one-room schoolhouse. It is more comparable to being tutored. Homeschooling each child takes a fraction of the time regular schooling does, with even better results- so there is no reason why any of the seventeen kids would go without proper teaching. Your comments reveal that you, sadly like most people, know nothing about what homeschooling is like.

WOW! 17 kids!! I’m a 28 year old mom of four and have my hands full with them! A 5 year old boy, 4 year old girl, 2 year boy and 6 month old girl.. And being a stay at home mom, I have to run after 3 young kids all day and make sure the youngest one is also entertained. It’s quit expensive buying new clotes every couple of months (can’t help myself if I see a cute outfit), buying toys etc. I can’t imagen what it’s like having 17 kids! And thinking about having more? God help them! I have to admire Michelle. She can’t possibly work since she’s having kids every year. Taking care of all these young kids all day must be so exhausting! Well, good luck to you!!

I think this is just ridiculous!! Great . . . they can provide for their family, but why continue to bring more and more children into this world. They obviously have enough wealth and love, so why not adopt? There are so many children who have no families, so whoudn’t hte “christian” thing to do be helping to care for these children, who have already been given a terrible start at life?

Congrats to the family!

The father I believe is some sort of computer programmer or software developer; I’m sure that he does make quite a bit of money, but what’s more, the family has absolutely no debt. They don’t buy anything new that they can get just as good used, and they do not buy anything on credit, only if it’s affordable for them to buy outright. And they built their house by THEMSELVES! I say good for them! My mother has eleven brothers and sisters and there are 20 first cousins…I cannot tell you how sick I am of hearing comments from people who don’t know us say that we must live off of the state (NONE of us EVER have — my Grandpa especially prided himself on it.) As long as the family can provide monetarily and emotionally for the children, it’s really nobody else’s business! Again, GOOD FOR THEM!

I was wondering when she was going to have Jennifer. Michelle is truly an inspiration and a voice for all of us moms that believe in raising their children with wholesome biblical values and in believing that you can have a quiverfull or children if you put your faith in the Lord our God and lean on him for wisdom and patience. It is so nice to see a web page full of people who are saying positive things about them instead of negative things. Congratulations to all of them for this recent arrival.
Lots of love in Christ,

Monica

I guess my concern is that same as some others. How does she not have gynecological issues.
I have never gotten pregnant and adopted my son, I have had a hysterectomy before I was even 35.
My mother had three children and her uterus could not handle anymore and she had a hysterectomy!
I am not picking on the family , I am just blown away, considering most OB/GYN’s will recommend waiting at least two years after the birth of a child before getting pregnant again.
I think it’s wonderful they want so many children, but as previously stated I do wish they would have adopted a few.
I also was confused by the name Jinger, at first I was pronouncing it with a hard G and then after a few seconds realized it’s just Ginger with a J. Also surprised that Jennifer had not been previously used.

Well, congratulations on the birth of Jennifer!