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[mickeymousemom]

Well, whaddya know..another thread on the DIS where people get judged just becasue they're different. Surprise, surprise.

I have seen the first shows a few times. I've seen the most recent one once.

This family, though different from ours and certianly not as open minded to society as ours, seems very loving and kind. The kids are well behaved and seem very confident. We are friends with a Catholic family who has seven kids. They do much the same thing as this family. The older ones help the younger ones and they all have their chores. They are also home schooled and the kids are very bright and confident.

There's nothing scary about this family. I wouldn't do what they're doing. But I would certainly welcome them into my community. I only wish others would raise their kids to have the respect for each other the way these kids do.

This family is very self-sufficient. They built the house themselves...with their own money and some volunteers. How wonderful is that? These kids know that they don't need to wear clothes from American Eagle and Hollister and wear $100 shoes to be happy. i would imagine they'll all grow up to be self sufficient and kind and giving.

They are hurting no one. I fully believe these kids feel loved...and are given much love. Why, as a society, do we feel the need to tear down people who are different from us. It doesn't mean others are bad or "obscene"(what a ridiculous comment). It means they are DIFFERENT. It means we are also different to them...but they aren't judging us.


I've said in other threads and I'll say it again. I don't deal well with intolerance and that's what I'm hearing here from so many. Thank God I've raised my kids to be open minded and tolerant.

 

[chobie]

Well, whaddya know..another thread on the DIS where people get judged just becasue they're different. Surprise, surprise.

I have seen the first shows a few times. I've seen the most recent one once.

This family, though different from ours and certianly not as open minded to society as ours, seems very loving and kind. The kids are well behaved and seem very confident. We are friends with a Catholic family who has seven kids. They do much the same thing as this family. The older ones help the younger ones and they all have their chores. They are also home schooled and the kids are very bright and confident.

There's nothing scary about this family. I wouldn't do what they're doing. But I would certainly welcome them into my community. I only wish others would raise their kids to have the respect for each other the way these kids do.

This family is very self-sufficient. They built the house themselves...with their own money and some volunteers. How wonderful is that? These kids know that they don't need to wear clothes from American Eagle and Hollister and wear $100 shoes to be happy. i would imagine they'll all grow up to be self sufficient and kind and giving.

They are hurting no one. I fully believe these kids feel loved...and are given much love. Why, as a society, do we feel the need to tear down people who are different from us. It doesn't mean others are bad or "obscene"(what a ridiculous comment). It means they are DIFFERENT. It means we are also different to them...but they aren't judging us.


I've said in other threads and I'll say it again. I don't deal well with intolerance and that's what I'm hearing here from so many. Thank God I've raised my kids to be open minded and tolerant.

Actually you are judging people by saying they are judging. And by calling people intolerant. How can you say someone is intolerant without making a judgment of them?

You are also judging the Duggars by saying they are self-sufficient, loving, not hurting anyone, kind and well-behaved, especially since all you know about them is from the edited bits they chose to show on their TV show.

Pat yourself on the back though.

 

[cardaway]

I've said in other threads and I'll say it again. I don't deal well with intolerance and that's what I'm hearing here from so many. Thank God I've raised my kids to be open minded and tolerant.

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It doesn't mean others are bad or "obscene"(what a ridiculous comment)

 

[MScott1851]

I think one of the girls has been assigned the uterus as her "buddy" and carries it around in a homespun sack.

All I know is that right there was funny...I don't care who you are! I literally spewed Mountain Dew out of my nose.

I tivoed the show...they seem happy, in a Stepford kind of way. I thought the oldest son was very cute, and one of the daughters was especially striking, even in the modest apparel and no makeup.

 

[disneyjunkie]

Well, whaddya know..another thread on the DIS where people get judged just becasue they're different. Surprise, surprise.

I have seen the first shows a few times. I've seen the most recent one once.

This family, though different from ours and certianly not as open minded to society as ours, seems very loving and kind. The kids are well behaved and seem very confident. We are friends with a Catholic family who has seven kids. They do much the same thing as this family. The older ones help the younger ones and they all have their chores. They are also home schooled and the kids are very bright and confident.

There's nothing scary about this family. I wouldn't do what they're doing. But I would certainly welcome them into my community. I only wish others would raise their kids to have the respect for each other the way these kids do.

This family is very self-sufficient. They built the house themselves...with their own money and some volunteers. How wonderful is that? These kids know that they don't need to wear clothes from American Eagle and Hollister and wear $100 shoes to be happy. i would imagine they'll all grow up to be self sufficient and kind and giving.

They are hurting no one. I fully believe these kids feel loved...and are given much love. Why, as a society, do we feel the need to tear down people who are different from us. It doesn't mean others are bad or "obscene"(what a ridiculous comment). It means they are DIFFERENT. It means we are also different to them...but they aren't judging us.


I've said in other threads and I'll say it again. I don't deal well with intolerance and that's what I'm hearing here from so many. Thank God I've raised my kids to be open minded and tolerant.

We have no way of knowing how well behaved and confident these kids are.

We only know how they act when the cameras are on or when the parents are around.


I'd like to see how these kids would act if they were away from their parents for about a month.

If they had the option to wear a homemade outfit or a trendy outfit, I wonder which one they would pick.

If they could spend a Friday night at home watching a younger sibling or going to a movie, which would they choose.

I think it would be interesting to see these kids interact with "normal" kids.

 

[txgirl]

All I have to say is that mother needs a new hair cut.

Amen! I love the show and I love how oddly different they live their life. I'm certain there are people who live on farms and in remote areas who are far more isolated than this family.

Still, I am itching to grow out the ear muffs on the side on her head. She has such a pretty face!

 

[txgirl]

I will judge.

It's wrong for them to make those girls wear those horrible hand made dresses that make them stand out as freaks on the few occasions they are allowed to go out in public.

Flame away people. I can take it.

I find it so interesting that the more liberal people on this thread (this is not the only post) have such issues with how this family is choosing to raise their children but I have seen countless threads with the theme of:

"To each their own"
Whether it be children watching rated-R movies, or homosexual parents, or single parents by choice, or kids having coed sleepovers, or whatever the current debate may be.

In these situations all is fine and there is nothing ever *detrimental* about being non-traditional. No one would dare call a child with a homosexual parent a *freak* but because these kids dress differently and the parents choose to socialize them mainly at home they are completely messed up???

The kids may not adjust as well as the kids up the street who get the priviledge of being offered a joint at the bus stop or the *challenge* of being able to fit into such a loving environment as high school.

I would bet the majority of their kids will choose the lifestyle that has brought them the greatest joy and comfort, even if that means they stay on the Duggard compound *gasp* even after they are married. People do it all over the world (no just 100 years ago) and resist the change when our well-meaning civilized Americans try to encourage it.

The family unit can be a loving and beautiful blessing and it's not cooky or scary to me. I think the days of grandma and grandpa and aunt so-and-so up the street have passed for most people and it's pretty sad.

 

[dadto1]

I find it so interesting that the more liberal people on this thread (this is not the only post) have such issues with how this family is choosing to raise their children but I have seen countless threads with the theme of:

"To each their own"
Whether it be children watching rated-R movies, or homosexual parents, or single parents by choice, or kids having coed sleepovers, or whatever the current debate may be.

In these situations all is fine and there is nothing ever *detrimental* about being non-traditional. No one would dare call a child with a homosexual parent a *freak* but because these kids dress differently and the parents choose to socialize them mainly at home they are completely messed up???

The kids may not adjust as well as the kids up the street who get the priviledge of being offered a joint at the bus stop or the *challenge* of being able to fit into such a loving environment as high school.

I would bet the majority of their kids will choose the lifestyle that has brought them the greatest joy and comfort, even if that means they stay on the Duggard compound *gasp* even after they are married. People do it all over the world (no just 100 years ago) and resist the change when our well-meaning civilized Americans try to encourage it.

The family unit can be a loving and beautiful blessing and it's not cooky or scary to me. I think the days of grandma and grandpa and aunt so-and-so up the street have passed for most people and it's pretty sad.

I couldn't have said it better! The only reason you see these kind of replies is because the family has conservative christian associated with them.

 

[JennyMominRI]

I couldn't have said it better! The only reason you see these kind of replies is because the family has conservative christian associated with them.

IF they were Ortodox Jews with 16 kids or Pagans with 16 kids I'd still be concerned..
It's not about their religion..It's about the isolation and lack of proper education...ON the other hand,I'm more concerned about the family of the girl that beat up MY DD a few months back because they are drug addicted ,uncaring parents... These people are on TV I'm going to talk about them..I'm sure if it were my family all over the TV people would find plenty to criticize too... I don' t think these parents are abusive or anything,just a bit daft

 

[cardaway]

People are concerned in this situation for the same reason people are always concerned. The welfare of the kids.

I for one don't think they are in the best situation, or should be exploited on TV, but I haven't said I want anything to be done about it.

Just giving my opinion, not calling CPS. Big difference between giving an opinion and trying to change the laws so gays cannot get married or adopt.

 

[chobie]

People are concerned in this situation for the same reason people are always concerned. The welfare of the kids.

I for one don't think they are in the best situation, or should be exploited on TV, but I haven't said I want anything to be done about it.

Just giving my opinion, not calling CPS. Big difference between giving an opinion and trying to change the laws so gays cannot get married or adopt.

Exactly. No one in any of the threads has said they should not be able to raise their kids this way. And since no one in any of the threads about the Duggars has mentioned their religion as a basis for finding them abhorrent, the poster who made that comment has made a judgment about why people are concerned about this TV family. Must be a lack of class on his part I guess.

 

[pixiemomma]

I find it so interesting that the more liberal people on this thread (this is not the only post) have such issues with how this family is choosing to raise their children but I have seen countless threads with the theme of

I am probably as liberal as anyone you'd ever meet. I was expecting the worst from what I'd read on these boards but I thought they seemed like nice family.

 

[chobie]

I am probably as liberal as anyone you'd ever meet. I was expecting the worst from what I'd read on these boards but I thought they seemed like nice family.

Don't take it personally. One prominate liberal makes a comment on a thread that has nothing to do with politics and all of a sudden anyone who has the same opinion is a liberal. It's just a judgment being made by some people that has no basis in reality. They just cannot pass up an opportunity to try to degrade a differing political position from their own.

 

[Pembo]

Hey now...I started this thread. I'm most definitely a liberal. When I watched the show I had no idea what religion they were (I had some guesses though). I still think they are a bit odd. I can't imagine having 16 kids, 3 is enough for me. I can't imagine even thinking up 16 names, let alone all starting with the same letter. They seemed like a nice family but then again if I was on tv I'd put my best out there to be seen.

IMHO if you put yourself on TV than you are going to be judged. That's human nature. Hey we all judge everyone else, whether we do it on message boards, when we gossip, or just think it to ourselves. There's nothing wrong with a little talk about strangers among strangers..........

I read somewhere that they were given a trip to DL, wonder if that will be on tv too?????

 

[DisneyPhD]

I read somewhere that they were given a trip to DL, wonder if that will be on tv too?????

Now I would wacth that!!!! Then again I will wacth anything from DL or WDW! I wish more of the T.V shows would have a go to WDW trip epidsode like they used to about 10 years ago. Wouldn't it have been a riot to see "Darma and Greg" at WDW? I bought a coupy of red book just to see the family with sixtuplets at WDW.