16 isn't enough!

[Credit Man]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051012...ipmnKGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MjBwMWtkBHNlYwM3MTg-

WOW! That's some family. The are going to run out of "J" names soon.

 

[ZachnElli]

Oh yes, the Duggar family. My neighbor had #14 in April! (yup, I went to the baby shower!)

 

[stinkerbelle]

What - no Jennifer?

hehehe

 

[jx3smom]

I thought we had enough Js in our family, DH is John, DS'are JL, Jason and Jared.

 

[DisneyCP2002]

I remember seeing the special chronicling their lives that aired around Jackson's birth. I am looking forward to seeing the 2 new specials.

 

[mickeyfan2]

The are going to run out of "J" names soon.

Nay, they will just make one up. Like they did with Jinger.

 

[WDWAurora]

My wedding photographer did that. He had maybe 10 kids and they all had "J" names. The reasoning was that the last name started with a "C" and they wanted them to have the same initials as Jesus Christ. I am a Christian and all, but I'm not sure that when you go back to the original Greek text that Jesus' name was in fact Jesus Christ, but that's just me. I don't get it.

 

[NMAmy]

Yikes...that's a lot of kids. I have one kid and I call her by the dog's name sometimes (or vice versa.)

It's a slippery slope when you start naming all your kids with the same first letter...my niece and her husband both have J names. Their first-born was a son, Jacob. Then came the lovely Juliet. With the third kid, my niece was desperate. She couldn't find a J name that she liked and was frantic--and didn't want the poor kid to feel like an oddball as the only non-J person in the family. She finally went with Jasmine (although originally, she'd picked Jocelyn which I liked better but oh, well.) I don't think she's having any more kids--she can't handle the stress of finding another J name!

 

[elliemae1192]

My son goes to school with a boy whose mom is pregnant with #15. These people are nothing like the Duggars though.

The Duggars seem to have the idea that it's the older children's job to raise the younger ones. I've read their website and it makes me sick! I have three children and yes, they are expected to help out at home and my 15 year old is great about helping me with the three year old when I'm cooking or something like that, but it is in NO WAY his job to take care of his brother. This Duggar lady has plenty of time to keep popping out kids because when she has them, she's done with her job.

The family at my son's school is great though. They are all really good kids and they are allowed to have a normal childhool, unlike the Duggars. I just don't see how she can keep her sanity with 15 kids!

BTW, I know some people will think the family I know is popping out kids on welfare's dime, but they aren't. They make very good money and all of the school aged children are in private school. I personally have a hard time paying tuition for three, but hey, more power to them.

Edited because I really need to learn how to spell.

 

[leahannpen]

The Duggars seem to have the idea that it's the older children's job to raise the younger ones. I've read their website and it makes me sick! I have three children and yes, they are expected to help out at home and my 15 year old is great about helping me with the three year old when I'm cooking or something like that, but it is in NO WAY his job to take care of his brother. This Duggar lady has plenty of time to keep popping out kids because when she has them, she's done with her job.

I saw the original special on Discovery Health not that long ago. I just sat there slack jawed, to be honest! I did get the impression the older kids helped out, but I didn't think she made them, basically, raise the younger kids. The fact that she homeschools and has them all take an instrument was impressive, I thought.

I can't believe they want more. I'm not saying they shouldn't, if they can afford it, and love them, but man...I have a 4 year old and 3 month old at home and I'm exhausted!

 

[Brianne]

I'm all for larger families (obviously!), but IMHO, there is a limit. I just wonder how they can afford all of them---real estate isn't that great of an industry, is it? Maybe for a family of 6 or so, but 18?!

 

[Sparx]

There are actually NORMAL J names if you insist on having all 16 kids on having one. Joy-anna...I just mean wow. What about Jessie and Jay and Josh and Johnathan?

 

[elliemae1192]

I saw the original special on Discovery Health not that long ago. I just sat there slack jawed, to be honest! I did get the impression the older kids helped out, but I didn't think she made them, basically, raise the younger kids. The fact that she homeschools and has them all take an instrument was impressive, I thought.

I can't believe they want more. I'm not saying they shouldn't, if they can afford it, and love them, but man...I have a 4 year old and 3 month old at home and I'm exhausted!

I didn't see the special so I'm not sure how they were portrayed on that. I saw their website and she was talking about their typical day. Each of the older children are assigned one or two younger children and it's their job to feed, clothe, and care for those little ones. They are to keep them on a blanket in one place so they can't get into anything. They are not in any outside activities.
There's also the fact that they're building that 7000 sf house and it's going to have THREE BEDROOMS! One for mom and dad and one dormitory style room for boys and one for girls. I just felt sorry for these kids as I read these things. And this was all "straight from the horses mouth" as they say as mom was the one who wrote it. I'll have to go look for the website and post a link.

I don't have a problem at all with large families. As I stated, in the family I know, the kids are all well adjusted and just normal kids. These people are just something different.

I also have no problem with kids who are homeschooled. My SIL homeschools and does a great job.

 

[elliemae1192]

Here's the link. http://www.jimbob.info/If you click on frequently asked questions, some of what I was talking about is in there. I read it months ago and they have totally changed the site since then. They have toned it down ALOT. After reading the original site, I came away feeling very sorry for those kids. There should be a thread about it here somewhere since that's where I got the link originally.

 

[Disney Doll]

Yet another example of why common sense isn't so common.

 

[Rajah]

Sheesh!

 

[Rock'n Robin]

As Monty Python says, every sperm is sacred! Seriously, do you think he might be losing elections because people think he's crazy?
Robin M.

 

[epcotfan]

All I can say is Yikes!

Our daily routine begins with personal hygiene (get dressed, brush teeth, comb hair, etc…). Each older child has a younger buddy or two that they help. We eat breakfast & read Proverbs at 8:00a.m., then we ‘quick clean’ the house (older child & their buddy work together to clean their jurisdictions). Throughout the day we try to pickup as we go along, but naturally things tend toward disorder. So, it is a constant training process with ‘quick clean’ times throughout the day. At 9:00a.m., the older children help their buddies with their studies in phonics, math, violin & piano (J-O-Y- Jesus first, Others second, & Yourself last!). Then the older children start their music & individual studies- math, English, spelling & typing. We break for lunch at 12:00pm. Jill (age 13) prepares lunch & we all help cleanup. After lunch we work to finish individual studies. At 1:30p.m. the little ones go down for naps (4 & under). Momma & older children are around the table at 2:00p.m. for Wisdom Booklet group studies - science, history, law, medicine. We work on one subject until we complete the study. We also review & memorize scripture, hymns & operational definitions of character qualities. The children especially enjoy this because they make up motions to help with memorization. At 4:00p.m., we break from group study to complete individual studies, otherwise this is free time. We have dinner at 5:00p.m. Jana (Age 14) prepares dinner & everyone helps cleanup. We do another ‘quick clean’ of the house after dinner & then have free time. Some may still be finishing up music, seeing we have to take turns with one piano to 11 students! 8:00p.m.is snack time. Then we get ready for bed (baths, brush teeth, pick out clothes for next day). 9:00p.m. is Bible time with Daddy. This is probably our favorite time of day. Daddy reads the Bible & we discuss the passage together. We talk about the day & bring out points of how to apply what we have learned. We enjoy making up skits & acting out examples of right responses & wrong responses. Often our little ones will fall asleep as Daddy begins Bible time, still they love to be with us at this special time. Bedtime is 10:00p.m.