the online school they promote as using has a very limited curriculum and also unaccredited ...they will not be able to practice anywhere in the US if they get a degree from those Midwife/nursing programs...so it sounds like a useless endeavor....
That's surprising. I thought the Duggars were very financially savvy, and it surprises me that they'd "buy into" a school that wasn't accredited. Those credits won't transfer, and a graduate of that school won't be able to take the state tests for licensure.
Ok, so they focus on the sons developing skills in order to provide for their families, and some of the daughters may get a nursing degree, if by chance, they have to provide for the family other than raisining babies or running a household. I am not saying it's easy to run a household, but they should be able to go out and work and not rely exclusively to their husbands, which I think is what he is more or less saying. The sons get to choose a degree based on their interests and the daughters may get a nursing degree.
Well, I have only daughters, and I can't say that my thoughts are all that much different.
I INSIST that my daughters each earn a 4-year degree in a field that will allow them to work profitably, a degree that would allow them to support themselves and their future families if they want/need to do so. Once they have that degree, I don't care a bit whether they work or not. If they and their future husbands decide that they're better off at home, I would never chastise them for failing to use their degree. It's a safety net.
My oldest wants to become -- very much like the Duggars -- a nurse midwife. I have talked to her about choosing a job that's compatible with family life. I don't see that as holding her back; rather, I see it as helping her to make choices that'll help her lead the lifestyle she wants as an adult. I can't say that I really thought about how my job would impact my family when I was a teen/college student, but as soon as I met my husband and I knew we'd have children, I realized that my job wouldn't "mesh well" with a family -- so I went back to school for a teaching degree. I wish I'd done that in the first place. I wouldn't tell my daughters that they HAVE TO choose a traditional female job, but there are good reasons why certain jobs have traditionally belonged to women: they fit together with being a mother.
Wow, I didn't know their views included subservant women. How sad.
It's their hunger for fame that has them having more children...Not their desire to promote their views. This reminds me of the McCaughey family. They have strong, conservative views, but chose to stay out of the limelight. I'm sure they could have had their own show, but had the dignity to say no.
In all fairness, the McCaugheys had their large family a bit before reality shows became so popular. They DID lots of interviews and magazine articles (and continued to do a Christmas article for years). Now their kids are probably teenagers, so they're a bit too old. The public's taste seems to run towards the small kids -- John and Kate, for example. The McCaugheys accepted LOTS of public support of various types. If a reality show had been "on the table" for them, I wouldn't be surprised if they'd taken it.
I have never had a premature baby or been advised not to have any more children, but if I was there would be no doubt that I would follow that advice, for the sake of myself, my children and any unborn children.
I have to agree. I think my greatest responsibilities are to the children I already have (and to my husband, who -- if I died -- would be left raising those children alone). Hypothetical children who aren't yet conceived come lower on the totem pole than actual children who need me today.
I completely agree!
