Duggars make 17!

[Mkrop]

Yes but the Duggars do not belong to our church. Those sinners!!!

Im sorry Hgih Priestess forgive me
so we dont get to see how insulation is made, I know that would be the highlight of my day

And see that poster thought we didnt watch any episodes

 

[Pigeon]

To quote a few well-knowns:

Pope John Paul II said that the greatest gift a parent could give his child was another sibling.

Mother Theresa compared children in a large family to flowers in a garden, and asked how one could have too many.


I only have 3 children - really, it's all I can handle (and at times too much to handle), but our society's embrace of one- and two-child families is serving to raise a generation of self-centered, demanding, immature people who have no clue about self-sacrifice or true service. I would be happy if my children could grow up to put their siblings, neighbors, and others' needs ahead of their own.

I'm not a fan of either the pope or "Mother" Theresa, so for me, their opinion is just that--their opinion. And since neither of them were parents that we know of, I don't think their opinions carry any particular weight.

I'd be interested in seeing any research that shows that children from ecologically responsible families grow up to be any more "self-centered, demanding, immature people who have no clue about self-sacrifice or true service" than children from huge families.

My observations are quite different. Children can be spoiled whether they have zero siblings or ten. I came from a huge family, as did my husband. Together, we have a legion of nieces and nephews from varying family sizes. Some of the onlies are the most service-oriented of the bunch.

 

[dogluva]

Sure, if there is some kind of neglect or violence being committed towards the children. From what I've read, there seems to be a wide variation of opinons about how bad this all is for the kids. If a child is being truly neglected or abused, I wouldn't think the opinions would vary this much.

We have a family of 6 that goes to my church and the oldest boy is often seen carrying the baby, giving him a bottle or playing with him. I think it's sweet that he does that-not abusive. He's probably going to make a great father someday because he already knows how to be loving and tender towards a child.

Having household chores to do is not abusive, as much as I tried to convince my mother that it was!

My oldest son is now 18. I have been told so many times what a nice boy he is. He is the oldest of six. He is now in college (yes, I can afford to send them to college with out assistance). I know he will make a great father. And no, I did not have him "raise" any of the others. He just enjoys playing with his siblings when he is home.