Duggar Family Expecting 19th Freaking Child!
Sometimes, 18 kids is simply not enough, so Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar of Tonitown, Ark., are expecting a new addition to their household this spring.
That's right, at that point they will have five more children than Nadya "Octomom" Suleman and 11 more children than Jon and Kate Gosselin. Wow.
"We are so thrilled," says Michelle, 42. "We just can't believe it is happening."
You can't, Michelle? Not after the previous 18 times you were pregnant?
Her husband, Jim Bob Duggar, 44, agrees: "I never gets old. We are so grateful for each child. We look forward to our first grand baby and 19th child."
Their first grandchild is due soon, as their oldest son Joshua, 21, is apparently getting a fast start in joining the family profession of making humans.
He and his wife are expecting a daughter next month, who will be older than her new aunt or uncle: "I think it is going to be awesome," Josh said.
THAT'S A LOTTA KIDS: The Duggar family is still growing, too.
Ridiculous as it seems to have 19 children, at least the Duggars live debt-free (cough, Octomom) in a house they built themselves with their kids.
Their names all begin with J, naturally. Yep, all 18 of them.
There's Joshua, twins Jana and John-David, 19; Jill, 18; Jessa, 16; Jinger, 15; Joseph, 14; Josiah, 13; Joy-Anna, 11; twins Jedidiah and Jeremiah, 10; Jason, 9; James, 8; Justin, 6; Jackson, 5; Johanna, 3; Jennifer, 2, and Jordyn-Grace, 8 months.
Eat your hearts out, Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian.
Like Jon and Kate Plus 8, the Duggar family's TLC series, 18 Kids and Counting, may have to be renamed in light of these recent life-changing events.
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July 28th, 2010 5:32 AM
Large families should be derided and despised. All large families are dysfunctional. Parents are supposed to raise their children, not other siblings. People from large families are not normal and have strong interpersonal issues and have poor one-to-one relationships with other people. People from large families often have no friends because other people do not want to associate with them as they are abnormal. People from smaller families are more normal and better off all around.
June 12th, 2010 8:16 PM
I don't see what everyone's problems are. It is up to the parents to decide how many children they have, not to the rest of the population. How would you like it if someone came up to you and said, 'You can only have two children, or you'll overpopulate the world'? That sounds a bit like the law in China to me, and look how many children and left to orphanages there because the parents aren't allowed to keep them. Some people should just mind their own business. I know many large families and they are all nice people. Many large families are religious and they take greater care in making sure their children are nice, don't swear, have manners, et cetera. Although, the bible verse that says that 'children are a gift from God', goes on to say that fathers should 'fill their quiver' with children. Now, I am an archer and I know that a full quiver of arrows generally has between eight and a dozen arrows. But if many other people have smaller families, what is the problem with the Duggars h
May 21st, 2010 1:34 PM
The Duggar partents are doing a great job with how they rasie each child. I would like to see people help them out! with gift cards to Wal-mart. so the children can get new clothes, and they don't have to go to the thrift store for some time.
Also let give them can food. And if someone can donate their time in adding two new bedroom with a batroom. So the older girls and boys can have their room with out all the younger ones, the room is getting to many children in them. Also would like to see a book shelf in their room with books on it. If a company help build the two new bedrooms, then your company name would be on TV and would help you get more bussines in the long run.
May 10th, 2010 5:45 PM
While I respect Duggar parents for wanting to add each child into life, I do not approve of any couples having more than 2 children unless they are living in strictly religion controlled country such as Saudia Arabia or underdeveloped dwelling such as India or Tibet. We must face awful truth that our current world is truly unfit for children to grow up in, which I must mention: lack of water, shortage of education, cybercrime, greed, wars, poverty, crimes against females, pollution, growing numbers of buildings of homes, schools, and businesses that pollute the cities, and endless of problems that will never go away. Why bring more children and allow them to suffer by exposing them to horrific environments that scar them permanently? I could not comphrend, no matter how loving and wonderful parents they are, how anyone desires to throw away their priceless values (use of birth control for example) to have Amy, Brett, Clark, Donna, Eliza, Faye, Garrett, Homer, Irene, Jill, Kyle, and mo
May 5th, 2010 4:29 AM
Leave the Duggar's along. IT IS Their business how many children they have. The money is not comming out of your pocket. This is a good christian family.
February 10th, 2010 12:56 PM
They seem like a cult and they have created their own little kingdom. They aren't all bad but,I think it would be very difficult for any one of the children to express that they may want something different than the rest of the herd. Of course they don't care what anyone else thinks because they honestly think they are holier than thou. The kids suffer - I know I'm from a large family.
December 13th, 2009 2:19 AM
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It's time for YOU, Michelle Duggar, to STOP having children, before you end up dying, or the baby does. Did you two know that the Bible approves of ABSTINENCE--you and your husband could do like they did in the OLD DAYS, and SLEEP APART, and concentrate on raising the kids that you have INSTEAD of making your other kids do it! I came from a large family, where we had to watch all the younger kids, and some day those kids will grow up and resent the HELL out of you for making them be nannies all of their lives! YOU brought those kids into the world and YOU should raise them, not the other kids! How can you tell your kids to just say "no", and practice abstinence, when YOU don't?
Also, NO ONE should have over THREE c-sectons, and so far, according to your history--you have had THREE now. That's enough. Stop where you are. Yes, I hope and pray that little girl lives, but YOU two need to stop bringing more children into the world. Jim Bob, if you even CARE abou
November 29th, 2009 11:26 PM
I'm watching them on the tele right now!
They're a wonderful family, Why are people so damned nasty?
If only all parents were so careful about how they raise their kids their would be far less crime, drugs, teenage pregnancies,and general hate and anger in the world.
I live near to a family with 10 kids. The parents don't work, don't pay taxes, and the kids are unruly and an absolute burden on society. They're the very people I question why have so many kids when it's obvious you don't want them? Those kids will go out into society and repeat the cycle all over again.
If Michelle Duggar goes on to have another 18 kids, I for one am confident that every single one of those kids will go out into society as decent caring worthy people.
I was one of 5 children, and like Maria (3 posts above) I was born into the catholic faith to parents that neither wanted us, or loved us. My Father too was an alcoholic, and my mother is a bint, who beat us, and mis-treated us. I was fortunate enough
November 12th, 2009 10:18 PM
The Duggars are a respectful and loving family and the kids are amazingly well-behaved and happy.
I admire their devotion to their faith and may they have as many children as God gives them.
October 24th, 2009 6:19 PM
It's unfortunate that they deny their daughters education. It is also unfortunate that after a year, they hand each baby off to a "buddy" older sister, who is expected to feed, clothe, bathe, change, and potty-train the child entirely on her own, not to mention watch it at all times. No help from Mommy or Daddy. The older girls are basically teenage mothers, as they are completely in charge of their "little buddies", even to the extent that if the child cries, wets the bed, or gets sick at night, they must get up to help it. Mommy and Daddy have nothing to do with it. The oldest girls are college age, their education has been offered to be payed in full, but their parents won't let them go because they are needed around the house, and are supposed to focus on becoming obedient wives. I think it is unfortunate.