HOW do they afford it?! Woman pregnant with 18th child

:sunny: Actually, theirs is a very interesting story that has nothing to do with getting welfare.
As a family project the Duggar family built a 7000 sq ft home debt free! Both Jim Bob and Michelle are licensed real estate agents. Jim Bob served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1999 to2003 and was a candidate for the Senate in 2002.
 
It must be nice to have a big family like that! :sunny: Except when everybody needs to go to the bathroom at the same time :laughing:
 
Oops, my error! I'm brain-dead tonight. I read this story awhile ago. Actually, my husband and I could manage it. Wouldn't want to but could! This is like the move "Yours, Mine, and Ours" with Lucielle Ball and Henry Fonda. Actually, growing up, I knew of families with 11 to 13 children. It's just a matter of learning how to get the most out of your money.
 
forget affording it. I dont know how a women could be pregnant 18 times. Thats nuts. I've only been pregnant once with kailey, and I had such a hard time, almost bled to death, was close to getting a hysteroctomy. That is why im so much pro adoption.

But seriously 18 kids. wow
 
I had a really dangerous delivery with my first one, but I had three more afterwards; and, if for some reason I got pregnant again, we don't have a problem with it. I love being pregnant, and enjoy raising them. As for the work, if you think about it, there's enough older ones there to help with the younger ones just like in the movie which also happens to be based off a true story. :popcorn:
 
As for the work, if you think about it, there's enough older ones there to help with the younger ones
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That is totally unfair, though. The "older ones" didn't ask to be parents and deserve to have a childhood/life/whatever. They shouldn't have to parent their siblings in this manner, and for the parents to expect and/or demand they do so is child abuse in my opinion. I am not impressed nor do I have that squishy, mushy, pitter-patter-in-my-heart feeling for mom and dad.

This is belligerent breeding. These children are not getting adequate, individual attention from mom and dad. I too loved being pregnant and enjoy raising my children, but hubby and I have done this together as a team. We knew having more children would mean less personalized attention for our children and ourselves.

This couple isn't all they're cracked up to be. Do your homework. You'll find they aren't doing it "on their own" and are getting many cutbacks for their breeding. They aren't like our elders from back in the olden days where multiple children was a norm, whether from lack of birth control or religious preference.

Hey, if you want to have a boatload of children and can afford the expense, have at it! If you can't afford to do so, don't do it. And don't expect your older children to carry the burden of parenting your younger children.
 
They are just very lucky that all of their kids are healthy! It just seems like they are pushing their luck having so many. They are lucky that so far that all of the children have fell in line and not really questioned any of their beliefs either. What happens when these kids grow up and move out? They have controlled every aspect of these kids lives and so far they have followed like ducks in a row. It just may not always be that easy!
 
ping1970 said:
They are just very lucky that all of their kids are healthy! It just seems like they are pushing their luck having so many. They are lucky that so far that all of the children have fell in line and not really questioned any of their beliefs either. What happens when these kids grow up and move out? They have controlled every aspect of these kids lives and so far they have followed like ducks in a row. It just may not always be that easy!
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Exactly!!

The oldest child is 20. The youngest is 9 months, except for the baby growing in mom's very scarred womb. I can't wait for the adult children to have a life of their very own. Away from mom and dad and the responsibility of taking care of their brothers and sisters.
 
Didn't I hear that in the past she had lost a child or two (miscarriage or something?)? I think I also read that they don't have to pay taxes or anything because, of having church at home. I feel for the older kids, I really do. They shouldn't have to take care of eachother! It's the job of the parents and there is no way you can keep all 18 children in line at all times, there has to be more behind the story. Either way, I wish them luck because, they need it!

I also feel they are getting funds and donations from the community and government for having such a large family. Can you imagine the diapers and forumula you go through on a daily basis or even food for a family of 18 would be insane. I wonder if they plant a garden and grow a lot of the foods they need. I should read more on the family, it does interest me and might answer a lot of my questions.

On a side note....could you imagine how her vagina is? Not being mean but, I have heard of people's uterus "falling" after a few kids, or how loose it might be, could you imagine what it would be like after 18? To top it off, she said they will continue having children if God permits.
 
The only baby I've ever delivered-the woman had eight kids previous. When she told me she was "having the baby now" I was like, I'll call the nurse-before I could even reach the call button (this was back in the 70's when they hung on cords and were hard to press) the little sucker had crowned. It just popped out-and this was a nice 9 pounder, no shrimp. I had to roated the shoulders a teeny bit, but that was about it. And I'm standing there holding a baby attached to this big huge glop of pacenta going "help! help!" :laughing: After 18 I'd expect delivery is a breeze.
 
Her womb is severely scarred and it was hard for them to find a doc who would deliver because she was such a high risk.

Regardless of that tidbit, her vagina has to be stretched beyond its means. I personally don't see how the woman enjoys intercourse. It has to be like dropping a pencil down into the grand canyon. I remember being freaked out after having our second. Things didn't feel or seem "right" and I thought I was doomed to the old "loosey goosey" outcome. God IS great because my "baby" returned to normal in about a month :laughing:

If you go to their webpage it tells about how they built their own home and everything that it entailed.


OMG Red! :laughing: The "help, help!!" made me LMAO!!
 
Ashelyn came so fast it was scary! I went from 2 inches dilated to complete in 30 minutes!! It was one long contraction...it was so funny because the nurse came in and said she wanted to check me because the monitor was looking weird...it had a signature that they look for when a woman is ready to give birth. Anyway she checked and said that I was complete, and said let's see if you can push ~lol...wrong thing to tell me! I started to push and she almost died! She started yelling stop, stop we have to call the doctor!! He was there in just a couple of minutes and I had her in one push. Both of the girls were easier births though...I had Caitlyn in just a couple of pushes also. Doc told me that my body had a memory and that I just kicked into auto-pilot! He begged me not to have my tubes tied when I did...I told him that if he was willing to pay for the rest of them, put them through college, and babysit I would have as many as he liked!! My three weighed 7lbs 11oz, 9lbs (three weeks early!) and 7lbs 14oz.!!

My niece had her son at 15 and had him in two pushes! He weighed 7lbs 4oz, I think, and she was a little girl also!
 
mine was wierd, I had the flu, and a kidney infection. My body was basically shutting down. So they had to induce me. Kailey and my heartbeats were going crazy, it was wierd.
Well after they had induced me, I wasn't allowed an epideral because of the kidney infection. So they gave me a little bit of some pain medication. I would have a contraction and then I would go to sleep. I seriously don't remeber much about that day. I do remeber trying to push, and not knowing how, and the nurse screaming at me to push harder. I was 19. I also remeber screaming at everyone and then apologizing and then doing it agian. lol. Especially since my sister was taking pictures of my v jay jay!! :whistle: :nono:
I also remeber after kailey was born, they cleaned her off, and then gave her to me. I was like in awe, she was so cute. The doc kept pushing on my stomach. And i told him to stop that it hurt. He said I cant stop, you wont stop bleeding. Then they took kailey from me, rushed everyone out of the room, and started preping me for surgery. From then to about 3 days was a blur, I didn't have a normal "maternity thing" I didnt get to go to the maternity ward till 3 days later. IT was not fun. So it was really hard for me to do the whole breast feeding thing, I did it for like a week, but couldn't deal with it. Was basically scared everytime kailey would wake up, in fear that she would want to eat.

After going through all that, it makes me so mad when I hear people taking thier kids for granted. I just saw stories on the news about teen parents, video taping themselves teaching thier infants-5 yearolds how to smoke weed. Crazy. google toddler smoking weed, and you will see at least 3 different stories, videos about it. Makes me sick!

But getting back to the 18th children, what about all the medical bills. Who would want to insure parents that have 18 kids. lol.
 
My son- Was induced in the morning and went through severe pain. Hey, I knew it was going to hurt but, OM freaking G it hurt like hell. I didn't have him until the next night. I loved the doctors forever when they gave me an epideral, they gave too much and I didn't feel a thing. He was 8lbs 2oz. BTW, never tell a woman in a lot of pain to breath, you might get cursed out. :laughing:

My middle angel- Went into premature labor (had her at about 7 1.2 months), they tried to stop it so I was in labor for 3 days. She was my toughest labor and pregnancy and she weighed 4lbs 5oz.

My youngest- Went to the hospital to be induced that morning. Funny thing is I went into labor before the induction but, they went ahead and induced me to speed up the progress. She was so easy! The only problems I had was the epideral didn't work and caused my blood pressure to drop very low so they had to stop it. I had her that night and they were amazed that I didn't yell or anything. The lady down the hall was having her 8th child and was screaming like there was no tomorrow. DD weighed 7lbs 14oz.
 
I think she needs her head examined. What the hell is wrong with them. They are obviously doing this for attention, money...etc.. They are getting paid to appear on TV shows. Everytime she gets pregnant ya know all kinds of companies are donating items in the hopes of them using them and maybe a mention in any of the countless news stories about them.

I think they are both sick. I feel sorry for the children. I have a hard time spreading attention evenly to three kids there is now way they are doing it with that many children. And you dont continue having children so the older children can take care of them. Thats NOT what a parent is supposed to do.
 
One of my best friends growing up is alot like this woman..my friend has 7 kids ranging from age 17 to 1.the last baby almost killed her, she had to have it in the hospital all of her other children were home deliveries...she also home schools all of them and they are the most well behaved wonderful children that I know...they live on a farm plus they all can play music by ear and her older daughter can cook like you cant believe..she won first place at the state fair ..she is only 15 years old ...all the old ladies were not happy LOL.

But personally I think it is ridiculous to have so many children in this day and age...my grandmother had 15 children...and to this day she sayd if they would have had decent birth control she NEVER would have had 15 kids! Most of her kids had to quit school at an early age to get jobs to help out, only the 4 youngest ever graduated from high school..btw my grandma had 12 boys and 3 girls plus she raised a grandson....I admire her so much because they werre dirt poor too! I can barely handle it most days and I only have one child... I told my daughter if she doesnt straighten up I am going to call my friend and send out to her farm for the summer to learn how kids should really act and behave!!! She wasnt very happy with me when I said that.

I think now the Duggar family just continues to have children just for the sake of all the money it brings them through their TV show on the discovery channel and through endorsements and TV appearaces... my thought is good lord shouldnt her uterus fall out pretty soon LOL
 
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