tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post6891694326587549254..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: The Duggars - Extreme Parenting?Expat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-5900856801341410912013-10-19T21:42:45.495+01:002013-10-19T21:42:45.495+01:00@ Nickie, I'm with you on this one. Mama Dugga...@ Nickie, I'm with you on this one. Mama Duggar strikes me as a bit desperate and attention-seeking, defining herself only by her reproductive record. Never mind the monetary side of it.<br /><br />And to reveal my regional prejudices, it must be noted that they ARE from Arkansas, after all.leemikceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00556230429959451810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-20478111582358981822013-10-17T13:22:43.805+01:002013-10-17T13:22:43.805+01:00Welcome Andrew!
Deanna - As I said, that was kind...Welcome Andrew!<br /><br />Deanna - As I said, that was kinda tongue in cheek, but I do wish the silly woman would stop and think about the very real dangers to herself, her living and her unborn children. Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-78771518029512985562013-10-17T10:49:22.892+01:002013-10-17T10:49:22.892+01:00I agree with many of your thoughts on a personal l...I agree with many of your thoughts on a personal level and think its extreme. However, coming from a former social worker, there is absolutely nothing to warrant a call to CPS. Deanna Herrmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11461445644077905394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-59450402780216217342013-10-16T15:20:51.109+01:002013-10-16T15:20:51.109+01:00Just found your blog from 'Mind the Gap'.
...Just found your blog from 'Mind the Gap'.<br /><br />I can't help wondering if they would still be squeezing out babies like a Ford production line if they weren't on a reality show or things like Good Morning America all the time.<br /><br />There are other ways to not have babies other than the pill of course. Maybe Mr. Duggar needs to wear a raincoat now and then...Andrew Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798837075526383970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-58067987256761005492013-10-16T04:45:42.506+01:002013-10-16T04:45:42.506+01:00Missed a "c" in Nickie.Missed a "c" in Nickie. <br />Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-16649542265676390122013-10-16T04:45:18.860+01:002013-10-16T04:45:18.860+01:00Nikie - it's even extreme for the Medieval wor...Nikie - it's even extreme for the Medieval world. Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-42843300082030191232013-10-15T23:43:07.001+01:002013-10-15T23:43:07.001+01:00A lot of what the Duggars promote is positive pare...A lot of what the Duggars promote is positive parenting (on the surface) - family business, all mucking in together, home educated children, family providing for themselves, accepting money for tv crews to come and film their slightly unusual family circumstances. Everyone seems happy and well cared for.<br /><br />However, there's always something I can't put my finger on that feels uncomfortable about this family (and I'm not suggesting anything suspicious - far from it).<br /><br />I sometimes feel that Michele is having another baby so the cameras can keep rolling. I sometimes feel that they say/do something that's left of centre so the cameras can keep rolling. I sometimes feel that their daughter in law is feeling pressured to keep up the tradition of having babies so that the cameras can keep rolling.<br /><br />I think we love reading and watching real life stories that are so far removed from what we consider "normal" but their story always seems a little "forced". <br /><br />21+ pregnancies is extreme, even in this modern world, though.Nickie O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945338904756339422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-59284686503165131312013-10-15T20:46:29.307+01:002013-10-15T20:46:29.307+01:00The CPS comment was slightly tongue in cheek, but ...The CPS comment was slightly tongue in cheek, but reading your comment, I actually agree with myself even more now. No, of course there is no law against having an extraordinary number of children and I recognize that they don't claim welfare etc. although their income has been greatly enhanced by the very fact that they have a larger than average family. <br />I don't agree with the way they parent because i don't agree that siblings should have to raise each other to the extent they do; this has been one of the main criticisms of their family life, but again that's really not my point not is it my business. (I can't comment on the "productiveness" of the children as most of them are still at home and as any parent knows, you can never sit back and claim success on your own parenting.)<br />I do however, find it hypocritical to say you're pro life, as they do, and then deliberately put so many lives at risk. They are extreme in their views, currently campaigning out of their own state for more restrictive abortion access, and asking for greater restrictions that even the US Constitution requires. They are very clear on their own rights (to live as they do -which is very different from how most Americans live) and yet they are seeking to strip people in Tennessee (for now) of their legal abortion rights.<br />And you're right, in a way she's no different from other women who try to get pregnant when medical advice is against them, although most of them haven't already had 21 pregnancies to add to the risk. Even her 1st obstretrician/Gynocologist resigned after failing to convince her of the dangers of so many pregnancies. <br />Perhaps I just get fed up with people living "God's will" and then turning round and interfering in other people's legally sanctioned lives. Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-83508722381458137402013-10-15T19:49:36.833+01:002013-10-15T19:49:36.833+01:00I actually quite disagree with you. Why should CPS...I actually quite disagree with you. Why should CPS get involved? Many women have repeated miscarriages at every age and continue trying to get pregnant, many women have a premie or a disabled child and also still have more children, many women (including quite a few celebrities) try to conceive at advanced age. Unless these women should also have CPS called, why should the Duggars? There is no law stating a maximum number of children you can have. The Duggars take very good care of all their children, don't claim welfare, and clearly raise them to be productive members of society. If other women are entitled to continue trying to conceive at advance age or after miscarriage or a premie (which can happen to anybody at any age), why can't Michelle Duggar? It's not even like she is using medical help like IVF (which again, many older women do).Jocelyn Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636167223556938864noreply@blogger.com