16 Children

[ste_noni]

I'm watching this TLC show on that family with 16 kids. Apparently, before they became well known (when the most recent baby girl was born) they were working on building a 7000 sq. ft. house.

I don't personally understand the desire to have 16 kids, but if you were going to have that many kids, this is the kind of family you would want to be in. The kids all appear to be loved, well-cared-for, clean, and smart. Even the 8 year old is helping build the house!

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[fufaraw]

If you follow meara's link to the Duggar family article, it has a link to the Quiverfull website, which is just...scary. Beating babies is God's will, instructions on how to do it, linking breast cancer to abortion, birthing God's warriors. Scary, angry-making stuff.

I don't deny that the Duggar family seems well-adjusted and happy. But I don't think everyone who follows that philosophy is. And I think it harms a lot more people than it helps, to follow that practice.

[aimeejmc.livejournal.com]

I totally agree. There's more I disagree with than agree with, but I liked how they were shown to be, for all their scary beliefs, that they are a normal family. And, most importantly to me, they don't sponge off the system. The parents set financial goals, met them and live virtually debt free. With 16 kids. That astounds me when I can barely do it with one kid.