The Duggar Family

There are large families present all over the world, and we know that they have as much trouble, if not more than those of us with small families. But, if any of you watch the Discovery Channel, then you are more than likely aware of the Duggar Family from Arkansas, who (last I counted) have 17 children, aged 19 and under!

I think she’s nuts for wanting that many children, and in the world with the way it is today; it’s not exactly a great place to raise children. However, she is one hell of a dedicated mother, and he is one hell of a dedicated father, to willingly have that many children, and to stay sane as she does.

However, I cannot help but wonder if these people are a little off the deep end—because after awhile, you cannot give your children the attention they need, and they seem to be somewhat cult like. I’m not downing their religious beliefs, because children are a gift from God; and to each his own…but something just seems wrong with having 17 of your own children, when there are so many children out there who need homes; and so many parents out there that cannot even take care of the one they have!

Watch the video below to see the whole family from one of their many Discovery Channel specials, and in a few weeks, I’ll be discussing the Gosselin Family (another large family with Discovery and TLC shows!) Remember, the Duggars now have two more children since this video!

So, are the Duggars raising a cult? Are they just that in love with children? Am I horrible for thinking that she should stop bearing children? Tell me what you think!

This week’s podcast Joe and I talk about Family. I really didn’t know that Joe had a misconception about what family and who is a part of his. So, this was a very interesting, short conversation between the two of us. Please send topics and questions for next week’s show, before I go crazy!
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This great post found at:http://www.valmg.com/index.php/2008/a-great-fathers-day-gift-idea/ gives you a wonderful gift idea for Father’s Day!  I know Mother’s Day was only Sunday, but it is never too early to start thinking of the Fathers we love and appreciate.
 As the holiday approaches, I’ll be giving you some more extensive ideas for gifts and celebrations of the day, but […]

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We all know that life gets stressful, and there are times that you just cannot focus on your spouse or partner as much as he or she deserves. We know that as time goes on, the less attention that you give to, and receive from your loved one the more tension that it places on […]

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Happy Mother’s Day!  I have been a mother only four years, but in the interest of the holiday today, I thought it would be the perfect time to address my thoughts on what a Mother really is.  It’s my way of making sure that I am doing everything in my power to be a good […]

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Mother’s Day is this Sunday, and rather than waiting until the holiday to post about it, I thought I’d give you a few days advance notice!
Here are some gift ideas for the woman who gave you life!
Breakfast in Bed. Make Mom breakfast and give it to her in bed. Or order breakfast, pick […]

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To start our regular weekly podcast series, please download the mp3 below.  For more information on our weekly podcast series, please click here.
As this is episode one, and I didn’t have much to go on from readers, I just let Joe run with it, pretty much (and had to direct the conversation a bit more […]

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Welcome to the May 6, 2008 edition, of the Everything Family Blog Carnival! We received many great submissions; but, a few of them were not topically correct and therefore were eliminated from this edition. We have held on to them for future use, so if you are the owner of one of those posts, you […]

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Cinco De Mayo, or May 5th, is celebrated as a sort of  Mexican Independence Day; otherwise the equivalent to our July 4th celebration.  It is commerative of a battle Mexico won against France in 1862.  Many Americans, regardless of heritage celebrate this holiday too.  It is the perfect excuse for a family get together where you can […]

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Have you ever thought about scheduling sleep? I never really did until I’d had a baby and at first even then the thought never occurred to me. For the first two months after my son was born neither of us got much sleep. He’d stay awake for up to fourteen hours at a time and […]

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