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The Duggars Announce They Are Expecting Their 20th Child

SheWolf said:
How is their 19th baby doing? Wasn't it born really sick and isn't it handicapped?
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She's doing fine. No, she's not handicapped.
 
Josie said:
She's doing fine. No, she's not handicapped.
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What was wrong with her? I thought she was sick and her birth was a emergency?
 
Just a few links I wish to share..

1st one is in reguards to those who claim these kids appear so happy all the time.
But They Look So Happy! « NO LONGER QIVERING

The 2nd says a lot in pics about how one child may not have been so happy to hear that #20 is on the way. Which is what most normal kids would feel after almost losing their mother the last go round and not to mention almost losing baby too.
ImageShack Album - 14 images
 
I think it would be interesting to hear from their kids once they are grown, and see what they say about their upbringing then. The entire argument that, "they look happy" is really flawed. You really can't make a judgement on how kids look like that. All those kids in Jonestown and all the people in Jonestown looked really happy less than 24 hours before they were forced to kill themselves by drinking the kool aide. And the Duggar kids seem extremely sheltered too. Once they are older and leave mommy and daddy's protectionism, it should be a big eye opener for them. I am betting those kids have little to no comprehension about many areas of normal life or a normal upbringing.
 
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molten_dragon said:
While she's not handicapped, I wouldn't say she's doing fine either. She's still on oxygen 14 months later.
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And I wouldn't be surprised if something like that happens again with this 20th pregnancy. I read that the mom has had three c sections all ready which is usually the maximum number doctors recommend. Once you have so many and there is so much scar tissue, you risk ripping open and tearing during the pregnancy.. and that can happen even before going into labor.

I just don't see her making the decision to stop having kids because of her health or concerns for life and safety. She seems like the type that would be ignorant and keep getting pregnant despite the risks to herself and her unborn baby.
 
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SheWolf said:
I just don't see her making the decision to stop having kids because of her health or concerns for life and safety. She seems like the type that would be ignorant and keep getting pregnant despite the risks to herself and her unborn baby.
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Like I said a couple posts ago, it really seems to have become an addiction for them.
 
Prayers for the Duggars to be comforted. Losing a child hurts more deeply than losing a parent.
 
I feel bad for them but please TLC: Do not show us the funeral:( I hope this makes Michelle really rethink this have as many as god will allow nonsense.
 
evanescence said:
What's their answer for that? god's will?
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Probably. It couldn't possibly be that Michelle has pushed her body practically to the point of self-mutilation.

I do feel bad for them. Particularly for Michelle. But what were they expecting? To an earlier poster, Michelle has actually had at least 4 C-sections. At least. Her abdomen wall has got to be practically swiss cheese by this point, to say nothing of her uterus. She's lucky she didn't die.
 
SmokeAndMirrors said:
Probably. It couldn't possibly be that Michelle has pushed her body practically to the point of self-mutilation.

I do feel bad for them. Particularly for Michelle. But what were they expecting? To an earlier poster, Michelle has actually had at least 4 C-sections. At least. Her abdomen wall has got to be practically swiss cheese by this point, to say nothing of her uterus. She's lucky she didn't die.
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Exactly. I knew a lady several years back who was pregnant with her eight child, and miscarried. Her doctor told her it was very likely that it had implanted on scar tissue.

Sad to say, she'll probably be pregnant again in a few more months.
 
I get tired of hearing folks down the Duggars for their choice in how they raise their family and how many kids they choose to have. Look heres the thing. They take care of their family... They werent on welfare, they took care of their own with the help of themselves, their community and their church. Have you EVER seen a Duggar kid on the news or in a rag magazine for getting into trouble and doing something bad???? Have you? NO, because they are raised to be respectful, decent, well behaved chlldren, and are turning into respectful well behaved adults. Just because I or others may not be ok with having twenty kids in our homes, doesnt mean that they shouldnt be allowed to. They are doing things right and it frustrates me to hear everyone down them for it when there are soooooo many others like octomom and the like who dont.

as a side note.... she looks to be in pretty damn good shape for woman who gave birth to 19 kids.
 
Not my favorite show. Overpopulating the planet has never been something I support. It's kind of like another type of hoarding to me. Now that it is getting dangerous for the child and mom, they should stop. But, they won't (absolutely no birth control allowed). They are not the same as Octomom, though. She is plainly nuts!
 
rosie1 said:
Not my favorite show. Overpopulating the planet has never been something I support. It's kind of like another type of hoarding to me. Now that it is getting dangerous for the child and mom, they should stop. But, they won't (absolutely no birth control allowed). They are not the same as Octomom, though. She is plainly nuts!
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speaking of Octomom.... I just heard on tv that she is getting her own webshow... its going to run weekly or something like that.. shes going to speak on a myriad of subjects like parenting and the like.
 
BamaBrat said:
speaking of Octomom.... I just heard on tv that she is getting her own webshow... its going to run weekly or something like that.. shes going to speak on a myriad of subjects like parenting and the like.
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great, remind me not to watch. i thought the duggars just had a miscarriage?
 
liblady said:
great, remind me not to watch. i thought the duggars just had a miscarriage?
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*LOL* me either, thats one webcast I wont be tuning into. As far as the duggars and the miscarriage... you mean with this 20th child?
 
BamaBrat said:
*LOL* me either, thats one webcast I wont be tuning into. As far as the duggars and the miscarriage... you mean with this 20th child?
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yep.....i saw a news bit about a funeral. maybe it was another one?
 
I'm not surprised Octomom is doing a show for the web. The times I've seen her, I doubt any legit reality show would want to touch her for television. She's just too crazy!
 
BamaBrat said:
I get tired of hearing folks down the Duggars for their choice in how they raise their family and how many kids they choose to have. Look heres the thing. They take care of their family... They werent on welfare, they took care of their own with the help of themselves, their community and their church. Have you EVER seen a Duggar kid on the news or in a rag magazine for getting into trouble and doing something bad???? Have you? NO, because they are raised to be respectful, decent, well behaved chlldren, and are turning into respectful well behaved adults. Just because I or others may not be ok with having twenty kids in our homes, doesnt mean that they shouldnt be allowed to. They are doing things right and it frustrates me to hear everyone down them for it when there are soooooo many others like octomom and the like who dont.
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I can judge their choices all I want. Doesn't mean I want to take away their choices.
 
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