19 Kids, 19 Schedules: How the Duggars Stay Organized

I miss the Duggars...their life & their family certainly had more to offer than the Kardashians, the Real Housewives, Jersey shore & the long list of other worthless stupid shows

I miss watching them, and hope they are doing well.

Love the Duggars! What a blessing to USA

I respect their right to have that many children, but I do not think it is physically a good thing for a woman to have child after child - and I certainly could not and would not do so myself.

Wow. The Duggars have 19 children & they're able to make, and KEEP a schedule. Good for them. My parents had 3 of us, & they've always done their best for us, but many times disorganization reigned supreme. There were days my father forgot to pick me up at my piano lesson, or my mother would forget about brownies and show up to collect my sister when school let out.

I never hear people criticizing the Amish about their lack of birth control usage.

How is this any different?

I personally want 2-3 childern, not 19 but it's their lives. At least they aren't octomom and living off the government. I love the way they bring up their kids(except the bathing suits, I think a tad overboard, but who am I to judge) I love the family is always together and they have good traditional family values.

I've said it before, the Duggers are what every family should use as an example of how to raise children with values, morals, RESPECT (that seems to be lacking in many of this country's children) appreciation, support and teamwork. There is nothing wrong with having the older children help with the younger ones. What better way to teach children than a peer that is within the family and understands what their parent's expect. I think it's awesome how those kids go overseas and do missionary work, don't ever complain about not having enough "things," and NONE of them have any emotional/mental issues like depression. I think that alone speaks volumes.

The Duggars are a true inspiration!

I think it is not healthy on a womans Body to have one child right after another but if thats what they choose to do so be it!. That is their Business as long as they support them and not the tax payers. People who continue to have babies at Taxpayers expense is where I see red!!! They should be Fixed after the second one they apply for welfare for.

I love watching her around all of her children and husband, there is something very calming about Michelle Duggar. It would be a pleasure to meet her. She seems so kind, caring and gentle. What a lucky family to have her as their lead.

Joann - The Duggars are part of a religious sect that I'm not entirely sure is connected to any particular faith. From what I've read it's a spin off from Mormon, but with the way they talk it's really hard to get a grasp on it. As for the 19 kids, well, she had a bad experience with a miscarriage with an early pregnancy, it was either the 2nd or 3rd. They blamed the birth control for that & decided that they'd just 'put it in God's hands. Their 19th child, Josie, was born premature & with several medical issues that stem from that. Her doctors advised them both that little Josie should be their last child, but nope, sure 'nuf little Josie wasn't even off the breast yet & she's pregnant again & that pregnancy ended in heartbreak since the child died in-vitro. That was just a couple of months ago. I think we can all be fairly safe in betting there will be another pregnancy before too long. I'm convinced that she is one of those strange women that is addicted to being pregnant & once the babies are old enough to hand off to the older kids to care for that's what happens. We are told they are able to care for them financially, they do seem to have enough money & of course they were paid quite well for their reality TV show.

It's not a clown car.

Imagine she was black, with 20 kids. Christians wouldn't love her so much.

why did they have so many children i would like to know why and there eligion

.............and I still haven't figured out how babies are made.................

The Duggars scare me a bit! I am 70 yrs old...married 53 yrs...2 daughters...5 grands and 5 great grands so far! I was raised similar to the Duggar children, and rejected this lifestyle at 17 because I felt I was "out of touch" with a realistic view of life in the USA. All, I wanted as a young person, was to do some of the things that other kids did, like rollar skating at the rink...wearing a one piece bathing suit at the city pool, etc. I hope that the young people who idolize the Duggars, understand that not everyone can support that many children and that their lifestyle is EXTREME and will cause their children to feel alienated from the real world! JMHO

I have great respect for the Duggars. My problem is the whole "quiverfull" thing. While the Duggars are able to afford this large family, many families in this movement are NOT. I know a family who also (leaves it up to God). They are on food stamps, and often need help to pay their rent, but still wont use birth control. I think God gave us the ablility to think for a reason. We have the knowledge and technology to limit family size- the responsible thing is to not have more children than you can afford to care for.

I don't see how anyone could find something bad to say about this family...Michelle seems like a pure-hearted woman with a sweet spirit and I believe they are a very blessed family. Now would I have 19 children, hell no! But I do respect this family.