Oh good lord. Duggar family in the news again... - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

PZelda · 05-09-2008, 06:20 PM

...because Michelle Duggar is pregnant again. Yes, AGAIN. This is kid #18 for the Duggar family.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_re_us/18_kids

Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child

By JILL ZEMAN, Associated Press Writer 11 minutes ago

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman — she's pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year's Day, and the latest addition will join seven sisters and 10 brothers. There are two sets of twins.

"We've had three in January, three in December. Those two months are a busy time for us," she said, laughing.

The Duggars' oldest child, Josh, is 20, and the youngest, Jennifer, is nine months old.

The fast-growing family lives in Tontitown in northwest Arkansas in a 7,000-square-foot home. All the children — whose names start with the letter J — are home-schooled.

Duggar has been been pregnant for more than 11 years of her life, and the family is in the process of filming another series for Discovery Health.

The new show looks at life inside the Duggar home, where chores — or "jurisdictions" — are assigned to each child. One episode of the new show involves a "jurisdiction swap," where the boys do chores traditionally assigned to the girls, and vice versa, Duggar said.

"The girls swapped jurisdictions, changing tires, working in the garages, mowing the grass," she said. "The boys got to cook supper from start to finish, clean the bathrooms," among other chores.

Duggar said she's six weeks along and the pregnancy is going well. She and her husband, Jim Bob Duggar, said they'll keep having children as long as God wills it.

"The success in a family is first off, a love for God, and secondly, treating each other like you want to be treated," Jim Bob Duggar said. "Our goal is for each one of our children to be best friends, and everybody working together to serve each other makes that happen."

The other Duggar children, in between Joshua and Jennifer, are Jana, 18; John-David, 18; Jill, 16; Jessa, 15; Jinger, 14; Joseph, 13; Josiah, 11; Joy-Anna, 10; Jeremiah, 9; Jedidiah, 9; Jason, 7; James, 6; Justin, 5; Jackson, 3; and Johannah, 2.

Ireneparalegal · 05-09-2008, 06:26 PM

Oh for crying out loud already, tie your tubes woman!!!!!!!!!

I knew before the year was out we'd hear this news again.

Those kids are definitely thee most well-behaved. I give the Duggars props for being able to raise such a large family and raise them well.

Zoneboy · 05-09-2008, 06:30 PM

Eighteen is Enough Premiering this fall on ABC.

Ireneparalegal · 05-09-2008, 06:32 PM

Let me edit that post Charles...

"Eighteen is NOT Enough"

Zoneboy · 05-09-2008, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Let me edit that post Charles...

"Eighteen is NOT Enough"

Even better.

*ClassicPinUp* · 05-09-2008, 06:35 PM

Good for them! I thinks it's wonderful if they are happy, healthy, and the children are well taken care of -and- they seem to be just that! As long as they can afford more and it works for them...go for it!

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 05-09-2008, 06:37 PM

lmao dear sweet Jesus...well, as long as they're being responsible about it then whatever.

Good thing they don't live in China.

Ireneparalegal · 05-09-2008, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*

lmao dear sweet Jesus...well, as long as they're being responsible about it then whatever.

Good thing they don't live in China.

China...

She would have been executed!

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 05-09-2008, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

China...

She would have been executed!

lol yeah after the second one...hell they're starting their own China.

Ireneparalegal · 05-09-2008, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoneboy

Even better.

This title came to mind too:

EIGHTEEN WITH A BULLET

PZelda · 05-09-2008, 06:51 PM

I know, good lord.

Kudos to them on being able to support themselves just fine with that many kids. Still, dayum.

I seriously wonder if Michelle -likes- being pregnant. And how she and Jim Bob find the time & privacy to, ahem, put a bun in the oven, so to speak. I hear that whoever is the youngest at the time has their crib in the same room as the parents.

Ireneparalegal · 05-09-2008, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by PZelda

I know, good lord.

Kudos to them on being able to support themselves just fine with that many kids. Still, dayum.

I seriously wonder if Michelle -likes- being pregnant. And how she and Jim Bob find the time & privacy to, ahem, put a bun in the oven, so to speak. I hear that whoever is the youngest at the time has their crib in the same room as the parents.

Well, the youngest (Jennifer) is 9 months old. She doesn't know what is going on while she sleeps.

Poor Jennifer, get ready to get booted out of your crib.

My boyfriend and I have a hard time finding "quiet time" and there are only 3 kids in our house. Two of them are adults.

PZelda · 05-09-2008, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Well, the youngest (Jennifer) is 9 months old. She doesn't know what is going on while she sleeps.

Poor Jennifer, get ready to get booted out of your crib.

My boyfriend and I have a hard time finding "quiet time" and there are only 3 kids in our house. Two of them are adults.

Still, though. If that happened to me, I would be pretty damn uncomfortable being told my parents did this when I got older. *shiver*

Ireneparalegal · 05-09-2008, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by PZelda

Still, though. If that happened to me, I would be pretty damn uncomfortable being told my parents did this when I got older. *shiver*

I think all kids are bothered knowing their parents "did the deed" regardless.

They just can't fathom that abt their parents. Ewwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!

OH Nuts! · 05-09-2008, 09:53 PM

In a way its kind of cool ...but also mind boggling!

05-09-2008, 06:20 PM	#1
PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,223	Oh good lord. Duggar family in the news again... ...because Michelle Duggar is pregnant again. Yes, AGAIN. This is kid #18 for the Duggar family. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_re_us/18_kids Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child By JILL ZEMAN, Associated Press Writer 11 minutes ago LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman — she's pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year's Day, and the latest addition will join seven sisters and 10 brothers. There are two sets of twins. "We've had three in January, three in December. Those two months are a busy time for us," she said, laughing. The Duggars' oldest child, Josh, is 20, and the youngest, Jennifer, is nine months old. The fast-growing family lives in Tontitown in northwest Arkansas in a 7,000-square-foot home. All the children — whose names start with the letter J — are home-schooled. Duggar has been been pregnant for more than 11 years of her life, and the family is in the process of filming another series for Discovery Health. The new show looks at life inside the Duggar home, where chores — or "jurisdictions" — are assigned to each child. One episode of the new show involves a "jurisdiction swap," where the boys do chores traditionally assigned to the girls, and vice versa, Duggar said. "The girls swapped jurisdictions, changing tires, working in the garages, mowing the grass," she said. "The boys got to cook supper from start to finish, clean the bathrooms," among other chores. Duggar said she's six weeks along and the pregnancy is going well. She and her husband, Jim Bob Duggar, said they'll keep having children as long as God wills it. "The success in a family is first off, a love for God, and secondly, treating each other like you want to be treated," Jim Bob Duggar said. "Our goal is for each one of our children to be best friends, and everybody working together to serve each other makes that happen." The other Duggar children, in between Joshua and Jennifer, are Jana, 18; John-David, 18; Jill, 16; Jessa, 15; Jinger, 14; Joseph, 13; Josiah, 11; Joy-Anna, 10; Jeremiah, 9; Jedidiah, 9; Jason, 7; James, 6; Justin, 5; Jackson, 3; and Johannah, 2.
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05-09-2008, 06:30 PM	#3
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05-09-2008, 06:35 PM	#6
ClassicPinUp ***** Senior Member** Join Date: Oct 28, 2006 Posts: 2,246	Good for them! I thinks it's wonderful if they are happy, healthy, and the children are well taken care of -and- they seem to be just that! As long as they can afford more and it works for them...go for it!
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05-09-2008, 06:37 PM	#7
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05-09-2008, 06:32 PM	#4
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Let me edit that post Charles... "Eighteen is NOT Enough"

05-09-2008, 06:51 PM	#11
PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,223	I know, good lord. Kudos to them on being able to support themselves just fine with that many kids. Still, dayum. I seriously wonder if Michelle -likes- being pregnant. And how she and Jim Bob find the time & privacy to, ahem, put a bun in the oven, so to speak. I hear that whoever is the youngest at the time has their crib in the same room as the parents.

05-09-2008, 09:53 PM	#15
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	In a way its kind of cool ...but also mind boggling!