family with 16 kids

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i was flicking saturday, ended up watching a show about an american family that has 16 kids!! This woman has been popping out a kid nearly every year for 17 years!!! http://www.duggarfamily.com/ does anybody else think 16 kids is a bit excesive? i hate babies, but someday i do want a son/doughter to float by body down the ganges, but 16 of them!!!! did anybody else see it? i think is was discovery it was on

cold_filter

Thats nothing! my gran had 20 children!! Birthdays were always fun!

Pepe LeFrits

Rather irresponsible in this day and age, but they are hardly the only culprits.

Duggy747

One of my mates comes from a family of about 12 - 14, all nutters.

Families that big are scary, you get into a fight with one of them and you've got an army to deal with..........as well as each of the family member's friends!! Oo-er!!

Steak

a bit ridiculous if you ask me.

Winters

After the 5th kid a swift kick in the baby maker should have been taken.

Overpopulation of the planet ftw....

AlmightyCushion

Winters wrote:

After the 5th kid a swift kick in the baby maker should have been taken.

Overpopulation of the planet ftw....

Just rip out her ovaries. Can't take any chances.

Slow Motion

I am number eleven in a family of twelve kids (My folks were good catholics ) I remember in primary school the teacher doing a poll of how many were in our familys and I wasn't the highest by any means, although these days it's hard to see how you could support that many without being either very rich or heavily dependent on the state !

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

i think I saw a similar show avbout the same crowd a while back.. fr4om what I recall they both had worked very hard before having kids, had some pretty decent savings and despite having 16 kids, actually wanted 16 kids

I don't understand the controversy, the children are fed, housed and presumably loved.

Ger_Hankey

I have no problem with people who have loads of kids. If you can handle the stress and the financial responsibility, more power to you.

What I do have a problem with is the "novelty name" thing. The Duggar Kids all have names that start with J (to the point where I'm pretty sure some of those names are just made-up words used just cause they start with J). Did none of them ever cop on to the face that sooner or later the postman is going to send a letter addressed to J. Duggar?

Ruu_Old

I have seen them on telly. I think they were building a new house at one stage.

watna

What was funniest was that they talked to a "Christian Doctor" who told them they could get pregnant on the pill and miscarry, they decided this was sinning so had loads and loads of babies! The End..... Christian Doctor sounds to me like witch doctor.. I can see him with a bone in his hair etc!

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Ger_Hankey wrote:

J. Duggar?

Pherekydes

Winters wrote:

After the 5th kid a swift kick in the baby maker should have been taken.

Overpopulation of the planet ftw....

I have six kids.

The fertility rate is 1.83 for Ireland, and the replacement rate is approx 2.1, so some of us are keeping our end up, as it were.

Thrill

AlmightyCushion wrote:

Just rip out her ovaries. Can't take any chances.

Needs to be stitched up as well, just to be sure.

Christmas cant be much fun for the parents, finance wise.

Linford

Ger_Hankey wrote:

I have no problem with people who have loads of kids. If you can handle the stress and the financial responsibility, more power to you.

What I do have a problem with is the "novelty name" thing. The Duggar Kids all have names that start with J (to the point where I'm pretty sure some of those names are just made-up words used just cause they start with J). Did none of them ever cop on to the face that sooner or later the postman is going to send a letter addressed to J. Duggar?

Does your postman send you letters? Any large family will more than likely have one or more person with the same first initial, look at how many sons are named after their fathers, that's far more likely to cause an issue. Its not like George Foreman, he named all his kids "George".

Orange69

Slow coach wrote:

I have six kids.

The fertility rate is 1.83 for Ireland, and the replacement rate is approx 2.1, so some of us are keeping our end up, as it were.

Yes and the planet is also creaking under the pressure of 6+ billion people..
Your kids are gonna have a bleak future..

tensecyclist

Whoah! I thought 20 kids only holds through the old days.:D

MarkR

I reckon after the first ten the love available for kids has to start levelling out. Diluted love ftw!

billy the squid

Am number 14 in a family of 15. Nothing wrong with a big family. it is only when they are older they all turn on each other.

singloud

My folks are thought strange here in belgium for having 4 kids,

I went out with a girl from Ballina with 13 siblings.

but 16:S

AlmightyCushion

thrill wrote:

Needs to be stitched up as well, just to be sure.

Christmas cant be much fun for the parents, finance wise.

:eek::eek::eek: I never even thought of that.

Pherekydes

Orange69 wrote:

Yes and the planet is also creaking under the pressure of 6+ billion people..
Your kids are gonna have a bleak future..

Twill be bleak if people stop having kids. Who will run the infrastructure?

Ger_Hankey

Linford wrote:

Does your postman send you letters? Any large family will more than likely have one or more person with the same first initial, look at how many sons are named after their fathers, that's far more likely to cause an issue. Its not like George Foreman, he named all his kids "George".

One or two people with the same initial, thats slightly inconvenient. Seventeen is just taking the piss. I'm from a large family myself and while its good to have company all the time one of the most important things about growing up fairly well adjusted in that kind of situation is being able to develop your own indivuality. Its hard enough to to without your parents actively trying to make you all the same. One of their kids is called "Jinger". Whats wrong with spelling it with a G?

As for George Foreman, any person who names all their children after themselves is an egotistical nutjob. Or just a nutjob.

Orange69

Slow coach wrote:

Twill be bleak if people stop having kids. Who will run the infrastructure?

Lol.. that will be the least of our worries if things go on as they are..

The planet is dieing..

Pherekydes

Ger_Hankey wrote:

As for George Foreman, any person who names all their children after themselves is an egotistical nutjob.

Maybe after all the punches to the head, he couldn't think of any others?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

no it's not.

I never thought I'd say this to anyone, but put the bong down.

Ger_Hankey

Slow coach wrote:

Maybe after all the punches to the head, he couldn't think of any others?

The funny thing is though, you know the youngest is always going to be called "Baby George"

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Ger_Hankey wrote:

The funny thing is though, you know the youngest is always going to be called "Baby George"

the gay one can be called curious george!!

Orange69

Mordeth wrote:

no it's not.

I never thought I'd say this to anyone, but put the bong down.

Take your head out of your ass man!

http://www.overpopulation.org/

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

what has human overpopulation got to do with the planet dieing?

and for that matter, what has human overpopulation got to do with us here in the west? this is a problem for the devloping world, we're pretty much sorted here.. there will be discomfort, but the death, the famine and the disease will occur mostly where we aren't.

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was on their family web site, this is why they have so many kids

Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar married July 21st, 1984. At that time, they chose to use the birth control pill. They thought, “We don’t want children right now. We can’t afford them. We want children in our timing, when we’re ready.” Four years later they decided to have their first child. Then, Michelle went back on the pill, but she conceived and had a miscarriage. At that point they talked with a Christian medical doctor and read the fine print in the contraceptives package. They found that while taking the pill you can get pregnant and then miscarry. They were grieved! They were Christians! They were pro-life! They realized that their selfish actions had taken the life of their child. They prayed and asked God to forgive them, and to teach them to love children like He loves children. They asked God to bless them with as many children as He saw fit in His timing. Right after that Michelle got pregnant with twins! To date they have been blessed with 16 children, (10 boys and 6 girls) Joshua, Jana & John-David (twins), Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joseph, Josiah, Joy-Anna, Jedidiah & Jeremiah (twins), Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah (& Jennifer due July 28, 2007).

Slow Motion

Mordeth wrote:

this is a problem for the devloping world.

Give them all free T.V.s that should sort them out.

Her : Fancy a $hag ?

Him : Not tonight luv the footie's on get us a tinnie would ya !

Orange69

Mordeth wrote:

what has human overpopulation got to do with the planet dieing?

and for that matter, what has human overpopulation got to do with us here in the west? this is a problem for the devloping world, we're pretty much sorted here.. there will be discomfort, but the death, the famine and the disease will occur mostly where we aren't.

That almost doesn't deserve a response, are you like 12 years old or something?

Look up these words online..

ECOSYSTEM
BIODIVERSITY
EXTINCTION
OVERFISHING
MASS IMMIGRATION
NATURAL RESOURCES

Lainey

it be great to have loads of siblings.. three in ours, i'm only girl, my parents owe me a sister (ok, i'll let it go at their age ).. i'd have big family myself but its just not affordable

Pherekydes

Vicente Immense Ammonia wrote:

the gay one can be called curious george!!

Or Boy George.

AlmightyCushion

Orange69 wrote:

That almost doesn't deserve a response, are you like 12 years old or something?

Look up these words online..

ECOSYSTEM
BIODIVERSITY
EXTINCTION
OVERFISHING
MASS IMMIGRATION
NATURAL RESOURCES

Do the EU not dump 100's of millions of euro's worth of food every year? The reason people in developing countries are starving is because they can't produce the food because of poverty, famines, poor farming techniques etc.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

why is this a problem for us in the west though? we're the rich ones, we pretty much run the world, sure we'd probably have to share with china, india.. and a few other countries that have nukes, but why exactly, if there ever comes a time when there is just enough food to feed a tiny % of the worlds population, would the powers that be allow that food to be shipped anywhere but to their own citizens?

If an almost worldwide famine occurs, we have the resources and ability to start producing our own food.. we'd have to sacrifice alot but we would still survive. Diseases, we have vaccines.. maybe not enough for everybody for every disease, but certainly far more than in any of the developing countries.

natural resources.. ??? if we run out of oil all that is going to happen is that the oil based economies will crash, yeah it's going to be horrible but it's not the end of the world by any stretch of the imagination. If we have to, we will start breeding horses again and chop down whatever trees are left to make carriages. It will take longer I'm sure, but I do hear alot of people complaining about this fast paced lifestyle of ours.. maybe it would be a good thing?

mass immigration.. uh.. close the borders? It's not going to happen now or any time in the near future, but should there be a worldwide disaster which causes a large percentage of the earths human population to start emmigrating en masse.. do you really think thge developed countries are going to put their own well being at risk to help them?

Over fishing.. stop eating fish, well that was easy.

Ger_Hankey

Overpopulation is not a problem in the western world. Most people choose to have smaller families, and those that do decide to have larger ones are in an ever decreacing minority. The few people who choose to have large families are not going to affect you in any way, except if you piss off somebody with lots of brothers, so whats your problem?
Like I said, I am from a large family myself, and have five kids of my own, and the only problem I have ever had was stupid comments from people who weren't affected one way or the other.

jaggeh

Vote Mordeth for God!

Blackjack

Now there's a family who once the kids Grow up, start paying Taxes, can support the Ageing population and their pensions and contribute to the economy at the same time.
What happens when they need pensions is another story but we'll probably all be dead by then.

AlmightyCushion

Blackjack wrote:

Now there's a family who once the kids Grow up, start paying Taxes, can support the Ageing population and their pensions and contribute to the economy at the same time.
What happens when they need pensions is another story but we'll probably all be dead by then.

Murder ftw.

AlmightyCushion

Double post

simu

lol

They're member of some weird Evangelical/Fundamentalist/Whatever Church, aren't they? Ain't they ever heard of abstinence?

the_syco

It'll be fun when the oldest son hits 21.

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the_syco wrote:

It'll be fun when the oldest son hits 21.

when the show was filmed, the oldest was 17, and they were talking about him dating. He said he was looking for his soul mate!!! He is 17!!!! Does he need to get laid or what:)

Vicente Immense Ammonia

Vicente Immense Ammonia wrote:

when the show was filmed, the oldest was 17, and they were talking about him dating. He said he was looking for his soul mate!!! He is 17!!!! Does he need to get laid or what:)

ah sure thats what fundie 17 year olds sound like

rannerap

theyre always on the discovery channel!they dont depend on the state though,and they built their own house!they made all the kids help.They said theyre not going to try stop having kids eitherh

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what would sex be like, after 17 kids....... the grand canyon comes to mind!

cance

Orange69 wrote:

That almost doesn't deserve a response, are you like 12 years old or something?

Look up these words online..

ECOSYSTEM
BIODIVERSITY
EXTINCTION
OVERFISHING
MASS IMMIGRATION
NATURAL RESOURCES

put down the crack pipe and take off your tinfoil hat, hippy.

Vicente Immense Ammonia wrote:

what would sex be like, after 17 kids....... the grand canyon comes to mind!

hmmm, throwing a biro into a phone box? :P

Orange69

cance wrote:

put down the crack pipe and take off your tinfoil hat, hippy.

Look up the following words online.

HIPPY
CRACK PIPE

And then apply for a membership with Mensa.. your clearly a person of great intelligence!