Family has 18th child

Post Reply New Topic

Yeah, that's my guess, too.

They are Baptists.

They also follow the "quiverfull" movement (not associated with any specific religious doctrine) in which couples choose not to use birth control and to accept what happens naturally.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duggar_family

^ Wikipedia, I know, but it cites plenty of good sources.

That's what Sarah Palin's daughter does........( again, sorry people..)

Sheesh!! !

And here's a free t-shirt!

I don't believe they are Baptists and they did practice contraception for the first 4 years of their marriage. I think they are closer to a non-denominational United Pentacostal: Women wear long skirts and cannot cut their hair; neither sex can wear shorts, men cannot go shirtless or have facial hair; you'll notice they don't have televisions in their home- only computers.
Theri money comes from A) realestate (they are both licensed agents in Arkansas) and B) a glorified pyramid scheme of selling CDs and lectures on how to become wealthy through a stronger relationship with god.

I am amazed by this and wonder how they do their jobs with all those kids? I bet they act like they are at camp and they are two counselors and they have to wake them all up in their cabins. Did you see their kitchen and how they serve their kids. They have a buffet set up and they all have to help themselves to it. Their pantry looks like a little mini market because they buy so much food spend $2000 a month on groceries. They use an RV as their car and they took everything out of it and put in seats so they can all sit.



I wonder how they afford all the bills? I think they get support from society.

Sickening.

good one

Uh, no. The father was once a state senator, the mother a real estate agent. They are both real estate agents and continue to market a get-rich-through-god lecture series. They also have been featured in numerous TLC documentaries for which they get paid handsomely.

There's your answer. People make piles of cash by telling other people how to make piles of cash.

According to this news article, they are Baptists. Baptists come in many varieties.

http://www.quiverfull.com/articles.php/id20/

It's reprinted on a Quiverfull website, so anyone interested in learning more about the concept can find more info there.

The label that religious people apply to themselves doesn't really tell you anything anymore. They all pretty much pick and choose their beliefs from their respective holy books and then add some extra stuff they or their clergy made up.
Saying that you are Baptist (or any other faith) is about as informative as saying you are white.

So that's how they do it. I've only seen two or three of the shows. They must really love kids or else the mother would have had her tubes tied a long time ago. They're rich. Pretty soon more of their kids will be off to college so they have less kids to take care of and less food to buy and other stuff such as costing less for haircuts and spending less on new school clothes. But I am sure parents give their adult kids money for new clothes or for things they need when they are in school and don't have a job. That's what parents are for. They help their kids.

Last edited by Spokane_Girl on 19 Dec 2008, 8:06 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Now now we can't upset the Christians, and their little Goddy fantasy, or they'll start to cry.

They do have a number of investment properties and they claim to owe nothing in the way of debt (ie loans, mortgages, etc.). Their house alone must be worth between 2 and 3 million- pure equity. So I think it would be safe to assume they're wealthy.
As for college, I'm not sure how they plan to handle that. It would not surprise me if the (male) children were expected to pay their own way through college. I'm almost certain the females will be expected to marry and procreate in accordance to their beliefs. And since she (the mother) is only in her early to mid 40s I think we can expect more kids unless her ovaries just up and quit one day.
I also believe she cuts the boys hair and they make much of their own clothing (kinda like the Von Trapps with curtains).
Lastly, these parents have a hearty belief that children, like dogs or horses, are trained. In fact they use that word often in their interviews. Very much like behavior modification through reward or punishment. They have a "prayer closet" (a la Carrie) and spank according to the directions (whatever those are) in the bible.
I am pretty positive that these aren't going to be your typical junior-goes-to-college-and-gets-an-allowance kinda parents. Should be interesting to see what happens.

Theoretically, she could have good child-bearing genes which limit the damage.