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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:17 PM Original message |
The Dugger's female children raise their siblings! |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. Young women often assume maternal roles when the real mother is unable to |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. well, perhaps these teen girls don't WANT to be a mother .... and their own |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Don't be silly. ALL girls just looooooove babies and can't wait to have them! |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. What qualifies you to judge how someone else's family runs its affairs? |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #16 |
57. what qualifies you to judge me expressing my opinion on a discussion board? n/t |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
22. While I'm sure your parents never made you do anything you didn't want to |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #22 |
35. I think there's a limit though, |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:47 PM Response to Reply #22 |
50. Why don't they have the boys do it too, then? |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:52 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. heh heh heh. although, they are probably exploiting the boys too, just not |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
52. yeah right because taking out the trash a couple of times a week |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 08:51 PM Response to Reply #22 |
84. Not talking about doing chores |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
122. Four of the young Duggar women have reached adulthood. None have spoken against it. |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 02:33 PM Response to Reply #122 |
125. Few Muslim women speak out against burqas... |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 02:59 PM Response to Reply #125 |
127. That's dangerously close to the White Mans Burden argument. |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 03:14 PM Response to Reply #127 |
131. Oh horse puckey. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #131 |
134. There are, of course, a few fundamental differences... |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #134 |
140. In most states, you do not have a legal right to not educate your children. |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 03:18 PM Response to Reply #127 |
132. You are defending cultural relativism as it applies to patriarchy full stop. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 04:09 PM Response to Reply #132 |
133. The opposite of cultural relativism is bigotry. |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #133 |
135. We can and do impose our beliefs on others. We do it daily, both as a society and legally |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. She's neither dead nor disabled though |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. I think having 19 or 20 children would stretch a person's resources kind of thin. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. it is an irresponsible, selfish action in a time when overpopulation threatens our planet |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Appeals to "isness" don't contribute anything meaningful to the discussion |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:14 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. lol. to you, obviously |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. As long as the Duggars aren't violating any laws and are paying their way, it's none of my business |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:30 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. the Duggars are part of a social movement |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #32 |
56. i'm pretty sure "paying their way" is open to debate. n/t |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 09:55 PM Response to Reply #30 |
94. Looks like I am (wisely) ignoring whoever said |
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drmeow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 12:58 PM Response to Reply #94 |
115. Amen! |
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MadrasT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 03:11 PM Response to Reply #94 |
130. Thank you for saying that. |
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BlancheSplanchnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 05:53 PM Response to Reply #94 |
137. same here. |
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efhmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 01:39 PM Response to Reply #30 |
118. Amen. This whole subject goes to the idea of women as |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 07:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
70. overpopulation is absolutely no threat to the planet. The planet (and its biosphere) will... |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #17 |
38. I was responding to 'dead or disabled.' She is neither. You change the subject. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 09:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
91. Actually. The diggers game the system and pay zero taxes |
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BlancheSplanchnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #91 |
138. ...... |
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hamsterjill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. It's not always a good thing. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. purposely birthing kids after kid with plan to HAND THEM OVER TO TEEN GIRL! |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. That's mighty judgmental. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #19 |
58. it's not your childhood being spent in virtual slavery to snot, shit and puke. n/t |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 08:52 PM Response to Reply #19 |
85. You bet it is. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 08:53 PM Response to Reply #19 |
86. Where do you draw the line? |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
113. Meh. They asked for it. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 07:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
62. The Duggars' mother isn't dead |
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Katarina (753 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 08:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
77. It's a good thing? |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 03:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
128. Mother would be able to if she didn't keep tripping over her vulva |
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ingac70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yep... saw that years ago before they went on TV.... |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. I've often said and thought the same thing |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. lol. good point. |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
34. I hadn't thought of it that way before, but you're right |
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hamsterjill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yes, and I have a question |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 08:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
78. I guarantee the kids ain't getting squat. nt |
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SomethingFishy (552 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
10. LOL.. hate teen pregnancies love teen moms... |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
12. As the eldest child of eight children, |
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Still Blue in PDX (633 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. Your family of origin with eight kids is a far cry from the Duggars with 19. |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. My dad's mom had 22 siblings. |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #24 |
43. My father was one of 13 and |
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Still Blue in PDX (633 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:23 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. My mom was from a large family, too, but I wonder if her mom would have chosen it. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 07:41 PM Response to Reply #46 |
144. For the planet's sake, it's definitely better |
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onpatrol98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:01 PM Response to Reply #43 |
99. My parents come from huge families... |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 05:02 AM Response to Reply #99 |
107. I agree with you entirely. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
36. This is a different situation, unless you had parenting one child assigned to you full time, |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
44. I'm the oldest of five, mother of six so I am well aware of the dynamics of |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:44 PM Response to Reply #12 |
49. Great post. My husband is the youngest of six |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:58 PM Response to Reply #49 |
59. My father was the youngest of eight, his older sister |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 08:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
87. How much work did it involve? |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
13. The mother declares: |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
14. Every sperm is sacred |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
15. Exactly what I said on another thread about Duggars: |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
18. zOMG call CPS |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
37. How about expecting a teenage girl to homeschool all of the younger children? |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. One girl cooks for that entire family. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. The girls also take the babies to bed with them and wake with them at night. |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:06 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. It's a question of equity as well. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:23 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Doing jack shit and watching the women work their fingers to the bone is good training |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #47 |
111. +1 |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 09:19 PM Response to Reply #42 |
92. Mark my words. |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 10:05 PM Response to Reply #92 |
96. The idea is to drive the current one into the ground |
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onpatrol98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:04 PM Response to Reply #96 |
100. That is quite concerning... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 11:40 AM Response to Reply #100 |
109. She (and the baby) almost died the last time. |
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onpatrol98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 12:19 PM Response to Reply #100 |
110. And, who...would have raised all of these children? |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 07:17 PM Response to Reply #110 |
142. Mister Jim Bob would just go buy, um, obtain |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 08:48 PM Response to Reply #41 |
80. Too busy making new babies. nt |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #18 |
55. Exactly- |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 07:16 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. Many of those same cultures don't believe in educating women. |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 07:31 PM Response to Reply #61 |
69. And many do? |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 07:51 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. Go to the UN website and look at literacy rates for women in the third world. |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 08:04 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. I am sure there are many large families |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 08:57 PM Response to Reply #55 |
89. Not the case here |
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onpatrol98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:07 PM Response to Reply #89 |
101. Do they ever show the grand parents? |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 01:03 PM Response to Reply #101 |
117. Not that I know if, but I'm curious about them |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 01:52 PM Response to Reply #101 |
119. Michelle's parents live in Michigan |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
20. I agree. But apparently if you're pro choice you aren't supposed to judge that |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. judging and legislating are different things. ofcourse i judge it |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 07:41 PM Response to Reply #29 |
72. I agree. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
21. My sister is 10 yrs younger than me |
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asjr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
25. I was 13 when my only sister |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. yeah, thats totally different from continuing to have kids with the expectation that older daughters |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
28. OH MY GOD. Older children helping their parents take care of the younger kids? That's UNHEARD OF! |
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Still Blue in PDX (633 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:11 PM Response to Reply #28 |
45. "Helping" is the operative word here. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:49 PM Response to Reply #28 |
51. Why don't the boys help, then? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 07:21 PM Response to Reply #51 |
67. The boys helped build the house, e.g. |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 08:21 PM Response to Reply #67 |
76. The house is built. Why aren't the boys taking care of the children, doing dishes, mopping floors, |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 09:01 PM Response to Reply #67 |
90. That was a limited project. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 08:48 PM Response to Reply #28 |
81. these parents spit out baby after baby KNOWING they can't care for them, planning to |
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Mariana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
39. While I didn't mind HELPING to take care of my younger siblings |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
48. I'd like to see the government fund a report on how much welfare these gerbil families apply for |
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pstokely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 06:38 AM Response to Reply #48 |
108. It's okay, they're white Fundy Christians |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
53. BTW I'd much rather be born as the 20th Duggar child |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 07:06 PM Response to Reply #53 |
60. Me too. I've watched the show and inspite of myself ended up actually liking |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 07:20 PM Response to Reply #60 |
66. 100% agree. |
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onpatrol98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:08 PM Response to Reply #60 |
102. True... |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
63. I am amazed at some of the responses here... |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 08:47 PM Response to Reply #63 |
79. +1000. |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 08:51 PM Response to Reply #63 |
83. "What if the mom dies this time?" |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #63 |
114. +1000 |
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I Have A Dream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 02:16 PM Response to Reply #63 |
121. Hear hear! nt |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 02:33 PM Response to Reply #63 |
124. Because this is a so-called "movement" |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
64. Of course; |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
65. What's it to you? Are they worse than rich women's nannies and au pairs? |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 07:36 PM Response to Reply #65 |
71. Nannies are paid and get time off. |
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alterfurz (723 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
68. Groucho weighs in... |
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Still Blue in PDX (633 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 10:15 PM Response to Reply #68 |
98. Excellent. nt |
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Occupy_2012 (49 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
75. When large families were common, people lived on farms. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #75 |
82. exactly - these Dugger girls aren't babysitting periodically. They are assigned full responsiblity |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
88. i would think that was about a given. nt |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
93. Older daughters in large families often end up doing much of the "raising" |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
95. That's God's Plan for them |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
97. I still remember a news feature I saw on TV at age 10 or 11 |
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onpatrol98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:11 PM Response to Reply #97 |
103. LOL...nuns!!! |
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BillyJack (653 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
104. Michele Dugger is the "Kim Kardashian" of babies..... |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-08-11 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
105. I knew a woman who had raised her own sister. She didn't want children later in life. It was not |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 12:27 AM Response to Original message |
106. to be fair i do think the Girls ARE Happy with their lives |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
112. Apparently it is very hard to tell the difference |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
116. Dugger bugger OMG another Flubber |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
120. So what....just because it's different than how you would do it, doesn't mean it's wrong. |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 02:27 PM Response to Reply #120 |
123. There's a whole slew of ways it's wrong. Its a commercial teevee show advocating women stay barefoot |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
126. My brother... |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
129. Weren't they also excused from classes so they could feed the herd, do the housework, laundry, etc? |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 06:12 PM Response to Reply #129 |
141. My grandmother had to drop out of school to take care of her |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 07:26 PM Response to Reply #141 |
143. Back then I guess it was expected, she sacrificed her education for her family. |
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Mendocino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
136. "Daughter Wives" |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
139. I only had to do it for 4 years, and only for 2 kids (my younger brother and sister), |
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