To like the duggar family

[McHappyPants2012]

On tv they seem like such a close and loving family.

Part of the son and daughter's wedding vows said that they would have many Dcs as god gave them.

I am just waiting for the hatchet job book from the rebel, who I sincerely hope is one (or preferably all!) of the girls!

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I believe there is a thread on here about blanket training mypersonal. I read about it in more detail and it was horrible :( I have a baby who would currently be at the blanket training age (well 11 months now, was about 6 when I first read it) and it really upset me :(

iI've dipped in and out of veiwing and reading about the Duggars. Yes they come across as a close and happy family but it seems so false too.

Mrs Duggar (forgotten he name) is so smiley and always looks enrapt when her husband speaks. Her voice reminds me of a seven year olds (though Ok sometime grown women do have voices as such)

also exactly what are potato tots?

YABU

They tout their kids for publicity more than Katie Price does

mypersonal did Anna try to wake Josh (or purposly not)?

I mean it's one thing having a baby on the toilet because it was a quick labour - wake up, think you need a wee, go to loo, oooh I need to push, and dh misses it., and it's another to go hide in the toilet when knowingly in labour so not to disturb and dare wake him up

Think he was woken up for the final push. He didn't need to be there because his mother and sister were dealing with it and it was a long labour so needed a nap.

The film crew managed to stay up for it though.

Wow! Now there's a thought, get the older siblings to look after the little ones.

We asked DD 15 (years not 15th DD) if she would babysit her brothers once, just once! and she gave us a list of health and safety reasons regarding how she could not be held responsible for them.

Oh the perilsof letting them have a voice

:o Serin, mine does it and then presents me with a bill.

Sometimes I wouldnt mind a bit of mindless obedience!

Ah well personal it might have been the case that the film crew didn't contain any Very Important Men Whose Need Must Come First While Women Must Admire Them

I think that's the actual name of their cult religion but they call it the other name because it's shorter

I'd like mindless obedience too - from my children mind, not from me!

i too cannot fail in being AMAZED one of the twenty (it is twenty isn't it?) haven't gone off the rails. Done something mad like one of the girls putting their hair into a pony tai or wearing stripy socks etcl

Is that true about blanket training? If so surely that counts as abuse?. Good grief I don't know anyone who would treat a dog like that let alone a toddler.

C&P'd. Doesnt mention hitting the child but other descriptions do.

"Blanket training" has been one of the most helpful tools for me! I only wish that I had heard about it before my 7th child came along!! The sweet lady who explained blanket training to me called it her "playpen in a purse"! This concept involves placing your baby or toddler on his/her favorite blanket, explaining to the best of their understanding that they must stay on their blanket, and then demonstrating the consequences of getting off the blanket with a small rod or switch. Simply switch the floor or carpet all around the outside edges of the blanket and firmly but sweetly say, "No, No! Don't touch!" Give your child few favorite toys to keep his attention, and switch the toys out every little bit, and that child will learn to stay on his blanket for quite a long period of time. Begin with just 3 - 5 minutes with very young children, and after practicing every day for several weeks, he will build up his time to play happily on that blanket until he can stay there for an hour or more! What a joy and a help this was to me when I had the older 6 children in school and needed to spend time with them! The joy of this training is that you can fold that blanket up, put it in the diaper bag, and take it easily to a friend's house, or visiting new church members, and your child will sit quietly without disrupting the visit! One of my pet peeves is when folks come to visit and just "unleash" their children to invade every room of your home! What chaos! This blanket training is easily converted to "church training" when you begin taking your young child into the services. Simply fold the blanket and put it on the pew and your child will already understand the limitations and rules!

Just read that their 20th child Jubilee, died in utero at 18 weeks :( She was due around now.

Was that written by mrs duggar?

Yes countess. And the film crew were there when they told their other children. And they held a huge funeral for her to push their pro-life agenda.

No, its here (note the constant reference to "Ladies" after all, why would a father be reading about childcare ?)

They seem to be another family ministry but are fundementalist baptists too, like the Duggars.

OMG Really my personal?

I was feeling very sorry for them until then.

Awww that is sad

Countess can I ask why your sympathy changed because of how she told her children

Just curious

Well there are somethings you just dont do!

They put so much store by babies being a blessing/family etc and then told their children about their dead baby sister on camera! No one deserves to lose a baby, but thats just wrong.

I cant articulate quite how I feel, just that they should never have done that. Some things should be kept private and that includes the grief of their children. They can share their grief if they chose to but they have no right to share their childrens grief with the world, I mean FFS is nothing sacred in their world?

Well I am sure Jesus will be most impressed that her kids sit quietly on their blankets instead of running riot and having a fabulous time in his house like mine used to

"Small rod" wtf....

lol i too am waiting for the future tell all book by one of the children

"Small rod or switch" Serin, wtf is exactly right.

I used to have faith and as I recall Jesus said "suffer the little children to come unto me" not "make little children suffer to come unto me"