Duggars Family... When Will It End?

I think the world record is a total of 88 grandchildren.
 
Jim Bob Duggar Shares Tips for a Happy Marriage
Jim Bob Duggar Shares Tips for a Happy Marriage : People.com

Jon and Kate Gosselin's marriage cracked under the stress of raising eight kids and differing priorities, but fellow reality TV star – and father of 18 – Jim Bob Duggar wants people to understand there can still be happiness in a marriage no matter how many kids are around.

"One of our goals is to encourage other families and parents that their marriage can be strong even if they have kids," says Jim Bob, 44, whose wife, Michelle, 42, is pregnant with their 19th child.

The couple, who live in Tontitown, Ark., credit a few key relationship rules with keeping love in their marriage.

First priority: Making time for each other.

"We have a weekly date, even if it is just to take a walk in the park," says Jim Bob. "We will go out to lunch or dinner and talk together about the kids, upcoming events, what we have coming up."

While every couple has disagreements, he and Michelle try to look for the good in each other rather than being critical. "It is easy to think of the things that are bothering you more often than the things that are wonderful," Jim Bob says. "It's important to remember those things about your spouse and think about those things. A great rule of thumb is to say 10 nice things to every one critical thing."

Forgiveness, he says, is also essential.

"We asked an Amish couple we met who had been married 50 years what the most important thing to know about marriage was," says Jim Bob. "And, they told us, the most important thing to say is, 'I was wrong and will you please forgive me.' Each one of us tries to humble ourselves before the other and be willing to admit mistakes."

Of course, raising kids adds a separate set of challenges to a relationship. "I never had an anger problem until I had kids," Jim Bob says laughing, adding that staying level-headed is good for both the parents and the children. "Michelle has the best example of having a soft response and showing that to the kids," he says. "I ask them to point out to me if I'm losing my temper."

But as anyone who has seen the Duggars on 18 Kids and Counting (Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on TLC) knows, their home is mostly filled with praise and encouragement for mom, dad, and all those kids.

"We have purposed to compliment our children – we do that on outward beauty and what is wonderful about them inside. And we do that with each other as well."

The Duggars have written a book about their experiences with raising children, living debt free and homeschooling, The Duggars: 20 and Counting!
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If she keeps this up this thread might be the longest thread in AD history :lol:
 
A Day in the Life of the Duggars
A Day in the Life of the Duggars : People.com

With 18 kids and one more on the way – not to mention their first grandchild due in October – there's always something going on at the home of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, stars of the TLC series 18 Kids and Counting.

So what is a typical day like for mom, dad, Jana and John-David, 19; Jill, 18; Jessa, 16; Jinger, 15; Joseph, 14; Josiah, 13; Joy-Anna, 11; twins Jedidiah and Jeremiah, 10; Jason, 9; James, 8; Justin, 6; Jackson, 5; Johanna, 3; Jennifer, 2, and Jordyn-Grace, 8 months? (Oldest son Joshua, 21, lives with his wife Anna, also 21.)

Michelle, 42, shares their schedule with PEOPLE:

7 a.m.: Everyone gets up, gets dressed, brushes their teeth and washes up for breakfast. The older children help their "buddy" – the younger child they are responsible for – get ready.

8 a.m.: Family breakfast. Each week, they go through seven gallons of milk, 15 dozen eggs and 15 boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios. After reading from the Bible, they do a "quick clean" of the house, with "everyone scurrying to do their chore," Michelle says.

9 a.m.: School, taught by mom, starts around the dining table. All of the children work at their own level for phonics and math. The older children also devote time to music – all Dugger kids learn violin and piano – and individual studies in math, English, spelling and typing.

12 p.m.: Lunch break. The family shops for bulk items once a month, and fresh fruit and vegetables every few days. "Usually, we are in the produce section buying huge quantities of apples, oranges, bananas, lettuce, carrots and things like that," Michelle says. They often fill six or seven grocery carts per trip to the store. Monthly budget for groceries and household items: $3,000.

1:30 p.m.: The youngest kids go down for nap.

2 p.m.: Michelle and the older children reconvene for lessons in science, history, law and medicine.

4 p.m.: Individual studies for the older children and free time.

5 p.m.: Dinner. Afterward, another "quick clean" of the house, followed by free time.

8 p.m.: Snack time, then group Bible study. The family also goes around the room to talk about what is going on in each child's life and day.

8:30 p.m.: Bedtimes begin.
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its interesting!!
 
Supposedly every child was to have 19 children, it would come a grand total of 361, then the great-grandchildren would come to a total of.... 6,859! It's enough to populate a small town!
 
Banjo said:
Supposedly every child was to have 19 children, it would come a grand total of 361, then the great-grandchildren would come to a total of.... 6,859! It's enough to populate a small town!
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Oh no!

Duggarville!

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I know this is a bit off topic but take a gander at this:

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:shock: :jaw: :dizzy: :Ohno:

I'm surprised that woman was not put on bedrest, or at least if she was, I'm surprised she was able to stand...her back must really hurt!!! Yikes! I'm surprised I can't see the stretch marks on her tummy! I'm also very surprised that her tits were still so tiny, cause usually when you become pregnant even with one baby your tits usually get bigger because of the breast milk production.
 
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Ya so funny!

Anyway she wouldn't show her bare belly AT ALL! Only Jim Bob. Weird! She must stay covered!

She should be proud of her big cute belly to show off....but she don't. Oh well. Her decision. I really hope this time twins then she is DONE with pregnancy! So wait and see!

LuciaDisturbed said:
I know this is a bit off topic but take a gander at this:

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:shock: :jaw: :dizzy: :Ohno:

I'm surprised that woman was not put on bedrest, or at least if she was, I'm surprised she was able to stand...her back must really hurt!!! Yikes! I'm surprised I can't see the stretch marks on her tummy! I'm also very surprised that her tits were still so tiny, cause usually when you become pregnant even with one baby your tits usually get bigger because of the breast milk production.
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Who is that? Nadia Suleman? It looks dangerously large.:shock:
 
THV Working For You At 6:30: The Duggars & Health Care
THV Working For You At 6:30: The Duggars & Health Care - todaysthv.com | KTHV | Little Rock, AR

Every now and then we'll get a question into our newsroom from a THV viewer and we'll try and find the answer.

For example, last week a viewer wanted to know what to do if a funeral procession comes by and you're on a six lane highway. Another viewer had a question about a tax she was paying for in Faulkner County.

THV Liz Massey found the answers for those viewers and in Tuesday night's THV Working For You, she did some more digging after a question came in about one of Arkansas' most famous families, the Duggars!

Jim Bob and Michelle live in northwest Arkansas and have a hit reality show on The Learning Channel, "18 Kids and Counting," which will probably change names again because they recently announced they're expecting their 19th child in March.

Well, with health care the hot topic these days, Margaret from Little Rock emailed in this question:

"I am interested in the Duggar family. I would like to know if they pay their own health insurance or are they using the ARKids First program? If they pay for it themselves do they just have a regular family plan? With the current health care bill debate going on i think everyone would find it interesting how they deal with providing health care for so many kids."

The Duggars have a website and one night Liz found Jim Bob's email address and asked him your question and the very next day he emailed back with this reply.

"We have never been on any kind of government assistance or ARKids. We have private health insurance with Arkansas Blue Cross that covers our whole family with a $2,500 deductible. We have had it for many years and the premium is about $475 per month. Because of the high deductible, we have paid in far more than we have received in claims. But we maintain it in case one of us has a major illness or medical problem. Thankfully our family has been very healthy. I am not for the new government health care proposal, nor do I think our country can afford it."

If you have any questions about the Duggar family, they have a new book out called "The Duggars -- 20 And Counting."

Jim Bob says it's been on the New York Times best seller four times now.

You'll get a close look inside the supersize family. You'll also get answers to questions like, why they have so many children, how do they provide for their family financially and why all of their children have names that begin with the letter J?"

The book even has their money saving ideas for example homemade laundry soap. The family also has their own website and there is a section with their most frequently asked questions.

If you want to check it out or you want more information on their book, click here.
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