Duggars to get reality show

Jon and Kate are waayy better. They have 6 toddlers, 6!! All at once....this lady had kid after kid after kid. It doesn't make sense to keep having kids untill the grown kids have to be parents to the younger ones. I'm all about "help" your sister, Not "raise" your sister. Jon and Kate kids are getting to be kids while the Duggars kids get to be slaves.Take them off the TV and put on more of Jon and Kate Plus Eight!!

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Please, this just seems like such an attempt for continued attention on the parents part. And guess what it worked!!! They know exactly what they are doing, especially getting the older children so totatlly involved with raising their siblings. The oldest have no time for themselves. I bet they have NEVER been out on a date. I think the oldest child, is 18 or 19 years old. What about college, or independence. I think the children are probably sad, deep down inside.

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I'm sorry, but 17 children and another on the way, come on now that is just not a healthy environment. How can any one of those children get any attention from either parent. And to expect the other sibblings to help raise that many children is just wrong. I say the two of them are being selfish beyond belief. Seems as though sex is their top priority, not the children.

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U said it perfectly...........

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Where's the Grandparents? Kate's own parents disowns her. She has an attitude about everything, I can see why. She's got OCD concerning germs that goes way beyond normal.
Jon gets beaten down.

These 2 families don't need to work anymore with what they're getting paid for these shows.

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The show I absolutly hate is Little People Big World. I stopped watching awhile ago because the know it all mom (Amy) was so disrespectful of her husband (Matt) . Their favored son Zac started treating the dad the same way.

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I want to know how they find the time to "procreate"? My husband and I only have 4 kids, and we can't find time for sex very often!!! Oh, that's right, the older kids watch the younger ones. So they aren't really having more children, they are having more babysitters, cooks, maids, house cleaners, yard keepers, etc. I just think that just maybe, social services should check them out, and make SURE that these kids are not being abused. Abuse can be mental and emotional too, and I have a hard time believing that these kids CHOOSE this life, as the parents say. IF they DO CHOOSE IT, it is only because they know nothing else!! Good luck to the kids, pretty soon they can start popping them out at the same time as mom is!!

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One Husband needs a Hobby. They obviously are not wanting for money, They have good morals, but that's way too many kids. They need to teach one more thing to the kids, self control and moderation.

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I live in the same area as the Duggars. I saw them once in a local Wal-Mart while grocery shopping. The kids looked like little robots, nothing like what you see on TV, all smiles and such. They were single filed, dressed alike, expressionless, and completely silent. They took up the entire aisle this way, so everyone was having to detour around them to get their shopping done. I have to agree it was nice to see kids not throwing a fit in the store, but this was weird.

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I largely agree with Desiree. A close friend home-schools her 3 children because the school system was not meeting their needs and she wanted to play a larger role in kids' development. The kids routinely exceed their peers on state-mandated tests. They have great relationships with both parents. Both parents work very hard to involve the kids in healthy, positive activities so that the kids have great social skills. They are an extremely close-knit family and all 3 kids are well-adjusted and bright. They are grounded in a home where they are taught right and wrong, manners, and can ask any questions they have. I'm beginning to think that hmoe-schooling is the most effective way to foster bright, inquisitive AND sensitive children.

Yes, the style of clothing and sameness is a little odd, but I suppose that is also related to a workable system for managing a home of 18 kids! And while no child should "parent" another, forming a special bond, learning responsibility and being an integral part of a loving, supportive home is certainly a fantastic way to become a caring and responsible adult.

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It is still a free country and these folks seem to genuinely love and care for each other. Just because they are different from the average family doesn't mean that therre is anything wrong with them.

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I don't know who anyone is to judge her.

you don't see her kids being mean to each other like maddie is always hurting the little ones with her selfish tirades. jon and kate both have comented on it but thats ok with you huh?

you dont see their kids with metal in their face, lips, eyes, tongues
black nails dressed like they are right out of a dracula movie., nor the girls hanging out of their clothes, or their pants down around their knees. guess the parents of those kids are great parents tho.

you don't see their kids terrorizing their teachers in the hallways of their schools. do you???????


GET REAL lady

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OMG...so what!!! This isn't a big deal everyone. My great-grandmother had seventeen children. Yes! She did and that was when women didn't have much of a choice, i.e. birth control or just saying NO!

My concern is; "Do all of these children get equal amount of love and affection?" Or is it the "older" children that become the parents....

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I've watched all the Dugger's specials, the 2 Jon & Kate specials and every episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8. I much prefer watching J&K+8, they seem like a real family with real problems. The Duggers, to me, all look brainwashed, creepy and cultish. Have you ever met little kids that well behaved? I surely haven't. The Gosselin kids cry, fight, laugh, cuddle and act perfectly normal for their age group. I think it's a darn same that the older Dugger kids take over caring for the babies...that's way too much responsibility for young kids. I'll probably watch the Dugger's show, same as I watch the Gosselins. Anyway, just thought I'd add my 2 cents.

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These are some of the most well behaved kids I have EVER seen.. And for all of these people putting them down maybe we can teach our kids a little something from them like respect, kindness, work ethic, and how not to take a free ride. These people have never recieved one day of government assistance and pays for everything in cash. Umm this makes me think some of our overspending, in debt adults could learn a few things also.

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Every heard of Birth Control!!! Hmmm, christians getting their own show in an election year. I think probably paid for by the christian right.

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Although I find the Duggar family interesting, I would never compare them to Jon & Kate Plus 8. JK+8 is different because they seem more "open" about how everything is around their home. Don't get me wrong---I'm sure there's a lot we don't see because they have the right to keep things private, but you really get to know them personally, at least that's what I'm come to know. For the Duggars show, yes, I'm sure I will watch to see how the show is. But, based on the other segments that they have done, they don't seem as "real" as Jon & Kate; it's as if they never get mad at one another. I mean, c'mon, no family is 100% perfect.

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I know nothing about this other family, so will reserve any judgements.....from what I've read tho, it is kind of their own business since they aren't asking the taxpayers for their livlihood!! That could, and should, make them the butt of criticism.

Re: Jon and Kate: Personally, I think they go overboard doing "outings" with that unruly group of kids......they take it way further than a usual family, and the kids don't need to be that socialized when they are tired, whiny and totally undisciplined!! I think Kate is a phony when she and Jon are sitting together on the couch, it is so obviously contrived for the show. I like Jon a lot and think he should put her in her place more often to balance out their marriage, AND especially the one twin, the kids need a lot more discipline, which seems to be absent in their family. They are going to end up with 8 smart mouths if they don't take some control.

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I'm happy to see a reality show that my whole family can watch!
Most people leaving comments here seem to be very concerned that a family with morals, religious beliefs and manners will be on tv.
Don't watch it if these things offend you!!
Have a great day!!

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i find the Duggars anoying, but damn they do run a tight ship. most parents with two kids cant keep control of their kids, so good for them, i probally wont watch though

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