Woman Gives Birth To 18th Child

Arkansas Michelle Duggar  Michelle Duggar and her husband Jim Bob now have 10 sons and eight daughters.
by The Associated Press
Published: Thu, December 18, 2008 - 8:38 pm CST
ROGERS, Ark. (AP) - And baby makes 18.
Michelle Duggar has given birth to her 18th child. The Arkansas
woman and husband Jim Bob Duggar now have 10 sons and eight
daughters.
He says the latest addition, a daughter, is "absolutely
beautiful, like her mom and sisters.
Duggar says he and his wife would love to have more. He's 43 and
she's 42. The ages of the children are 20, 18, 18, 17, 16, 14, 13,
12, 11, 9, 9, 8, 7, 6, 4, 3, 1 and 1 day.


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WOW!!! How do they do it? The grace of GOD I assume. I think with their religion; they do not believe in birth control. It’s GOD’s will. They have said that many times. They are a beautiful family! I congratulate them on their new arrival. I know that I couldn’t do it but, if they can then they should. God bless!

Funny point Kx. I think they are good parents. I think it’s wierd to have the Holy Roller thing but hey.. we need folks made of all shirtcloth.

HAHAHA. At least they all belong to the same mom and dad. Around here you’d have the same family but it would be: Mom and Dad who would have a 20 year old with 9 year old twins, 18 year old twins with 8 and 7 year olds, a 17 year old with a 6 year old and 3 year old, a 16 year old with a 4 year old, a 14 year old with a 1 year old, a 13 year old with a brand new baby, plus the 12 year old and 11 eleven year old who would both be pregnant.

Ok we all have our own opinions.. They have a great headstart on brad and angie.. There must not be much to do in Arkansas but breed. Wow.. when does she take a breath?

when i walked into the family’s home i know there was so much love it was amazing, sure they all had duties it was a farm, they all helped out. which is how it should be. they lived normal lives went to public school. like i said they raised their own food, the mother was just that the mother cooked some of the best food i have ever had. i see no big deal.  consider it a blessing to have such a large family that all work together.

I have another question Do you start off saying we’re going to have X amount of kids?  Or do you just not know how to keep your hands off of each other and birth control?  their Religion? guiness world record?

I agree Robyn!  But i think enough is enough. They seem like such a perfect family on TV but you know they have to fight that many in one house?

I’m not judging, I merely have a few comments. I’ve watched the show and it seems they are all loved. I have two little boys and I feel so overwhelmed at times and I just don’t understand how it works. My boys need my one on one attention and it gets hard to supply my TWO boys with the attention they deserve and need on a daily basis. I’m not sure if it’s fair to have the oldest children taking care of the youngest. It seems a little selfish on the parents part to have the oldest children raising the youngest. Why have more children than you as a mother and father can take care of on your own? My mom is from a family of ten and the reason for the large family was so they had enough people to man the farm. Is it fair to be born with a job? Don’t get me wrong, I think this family is wonderful and beautiful. It’s just not something that I would do to my boys. I ask my 6 year old to help clean the house and maybe even help his brother get dressed but, I don’t think it’s the 6 year olds responsibility to make sure the 3 year old is bathed, has his teeth brushed, has clothes on, eats, says his prayers and so on. I believe it is the mother and father’s responsibility at all times. This family seems happy and these children will probably grow up to be strong, healthy, loving adults. It just seems strange to see so many nannies (the older children) in one house. Good luck to them and I’m sure many more kids are in their future. Just think, the new born will be raising a child of his own in a few years.

That is a beautiful family. God bless them all.

Jlynnsmom, the family here is the same way. until they could afford a larger home, they lived in a doublwide on their farm. raised most of their food. i went in their home and it was so clean and organized. i loved her homemade bread and she did not use a bread machine.

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