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RE: Duggars getting reality show - 10/10/2008 8:45:55 PM
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Sideways
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Don't we all try to mold our kids?
I still thought it was a bit extreme, Michelle sitting on that couch telling two full grown adults that their parents had decided that they were not allowed to kiss.
It would've made more of an impact (to me) if Josh had told his parents that he and Anna had discussed the matter and they had made a commitment not to kiss. THAT would've been a lot more meaningful.
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RE: Duggars getting reality show - 10/10/2008 10:22:43 PM
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Well, to me the word different is just that ... different (as in, not exactly like me). It doesn't mean odd or bad or freaky. Coming from a large family or homeschooling is only different in that it's not what most families do, and that's fine.
Telling a pair of 20 year olds who are engaged and financially able to provide for themselves that they are not to be alone together and are not "allowed" to kiss even... that's weird (to me anyhow).
I honestly think this is the key Ruth. Being 20 years old and able to financially provide for yourself, even without the engagement piece ,fits yours ( and my) definition of "being an adult". However, it simply does not ( especially for unmarried females) for families who subscribe to the teaching of Gothard and the ultra-patriarchal movement.
It isn't so much that they are "weird" as it is that they ( on this and other family issues) simply have a different worldview. Unmarried adult children, in this subculture, are still until the authority of their parents so this doesn't seem the least bit weird to them...but silly to us.
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RE: Duggars getting reality show - 10/11/2008 12:21:02 AM
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Amy Rachelle "Duggar" is also "Amy Jordyn"
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RE: Duggars getting reality show - 10/11/2008 3:24:58 PM
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it could have also simply been that they decided separately that they themselves didn't want to go down whatever paths...and then when they met they decided to ask their parents to keep them in line. So if that's the case, then Michelle's "advice" shown on the show could have just been her reminding him (and her) of their commitment.
That would be fine, but I don't think that is the case. If it were I think Michelle would have said something along the lines since you have decided to wait to kiss then we will help you keep that commitment. But what was said is that both sets of parents had given permission to hold hands but that they could not kiss until their wedding day.
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RE: Duggars getting reality show - 10/11/2008 9:53:55 PM
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it could have also simply been that they decided separately that they themselves didn't want to go down whatever paths...and then when they met they decided to ask their parents to keep them in line. So if that's the case, then Michelle's "advice" shown on the show could have just been her reminding him (and her) of their commitment.
That would be fine, but I don't think that is the case. If it were I think Michelle would have said something along the lines since you have decided to wait to kiss then we will help you keep that commitment. But what was said is that both sets of parents had given permission to hold hands but that they could not kiss until their wedding day.
I would tend to agree with you Kohls, I doubt that was the case either. However, we must remember that, while it can seem as if the Duggars live in a different world  , they do live in the United States where the legal age of adulthood is 18. Mom and Dad Duggar can't "make" them not kiss or anything else. And it isn't as if these kids have never seen the outside world..they are TV stars for heaven's sake.
Let's face it....most kids do end up living lives very similar to their parents and, stats prove, the more commonality of background that a couple shares the higher the probability that the marriage will be happy and lasting. It just makes sense that Josh would seek out a mate who was raised in a similar manner and with the same values.
I have seen a few Duggar specials ( although not this current series) and never in a million years would I raise my kids that way. I disagree with just about everything they do parenting-wise.
However, I don't see any reason to hint that Josh is a brain-washed "victim".
Although, I suppose Jim Bob and Michelle could be threatening to have him written out of the show 
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RE: Duggars getting reality show - 10/22/2008 8:21:59 AM
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The only line that kinda bugged me was that the kids beg to go out shopping because it's an opportunity to get out of the house. I'm guessing they don't do things like swim practice or martial arts practice away from the house. With that many kids there'd be no way they could ferry everyone to different activities away from the house, so they have to stay at home for the majority of their time, especially the girls who don't go off property as much with their dad.
Haven't seen it, of course, but I wanted to comment that I feel the same way about shopping, and so does my husband. It's not the only time we leave the house, but I do enjoy shopping time so I can get to town.
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RE: Duggars getting reality show - 10/22/2008 5:51:20 PM
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I suppose so, Sarah, but the overall editing of the series has been very positive towards the Duggars, or else the Duggars wouldn't be doing it.
What do you guys think about the editing overall? Do you think they've treated the family respectfully and positively or not?
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RE: Duggars getting reality show - 10/24/2008 10:24:05 PM
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Oh, I suspect Discovery will find a way to get all the ginormous families together at some point. This seems to be the year of the eleventy billion kids.
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RE: Duggars getting reality show - 10/25/2008 4:43:26 AM
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They come out a little dark, but here are some pictures of the Arkansas reception from a blog of someone who does know them.
On the Today Show the dresses looked purpleish, but here they look royal blue.
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RE: Duggars getting reality show - 10/25/2008 11:20:46 AM
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Does anyone know if the shows are being broadcast online? I've missed the last few.
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RE: Duggars getting reality show - 10/25/2008 11:57:51 AM
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I looked and couldn't find any. That's why I had to wait for the re-broadcasts.
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RE: Duggars getting reality show - 10/25/2008 11:15:48 PM
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I'm just catching the Duggar's show now on TLC ... it's the one where they go to NYC and announce #18
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RE: Duggars getting reality show - 10/25/2008 11:25:09 PM
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Kara - I'm watching that one right now too. Most of the household is watching it with me.
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RE: Duggars getting reality show - 10/26/2008 10:21:07 PM
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Oh my!!! I'm just now seeing the episode with the Bates. Dd would LOVE one of those dresses, LOL!!
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I think when they are 35 they are going to so regret that was broadcast on cable tv) I can really comment on it. IMO it was very clear that Josh and Anna made the no kissing rule themselves, though according to the way they'd been raised, and Michelle's comment about holding hands was in jest, because they came to her and JimBob and asked whether holding hands would be appropriate. Josh said several times that his parents did not make these hard and fast rules but gave thier perspective and then let the children work it out themselves.
I take back everything I ever thought or might have said about the Duggars' clothes. (Although I still do wish Michelle would have a makeover.) I also laughed out loud when cousin Amy said the Bates dressed like the people at Silver Dollar City. 
