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I watched a few episodes this morning - including the one where the twins took a cooking class.

I simply could not believe it when one tried cooking something at home (a cake) and Kate told her that it was not good and threw it out. :mad: Mean mom!

She just rubs me the wrong way…
She rubs a lot of people the wrong way. The cake was probably better than hers. That’s why she threw it out.
Kathy
 
**Manualman, You crack me up!! Cinnamon=cumin, LOL!! 😃

Okay, so DH and I are both hooked on this show. We LOVE it! Kate can be kinda bossy or rude at times, but then again none of us are perfect! And none of us are in her shoes! Have any of you read the book “The Temperament God Gave You” by Art Bennett? When I watch the show, it just reminds me of how opposites really do attract–Jon being the phlegmatic type and Kate the choleric type. I think Jon is just a really quiet, easy going, kind of guy and Kate is a hyper, OCD, type person but that’s what works for them and that’s great! 👍 I don’t condemn her for the way that she ‘blows up’ sometimes because if she didn’t she’d end up keeping all those emotions bottled up inside and exploding big time, all at once which would NOT be good. :o

Basically, what I am saying is is that Kate can be controlling and bossy but Jon I think knew her personality from the get go (um, hello! She wrote to-do lists for the caterer, florist, etc. for the wedding! to -do lists for THEM, not for herself as reminders I tell you, for THEM! So therefore Jon knew what type of personality Kate was from the beginning and he still said “I DO”).

Okay, so who here has read their fairly new book, “Multiple Blessings”?? My sister in law just lent it to me tonight as a matter of fact so I better go get reading on it! I was told by her that the book really explains a lot of why Kate is the way she is, whatever that means.🤷 **
 
A few days ago, I saw the episode where they took the kids over to see the new house. I was completely appalled by the scene where they took the kids in the master bedroom and Kate made it VERY clear they were never to step foot in that room again yada, yada, ya…

I think that is the stupidest thing to tell a four year old! What is she thinking? What if there is an emergency or something? Now those kids are going to be terrified to go in mommy’s room because they will be in “big, big trouble” if they do.

I just think that was really ridiculous. That woman needs to get a grip. :mad:
 
Mamacita- I understand where you are comeing from…but it still does not make her behavior OK. If Jon were the one who was flipping out people would call him a monster.
That said… I watched a few more episodes…seems like my 10 y.o likes this show, and she didnt act out or anything- she was just a hard working mommy, so maybe she is working on her temper. I would admire her more if she admitted her problems and worked toward improveing them. I dont watch the show enough to know.
 
**Okay, so who here has read their fairly new book, “Multiple Blessings”?? My sister in law just lent it to me tonight as a matter of fact so I better go get reading on it! I was told by her that the book really explains a lot of why Kate is the way she is, whatever that means.🤷 **
Be sure to post your findings here when you’re done with the book! 👍
 
**Okay, so I read the book in one night. It was pretty good, and not too long. I didn’t ‘tear up’ while reading it like my sis in law did. 🤷

Would I buy the book? No, probably not, I’m not big into buying books tho, would rather rent them from the library. I would recommend it though. She is a very spiritual person, she refers to the Bible more times than I can count. I think she’s a good person w/ a good heart after reading it. OCD? Yes, I do believe she is wayyyy OCD. She talks a lot about Jon in the book and about how much she loves him, how she couldn’t have asked for a better husband and father, etc., maybe she’s just one of those people that has a really difficult time ‘showing’ her feelings but can write them out quite eloquently. 🤷

Mason, I didn’t see the episode where they walked thru the house for the first time, well I take that back, I caught the clip of it where she was freaking out over the fridge. I feel really sorry for the past owners of the house if they saw how she flipped out over that, it didn’t look dirty to me, even when the camera zoomed in on the shelf that she was holding over the sink:shrug: . But just wondering, was the fridge last night different than the one she was ‘cleaning for 8 hours’?? It looked different, unless they just removed the cabinet panels off of it. But then again, they weren’t even moved in yet completely on last night’s show and she had artwork hanging on the fridge, was that done to try to ‘conceal’ a new fridge so we wouldn’t all take note?:confused:

Why she would tell her kids that they aren’t allowed in her room is beyond me. Are you sure she didn’t mean the camera guys? That’s just plain wrong if so.:o **
 
**Okay, so I read the book in one night. It was pretty good, and not too long. I didn’t ‘tear up’ while reading it like my sis in law did. 🤷

Would I buy the book? No, probably not, I’m not big into buying books tho, would rather rent them from the library. I would recommend it though. She is a very spiritual person, she refers to the Bible more times than I can count. I think she’s a good person w/ a good heart after reading it. OCD? Yes, I do believe she is wayyyy OCD. She talks a lot about Jon in the book and about how much she loves him, how she couldn’t have asked for a better husband and father, etc., maybe she’s just one of those people that has a really difficult time ‘showing’ her feelings but can write them out quite eloquently. 🤷

Mason, I didn’t see the episode where they walked thru the house for the first time, well I take that back, I caught the clip of it where she was freaking out over the fridge. I feel really sorry for the past owners of the house if they saw how she flipped out over that, it didn’t look dirty to me, even when the camera zoomed in on the shelf that she was holding over the sink:shrug: . But just wondering, was the fridge last night different than the one she was ‘cleaning for 8 hours’?? It looked different, unless they just removed the cabinet panels off of it. But then again, they weren’t even moved in yet completely on last night’s show and she had artwork hanging on the fridge, was that done to try to ‘conceal’ a new fridge so we wouldn’t all take note?:confused:

Why she would tell her kids that they aren’t allowed in her room is beyond me. Are you sure she didn’t mean the camera guys? That’s just plain wrong if so.:o **
I didn’t watch last night, but the night she cleaned the frig, she said there was mold in it and she did clean up mouse droppings out of the pantry, so it might not have been too clean.

They told them, the kids, that their room was off limits, because they have a huge house now and the kids don’t need to be playing in their room. In their old house, the kids were always in their bedroom, playing and making a mess. They want one room to themselves and I don’t see anything wrong with that. That house is huge!! The kids don’t need to be in there playing, I’m sure if they were sick or hurt they will let them come in, but they wanted to set the rule that it was not a room they were to be in everyday.
 
I don’t get why she is so weird about shoes in the house.:confused:

I would never think of telling someone to take off their shoes when they visit:shrug:

I think its a family show and not so bad but they sure do show a lot of episodes maybe too many…

I like the Duggars
 
I don’t get why she is so weird about shoes in the house.:confused:

I would never think of telling someone to take off their shoes when they visit:shrug:

I think its a family show and not so bad but they sure do show a lot of episodes maybe too many…

I like the Duggars
My SIL is Chinese and when her kids were little, they had indoor shoes and outdoor shoes, and anyone visiting them HAD to remove their shoes. May be a cultural thing.
Kate is just plain “retentive”
Kathy
 
I didn’t watch last night, but the night she cleaned the frig, she said there was mold in it and she did clean up mouse droppings out of the pantry, so it might not have been too clean.

They told them, the kids, that their room was off limits, because they have a huge house now and the kids don’t need to be playing in their room. In their old house, the kids were always in their bedroom, playing and making a mess. They want one room to themselves and I don’t see anything wrong with that. That house is huge!! The kids don’t need to be in there playing, I’m sure if they were sick or hurt they will let them come in, but they wanted to set the rule that it was not a room they were to be in everyday.
I understand why they want the room off limits and there’s nothing wrong with that. But it’s the way she went about it that rubbed me the wrong way. She didn’t ever say anything to them about an exception if there was an emergency or something and a four year old doesn’t understand the difference on their own.
 
I would never think of telling someone to take off their shoes when they visit:shrug:
This is funny, because I would never think of wearing my shoes inside someone’s house! Just the way I was raised, I think. I consider it rude if someone comes in and doesn’t take off their dirty shoes.
 
I have seen homes with multiples of young ages and they do not behave like that. They have at least some semblance of order and all I see at the Gosslings house is chaos and rudeness.
I like the Duggars, and most of all the way the children get treated.

I have 5 children all under 12. This may not sound like a lot but I am not trying to compare my situation with theirs.
You like the fact that after the youngest child is 6 mos old, they are passed off to one of the older children to basically be raised?
 
You like the fact that after the youngest child is 6 mos old, they are passed off to one of the older children to basically be raised?
Well if that is the case even then, the older children are doing a far better job than Jon and Kate raising children. Sorry but your quip doesn’t fly with me.

I do not see anything wrong with helping your parents when they have many children. I did when I was 12, up until I left my house to marry my dh. I am fine and so are my sisters, we have a very strong relationship.

I also wanted to add that helping take care of your siblings not only help to teach them how to care for others, it encourages responsibility. Something that cannot be said for many families of today.
I do not see the Duggars as pawning off their children to strangers then leaving the home to go to work. Michelle is there all the time over seeing, homeschooling, tending and caring to those that need her.
 
Well if that is the case even then, the older children are doing a far better job than Jon and Kate raising children. Sorry but your quip doesn’t fly with me.

I do not see anything wrong with helping your parents when they have many children. I did when I was 12, up until I left my house to marry my dh. I am fine and so are my sisters, we have a very strong relationship.

I also wanted to add that helping take care of your siblings not only help to teach them how to care for others, it encourages responsibility. Something that cannot be said for many families of today.
I do not see the Duggars as pawning off their children to strangers then leaving the home to go to work. Michelle is there all the time over seeing, homeschooling, tending and caring to those that need her.
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QuietTimes,

I agree w/ you 100%!! My DD is only 6, she BEGS to help out w/ the 1 year old. She sometimes will do things for him even when I am right there and she will tell me, “no mom!! Let me do it for him!” 🤷

Some people would be amazed at how responsiblities put upon a sibling really does make them feel so good about themselves, not to mention they grow up knowing to care for others, instead of just for themselves.
I was from a family of 9 kids. My parents separated when I was 13. I helped out more than most kids my age did. Did it kill me? Nope. Did I learn how to do things for others that I wouldn’t have learned if there were only 3 kids (and mom wouldn’t have needed my help then!)? Yep, sure did! 👍 **
 
Well if that is the case even then, the older children are doing a far better job than Jon and Kate raising children. Sorry but your quip doesn’t fly with me.

I do not see anything wrong with helping your parents when they have many children. I did when I was 12, up until I left my house to marry my dh. I am fine and so are my sisters, we have a very strong relationship.

I also wanted to add that helping take care of your siblings not only help to teach them how to care for others, it encourages responsibility. Something that cannot be said for many families of today.
I do not see the Duggars as pawning off their children to strangers then leaving the home to go to work. Michelle is there all the time over seeing, homeschooling, tending and caring to those that need her.
There is nothing wrong with older children helping out with the younger ones, but I take issue with the Duggars since Michelle weans the child at 6 months and passes the baby off to an older child to get up with in the middle of the night to feed. If you made that baby, you signed up for the night feedings. Sorry.

Your comment about people pawning their children off to strangers so they can go to work was very insulting. For someone like me who HAD to go back to work in order to provide my family with health insurance it was a necessity. So don’t preach your generalizations against working mothers who would much rather stay home. Contrary to your negative attitude toward day cares, they are not torture chambers. My son has a lot of fun at day care and he is learning a lot.
 
There is nothing wrong with older children helping out with the younger ones, but I take issue with the Duggars since Michelle weans the child at 6 months and passes the baby off to an older child to get up with in the middle of the night to feed. If you made that baby, you signed up for the night feedings. Sorry.

Your comment about people pawning their children off to strangers so they can go to work was very insulting. For someone like me who HAD to go back to work in order to provide my family with health insurance it was a necessity. So don’t preach your generalizations against working mothers who would much rather stay home. Contrary to your negative attitude toward day cares, they are not torture chambers. My son has a lot of fun at day care and he is learning a lot.
When you have to take issue with something that is apparently a family decision upon their part then that is your problem. I am sorry but I was in the same shoes as a teenager. It did not harm me in any way and I don’t see it harming any of the Duggar children.

As for taking your children to day care that in itself is your decision, but there are people that do take issue with it whether you like it or not. Is this going to stop you from doing it just because others don’t agree with your choice of parenting, apparently not.

Before you tell someone that they generalize against working mothers maybe you should ask if they ever have had to work and take their children with a babysitter or provider.
The answer to that one for me personally is, YES. I have, and my dc enjoyed themselves also I would not leave them anywhere where they did not, that is just a given. I am about to return to work and I will have to leave my dc after being home for a year. Do I feel like I should be home, yes I do. But under the circumstances of my dh being laid off I have no choice.
I would give anything to be able to stay home, and go with out, but even the without now are necessities for us.
 
When you have to take issue with something that is apparently a family decision upon their part then that is your problem. **This statement makes absolutely no sense. **I am sorry but I was in the same shoes as a teenager. It did not harm me in any way and I don’t see it harming any of the Duggar children. **I never said it was harming them, I just said that I don’t think it’s right. **

As for taking your children to day care that in itself is your decision, but there are people that do take issue with it whether you like it or not. I realize that, it’s just when people say things like “pawning them off to strangers” that bothers me, as if it was an easy decision. Is this going to stop you from doing it just because others don’t agree with your choice of parenting, apparently not. **Again, what? **

Before you tell someone that they generalize against working mothers maybe you should ask if they ever have had to work and take their children with a babysitter or provider.
The answer to that one for me personally is, YES. I have, and my dc enjoyed themselves also I would not leave them anywhere where they did not, that is just a given. I am about to return to work and I will have to leave my dc after being home for a year. Do I feel like I should be home, yes I do. But under the circumstances of my dh being laid off I have no choice.
I would give anything to be able to stay home, and go with out, but even the without now are necessities for us. **Sounds like we are in a similar boat which makes your original statement about day care even more baffling. **
 
I don’t understand what is so baffling to you other than the fact that you don’t like what I said.

I, me, do not take issue with how they decide what is best for their family. You did. What is not to understand?
I admire her ability to stay home, and that her oldest children are able to help each other.

Baffle yourself all you want, I don’t want to take my dc to a babysitter. I don’t like it, because “I” feel like I am pawning my children. There is no one else in the world that is going to care for my children the way I do. I am sorry you can’t understand my point there is nothing more I can say.
 
There is nothing wrong with older children helping out with the younger ones, but I take issue with the Duggars since Michelle weans the child at 6 months and passes the baby off to an older child to get up with in the middle of the night to feed. If you made that baby, you signed up for the night feedings. Sorry.

Your comment about people pawning their children off to strangers so they can go to work was very insulting. For someone like me who HAD to go back to work in order to provide my family with health insurance it was a necessity. So don’t preach your generalizations against working mothers who would much rather stay home. Contrary to your negative attitude toward day cares, they are not torture chambers. My son has a lot of fun at day care and he is learning a lot.
she openly admits that she has trouble nursing, it’s in their book. She would love to be able to nurse without trouble, but it hasn’t worked well for her, she goes through months of pain, to do what is best for the baby. I’ve never seen anywhere that she stopped nursing at 6 months, but then again, that’s none of my business. It’s their baby, there is no rule that you have to nurse until they are 2!! The longest I nursed was 6 months, because I stopped producing enough milk, I hope no one judged me on that!
Can I have a quote or something please that says the older children get up with the baby, as the babies sleep in the same room as their parents, I don’t believe it!!
This thread makes me crazy, they are t.v. shows about people raising their kids, if you don’t like it, turn it, but why run the people down. I’ve read a lot of post on this forum about how people are raising their kids, that I do not agree with, I don’t judge you on it or say that you are doing a terrible job with your family, why? It’s not my place! So I see no need in judging Michelle Duggar or Kate, both Christian women doing the best that they can. For us to judge them, is not very Christian of us!
 
she openly admits that she has trouble nursing, it’s in their book. She would love to be able to nurse without trouble, but it hasn’t worked well for her, she goes through months of pain, to do what is best for the baby. I’ve never seen anywhere that she stopped nursing at 6 months, but then again, that’s none of my business. It’s their baby, there is no rule that you have to nurse until they are 2!! The longest I nursed was 6 months, because I stopped producing enough milk, I hope no one judged me on that!
Can I have a quote or something please that says the older children get up with the baby, as the babies sleep in the same room as their parents, I don’t believe it!!
This thread makes me crazy, they are t.v. shows about people raising their kids, if you don’t like it, turn it, but why run the people down. I’ve read a lot of post on this forum about how people are raising their kids, that I do not agree with, I don’t judge you on it or say that you are doing a terrible job with your family, why? It’s not my place! So I see no need in judging Michelle Duggar or Kate, both Christian women doing the best that they can. For us to judge them, is not very Christian of us!
**I was wondering the very same thing about the older children getting up w/ the babies. Where was this seen/read?? I’d like to see it w/ my own eyes before I believe an ounce of it. 🤷 **
 
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