S/O Positive tips you've learned from the Duggars

I've learned I don't want 19 kids! In reality, their organizational skills are awesome.

I love how they really use the kitchen as almost like a restaurant. It's set up so well it makes it easier to cook, clean, etc. Love the kitchen. I do squirm about how many paper plates they go through though.. but the thought of washing that many dishes also kills me.. lol

I admire:

-- how much the kids do around the house.
-- that most of the older kids all have a unique skill that has been learned and practiced.
-- that each child has a musical talent.
-- that they have economized on the upcoming wedding, spending only $30 per bridesmaid dress and doing the tailoring themselves.
-- that they seem to truly live by their beliefs.

I've learned that birth control is very very good. And that patriarchy is very very bad.

My daughters watch and generally are amazed at their lives. So it is a positive reinforcement to our beliefs - work hard, study hard, go to college and defer marriage and children until you are able to support yourselves.

Yes she sure could... I, personally, don't see it in her, but you never know what happens behind closed doors.  She just doesn't seem the type to me.  

The only tip I learned form them is not to have so many kids... I don't watch the show so I wouldn't have a clue to any tips they have.  

I how ever have a cousin that had a house built about 15  to 20 years ago and she had a big room built in the middle of the upstairs. It was a walk through closet. weird set up but they had all the kids clothes in it. the room was right next to the laundry area. SO you went down the hall through the laundry room in to this big closet room and through to another all that led you to the kids rooms. It was weird. and none of the kids bedrooms had closets. made the bed rooms larger. but it was always hard to walk through the clothes to get to the kids bedrooms. she thought she would like it but they ended up moving out of that house 3 years later.... I asked her why she moved and she said she hated that closet.  They had 2 boys and a girl and all the clothes for all three of them were in this one room. 


When I was a kid we had a big house. The living room and kitchen were in the front of the house. Behind the living room was all the bedrooms. you walked through a pocket door to a hall. I think the hall was like 6 feet wide. could have been wider. if you wallked in to the hall and turned left there was a room and if you turned right there was a room at the other end of the hall on there were 2 door side by side. the one on the right was the bath room and the one on the left was  the door to my moms room. just inside her room was a big walk in closet. the closet and bathroom wall made a short hall to the opening of the actual bedroom.   back in the hall on both sides were big closets with sliding doors. they were the whole length of the hall. we actually had large bed rooms to the hall was a s long as the bedrooms were. those closets where we had all the kids clothes. and the bathroom towels. It always seemed weird to be to have my clothes in the hall. I don't remember details of the closet but I remember always hating to get my clothes out. we didn't have dressers in our rooms because all the clothes were in the closet so there must have been  shelves or drawers in the closet.  

I think that I prefer having my own closet in my own room. 

I don't watch the show but I have seen it a couple times. I like that they seem to value kindness, sharing, responsibility, and staying positive. I don't really like that the older kids all are essentially extra parents to the younger ones, but I have no doubt it will help them be responsible adults.

My mom was the eldest daughter out of seven children and a lot of burden was put on her to help raise the younger ones. Then again, it definitely prepared her for her role as a great mom to me and my siblings.

The Duggars live about 20 mins from us - we've ran into them at Walmart and other places - they are the kindest sweetest people. They are not fake they are genuine.

People may not agree with them having so many kids or having the older kids watch out for the younger kids but their system works. The kids are hard workers and they respect others. We have a consignment shop in town several times a year and it's a huge deal needing a lot of volunteers and during cleanup time theDuggars are usually there helping. One time there were at least 8-10 of the kids helping and they were doing laps around most of the adults. My daughter and I got a kick watching them and showing so much respect and kindness to everyone around.

I ran into Michelle and 7 of the girls at Walmart one night and ended up talking to them for about10 mins and they were just precious. Very refreshing. The kids are social and don't have their noses stuck in an iPhone or video game. I think there is a lot to learn from them. I'd much rather see them than most kids these days.

And Michelle's kindness is real and it shows in her kids. They are all very very kind