So I've been watching a lot of the Duggars' shows lately, and I had a thought... would that family work without the structure of religion? Could that family exist (and function!) in a secular environment? It seems that the children have more to fear than just their parents, and that keeps them in line. The moral lessons, scripture studies, etc... could a family of that size manage day-to-day life if they were more "normal" (kids went to traditional school, interacted with kids that weren't religious/homeschooled)?

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10/22/2009 11:31:20 PM

wtf is a duggar

10/22/2009 11:32:02 PM

http://www.duggarfamily.com/

10/22/2009 11:33:39 PM

I think that family would work regardless as long as there was good discipline in the family. Which obviously they have. They have a set of strict rules that are to be followed and the parents are consistant with it. I don't think it matters what religion or schooling they do, all that matters is how structured the household is and that the discipline is consistant.

10/22/2009 11:34:40 PM

They're all fucking crazy.

And I feel really sorry for the one gay kid, because statistically one of them is gay.

10/22/2009 11:39:58 PM

of course you would, you're a high energy, weepy twat with daddy issues. you'll do what you're fucking told

they're taking care of their kids and not sapping uncle sam for beer money, and producing kids who will contribute to the community. fucking WIN

10/22/2009 11:41:03 PM

^ i'm not sure how you can be so certain of that. how can you predict their futures as contributing members of society?

10/22/2009 11:43:22 PM

^Their oldest son is 21? and he's already running a business.

10/22/2009 11:44:04 PM

^ that's not evidence for the rest of them.

10/22/2009 11:46:06 PM

those are some ugly ass kids

10/22/2009 11:53:35 PM

lol "HEY GUISE LETS PROVE KIDS WILL BE PRODUCTIVE. THATS WHAT I'M DOING TODAY LOL"

10/22/2009 11:56:16 PM

they're going to set us back.. we should be breeding so that only beautiful people get to reproduce, so even more beautiful people are created, like Brazil did.

10/22/2009 11:56:50 PM

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"And I feel really sorry for the one gay kid, because statistically one of them is gay"

I never thought about that... and that kid will definitely repress his/her feelings, marry, have kids, and be miserable.

10/24/2009 12:49:20 AM

Considering there have been families this large all over the world since the beginning of human breeding I would say Christianity isn't the only thing holding it together.

10/24/2009 1:05:28 AM

Not necessarily Christianity then... just religion in general (could be any).

10/24/2009 1:06:14 AM

no

i think no they could not function without religion

10/24/2009 1:06:56 AM

Or no religion at all. They have a similar show in Japan about a family here that has 10 kids and they live in an apartment that's 18jo (1jo is about 3ftx6ft). They're not religious at all, like most of the country, and their kids stay in line. Then again for all I know the father could employ the traditional means of control via paddling off camera

10/24/2009 1:10:41 AM

Exactly...the way you raise well behaved kids is to be consistant with the discipline and have structure...it just so happens that this family's structure is based on Christianity.

10/24/2009 1:13:04 AM

I ain't sayin' she's a gold Duggar, but she ain't...


well you see where this was going.

10/24/2009 1:17:38 AM

^^^ That's because there is traditional structure and discipline in Japanese families. What keeps the family together and functioning normally and happily is discipline. It just so happens that in this case it comes from religion.

Fermat, I love you :

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"they're taking care of their kids and not sapping uncle sam for beer money, and producing kids who will contribute to the community. fucking WIN"

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"lol "HEY GUISE LETS PROVE KIDS WILL BE PRODUCTIVE. THATS WHAT I'M DOING TODAY LOL""

Jesus dude, that last one was fucking explosive!!!

10/24/2009 3:00:52 PM

I've never seen the show, but I use their recipe for making laundry soap.

I make it 5 gallons at a time. After the first initial purchases (Borax, Washing Soda, 5-gallon bucket + lid, and a bar of Fels-Naptha soap = ~$10-$12) the 5 gallons will last me about 8-9 months. When I run out I make another batch. The bar of soap used in each batch costs ~$1.50, and since I already have all the other ingredients, all I pay for is the soap.

The stuff works great, gets stains out, doesn't leave a lingering smell, and saves a lot of money over the long run. I haven't bought laundry detergent since December of 2008.

10/24/2009 3:24:14 PM

Cool story, bro.

10/24/2009 3:28:31 PM

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"I've never seen the show, but I use their recipe for making laundry soap. I make it 5 gallons at a time. After the first initial purchases (Borax, Washing Soda, 5-gallon bucket + lid, and a bar of Fels-Naptha soap = ~$10-$12) the 5 gallons will last me about 8-9 months. When I run out I make another batch. The bar of soap used in each batch costs ~$1.50, and since I already have all the other ingredients, all I pay for is the soap. The stuff works great, gets stains out, doesn't leave a lingering smell, and saves a lot of money over the long run. I haven't bought laundry detergent since December of 2008."

HELL YES. I also use the recipe for laundry detergent.

you can find the recipe here: http://www.duggarfamily.com/recipes.html

You can find Borax at most grocery stores. The only place I've found Fels-Naptha and Washing Soda @ is Harris Teeter.

10/24/2009 4:12:41 PM

I'm glad to see someone else uses the laundry soap recipe.

As to the ingredient list -- yes, I've only found washing soda at Harris Teeter (laundry products aisle) or here:
http://www.soapsgonebuy.com/

I've found the Fels-Naptha bars at the above link and also a local hardware store.

10/25/2009 9:32:04 PM

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"those are some ugly ass kids"

I dunno...some of the girls could get it

10/25/2009 9:40:44 PM