Where I Weigh In Like Every Other Yahoo On the 20th Duggar

I am not going to talk about puke.  I am not going to talk about poop.  I have already cancelled eighty seven social engagements because of the voluminous outpouring of said bodily fluids in the house.  OK, OK, not eighty seven, but at least THREE...and that's half my social calendar for the year!

I am also not going to talk about PVT's absence, because then I will start hyperventilating at the thought that a kid will be struck by appendicitis in the middle of the night and then WHAT DO I DO?

Instead I am going to chime in like every other yahoo and weigh in on the 20th Duggar.

I happen to think the Duggar family is just wonderful.  Do any of those kids look neglected or unhappy?  And while no one would accuse Michelle of being hot, she looks so happy, peaceful and really quite youthful considering what that body has been through.

My sole reservation is her health:  I would be petrified at having a baby at 45 after suffering preeclampsia and delivering a child at 25 weeks.  But Michelle seems at peace with the whole thing.  Apparently she is exercising to keep her blood pressure under control, but I'm not sure how controllable such a serious condition is once you're pregnant. 

Assuming - and hoping! - she can have a healthy pregnancy, however, I think another Duggar child is just fine.

What I find really weird, though, is all the people out there who spew vitriol with smoke firing out of their ears - like this thoughtful comment from "Jo:"

THESE PEOPLE ARE SICK!! Why are you having so many children you cant possibly even spend one hour a day with each individual child! WHY THE HELL DO YOU NEED 20 CHILDREN! Especially after extreme complications of the last one? SSSSTTTTUUUUPPPPIIIIDDDD! I really dont understand it. Why not have 10 less kids and provide the money for each to have a college education if you have the money to support 20 children?! YOU ARE 45 YEARS OLD GIVE IT UP! God isnt giving you kids, your inability to close your legs is!



Why is Jo so angry about this nice family she doesn't know personally?  And why doesn't Jo know how to punctuate?

And this one from "disgusted:"

STOP having babies already! Our earth is already geting overpopulated because people like this thinks its ok to have a million babies. This is ridiculous and not to mention unhealthy for baby and Mom. How much attention do these kids get from their parents, its also not fair to your older kids to be raising your younger ones because you simply can’t. I feel bad for the kids.

Huh?  I am pretty sure if you think overpopulation is a problem, it's not because there are jillions of "people like this" having over a dozen kids. 

There are many, many more comments out there in this vein.  So why do people get so angry about the Duggars?  Well, my friend Kappa Kappa Karen had a theory:  a lot of these people are just jealous.  Yes, jealous!  We're jealous we don't have the patience the Duggars have.  We're jealous we don't have the faith the Duggars have that all will be just fine.  We're jealous that they seem to be doing maybe even a BETTER job with their super-sized brood than us mere mortals are doing with our much smaller families. 

Well, good luck to Michelle.  Luckily I don't think the "disgusteds" out there bother her too much.