Why shouldn’t the Duggars grieve a miscarriage?

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:12:00 +0000

Here's a quick quiz: If you heard that a couple, as they approached the second trimester of a wished-for pregnancy, learned that the child had no heartbeat, how would you react?

Would you say, "God is trying to tell you something; maybe you should listen." Would you ponder, "It probably just fell out… ick." Would you, when you heard that the family had named the baby and were grieving for it, say, "I feel sorry for their kids, not her. She did this to herself." You likely wouldn't, because I'm guessing you're not some heartless troll. But what if the couple in question were Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar? The family announced this week that "We discovered during a routine 19-week ultrasound that our 20th child, who was due in April 2012, passed away recently." Oh! Then have at it, Internet!

Stop judging the Duggars

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:10:00 +0000

Our famous families have their specialties. And just as surely as Kardashians like to get engaged and Lohans get arrested, the Duggars excel in the field of making more Duggars. So that's exactly what they're doing. But as the family gets ready to welcome its 20th member, has America's fertility freak show crossed the line?

The spectacularly fecund Duggars entered the reality game already way ahead of the Gosselins, and even left Octomom Nadya Suleman in the dust. They've been a source of weird fascination ever since they welcomed their 15th child on their first television special seven years -- and five pregnancies -- ago. And each time their brood increases, so does the public scorn. Along with occasional good wishes, commenters on the L.A. Times website have been writing things like: "How about you bolt your knees together?" and "Lady, your hooha isn't a clown car!"

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Why shouldn’t the Duggars grieve a miscarriage?

Stop judging the Duggars