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milestogo

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3. I think being pro-choice means being open to the idea
Mon Jun 5, 2023, 08:48 PM
Jun 2023

that some people may choose to have a lot of children.

BUT, as the documentary points out, its not fair for girls who are still children themselves to be tasked with raising infants, doing laundry for 21 people, shopping and making meals for 21 people, and not having any contact with the world outside the family. Its not fair to isolate children from their chance to get a decent education.

There are various kinds of home schooling - I know people who were home schooled by their PhD holding parents, or correspondence school, or just taught by parents who used real educational materials. The Duggar kids just get indoctrination.

You can't give 19 children decent parenting because there aren't enough hours in a day. Even if you could afford nannies for everyone you still aren't giving the kids parental attention. They grow up with a lot of deficits.

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These people are even worse than I thought dflprincess Jun 2023 #1
I think being pro-choice means being open to the idea milestogo Jun 2023 #3
It has nothing to do with how many children they had dflprincess Jun 2023 #9
Just watched that - very creepy, with significant ramifications Ocelot II Jun 2023 #2
It reminded me of the problems with the Amish. milestogo Jun 2023 #4
That's what's behind the excellent recent movie, "Women Talking." Ocelot II Jun 2023 #5
THAT was one of MuseRider Jun 2023 #7
I did not last long. MuseRider Jun 2023 #6
These people didn't magically go away. They've taken over our courts, our schools/school boards... CousinIT Jun 2023 #8
Did you pick up on the fact that the men get to spank their wives? vanlassie Jun 2023 #10
And they wag their kiddie-diddling fingers .... CousinIT Jun 2023 #11
Also, I hear that the couple with with eleven kids, vanlassie Jun 2023 #12
The story that hit me in the gut was the girl milestogo Jun 2023 #13
Ugh. vanlassie Jun 2023 #14
Corporal punishment yankee87 Jun 2023 #15
Way too happy dflprincess Jun 2023 #22
Research QUIVERFULL AwakeAtLast Jun 2023 #16
uterine prolapse milestogo Jun 2023 #17
Unfortunately, they are using natural selection to their advantage intrepidity Jun 2023 #18
You can't isolate your offspring forever. milestogo Jun 2023 #19
It is *so* hard to do that, though intrepidity Jun 2023 #20
Just finished this. Holy shit! Beaverhausen Jun 2023 #21
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