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Josh Duggar got married! Truthfully, I’m a huge fan of the Duggars and wish Josh and Anna all the best – I have no doubt they will be successful and happy!
Discuss Josh and Anna Duggar here.
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The Duggars are very controversial. They seem to equally enrage and delight people of all ages. I’ll just say to you what I said to my husband last night as I watched the show, “I like them. I wouldn’t raise my kids the same way, but they seem to be genuinely kind and lovely people. They are gentle and good-natured and are accepting of all sorts of people. So, just because I wouldn’t want to wear a skirt all the time or because I think it’s OK to date more than one person (heck, I obviously think it’s OK to marry more than one person!), doesn’t mean I think they are hideous because they don’t agree. And I have a feeling they would extend me the same courtesy.”
From Josh and Anna Duggar’s website:
“Meet Josh - Josh was raised in Arkansas, the first child born to Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar. He accepted Christ at the age of seven, was homeschooled and graduated from High School at the age of sixteen. His father entered politics in Arkansas in 1998, serving two terms as a State Legislator in the Arkansas House of Representatives.
Josh became interested in politics and now does part-time consulting for elected officials and political candidates with a small company he founded in Arkansas in 2006, Strategic Political Services. In 2003 the Duggar family filmed their first show with the Discovery Health Channel called, “14 Children and Pregnant Again!” after its premiere it became the top rated show for the network. Having now done over 5 documentaries with DHC and TLC (The Learning Channel), the Duggar family is now working on a reality series set to premiere in October dubbed, “17 Kids & Counting!” In 2007, Josh started a pre-owned wholesale car dealership in Northwest Arkansas, Champion Motorcars. He now manages the dealership full time with his brother John. He also pursues other various entrepreneurial adventures as time allows. His parents are releasing the first book about their family in early December entitled, “The Duggar Family: 20 and Counting.” His father is a commercial real estate investor and full-time father of soon to be 18 children. Josh and Anna have a house in Fayetteville where they will reside, once married.
“Meet Anna – Anna was born in South Florida, her parents relocated to the Gainesville area when she was just 3 years old. Her father took a good job working with a manufacturing company in the area. Anna’s parents began homeschooling her and her siblings and became actively involved in their local church. In 1994, Mr. Keller got called for jury duty. While in the juvenile court, he immediately saw the great need for Christ in the lives of those in trouble with the law. He started volunteering at a local JDC (Juvenile Detention Center) and his heart was instantly burdened for the juveniles. In 1996, Mr. Keller made the decision to leave his good job to work as a full time missionary to the incarcerated. They spent months on deputation and God blessed them with many faithful supporters. Working in juvenile detention centers, county jails, and state correctional facilities he began to see God working in the hearts of those who are locked up. Anna continued her studies at home and she frequently helped teach Sunday school & AWANA in her church. Anna graduated from High School at the age of sixteen, and often goes with her father to minister to the young girls in the Juvenile Detention Center. Anna continued with higher education and in 2008 received a B.A. Degree in Christian Education and currently works with the youth ministry in her church. Anna currently lives in Florida with her parents, and once married will move to Arkansas to join Josh at their Fayetteville home.”
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The Duggars are truly one of a kind. But i do not agree with the way they raise their children based on gender sterotypes. Why should it be the girls’ jobs to run the household and only dream of marriage in their futures? Why must the boys do the dirty work outside? In my opinion, they are holding thier children back from reaching thier full potential by instilling these backwards values. Being a good Christian is much different than what they are teaching their children. It is a statisical certainty that one or more of their children are gay or lesbian. How will they ever truly discover themselves if they are not allowed to discover the world around them? How can they’re parents actually believe that their children can survive in the world without a proper college education? I believe that the love and support they have for each other is wonderful, but i sincerly do not think that it is enough.
how long did yall date befor marriage?
I wish that the people that made those nasty comments would let a camera crew come and film your lives!! By the way some of your comments read it would probably be like watching Jerry Springer!!! I’ll even bet that some of the comments were made by people with children on welfare that wont go and get a job to pay for their 1 or 2 children, but complain about a couple who now support 17 kids on their own!! If you think that the Duggar family has to let their kids go and be misfits just so you can feel better about being a sorry role model for your own kids than I’m sorry!!
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i wish more familys could be like this the world would be a better place..god bless you all.
I think the values this family have are amazing, i was raised in a family with 4 children and we still looked after each other Buddies, but that in no way means that myself being the oldest raised the child, my parents raised their children, This family owes properties that is how they earn their money, Josh has his own business as well, they are not people who are living on welfare as a matter of fact they are doing well, I only wish all of american could live like they do debt free owing nothing to anyone, shopping at thrift stores, I try but, nothing is big enough for me, but, we could all learn a lot from looking at the bible and having great family time,
I think it’s hilarious that some people don’t believe that Josh and Anna didn’t kiss before marriage. My husband and I didn’t kiss and we dated for a year before we got married and we were both over 25. It’s not really that hard if you love someone and want to do what you believe is best for them. Read Josh Harris’ book–”I Kissed Dating Goodbye” if you don’t understand this.
Thanks for your perspective! Although my husband and I did not follow this path, I definitely believe that some people do! You should write a guest post about this topic on Large Families Today! Email me if you’re interested…michelle@organicallyinclined.org
I think it’s so hilarious the amount of people who bring up the children raising their younger siblings. They aren’t raising anyone, they are probably helping put the toothpaste on thier brush, maybe getting dressed and cuttung up their food and how long do most kids need that help, seriously, think about it, there are maybe 4 kids at the most who need any help.
I agree! Thank you so much for bringing this up! Just because I ask my 13 year old to play with my 4 year old outside in the backyard for an hour doesn’t mean he’s “raising” him! Ugh…
For the person who said the Gossellins are rude and mean to each other. How far from the truth that is.
Myself and many people I’ve talked to are much more comfortable watching Jon and Kate plus 8 than watching the Duggar family.
The more the Duggars are on t.v., the more of their strange beliefs they share. I have a bad feeling about that family. On top of that, even at their young age, the Gossellin children shows signs of much higher intelligence than the Duggar children. I believe they will lead much more stable and productive lives than the Duggar children.
I feel sorry for the Duggar children. The parents are to blame.
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Del and Granger… you are idiots. Maybe if your parents had raised you more like Jim Bob and Michelle raise their kids, you wouldnt feel the need to post nasty comments about people you dont even know online. I don’t see how you can say that the Gosselin children show signs of higher intelligence than the Duggar children. Joshua Duggar is only 21 years old and owns his own business. How many 21 year olds can say that? In my opinion, they are not even in the same category as the gosselins. Jon and Kate’s kids are self centered and rude. I think that the Duggar children are very well adjusted and well behaved. As far as the older children helping with the younger ones… Who didn’t help take care of their younger siblings growing up? On last nights episode, Michelle was talking about her lack of sleep from staying at the hospital with the new baby for 5 days. Thats right… SHE stayed at the hospital with her baby…. not one of the older kids. Did any of you see how excited all of the other kids were when the parents announced that they were expecting # 18? Obviously if the kids hated helping with the younger siblings and were forced into it like you are claiming, the would not have been happy to hear that another was on the way. I just think that all of you Duggar haters need to take a long hard look at your own families before you cast stones. Obviously there are a lot more fans than there are of you haters, otherwise they wouldnt be on TV anymore! I think that the Duggars are doing a great job raising their family… however i do think they should stop having kids. They are going to be grandparents now. Would be kind of weird for Josh and Anna’s baby to have an Aunt or Uncle that is younger than he/she is. Also… i would hate to see them have one with downsyndrome or something like that because of their age(not that it would be any less loved). But I guess… that is in god’s hands. God bless you Duggars… there should be more god fearing people like you out there!
wooooooowwww now i have had enough with this….The Duggars….hmmmm to me they are just baby making…..Yes i watch the show but i had stop i cant take it any more….i feel bad for one of those kids if they came out Gay or they decided not to follow the religion…..i am Catholic i believe in God but to me that whole lets make babies and have our older kids take care of them thing i dont like….hey if they want to have kids well ok have as many as u want but Michelle & Jim Bob you take care of them…those kids wouldn’t know how to take care of them self in the REAL WORLD, they don’t educate there children bout sex and STD’s Josh had the sex talk right before he got married, those kids never went to schools so they only know how to communicate to people like them that follow there beliefs, put them in a big city with a bunch of kids…..they would only play with there little brothers and sisters…..hey im sorry if i offended any body BUT i do have an opinion of my own WE HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH and i could say what i want as will as anybody else could say what they want sooooo For those who get offended because people who think they are weird or what ever OH WELLLLLLLLLLLL i dont think there weird but i dont like the way they are……i have nephews and nieces on the way and hell u better believe i will make sure they know the real world along with there parents…..listen people Josh and Anna they aint gonna get divorce its against there religion i been with my Fiance for over 5 years and we still are getting to know each other…Josh and Anna are going to have babies…and that marriage was more lust and a attraction then love…THEY NEVER BEEN IN LOVE TO EVEN KNOW THEY ARE IN LOVE….they don’t even know each other, they meet a few times and wanted to get married they never had alone time because there YOUNGER SIBLINGS HAVE TO BE WATCH OVER THEM….THERE FREAKING 20 YEARS OLD…..for those people wondering if there ganna make it…well they are not for love or cause they want to be together….because if Anna wakes up one morning and doesn’t want to be with him any more she stuck for the rest of her life because they dont believe in divorce……lol wait till they have there first big big big big big big big big big argument…..they probably wouldn’t know what to do….but i kno what they would do meet at a church…and they will always go to a church after that even for the smallest problem….well i guess Only God Knows…..I cant say well i wish you guys luck….because they have the best luck in the world….neither one would ever say…..”I WANT A DIVORCE” LMAO
Hey Angie its called FREEDOM OF SPEECH IF U DONT LIKE IT BE GONE……..AND HEY I LOVE JON AND KATE PLUS 8 BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLLLLLLLL…..18 KIDS AND COUNTING ARE ANNOYING THEY ARE BABY MAKING PEOPLE IF U LOVE THEM SO MUCH GO AHEAD AND MARRY ONE OF THERE SONS…..I THINK JOHN IS FREE TO DATE AND MARRY BUT WATCH OUT HE MIGHT WANNA MARRY YOU AFTER HE 1ST SEES YOU…GOOD LUCK…AND DONT TEST ME I LOVE AN ARGUMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How many people wish they had married their first boyfriend or girlfriend?
Being in relationships before getting married is a valuable learning experience that they are missing out on.
It’s really easy to be so proud of your decision to wait for marriage when you get married so young. Among unmarried people, the average age of first intercourse is around 17, with most people having lost their virginity between 18-21. So on average with the rest of the “non-waiting” population, there wasn’t much waiting involved.
Now when BOTH individuals waited (because too often it seems like it was only the girl..) and they were 25+ by the time they hitched, then that’s something to brag about. And to me, if you’re set on no premarital sex (not what I believe but go ahead to anyone who does), it’s the more responsible way to go. People always change and grow, but it happens more so from adolescence through young adulthood. If your relationship survives those years and you still see you have the same goals and values, it sets a better foundation for a life-long marriage.
Getting married so young under the pretense of maintaining your “purity” seems like a cop-out to simply getting around to sex without the guilt. I’m sure there’s love there, but if your love is real and your values strong, what’s an extra couple years? Just some food for thought next time the 21 year old Josh and Anna celebrate themselves for their decision to wait.
You know, my parents were 20 years old when they married and they had me 9 months later. I was the first of 4 and the only girl, so of course, I babysat and helped my brothers when they were little. It has made for great relationships as adults. We have more fun when we get together as a family than with almost any one else. My parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary a few years ago and invited all of us, spouses and grandchildren included, on an Alaskan Cruise. We weren’t scheduled to have dinner together every night, but guess what? We did! And no, I was not raised in a fundamentalist Christian family, although I am now a Christian. Just raised to respect my siblings, my parents and most of all to respect family ties.
Regarding the Duggars, I have learned about family organization by watching their show as well as conflict resolution and how loving a real family can be. I think they have their disagreements and spats like any family, but remember, even though it is “reality tv” there are still editors and they cut and paste the filming to create the story. As for the Gosselins, I find it difficult to listen to Kate berate Jon and show him the disrespect she does in front of their children. It does undermine his authority as a parent and will make it very difficult for him to discipline or even be taken seriously by the kids as they get older.
Though I won’t judge the family on having so many kids, as a Christian, it boggles my mind why God blesses a family with that many kids, and my husband and I with none. We’ve been wanting a child since the day we got married 4 years ago. And here this family and their now adult kids get pregnant, by what it seems, just sneezing. I hurts to watch this program, because they have what we long for so much, a family, children…
Lisa.. Your comment on Dec. 19th is rubbish.. What do you mean, you could never live that life? If you had been born into that life, you’d be living it, without deciding you couldn’t. Silly girl! You’d have no CHOICE but to grow up in a life like that!
I have loved following the lives of the Duggars and the show of love between the parents and the children is (as most have said here) uplifting. I have no doubt that Josh and Anna will raise their children with the same standards they were taught. Good luck to them both.. and good wishes to ALL the Duggars!
I used to watch the TLC channel back when it used to teach something important. Now, all these reality/stupid programs about Jon & Kate plus 8, 18 Kids and Counting, what are they teaching us in reality? Time is an asset and should not be wasted in prying about these idiosincratic shows. None of these shows tell us how much they get per episode which it’s keeping them on TV. Where are the good scripts for TV and actors? The Duggars’ kids so called well behaved and happy, they never show them off the screen, misbehaving or questioning their lifestyle which it is a proof to me that these kids are all average intelligence if any because no one challenges anything wrong in that household. The Duggars claim they are debt free, but they don’t disclose how much tax deduction they are really getting by claiming their house it’s a school or a church. Churches don’t pay taxes so hence the advantage for them. Also, in this economic environment, I doubt they are surviving w/real estate sales or rental. Most businesses are going down, consumer confidence is low, but as long as they can secure a season w/TLC they will survive.
I propose that instead of complaining about these shows, we should just stop watching them. TLC will get their Nilsen scores and will change their programs. None of us can walk away from these shows learning something applicable to our lives. All these shows are pure studipidity aiming at numbing us about what truly matters, our environment, our happiness, health, finances and so on and so forth.