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Originally Posted by Audiofuzzy
yes of course, except most of these people live in normal families - no polygamy, no underage marriages, and on average 2-3 children in one family.
Neither Bountifil nor Duggars is average or even anywhere close to average.
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Who has declared that 2-3 children is "normal", and large families are not?
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I sure can not contradict you here. Neither of us have any proof if these children are happy or unhappy. Personally I doubt they are truly happy.
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I guess time will tell. We'll have to wait until the children write their books.
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No, not 24/7356 but the difference between Duggars children and other families is exactly that the Duggars have to work in their own family 24/7/365
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Less than 100 years ago, large families were desirable in the USA, especially (but not exclusively) in the rural areas. Poor farm families, and wealthy sophisticated families all wanted lots of children. The trend began to shift when more families moved to the cities, and then later the suburbs, where space was at a premium, and the children weren't needed for labor.
Ah, speaking of labor; previous to that time, most children worked a lot harder than even the Duggar children do. Kids worked long and hard on farms, in factories and mines, and in mom-and-pop shops. I don't advocate those conditions again for children but I also don't compare what the Duggar children do with sweat-shop labor either.