Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, of the TLC show 19 Kids and Counting, are expecting baby number 20, which means that despite pushing her fifth decade, Michelle is still inexplicably fertile. Time for a name change? 20 Kids and I Can’t Count Any Higher? One of the great joys of this fundamentalist Arkansas family is that they insist on naming all their children stuff that starts with the letter “J” — meaning they count a Jinger and a Jordyn as part of their clan. Because they’ve probably got there hands full, I’d like to help them out with 20 suggested names for baby number two-oh: More »
Do you have $84,500 lying around? The oldest of the Duggar clan, Josh Duggar, is selling the family’s used bus at his car lot in Arkansas. The bus was used by the family for several years and was featured on their TLC show 19 Kids and Counting. More »
Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Duggar not only have 19 kids, they have a show (TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting) about it. A PETA chapter based near the Duggars’ home in Arkansas has proposed a plan to put up a billboard using a reference to the Duggars to encourage people to spay and neuter their pets. The billboard reads “Doggies Multiply Faster Than Duggars.” More »
Kim Kardashian has just given what Crazy Days and Nights refers to as her “annual wedding vision interview.” In other words, every time she’s in a relationship she gives at least one gushy interview where she announces her plans to marry whoever she’s dating at the moment. This time, she has upped the ante by saying she has been brainstorming baby names. Apparently, Kim wants to keep with family tradition and give her names that start with the letter K. More »
Last week, a publicist for Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Duggar told the couple that they weren’t allowed to mention why they went on a trip to Colorado Springs last weekend. Luckily, I can! They went there to attend a Focus On the Family event and sell copies of their books. More »
Although sources close to the Duggar family, best known for their huge family and their 19 Kids and Counting reality show on TLC, claimed that the Duggars would be appearing at a Focus on the Family event today, the Duggars themselves are keeping mum. In an interview with ParentDish.com, Michelle Duggar and Jim-Bob Duggar talked about the news that their son Josh Duggar and daughter-in-law Anna Duggar are expecting a baby boy. At the end of the interview, the interviewer asked Michelle and Jim Bob what they had coming up next. Jim Bob replied, “We’re off to Colorado tomorrow,” at which point their publicist interjected, telling Jim Bob “you can’t say why.” More »
The Duggar family, who star in TLC’s series 19 Kids and Counting, keep a close hand on the editing of their show. Although they do talk abstractly about their religion, they steer clear of delving into specifics. They have long been accused of being part of the Quiverfull movement, an evangelical strain who believes in actively trying to have as many children as possible in order to create an army for Jesus. Though they’ve publicly denied their affiliation with Quiverfull, they have quietly (and off-camera) attended events associated with the movement. They’ve never attended church services on camera (possibly because their church is in their basement), but they have done things like take a trip to the Creationism Museum.
Now, fellow large-family-haver Chris Jeub (whose family appeared in an episode of TLC’s now-cancelled series Kids By the Dozen) has announced on his blog that the Duggars will be attending a Focus On the Family event this weekend in Colorado Springs, Colorado. More »
UPDATE: The Duggars are expecting their 18th child.
An Arkansas couple had a baby daughter Thursday — their 17th child and seventh girl — and the pair say they’re still not ready to give it a rest.
Jennifer Danielle was born at 10:01 a.m. at a hospital in Rogers, Arkansas, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar said in an interview.
“We’d love to have more,” Michelle said, referring to baby girls. “We love the ruffles and lace.”
Jennifer joins the fast-growing Duggar brood, who live… More »