The Duggars Get Terrible News on '19 Kids & Counting' [Video]

[Turbineguy]

For your entertainment pleasure:

Thanks to TLC's "19 Kids & Counting," we've shared many happy moments with the ever-growing Duggar family. But on last night's spring finale, we were witness to an unspeakably tragic moment as well, as parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar received devastating news. Michelle went to the doctor to get an ultrasound for what would be her 20th child -- and learned that the baby had no heartbeat.

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/the-duggars-get-terrible-news-on--19-kids---counting---video-.html

[hlthe2b]

1. Not to be insensitive or indelicate...

but are they going to cover her D&C (therapeutic abortion?) Sorry, but I think it is a natural question, given their rather extreme views.

As much as I find it difficult to fathom (and have some real issues with their decision to have) so many children, I respect that they have suffered a terrible loss and I extend my sympathy.

[woodsprite]

2. Darn! I thought they were being told their show was cancelled.

I was surprised the date was Mar 28th. Isn't this old news? Or is this the 2nd try at #20?

[Lucy Goosey]

6. I think it happened several months ago in real life, but just aired on TV this week.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, though.

[LynneSin]

3. I hope they investigate her and find out what she did to cause that

And no abortions - still have to carry it to term.

I mean that's what our country is coming to if we allow these crazy GOP laws to pass.

However..

My deepest sympathies to the Duggar family, that can't be easy what she is going thru.

[cyglet]

4. The doctors actually warned her

that it had a high probability of happening.

Eventually, her body will get to the point that it's not able to support it, one way or another, not supporting the kid or not supporting her.

[LynneSin]

5. Next time it could be her and not the unborn child

And then those 19 kids will be without a mother.

If they are so desperate for more kids why not adopt. That would show that their love of large families isn't just for blood related only.

[Arugula Latte]

9. But, but, don't you read the Bible?

You know, the part where it says: "And the Lord spoke and mightily He told Jim Bob to relentlessly hump Brood Mare Michelle to bring forth his Jism to create Duggar multitudes..."

[woodsprite]

12. If they adopted enough, they could change the show to "19 kids x 2" n/t

[pipi_k]

7. Mother Nature

speaks.

Apparently Michelle Duggar is somewhere in her mid 40s?

Well, eggs are finite. They aren't replenished from an endless supply. We're born with all we'll ever have...and hers are getting older.

I'm having a real hard time feeling anything more than "Oh well" over this. Especially seeing how many couples I've known personally who couldn't even have one child, never mind 19 of them.

[JitterbugPerfume]

8. the Duggars are disgusting

[Ikonoklast]

10. I fail to find any emotions on this.

I never cared for freak shows.

[MiddleFingerMom]

11. yes, the Duggars are disgusting. But the "hints" of schadenfreude here that a woman...

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... ANY woman, has had a wanted pregnancy fail does not speak well of us.
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It is... simply... tragic.
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[Goblinmonger]

14. This isn't tragic

And I'm not talking about the strict literature definition.

As the doctor told them, this is probably expected.

[Renew Deal]

19. That's classless

[Goblinmonger]

21. What did I say that is wrong?

How does this meet the definition of tragic. Her doctor told her it would happen at some point, i.e. it is expected.

I'm not delighting in what is surely pain for her. I just don't give a shit about them. Perhaps that's crass, but they have pushed their identity into the spotlight and they are not people I care about.

[kcass1954]

20. What's tragic is that some responders seem to be delighting in their grief.

Lord knows, I do not in any way approve of their lifestyle.

But from a mother to a mother, I'm sorry for what she's been through losing this child that they wanted.

[Goblinmonger]

22. I'm not delighting in their grief.

I just don't care. I haven't had any idea during the run of the show why I should care. My wife watches the show and it blows me away whenever I catch any of it that anyone would give two shits about these people.

[pipi_k]

28. Same here

I don't delight in what happened to them.

I almost said I have no emotion, but that's not true. In some ways, I'm a bit disgusted that people who already have 19 kids are capitalizing on this "tragedy" while countless couples out there can't even have one child and are so anxious to have a child that they would do just about anything to have one, even going so far as to adopt one and love it as their own.

One young couple I knew years ago (worked with the husband) built a gorgeous home and were trying unsuccessfully to have biological children to fill it. They were on the verge of mortgaging/selling their brand new home to adopt a child if the fertility treatments continued to be unsuccessful. I left the company and never did find out what they did.

The Duggars don't register on my pity-meter...

[Taverner]

24. I'm not delighted, I'm disgusted by their overbreeding

[hamsterjill]

13. The Duggars believe that overpopulation is a myth

http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2012/03/michelle-duggar-denies-overpopulating-earth/

Yes, i know it's the "Gossip", but I've heard Jim Bob echo this same sentiment on their show.

They believe that overpopulation is a myth. *I* do not.

Certainly, I can understand that they would grieve the loss of the pregnancy, but IMHO, I think some of their public grief was to heighten ratings for the show. I know that I've never seen an episode of their show hyped MORE on TLC than this particular episode, so you just gotta ask...

[Taverner]

15. They have too many children

Not to minimize the Duggar's pain, but they have too many goddamn children

I may not be popular in saying this, but after 3 kids, you should start losing deductions on your taxes. After 5, you should start paying tax penalties.

[Renew Deal]

18. Who are you to say they have too many?

Are there people that have "too few" in your opinion?

[Taverner]

23. As a citizen of Planet Earth, a planet with a limited amount of resources, that's who

So you think 9 billion people is OK....how about 50 billion - is that OK too?

Having more than 3 is selfish, and it eats up too many resources

[RebelOne]

26. As long as they afford all those kids,

let them repopulate the world. At the rate the world is going now, we or someone else is going to blow us up.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

16. That they are being lucratively

compensated for sharing the most intimate heart breaking
events in their life is revolting. ugh.

[Turbineguy]

25. This is why I posted this

in the DU Lounge

[EmeraldCityGrl]

27. But, but, but,

this is the happy place, right?

At least I feel pretty good reading the posts here. Liked your post, just will never get that baby factory thing.

[hamsterjill]

29. Thank you!

You said it well!

[Renew Deal]

17. This is old, but it is still horrible news

So sad for them.