Reply #186: Here's what really surprises me about some of the responses of [View All]

[grace0418]

"to each his own" and "her body, her choice" ...

If you were to see a family on your street with two kids, a girl of 14 and a 2yr old, and the parents left all the child care and chores to the older child, you'd probably think that was awful, wouldn't you? I'm not talking "Hon, can you clean up your room and set the table for dinner while I feed the baby?" I'm all for children having chores and learning to have responsibility. No, I'm talking cooking, cleaning, laundry, and a vast majority of the younger sibling's daily care would be on the shoulders of the older sister while the parents were otherwise occupied. Would you honestly think that was hunky dorey and say "to each his own"? Or would you think that was a horrible way to treat the older child?

Remember that story of the parents that neglected their two kids while they played online games? If those parents had an older child and forced that older child to take care of the babies while they played games, then all would be okay? Why is it any different that the Duggans seem to spend all their time breeding like rabbits and smiling for all the news stories making them out to be saints?