tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post3981776170335846338..comments2024-03-19T01:05:08.633-05:00Comments on Duggar Family Blog: Duggar Updates | Duggar Pictures | Jim Bob and Michelle | Counting On | 19 Kids: Jana and Jim BobLily and Elliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00941253435533935093noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-76003806297393715972019-11-18T20:57:24.012-06:002019-11-18T20:57:24.012-06:00Anonymous @9:05- Your parents must have been relat...Anonymous @9:05- Your parents must have been related to mine. LOL Mine told me the same thing and I'm grateful for the experience and learning to stand on my own two feet. In the process I learned how to be independent in a good way, not codependent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-38888278906798077302019-11-18T20:54:22.624-06:002019-11-18T20:54:22.624-06:00If that's a smart phone filter, somebody needs...If that's a smart phone filter, somebody needs to get a new phone! LOL Definitely doesn't flatter beautiful Jana.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-66221960671356330062019-11-13T23:37:17.580-06:002019-11-13T23:37:17.580-06:00Let's not forget that being a Homemaker IS a f...Let's not forget that being a Homemaker IS a full-time job! 😄 No need to pit one career against another. After all,you don't need a worldly title to be considered significant. As believers, our true identity is in Christ!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-83150715271448589862019-11-12T18:03:29.990-06:002019-11-12T18:03:29.990-06:00This isn't China, and the Duggars sure wouldn&...This isn't China, and the Duggars sure wouldn't have put up with government limits on the number of children you could have, like China did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-28868823875685096622019-11-12T16:48:07.021-06:002019-11-12T16:48:07.021-06:00In the early 1940's, my mother was an executiv...In the early 1940's, my mother was an executive secretary for the head of a large midwestern university medical school. Beginning in 1915, my great aunt was head bookkeeper for a major departmen store. She worked there for over 30 years. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-28816876083808036942019-11-12T16:46:23.330-06:002019-11-12T16:46:23.330-06:00@Debbie—-it’s great IF it’s the child’s choice to ...@Debbie—-it’s great IF it’s the child’s choice to stay nearby. If it’s the stronghold of the parents to forbid the child to leave; it’s a very different story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-33653351570888309942019-11-12T10:48:34.259-06:002019-11-12T10:48:34.259-06:00I agree OP. Except maybe for Jill, the adult Dugg...I agree OP. Except maybe for Jill, the adult Duggar children are all still dependent on their parents financially. It's like a one giant house of cards, and about that stable. I've seen it before. You need to cut purse strings along with apron strings when you become an adult. With that parental hold on you, you're always the child, never a friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-9925207608353376092019-11-12T10:40:16.755-06:002019-11-12T10:40:16.755-06:00@4:33 Don't you mean some ideas that producer...@4:33 Don't you mean some ideas that producers wanted to make us believe were Jana's? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-45598571627278783002019-11-12T09:08:11.684-06:002019-11-12T09:08:11.684-06:00Jana has skills, but I can't imagine her talki...Jana has skills, but I can't imagine her talking enough to carry her own show. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-76249130049260578962019-11-11T22:28:54.643-06:002019-11-11T22:28:54.643-06:00Well said, my thoughts exactly!Well said, my thoughts exactly!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04270444848098451851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-8556741090285722512019-11-11T21:29:29.337-06:002019-11-11T21:29:29.337-06:00In the Chinese culture, the adult children, will s...In the Chinese culture, the adult children, will stay in their parents' homes, until they get married. One of my childhood best friends, is now 38, and because of her cultural background, is still at home, and helping her parents. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-67600918724403025262019-11-11T20:30:56.589-06:002019-11-11T20:30:56.589-06:00I could see Jana doing a gardening show. Joanna is...I could see Jana doing a gardening show. Joanna is big on gardening. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-35121615981660133532019-11-11T20:29:12.367-06:002019-11-11T20:29:12.367-06:00My grandmother was a buyer in women’s clothing in ...My grandmother was a buyer in women’s clothing in a department store in the 40’s and 50’s. She would take train into Chicago for buying trips by herself. My mom worked for a railroad company during WWII, tracking the rails that needed replacing, as our troops travelled by train. I am proud of the work the women in our family do. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-11334141709849131992019-11-11T20:03:53.972-06:002019-11-11T20:03:53.972-06:00My mother was definitely my mother (ie parental au...My mother was definitely my mother (ie parental authorative role) but also as close as a twin to me. Her death was like part of me died, too. I have found that is very uncommon but it is neither right nor wrong to be very bonded to a parent versus a child versus a spouse versus a friend. It is ok to forge a strong bond with someone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-49187927902401660202019-11-11T20:01:35.187-06:002019-11-11T20:01:35.187-06:00We just saw that Jana went on a holiday with her f...We just saw that Jana went on a holiday with her friends. My friend is single and 40 yrs old and often travels with her parents because they get along really well. She also has a job and friends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-54423239191816147332019-11-11T18:56:08.507-06:002019-11-11T18:56:08.507-06:00@Debbie Why do you make it sound as if those two ...@Debbie Why do you make it sound as if those two things you mentioned are either/or? They're happening together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-13995112270756427612019-11-11T18:24:39.203-06:002019-11-11T18:24:39.203-06:00Jana is such a beautiful lady. She is such a joy t...Jana is such a beautiful lady. She is such a joy to watch on the show. That is a nice photo of Jana and Jim Bob. God Bless.<br /> Joan,Marion and MarilynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-79857616465631335482019-11-11T16:37:15.037-06:002019-11-11T16:37:15.037-06:00My great grandmother ran a bar in her town in the ...My great grandmother ran a bar in her town in the early ‘30s, after being widowed with two young children. Any girl or woman who is encouraged to be financially dependent on a husband is being put at risk. There is no reason for able-bodied adults of any sex to rely entirely on someone else for financial support. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-76713920444869771582019-11-11T16:33:56.521-06:002019-11-11T16:33:56.521-06:00That prediction seems pretty heavily rooted in fan...That prediction seems pretty heavily rooted in fantasy. All we’ve seen Jana “build” are some vague ideas for her brothers to plan and execute. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-4497420271323614002019-11-11T15:42:59.849-06:002019-11-11T15:42:59.849-06:00My grandmother had a job over 100 years ago, and s...My grandmother had a job over 100 years ago, and so did many other women then and before that. In fact, my grandmother worked before she got married and bought her own house by herself. Didn't women work in the Bible, too? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-70328624205417275482019-11-11T15:09:30.109-06:002019-11-11T15:09:30.109-06:00I think your relationship with your parents change...I think your relationship with your parents changes when you become an adult. You are no longer their dependent and most of us move out and start our own lives. I see my parents as wise counselors but not as "friends" or contemporaries. The Duggar offspring appear way more dependent on their parents than I am on mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-79275542237840654152019-11-11T14:43:56.495-06:002019-11-11T14:43:56.495-06:00Gee, I wonder she didn't tell us?Gee, I wonder she didn't tell us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-86550344197680352142019-11-11T13:23:20.893-06:002019-11-11T13:23:20.893-06:00I am predicting that Jana has a job opportunity, p...I am predicting that Jana has a job opportunity, perhaps television, perhaps on the new network of Chip and Joanna Gaines. If so, I will be watching! Obviously this is just wishful thinking and a guess! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-45989513865042241942019-11-11T12:10:35.629-06:002019-11-11T12:10:35.629-06:00Anon 8:41 - You make a very good point. I had neve...Anon 8:41 - You make a very good point. I had never thought of it this way before, but it’s so true. I can make friends all through life, but I only have one mom and one dad. I feel lucky to have loving and caring parents. It’s a unique relationship, one that needs to be tended to differently than how friends are treated. Thank you for reminding me of that. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-77755813585761139512019-11-11T11:59:31.682-06:002019-11-11T11:59:31.682-06:00Thank you got your caring and sweet spirit, Neddy....Thank you got your caring and sweet spirit, Neddy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com