Over the course of the last week I have heard and read a lot about Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar. There have been several reports on the news and online about the family and the loss of their soon to be 20th child. I am amazed by some of the insensitive and ignorant responses that some people have posted. The Duggars are real people who have suffered a real loss.
I realize that not everyone wants to have a large family for a multitude of reasons, however those that do have large families should not face constant criticism for it. I have seen posts where people are saying that Michelle Duggar should not be “allowed” to have any more children. Allowed! Really! And just who do these people think they are that they would presume to tell another woman how many children she can have? For that matter where are all these “Pro-Choice” people? This is her “choice” to embrace all of the children God sees fit to give her. So why do they only want women to have the freedom to “choose” when they are choosing not to have children?
I just don’t see how people can get so put out when they are told what to do or how to live yet feel that it is fine for them to do it to others. None of us is perfect. All we can do is try to live our lives the best way we know how.
I give the Duggars a lot of credit. I couldn’t handle a family that large financially or in terms of patients. (I know my limits.) What I have seen of their family on TV, the kids all seem to be well mannered, kind, caring and well adjusted. And they are taking care of their family themselves. I have not once heard of them taking any kind of public assistance. So why all the negativity?
I don’t expect everyone to like the Duggars, but they have suffered a loss. And how would any of us feel if we had just miscarried a baby and found the internet blowing up with nasty, hateful things about our family? I guess I just feel that if you can’t say something nice, (especially if the situation is already painful) you shouldn’t say anything at all.
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