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Originally Posted by Thetagirl218
One thing I have been thinking is how do the Duggars manage to keep their series to not cause tension? I think it may have something to do with the way they raise their kids and the influence of their faith on their everyday lives.
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Well, the Duggars are much more stable than the Gosselins. For one, they've been married twice as long. They have older children, which makes them less "exotic" than a family of multiples are. Second, they don't seem to have gotten wrapped up in the financial benefits of the "lifestyle" as much as Jon and Kate did. Jim-Bob has had a job, and didn't get fired under weird circumstances like Jon did. Since they had pretty much one kid at a time, they didn't start getting a ton of publicity like the parents of multiples do. They just had a big traditional family--and honestly, it's not that much bigger than the family my grandparents had, which was pretty typical for their time and region.
I do agree that a lot of that stability is probably tied into their faith. Michelle's probably not going to get plastic surgery and get a trendy haircut. They already have a big house that they paid for themselves. They may get exposed to some things, but I can imagine them turning it into a good thing for them.
I also get the feeling that if things got rough, the Duggars would just say no.
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