As for this Duggard family....there seems to be an unhealthy “attraction” to having not only babies....but a focus to their children that this is a “central belief” that they should have them as soon as possible after marriage...and many of.
I get a disturbing sense the woman see themselves as baby producers which plays into their belief system.
I also caught the father mentioning it had ‘only’ been 30 days since their daughter was married. (when announcing she was pregnant) But he very quickly stifled his “alarm” for what that would suggest...that he indeed was suggesting. It's as if the father was ticking off the math in his head and it wasn't quite "measuring" right. And this guys all about "measuring" his family's behavior.
I agree that the Duggar family is a bit creepy and having made what is probably millions selling the family its not surprising the interest now. I about gagged though when I heard just a tiny bit before I turned off the TV from Whoopie Goldberg who has killed 6 of her babies lecturing the family.
But as far as the big families in my family tree, I was counting those who reached adulthood. Most recently, my grandmother who was born in 1888 was one of five out of eight who reached adulthood and then her older brother died of sepsis after having a tooth pulled. So four out of eight, born either in north Texas or Indian Territory. Hard life.