27 minutes ago, Ozlsn said:

Why on earth did this woman have children?

Exactly. She's a textbook example of why people who don't want children should, in fact, not have children. 

2 hours ago, AprilQuilt said:

 

From the photos she shared it looks like lots of Duggar family was there - I spotted Jim Bob among them. Joe and family was there but I didn't look too closely to notice who else had showed, and the howlers can be hard to tell apart. I'm glad Isla got a good family showing.

Johns family was there. Jessas. Bunch of Littles. Jackson was in a suit amd tie. Josiah's family was there. Emily Peters. Caldwell family was there. 

I think they'll go to college. What I want to know (and also kind of don't, because the kids deserve privacy and didn't choose to be living Instagram dolls their whole lives) is whether they've had boyfriends yet. I'm curious how dating goes in their church. If a girl gets a crush on a boy can she ask him out or does she have to wait for him to notice her? Do they have chaperones? Is every relationship supposed to be a precursor to marriage or can they date like normal to see where it goes, as long as they don't have sex?

IME evangelical dating runs the gamut from "PIV sex is a sin until marriage but can I finger you in the park on the way home and we won't tell anyone" to "we mustn't ever ever ever be alone together until we are married at 19, lest we give in to temptation (which of course is only an issue for boys)". I feel like the Pomeroys, unlike the Duggars, would rely on the belief that they've imparted their own faith and values into their children. I think they'd trust them to make their own decisions about dating and wouldn't do chaperones, but who knows.

1 minute ago, Ozlsn said:

Which means that the younger kids are likely cleaner than the older kids were, unless Abbie's mother was doing the bulk of the older kids changes. Which is pretty likely now I think about it. 

Why on earth did this woman have children?

When she had just 3 kids, they lived on the second floor of her parent’s home. So I’m sure mom helped raise the youngest 3.

22 minutes ago, SassyPants said:

She has also admitted to only changing her babies’ clothing every few days. Babies poop and puke and are forever soiling their clothing

Which means that the younger kids are likely cleaner than the older kids were, unless Abbie's mother was doing the bulk of the older kids changes. Which is pretty likely now I think about it. 

Why on earth did this woman have children?