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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m with you OP. I think she was in a terrible position and her husband acted like a child. 
I was raising multiples during the same time period (although half of what she had), and I don’t think most people have any idea of how hard it was and what a toll it takes on your body physically as well as emotionally. She had six premature babies and some of their issues may stem from prematurity and developmental delays. She seemed to handle the bulk of child rearing and making the income. She also probably got a really bad edit because it is reality TV after all.  She did lots of things I disagree with but some of you saying she was controlling have never taken toddler multiples out in public and it shows. [/quote]
I agree with this take.  I remember the episode where one of the kids was given some chewing gum by a babysitter and she had a full-on meltdown.  The babysitter could not understand what the big deal was, but I got it instantly.  If something had gone sideways with the gum - stuck in hair/clothes/furniture... it would totally derail what I imagine needed to be a very tightly controlled schedule with that many young kids.  It wasn't the gum per se, but really ANYTHING that was perceived as a threat to the routine.  What she needed was another highly organized and disciplined person in the house, but she has easy-going, clueless Jon.  She should have used that TLC money to bring in a full-time nanny/housekeeper to help, but that wouldn't have made for very good television.[/quote]

She did have nannies and housekeepers apparently. And the problem with the gum incident was that she punished the child in a particularly cruel way by threatening to throw away a teddy bear that he loved. And for doing something that the babysitter had allowed him to do!
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