"Children Are a Blessing" video – Quiverfull believers explain Quiverfull

The sad thing is, when done right, big families can be great. But they shouldn’t be made because of twisted Bible passages or a feeling of compulsion. I have seen both cases, and the latter usually doesn’t turn out well.

This is ridiculous. My grandparents who were born in 1890 lived on farms (both sides). The family was valued as workers. My grandmothers had no time to frolic in the wildflowers with their children. They were busy gathering eggs, milking (twice a day) growing and preserving fruits and vegetables. And this doesn’t even take into consideration that they had to wash and cook for hired hands. As mechanization grew, the physical labor became less, but they still didn’t frolic about holding hands. These people were hard working, God fearing, but they were an economic unit. Most marriages around the world are an economic unit. When women were finally freed to have careers that paid well, this changed, I acknowledge that. But it doesn’t make the lifestyle that went before some idyllic floating just this short of heaven existence.

Yes I have to laugh because my grandparents both were from huge familes. They have some pretty horrific tales of abuse, hard work and even spiritual abuse. Life was hard. My great grandmother looks very OLD and she was only 45 in this one picture I am thinking about. Most of their children only had a few children. My grandmother’s sister (who was a 2nd mother to all of her siblings) never married or had children, BECAUSE she had already done it and never had a chance to live her own life!!!

Further more, when physical needs demanded it- some husbands and wives stopped having sex, just to stop having more children (at least until the wife was through childbearing age). My great-grandmother on my mom’s side almost died after her 6th child and so they quit having children. There is no ‘nice’ way to put that. They loved eachother dearly and I am sure were intimate in some way- but if they wanted her to survive- she could not have more children. I think Quiverfull families forget some of these things.

Why don’t they apply the same “God is in control of everything, we have no choice” to other areas where logically it should apply- like health? Why get treatment for sickness, cancer, etc?

I watched the whole thing.
The music was not very good. Too dramatic, as AT said.
I hate the black and white thinking and I hate the narrowmindedness that comes across throughout the whole film.
As others have already said, a large family doesn’t come hand in hand with a beautiful large house, with all the solid furniture and appliances, a wonderful playground-like yard and enough money to be able to afford pianos and braces.
I hate the romantic portrayal of the rich and fortunate QF family. The reality is, most QF families are not going to have the lifestyle portrayed in this film. Most are going to live in cramped conditions and barely make it. And PLEASE, don’t use your kids like that! That made me so sick!!!!
A new sibling is not the best gift you can give your children.Your LOVE, dedication, attention, TIME, that is the best gift.

I’m not against having a large family, but don’t tell me that using contraception makes me an evil person who doesn’T trust God. There are enough situations that require my trust in something, and often that is God.
Enough said.

I couldn’t help but think the exact same thing. I would love to see this family move to a big city like New York or San Francisco live there for two years then make a film.