Can’t believe 2011 looks so old in 2023

The thing I like about the Bates family is how involved the parents are with their kids and how all of their kids are very kind, compassionate, and mature.

At least THIS mom is more involved with the kids than Michelle Duggar who just sorta passed them on to the older girls as they grew.

I love them they let there kids go to College and let them have a life 💯💯💯

I have a large family with 11 brothers and sisters (4 being older and 7 being younger) and I can agree that having lots of siblings is always fun because you always have someone to do something with.

I’m just going to come and say that I thoroughly enjoyed being an only child. I wasn’t lonely. It was my normal just as having a huge family is their normal.

I come from a family of 9 kids and I thought we were a big family! It's all about making a game out of chores suchnas matching the socks. If you make it into a game, the kids rspond to the chores more of a fun game rather than a task. I think they're a lovely family with much love and respect!! God Bless them!!

As someone who is part of a big family, I have seven brothers and sisters, I can tell you that we older ones didn't mind helping with the younger ones most of the time. To people who only have 1 or 2 siblings they probably think its hell but its no big deal to fix your little siblings a bowl of cereal or to get them dressed. I know others in large families and they didn't see it as a big deal either. Really, I rather see a family of 18 well behaved kids than to see a family of 2 kids who run around drinking and getting knocked up.

Love the Bates! I watch all their shows. You can really see the love between the parents!

"The Bates have no interest in their own reality TV show..."

Uh hmmmm.  

all of their girls are so pretty! Inside and out!

I only have four children and it's enough but I like big families because you'll never be lonely ♥️

I’m going to go on record as an only child and say that I was never bored or lonely growing up. I made friends, learned to entertain myself and grew up just as socially literate as people with multiple siblings.

Sweet family! Love them.

I grew up with 8 siblings, and I hated it. I always felt like a live-in maid. Now that we are adults we realize we really had a great childhood.

if they are married and not abusing the kids then there is nothing wrong with it so y'all who are critizing them need to shut it

they seem like really nice people. these parents are amazing to be able to raise so many children in this day and age without the influence of TV etc and home school them. good on them

I have watched the reality show and i enjoy this family so much. They are much more relaxed then the Duggars.

When I saw the title I was 100% sure that God Almighty had to bless this couple with such an amazing number of precious children

I'm  glad all the kids names  don't  start with  the  same  letter!