Readers have a lot of questions about how Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar manage to raise their 17 kids without going broke. Here, the busy couple comes clean about living debt-free, preparing for grandkids, and more — plus they offer a crowd-pleasing recipe. Full story
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Expecting moms |
Baby born from 21-year-old sperm Madison Decker just celebrated her 1-month birthday, but the roots of her birth go back decades: Her father had his sperm frozen before undergoing chemotherapy for Hodgkin’s disease in the 1980s. The 21 years until her birth is one of the longest intervals on record. |
Babies and toddlers |
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Preschoolers |
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Tweens and teens |
Teen recounts horror of sex slavery Shauna Newell, 18, was remarkably composed as she described being kidnapped, drugged, gang-raped and savagely beaten. She is only one of many young American victims of human traffickers, some treated as criminals themselves. |
Family life |
Readers rally to injured blogger mom Since Stephanie Nielson, writer of an upbeat blog about motherhood, was burned over 83 percent of her body in a recent plane crash, the readers she inspired have rallied to her aid. “We’ve formed a whole new community," said her sister, who continues to update the blog. |
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