When the patriarch of the family, Adam Busby, appears on TLC's OutDaughtered, fans can't
help but be charmed by the proud papa.
There's just something so totally sweet about watching Adam interact with his adorable daughters.
But he's more than a devoted husband and father to six girls.
On OutDaughtered, Adam and his family are seen living in a small town outside of Houston,
Texas.
It definitely seems as though the Busbys are happy there, but that isn't actually where
they're from.
Adam grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the very same town his wife Danielle is from,
and where they met when they were both working at their local Target.
"We met when I was 19, Adam was 20, we worked at the same place, and got married 3 years
later, then moved to Houston."
Fans have been able to watch the Busbys travel home to Louisiana to celebrate holidays and
birthdays with their families.
"We finally made it on the road.
So that's a Busby miracle right there."
Considering they are a family of eight, it's never an easy trip, but it's clear that both
Adam and Danielle treasure Lake Charles, even though they have now made Texas their home.
Naturally, the news that he was going to have five children all at once came as quite a
shock to Adam, as it probably would to just about anyone.
"Boy, did we get pregnant."
Considering all the emotions Adam and Danielle went though when the quints were born, it
couldn't have been an easy adjustment to suddenly have five more kids to care for, especially
since they initially needed extra care.
"Two days after they were born, we found out just how fragile they were."
As fans of OutDaughtered know, the quints entered the world weighing about two pounds
each and had to spend time in the newborn intensive care unit, as noted by a post on
the family's blog.
Once Adam and Danielle got the quints home, though, another kind of stress overwhelmed
their lives.
In an interview with ABC 6, Adam explained how he was transitioning to having the quintuplets
at home, saying,
"You want to be so frustrated and [you're] so tired, but you look down and one smiles
at you, and you can't be frustrated."
"Oh, she's peeing on me.
Babe, why didn't you put a diaper on her?"
"I forgot they were-"
"You have a whole stack of diapers right here, she just peed on me."
One of the many reasons fans love the show so much, is that Adam and Danielle are both
very honest about how tough it is to raise six daughters.
And on Season 2 of OutDaughtered, Adam opened up about his struggle with postpartum depression.
"He was hiding from it.
Hiding it from himself because he didn't want to face it."
It was a tough time for the couple, but they were able to come out on the other side, stronger
than ever.
"I'm at my happiest whenever I'm hanging out with my girls.
But I wanna feel that way all the time."
In a statement released to People magazine ahead of the episode featuring Adam's depression,
he explained that he felt he had an obligation to open up about what he was going through.
He said,
"I want to make sure that I bring awareness to the realities of postpartum depression
and other mental health issues…Because I know I'm not alone and I want others to know
they aren't either."
Obviously, fans of the show probably can't help but wonder what exactly Adam Busby does
to make ends meet.
After all, it has to take a pretty hefty income to support six daughters on top of himself
and Danielle.
Interestingly enough, Adam has actually had quite a career shift since first appearing
on OutDaughtered, and he seems to have found his passion.
"I just need 20 minutes of quiet."
On Season 5, Adam started his own media company.
Previously, he worked as an account manager, but he left the position in July 2018 after
over 11 years.
Shortly after, Adam launched Adam Busby Media, and he landed some pretty big clients, doing
spots that even featured his daughters.
In fact, Adam was even offered a great position with a company that was located hours away
from his home.
But considering the opportunity certainly wasn't easy on anyone.
"On your mark, get set, go!
Run, run, run, run, run!"
While Adam was lucky enough to start his own media company in 2018, that doesn't mean that
the career shift was necessarily simple to maneuver.
On Season 5 of OutDaughtered, when Adam was transitioning into his new business, and there
was an opportunity for him to move to Dallas to make a lot more money, it was a tough call
for Adam to make.
So tough, in fact, that the decision of whether or not to take the job caused a lot of tension
between Adam and Danielle, and it also led to many viewers firing off at Danielle for
not supporting Adam in taking the job.
"Why am I being vilified for trying to provide for my family?"
"It's just a lot when one of us is gonna be off our normal routine."
According to InTouch, one person commented on Instagram,
"Your husband accepted a good job to better you and your kids.
Why are you angry?"
It was definitely a rough time for the couple and revealed just how much stress Adam was
under when it came to his career.
Six children may seem like a lot for some people, but the Busbys never say never, it
seems!
Of course, having quints definitely put getting pregnant out of the Busby's minds for a while.
Still Adam isn't opposed to welcoming more children into their lives.
But if they do decide to have more kids, it probably won't be through the old fashioned
way.
In an interview with Us Weekly, Adam revealed that he and Danielle would quote "never completely
shut the door" to adding another little one, via adoption.
He said,
"It's something that we'll always stay open-minded to.
But as far as having children of our own, like her birthing any more children, no."
So while the Busby house may be packed with kids, the couple's hearts will always be open
to, maybe one day, growing their family.
Considering both Adam and Danielle live so much of their lives in the public eye, it's
unfortunately only natural that they're targeted by trolls and parent-shammers on the internet.
"Not everybody has to make decisions for quintuplets."
On Season 5, the couple was faced with a challenge when one of the quints, Riley Paige, did really
well on her placement test and her teachers suggested she move up to kindergarten.
"P."
"What'd you say, B?"
"No, P."
"Do you guys love school?"
"Yes!"
"No."
Mommy-shamers came for Danielle after she announced Riley was moving up a grade, with
one person taking to social media to ask, via People magazine,
"Why does it seem like the entire family revolves everything around Riley?"
Fortunately, Danielle has Adam by her side, and he always stands up against the mommy-shammers.
He told the outlet,
"People are looking at our photos and looking at our posts under a microscope just to find
out what they can criticize about it."
When Adam and Danielle made national news for giving birth to quints Ava, Olivia, Hazel,
Riley, and Parker, they weren't exactly used to being in front of cameras and sharing their
lives with the public.
They were just a normal family...which they still are, but now they're a much bigger one.
However, over the years and throughout all the interviews and seasons of OutDaughtered,
Adam has gotten more comfortable broadcasting his life on national TV.
He revealed what it was like to have cameras follow him and his family through so much
of their daily lives, telling Good Morning America,
"We had them with us from the very beginning, and we got used to it pretty quick.
Blayke was calling our producer Uncle Brad."
Clearly, the Busbys don't mind being on TV, and as Adam said, they quote "took right to
it."
For basically anyone who watches the show, it's pretty obvious that Adam is completely
smitten with all six of his daughters.
"When you're in a house full of girls, you gotta do what you gotta do."
But some fans wonder if he's disappointed that he doesn't have a son to carry on the
family name.
And while Adam did reveal to Us Weekly that he and Danielle were open to adopting a son
in the future, it's not something he's too concerned about.
On their family blog, It's A Buzz World, Adam opened up about parenting a household of girls,
writing,
"Lots of people have been asking me if I am bummed that I'm not getting a boy.
Yes…It was a little bit of a disappointment, but in the whole scheme of things I am completely
fine with it."
Adam wrote that blog post before the quints were born, and he explained that his biggest
concern at the time wasn't the gender of the babies, but of course, their health.
He wrote,
"Coming home with my beautiful wife and 5 baby girls is all that I care about."
Considering the couple had five babies at one time, it would make sense that Adam and
Danielle wouldn't want to get pregnant again any time soon.
So, as fans learned on OutDaughtered, Adam had a vasectomy to ensure that the couple
wouldn't accidentally have any more kids running around their already jam-packed house.
But on one episode of the show, a stressed out Danielle revealed that her period was
late, and that she didn't understand what was going on.
"This is b.s. coming out of your mouth right now.
Do you really want more kids?"
It was only then that Adam confessed that he never went back to the doctor after his
procedure to make sure that the vasectomy actually worked.
Obviously, it was frustrating news for Danielle to hear.
"I never went back to the follow up to make sure that the vasectomy took."
"Adam.
I'm gonna hurt you."
To the relief of probably everyone, it turned out that the couple was not pregnant, but
the scare made Adam realize that he had made a mistake.
He may be a great husband and father, but, just like everyone else, he can miss a doctor's
appointment on occasion.
"So are you gonna take a pregnancy test?"
"You need to go get your stuff checked out."
With six kids running around, work to keep up with, and a camera crew following them
around for much of the day, it's a wonder how Adam and Danielle find time for themselves.
However, it's clear that spending quality time together is important to the couple.
In an interview with Us Weekly, Danielle shared their key to making it work.
"Does date night count as a thing?"
"Yeah.
It's always.
Don't ever give up on your date nights."
And it's obvious Adam agrees.
In fact, the two went on a romantic vacation for their 13th wedding anniversary in 2019,
which Adam documented on Instagram.
Alongside a sweet selfie, he wrote, quote, "She still makes my heart skip a beat."
There's absolutely no doubt that Adam enjoys spending time with his wife, and when you
consider how crazy their life is, no one really deserves it more than those two.
"There would be no big Busby family without this love that we have."
If you regularly watch the show, you know Adam clearly values fitness and nutrition.
While it's not always easy with six kids and a demanding job, Adam definitely thinks it's
important to be physically active and healthy.
In fact, he even did a sweet segment with TLC called "Lose The Dad Bod," in which he
did a daddy-daughter workout that would inspire any parent to get moving.
"Here's a quick workout you can do with a weight, or one of your kids."
Fortunately for Adam, his wife Danielle is also super passionate about health and fitness,
so he has a great built-in accountability partner.
On their It's A Buzz World blog, Danielle wrote about how she manages to find time for
fitness with six kids, saying,
"We all find time to eat and sleep…but finding time for fitness [and] exercise is just as
important."
Clearly, the Busbys are a family that likes to keep active, and Adam isn't going to let
anything get in his way when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle.
While Adam and Danielle don't talk about their faith on OutDaughtered all that often, they
both have a very strong belief system.
In fact, Adam even has the title quote "Christ follower" in his Instagram bio, and he has
mentioned his Christianity more than once on social media.
For example, when his friend Jarrid Wilson passed away in 2019, Adam took to Instagram
to express his loss and noted that his faith was helping him go on, writing,
"God is still in control.
No matter how much we don't understand.
He is still in control and He is Love and nothing can separate us from His Love."
Adam has also thanked God for his six children in one particularly Instagram post, where
he wrote,
"Thank you God for giving me the opportunity and ability to be Daddy to these 6 miracles."
Clearly Adam has a big heart for his faith and his family.
"Say Busbys!"
"Busbys!"
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