18 Kids

[lidz]

Not to start another random debate, but I have always felt that people whom have ungodly amounts of children are nuts.  Like the people below, to me, it seems like a such a selfish desire.  Almost to the point of child abuse.  I don't see how any of the kids could live a 'normal' life.  When they all need to take care of one another, as there is no way the parents could do it alone.  I also don't see how the younger kids, could bond with the parents, due to her always being infected with the babies.

Just curious, what others think or don't think of this.  I have discussed this topic with others, who agree and don't agree.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/18th_baby;_ylt=Aptig9n4IAml3qdNiDGPi2cDW7oF

[The Happy Friar]

if you define "normal" is "what I want" then yeah, that's not normal.

who cares.  odds are these kids will be less screwed up then most.   Odds are they won't sit around all day playing video games either, wasting their life away.    Kids helping eachother?  Oh no, the world will end with kids having responsibility!!!!

[lidz]

I knew that would be the first point brought up.  Way to grease up that slippery slope.   

Did I state that kids shouldn't have responsibility?  I think taking a young kid and forcing them to raise their parents choice, on a daily basis is a little extreme.  I am of the opinion that all kids should help out around the house and help be part of the family.  But this is a whole other situation, which I find curious, hence why I posted. 

I am not losing sleep over this, just find it interesting.  Partly due to an old friend of mine, who had 9 siblings and he hated the way he was raised.  He said he was changing diapers and cooking dinner on a daily basis from the age of 8 till 18.  Felt like he missed out on actually being a kid and young adult.  Many of his siblings felt the same way.

There is a difference between a family of 10, versus a family of 18.  There is no way you can equate this family to normal, no matter what you deem normal to be. 

Odds are these kids will be less screwed up eh?  Doubt it, everyone equally has that ability.   

[peewee_RotA]

Like the people below, to me, it seems like a such a selfish desire.  Almost to the point of child abuse.
The fact that this post as rude and ignorant as it gets not withstanding, these are also political talking points. It's funny when politics get so far that they actually wish to shape the size of another person's family. Lidz you can't be more than 5 years younger than me and yet you're completely oblivious to how evil your thought process is? Is it less selfish for the Government of China to limit through force the size of families? Is it good that a law like that causes mass infanticide? This is why following politics mindlessly and being an absolute idealogical contrarian is such a dangerous thing. "What-ever it is, I'm against it!". What was once a humorous Groucho Marx skit is now considered acceptable logic?

Lidz your just plain an ass for making that statement. You're absolutely speaking out of turn. Everyone you know that agrees with that is an ass. You make Jager sound reasonable. You need to apologize to everyone with big families. (and then read your history as only 3-4 generations ago 10 child families WAS THE NORM) My mother is the youngest of an 11 child family. You are proof to the statement that "10000 years of human experience means nothing now that YOU'RE here."

Having children is selfish? I'm sure that giving to charity is also greedy.
 

[|iR|Focalor]

WAR: alleviating the world's over-population problem since 1942!

[DaHanG]

Like the people below, to me, it seems like a such a selfish desire.  Almost to the point of child abuse.
The fact that this post as rude and ignorant as it gets not withstanding, these are also political talking points. It's funny when politics get so far that they actually wish to shape the size of another person's family. Lidz you can't be more than 5 years younger than me and yet you're completely oblivious to how evil your thought process is? Is it less selfish for the Government of China to limit through force the size of families? Is it good that a law like that causes mass infanticide? This is why following politics mindlessly and being an absolute idealogical contrarian is such a dangerous thing. "What-ever it is, I'm against it!". What was once a humorous Groucho Marx skit is now considered acceptable logic?

Lidz your just plain an ass for making that statement. You're absolutely speaking out of turn. Everyone you know that agrees with that is an ass. You make Jager sound reasonable. You need to apologize to everyone with big families. (and then read your history as only 3-4 generations ago 10 child families WAS THE NORM) My mother is the youngest of an 11 child family. You are proof to the statement that "10000 years of human experience means nothing now that YOU'RE here."

Man, lidz must have really struck a nerve. He merely expressed an essentially harmless opinion on something, and the response starts confusing private perceptions with some heavy hitting political ideology that has implications of infanticide?

 

[lidz]

Wow, no shit.

pee-wee your lack of ability to read is amazing.  Try reading what I typed and not inject what you think I typed, then maybe you can understand the intent.  Read the statement, then my reasoning for such.  You run off like a half cocked idiot half the time.  The key is to control the keyboard, not let it control you.

Until then get all worked up and act like an moron.

I stated my opinion and the reasoning for such, if you don't understand or agree then so be it.  But to toss insults, shows your lack of understanding.  By your own admission 10 child families was the norm, I am talking about a family with 18, in our modern era.  Get your head out of the past and realize that we live in a different time.

You are proof that hooked on phonics never worked.

Not sure if I ever stated, that having children was a selfish act.  I stated that having your own children, raise your other children is...if you found that I insulted your mother, then I think that is amusing.  Very amusing.  Not to mention, that just because you don't agree with my comments, that you deem me to be evil?  Nothing like assumption eh?  Jackass.

[[BTF]EyEsTrAiN]

You make Jager sound reasonable.

 

I'm all for killing all people. We overpopulate, and ruin everything in general. People with 18 kids should pit them all against each other in a fight to the death over parents love.

But seriously, just how stretched would her vagina be?

 

[lidz]

And my thought process is EVIL!!!! 

[UUD-40]

He must have had a little of that powerthirst.   

[[BTF]EyEsTrAiN]

He must have had a little of that powerthirst.   

400 BABIES! 

[[BTF]Sigma]

They run like Kenyans!!!