Arkansas Family Welcomes 17th CHILD

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by MexicanMami0286

Wow! Wow! 19 children and the baby will be younger than her grandchild! Jeeezeee!

This happens more than you know and not to people with 19 kids. I know a lot of folx whose aunts or uncles are younger than they are.

[MexicanMami0286]

Originally Posted by ladygreek

This happens more than you know and not to people with 19 kids. I know a lot of folx whose aunts or uncles are younger than they are.

I'm quite familiar with this. I just would have figured that she wouldn't feel the need to continue having children, since now her children are starting families of their own and she can be involved in her grandchildren's lives.

Silly me

I'm just glad that they can provide for these children, but I couldn't imagine the costs of raising 19 children - and not just financial costs...

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by MexicanMami0286

I'm quite familiar with this. I just would have figured that she wouldn't feel the need to continue having children, since now her children are starting families of their own and she can be involved in her grandchildren's lives.

Silly me

I'm just glad that they can provide for these children, but I couldn't imagine the costs of raising 19 children - and not just financial costs...

To me it doesn't sound like she feels the need to continue having children (the article read as if she seemed surprised.) I think it's that they do not believe in birth control and the children are God's will.

[DrPhil]

This is no surprise when you already have 18 children and don't believe in birth control. You know you're fertile as hell.