[Azhrialilu]

Interesting thread. Can't say I'd heard of the family before opening this up.

My family is fairly large (not in the league of the Duggars - thank the gods!) I have three stepsons, four daughters and am 8 months pregnant with my fifth. All my kids are well adjusted, every one gets one-on-one time with me or their dad or both if and when they want it. The oldest is 18 in Februrary, the youngest has just turned 1. As I'm sure you can imagine, Christmas was chaotic and LOUD!

I have no problem with this family having a lot of kids - not an amount I personally want. This one is going to be my last.. I've already booked my other half in for the snip We have only one income - my other half works, I stay at home with the kids - we're not on a high wage by any stretch of the imagination, but our kids are happy, contented, clean and well-fed.

Hmm, well I think I lost the plot on where I was going with all that - I'm full of cold, so not thinking straight. I guess my point is that while I personally don't like the idea of giving birth to 18 kids, if all the woman's kids were planned and not accidental pregnancies then fair play to her but having kids does take a toll on the body and she should really start to think about that aspect of things.