The Duggers have 16 at last count. And as much as current social conventions would dictate our judgement on them for hell, just overpopulating alone, it's a spectacle and incredible in logistics alone. I myself would never go through labor 14 times (2 sets of twins), but if I could, and I wanted to remain at home or had a house husband, I'd definately adopt as many kids as I could handle...one of the specials showed a convention for families with more than 10 kids...it was kinda distgusting to me, but fascinating at the same time.
Besides, the kids aren't unhappy, and they aren't simply bred for manual labor or a government paycheck. The only real issue I can see is the fact all the kids have names that start with J...
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Date: 2006-12-31 07:47 pm (UTC)Besides, the kids aren't unhappy, and they aren't simply bred for manual labor or a government paycheck. The only real issue I can see is the fact all the kids have names that start with J...