Can You Imagine?
Oct 13th 2005, 1:08 pm
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Can You Imagine?
Today's news highlights the family who just welcomed their 16th child into the world. And the mother is willing to reproduce, yet again, if god is willing.
Unbelievable.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/paren....ap/index.html
Unbelievable.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/paren....ap/index.html
Oct 13th 2005, 1:15 pm
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Re: Can You Imagine?
Originally Posted by Rete
Today's news highlights the family who just welcomed their 16th child into the world. And the mother is willing to reproduce, yet again, if god is willing.
Unbelievable.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/paren....ap/index.html
Unbelievable.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/paren....ap/index.html
There's no way I could cope with that many children and yes I do think they are slightly mad ....but it does seem that they're not living on any welfare checks (the father sells real estate) and I would imagine that they get a lot of support from extended family and community. I guess they're fundamentalist Christians so I can't imagine any of their children being troublesome (or chavs). If they're happy about the situation then it's none of our business really.
Oct 13th 2005, 1:15 pm
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Re: Can You Imagine?
Originally Posted by article
The baby's father, Jim Bob
Oct 13th 2005, 1:18 pm
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Re: Can You Imagine?
Originally Posted by Rete
Today's news highlights the family who just welcomed their 16th child into the world. And the mother is willing to reproduce, yet again, if god is willing.
Unbelievable.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/paren....ap/index.html
Unbelievable.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/paren....ap/index.html
If the kids are happy.....well good luck to them.......the way they dress them is a bit out dated......but the kids seem happy enough...........
Oct 13th 2005, 1:21 pm
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Re: Can You Imagine?
Originally Posted by Manc
Oct 13th 2005, 1:29 pm
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Re: Can You Imagine?
I bet it's like throwing a weiner up an alley way for old Jim Bob now his missus has plucked out the 16th.
Oct 13th 2005, 1:32 pm
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Re: Can You Imagine?
You can have private armies in the US right?
Oct 13th 2005, 1:49 pm
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Re: Can You Imagine?
Wonder why they all have names begining with J?
Oct 13th 2005, 1:50 pm
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Re: Can You Imagine?
Originally Posted by robskatie
Wonder why they all have names begining with J?
Oct 13th 2005, 2:00 pm
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Re: Can You Imagine?
Originally Posted by Rete
Today's news highlights the family who just welcomed their 16th child into the world. And the mother is willing to reproduce, yet again, if god is willing.
Unbelievable.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/paren....ap/index.html
Unbelievable.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/paren....ap/index.html
I saw the original show that they did before their 15th child was born. And a year later she's had another one?
I mean the 15th child was born by c-section....scary!
Oct 13th 2005, 2:02 pm
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Re: Can You Imagine?
Originally Posted by Pimpbot
I bet it's like throwing a weiner up an alley way for old Jim Bob now his missus has plucked out the 16th.
But he asked her if she wanted another one.....I guess it can't be that bad.
Oct 13th 2005, 2:11 pm
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Re: Can You Imagine?
Originally Posted by Manc
Oct 13th 2005, 2:31 pm
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Re: Can You Imagine?
I watched the documentary about this family, it was very interesting....
They obviously love their kids and provide for them but they don't let them participate in what i call the Real world at all. They are all home schooled, their parents run their church out of the family home, the only friends they have are in this church, the girls have to wear certain types of clothing (it must be considered modest) and all in all they seem to have very little interaction with the world outside their family.
They obviously love their kids and provide for them but they don't let them participate in what i call the Real world at all. They are all home schooled, their parents run their church out of the family home, the only friends they have are in this church, the girls have to wear certain types of clothing (it must be considered modest) and all in all they seem to have very little interaction with the world outside their family.
Oct 13th 2005, 3:55 pm
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Re: Can You Imagine?
Originally Posted by ScyLarc
I watched the documentary about this family, it was very interesting....
They obviously love their kids and provide for them but they don't let them participate in what i call the Real world at all. They are all home schooled, their parents run their church out of the family home, the only friends they have are in this church, the girls have to wear certain types of clothing (it must be considered modest) and all in all they seem to have very little interaction with the world outside their family.
They obviously love their kids and provide for them but they don't let them participate in what i call the Real world at all. They are all home schooled, their parents run their church out of the family home, the only friends they have are in this church, the girls have to wear certain types of clothing (it must be considered modest) and all in all they seem to have very little interaction with the world outside their family.
Oct 13th 2005, 3:58 pm
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Re: Can You Imagine?
Originally Posted by Pimpbot
I bet it's like throwing a weiner up an alley way for old Jim Bob now his missus has plucked out the 16th.