I'm a single mum of 7. AMA!

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Scared 😅

The poster who congratulated the OP on producing the next generation was congratulating her for adding children to the West. The op's children are not in Somalia.

I understand the point about an uneven spread population-wise, and \I am also aware that very recently birth rates have begun to fall. But the far broader issue we face as a planet is we are over-burdening it. Just like a plane that has got to heavy to fly safely. It doesn't matter where you shove the extra passengers.

@Askingforafriendtodayits like banging your head against a wall.

For the people at the back

We have more over 65 yr olds than under 15s in the UK!!!!

In the 60s it was 5 workers to 1 pensioner, we are now at 3:1 & not far off 2:1 hence why all governments have pushed immigration the last few decades.

You do you

Sure with money form taxes paid by others who work hard and have to make tough lifestyle and financial decisions.

Silly OP. MN has decided you're a benefits scrounger. You're not allowed to have a sense of humour and must allow yourself to be clouded in shame.

@Calliopespabut that wasn’t me

I was replying to your overpopulation comment because the countries with high birth rates are countries like Somalia. As you say the OP isn’t in Somalia & we have low birth rates here so why mention overpopulation in the first place?!

Birth rates in the UK started to fall below replacement rate 50 years ago ish. It isn’t recent…

I don’t disagree we are overburdened the planet, I just don’t think it’s the fault of those in Somalia, Chad etc.

I think we all know that the OP and her 7 kids are not in Somalia because Somalians would not be stupid enough to be paying her thousands of pounds!

Why on earth have you brought council housing into this?

Are you one of those people who thinks all housing tenants are on benefits??

*Reported

This resonates so much with me and I only have the one.

My relaxing days were the days I was at work, my “me” time, the drives after school drop off and before pick up.

This!
You get more in universal credit than I earn. I would have lived more kids but decided I couldn’t afford them.
I think you’re a CF expecting everyone else to pay

How have 7 pregnancies and 7 newborns impacted you e.g. your body/ mental health. I have 2 children and couldn't imagine doing it again....well too late now but I did now bounce back.

I don't think its their fault either.

But until we manage to moderate patterns of resource consumption, we have to stop pouring liquid into an overfull glass.

@tingsbecause council housing was a large proportion of family housing in the past which doesn’t exist today in anything like the same numbers, for many families it was a benefit. A large portion of the OPs benefit payment will be going towards her rent will it not?

Im asking why you are claiming that the OPs dc are going to end up on benefits & where the data for that comes from?

No, a large payment of her taxpay payer gifted money is not going on her rent.

She gets £4000 as a gift and the woman said her rent was £1300.

I feel like a complete mug too, thanks OP. As a senior healthcare professional, I take home about half what you do and it would take about ten of me paying tax to support your brood. Congratulations on absolutely rinsing the taxpayer.

Google the data, it's there for you, just as it is for me.

Council housing is NOT a benefit and has NEVER been a benefit.

Not all council tenants are on benefits.

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bloody hell. I'm harder than left in most things but even I twitched

And she hasn't mentioned she lives in a council house as far as I'm aware.

Not that it would automatically have anything to do with being on benefits anyway.

Jesus. This is so clearly rage bait

@PearlButtonsI think 32% is fairly significant, most people would advise a lower proportion spent on a mortgage.

What do you have in savings and debt?

That's right. If you had read her posts, she rents privately.

Whatever she rents, we're paying for it, just as we're paying for most things in her life.

Thanks for doing the ama!
I have loads of questions

1. Did you intend on having long term relationships with any of the dads
2. Is this what you had in mind for your life?
3. With so much in benefits do you feel poor or rich? I Assume you have no childcare costs as they are at school ?
4. Are you happy ?
5. You say you don't want to rely on men but you are happy for rely on the state ?
6. Why did you continue having more babies

7 how has your body copied with 7 pregnancies ?

Thanks (sorry if they are intrusive!)

You get 4k a month in benefits? Do you think it’s fair that other people work incredibly hard to make that kind of money.