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Sue Radford is pregnant....

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MadameFoner · 20/10/2019 20:21

Just seen a post on Facebook...

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NoSauce · 21/10/2019 12:18

Blimey that video. They do appear to be extremely defensive and anything even slightly negative is deleted on their FB page, how does Sue find the time to go through all the thousands of comments and not neglect the younger ones?? Hmm

DeRigueurMortis · 21/10/2019 12:21

I think it's naive to expect that if you invite cameras into your home (and the reason they willing to film is because your situation is unorthodox) and "over share" on social media, that people are not always going to be supportive.

I honestly don't know what drives them
as a couple to keep having more children but it's not imho something to be applauded.

This isn't a "large family" it's a production line and one in which I can't possibly see how the needs (over and above be fed and housed) of any of the children at being met.

Watching the documentaries is heartbreaking. Look beyond all the patter from the parents and you see children who lack any privacy, extra curricular activities, one to one support etc.

Many are being parented by their female older siblings whose life opportunities are impacted by doing so.

I don't see anything to admire here, simply something that's very, very sad.

cornstarch · 21/10/2019 12:21

What sad news

TaliZorahVasNormandy · 21/10/2019 12:21

I was that woman and I'd have blocked both Sue and Sophie after the first messages. That'd have annoyed them even more.

dottiedodah · 21/10/2019 12:33

I think this family are caring and seem to be good parents .However there is something out of sync here ,do these people just want to go for a world record or something ! Sue seems a nice woman ,but I am sure that so many pregnancies must have an adverse effect on her body surely ?

differentcity · 21/10/2019 12:34

From the comments on their facebook page, a lot of their fans are women with large families. I suspect many of them have been criticised for having 4+ kids and defend the Radfords in a 'sticking together' sort of way. Not sure many of them would truly believe that they could parent just as well with two/three/four/five times the kids they have. As has been said, 20+ kids isn't a large family. It's way beyond that.

JoxerGoesToStuttgart · 21/10/2019 12:38

TaliZorah nobody comes off well in that video TBF.

TaliZorahVasNormandy · 21/10/2019 12:40

Agreed, Joxer

Could have knocked it off before it got started.

dottiedodah · 21/10/2019 12:46

I personally can think of nothing worse than having 22 kids TBH! Apart from the obvious tiredness and lack of time for them all .How on earth does her body cope with so many pregnancies? Each to their own I suppose but its a large Carbon Footprint for sure!

Sagradafamiliar · 21/10/2019 13:02

That YouTube video was ridiculous. She just wanted to claim she'd been threatened and harassed by The Radfords.

user764329056 · 21/10/2019 13:08

Great post deRigeur

PatchworkElmer · 21/10/2019 13:18

Oh for goodness sake. Those poor kids.

Allthecake89 · 21/10/2019 13:22

Wow harsh words and very opinionated people on here. These children that people are moaning use up too much resources are human beings. They have as much Right as anyone else to be on this planet and see a doctor, dentist etc. Maybe the dad doesn't earn enough for all of it, but he's working, loves his wife and kids. Plenty of people in this country are lazy, don't work, have kids etc. Saying they will grow up and not be ambitious. Again how cruel and judgemental. They always appear, polite, well dressed and helpful. I'd rather my kids stacked shelves and were kind than be horrible and judgemental.

The fact it's so rare for people to have so many children is why they are famous. But the kids are cared for. They are loved. They are not beaten. They don't go without. They often have next clothes. They have Clarke's shoes. They get nice weekend away and stuff. They help out with their siblings... So what. They also play and enjoy their lives. So what if they choose to have bigger families themselves. Maybe they enjoy being surrounded by love, noise and lots of people. Family is just as important as a career. Not everyone wants the same things In life.

Also calling Noel a pervert etc. That's really cruel when his children could well see this. He's stayed with her. He has been a wonderful dad and supported sue through the years. Yes he got carried away with someone years ago. Someone who consented and he is married too now. If she wasn't forced then It was her choice to have sex with him. I think that needs leaving in the past really!!

Come on people. There are people beating and starving their children. People who don't ever take their kids out to the park or make sure they are at school regular. People who's kids are scared of their parents. All the sad things in the world and your going mad over a women who just loves having babies.

Maybe the kids are living life on camera more than they'd like but look at the holidays, freebies and toys and clothes they have. They are being cared for and that's all that matters. Yes it's different to the average family. Yes people feel we are overpopulated. But it is distasteful to say children already here are a waste of resources. Just kind your own business???

Skyejuly · 21/10/2019 13:22

Theres a tattle thread

SilverySurfer · 21/10/2019 13:26

If having that many children is a such a good idea and beneficial to the children,one would have thought the older children would emulate their parents but from what I read a while ago, they only have 2 or 3 children each.

Mamia15 · 21/10/2019 13:31

@Allthecake89

At 13 there is no such thing as sexual consent HmmConfused she was still a child and unable to give valid consent.

57Varieties · 21/10/2019 13:34

I think that needs leaving in the past really!!

Do you think that in all historic cases where adults sexually abuse children? Because that’s what happened here.

PrincessRaven · 21/10/2019 13:35

13:31Mamia15

@Allthecake89

At 13 there is no such thing as sexual consent hmmconfused she was still a child and unable to give valid consent.

This

Do you have a 13 year old child? Are they sexually active?

Ginger1982 · 21/10/2019 13:36

"Yes he got carried away with someone years ago. Someone who consented and he is married too now. If she wasn't forced then It was her choice to have sex with him. I think that needs leaving in the past really!! "

You can't legally give consent at 13 FFS and he was a good bit older!

PrincessRaven · 21/10/2019 13:36

Yes he got carried away with someone years ago. Someone who consented and he is married too now. If she wasn't forced then It was her choice to have sex with him. I think that needs leaving in the past really!! along with all the other cases eh?

13! Let that sink in, 13

NoSauce · 21/10/2019 13:39

Carried away? Behave yourself!

differentcity · 21/10/2019 13:42

Unless you're inside their heads, you can't possibly know how how much they enjoy their lives. They're as filtered and edited as any social media family. Hardly going to make a YouTube compilation of 'times the kids hated being one of 20', are they?

NoSauce · 21/10/2019 13:42

Allthecake89 you are definitely Sue or someone that knows her very well.

FadingStar · 21/10/2019 13:44

What have Next clothes and Clarks shoes got to do with anything?🤔

Bluerussian · 21/10/2019 13:44

Oh yes, Princess, 13 is far too young. I suppose he was seventeen then.
I wonder what her parents thought about it all. I fell very much in love aged 13 with a 17 year old boy; he would have done the deed had I allowed it but I was scared then. He turned out to be horrible actually but conveyed the image of a respectable young chap. Anyway I was well rid when he ended it though I didn't think so at the time, I was heartbroken for ages.

I had a brief sexual liaison with a man (a lot older, married with children!), when I was 15, was found out and I got the blame! That was back in the dark ages, I am nearly 70 now. Not fair though. I knew some other girls who had similar experiences.