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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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Thesearmsofmine · 21/10/2019 20:24

I love the idea that we are just jealous. What is there to be jealous of?

I also love that people genuinely believe that the magic pie shop alone makes enough money to support their lifestyle 🙄

They seem very insular, the older ones work in the pie shop, the girl who went to uni left to come home pretty quickly.

ChazsBrilliantAttitude · 21/10/2019 20:25

Dorset
My 16 year old still needs one on one time from me. He may be able to get his own breakfast and put himself to bed but the support and guidance side of our relationship is more important than ever.

ItIsWhatItIsInnit · 21/10/2019 20:26

They feel like one of those American Christian cults.

MyDcAreMarvel · 21/10/2019 20:30

@5zeds
This baby won’t get CB, there are lots of people who sell their privacy for money, blah, blah
The baby will get CB

Dorsetdays · 21/10/2019 20:30

Chaz. As does my 16 yr old DD but it’s certainly not everyday by any stretch of the imagination.

PrincessRaven · 21/10/2019 20:35

@MyDcAreMarvel

8This baby won’t get CB, there are lots of people who sell their privacy for money, blah, blah8
The baby will get CB

how?

Takemyhand · 21/10/2019 20:39

I do hope the pregnancy is healthy and she carries to term as I know she lost one previously. Surely her age and number of children makes her incredibly high risk?

Not really great for a struggling NHS or the planet. I wonder how she is going to cope when the menopause does kick in and she can’t have anymore.

Passthecherrycoke · 21/10/2019 20:41

Her age related risk of Down’s syndrome is about 1:30 at 44

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Tweetingmagpie · 21/10/2019 20:54

I imagine the bakery is more than enough to support them, they have a thriving online business too, plus all the freebies from social media.

They also live in one of the cheapest areas of the country and are mortgage free so it wouldn’t surprise me if they were earning a few grand a week between them and living off it easily.

Venger · 21/10/2019 21:01

The baby will get CB

how?

The two child limit doesn't apply to Child Benefit and if they are claiming Child Tax Credits they will be receiving it for all under 18s born before April 2017.

Passthecherrycoke · 21/10/2019 21:04

I can’t believe, with all their tv work, that anyone thinks they earn below the CB threshold

Tweetingmagpie · 21/10/2019 21:04

You dont get child benefit for children born after April 2017( that are not the first or second born) I have 5 that were born before 207 and I still get tax credits and child benefit for them but haven’t received any for my other two that were born after that date.

nolongersurprised · 21/10/2019 21:05

What's sad is people saying children already here are a waste of resources. Those poor kids deserve the same as any other child. You might have a nurse, a doctor, a hairdresser, a childminder, a shelf stacker, a teacher etc amongst them.

This is just fantasy stuff. How are they going to get professional careers like nursing, medicine, teaching that require study without at least some focus given to their own education?

There are no books in that house, Sue has said she doesn’t promote homework, there’s no space carved for the kids to study their science or write their essays in peace. If they were struggling at school and had emerging learning difficulties, what would the Radfords’ do? Would they even care?

There’s no respect for any potential or individuality. They can’t even try things like musical instruments, or different forms of sport, and give them up in favour of something else.

Tweetingmagpie · 21/10/2019 21:06

No longer how do you know all this? Where’s the proof?

DeRigueurMortis · 21/10/2019 21:09

The thing I can't get my head around is people who seem to think any criticism is due to them being a large family.

In modern times a family with 5 children is a large family. Families with 6 to 10 children is a very large family.

It's not something I've ever aspired to, but I do think if you are extremely well organised, work hard and have sufficient space plus the patience of a saint it is possible to parent even very large families to a high standard.

The thing is that this situation is a whole different order of magnitude.

When you get to a point you have to eat in shifts because there's not space for everyone to sit down to dinner, when the compromises being made include no assistance with homework/reading, no extra curricular activités, 3/4 children of vastly different ages sharing rooms, privacy and quiet places to study being forfeit then I think it's hard to argue that the overriding motivation is the joy of parenting children rather than the need/will/desire/financial benefit/media interest (or whatever it is that drives them) in simply producing them.

That fundamentally is what most people criticise - the desires of the parents overriding the needs of the children, a trait that something that if many supporters saw in other families (though manifested differently) would have little hesitation in defining as inappropriate.

MyDcAreMarvel · 21/10/2019 21:10

@Tweetingmagpie you can claim child benefit it’s only tax credits that stoped in April 2017 for more than two dc.

MyDcAreMarvel · 21/10/2019 21:12

@Passthecherrycoke they said themselves they claim CB only.

Venger · 21/10/2019 21:12

You dont get child benefit for children born after April 2017( that are not the first or second born)

Wrong.

The two child limit only applies to the child element of Tax Credits and Universal Credit, it does not apply to Child Benefit and families can still claim Child Benefit for subsequent children born after April 2017 even if those children do not qualify for the child element of Tax Credits/Universal Credit.

nolongersurprised · 21/10/2019 21:13

tweeting you mean, the lack of books, desks etc that I’ve seen with my own eyes from one of the recorded TV shows?

Granted, that was a while ago. If there are now wall-to-wall bookshelves, study guides, study areas for the older kids, musical instruments everywhere and sports gear for everyone then I’m happy to be corrected.

Passthecherrycoke · 21/10/2019 21:13

@MyDcAreMarvel didnt they say that many years ago?

lynsey91 · 21/10/2019 21:14

I don't see how a bakery supports such a large family and pays wages to the children that work there.

I don't know how "thriving"their online business is but their website is very out of date. It says they have 18 children.

Strange that Sue has enough time to spend on social media removing any negative comments, making posts, posting photos and videos etc and yet can't find the time to update the website

Passthecherrycoke · 21/10/2019 21:14

To be fair @nolongersurprised there is no reason to believe you’ve seen the whole house in their documentary

nolongersurprised · 21/10/2019 21:23

To be fair @nolongersurprised there is no reason to believe you’ve seen the whole house in their documentary

True, but you know how in your own house and when you visit others’ you do see evidence of learning and hobbies and interests. You know, school projects, readers, books, instruments, sports gear. Maybe it’s all just hidden away and each child has their own individual space carved out for reading and study, with Sue and Noel present to help them work out the area of a non right-angled triangle or listen to their speech.