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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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rosegoldfever · 21/10/2019 23:13

If they do have a nanny like that lady said on her you tube channel then they are getting help and not just doing it on their own

SchadenfreudePersonified · 21/10/2019 23:14

Supersop

The tears of laughter are running down my leg face!

That's bliddy hilarious!

SanFranBear · 21/10/2019 23:31

What I see is two people who possibly have mild learning difficulties and who have developed a coping mechanism of having babies all the time

This is such a sad comment.. this 'coping mechanism' involves children.. creating children - creating living breathing people. That isn't a fucking coping mechanism - that is something very very different!

crustycrab · 21/10/2019 23:48

@NoSauce you're very sure it's all her after the attention then? Crikey Confused

nolongersurprised · 21/10/2019 23:51

I’ve watched the tour and I like the kitchen.

But there are aren’t any books for the children and weirdly there’s no evidence that they’re in school at all. No textbooks, no stationery, no school projects. There are a few desks but for gaming.

So I stand by my comment to a pp that these children are not being set up for professional careers like medicine, nursing and teaching.

Moomin8 · 22/10/2019 00:02

I didn't say it was a good coping mechanism @SanFranBear - and it's unfortunate of course that the children probably aren't getting all of their emotional needs met all of the time.

Ginqueen20 · 22/10/2019 00:04

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RasberryRoyale · 22/10/2019 00:42

I’ve read this entire thread. Laughing my arse off at the suggestions that people are jealous of this family.

As someone who has been ttc for four years with no joy and awaiting fertility treatment, I admit I am jealous that Sue gets pregnant so easily in the same way I feel a stab of jealousy when any woman announces a pregnancy because I am not that lucky. However, that is where my jealousy ends.

Would I want twenty two kids? Hell No! I don’t think it’s fair on the existing children. My best friend has four children and she struggles by her own admission to give the children quality time and attention. It’s impossible to give the Radford clan individual time and attention.

It’s incredibly sad to me to see their existing children say they wish their parents would stop having babies, that they feel like a number. When I watched one of their shows the girls were doing the house work and looking after the little ones whilst the boys were fighting.

I think it’s incredibly sad to see each new baby as another tv show, interview, free holiday etc. And if that isn’t the case; why announce each pregnancy? Why make it public knowledge? Go away and raise your children privately if you want to keep adding children, by making a huge song and dance about each pregnancy they are inviting criticism in addition to “OMG you are AMAZING” type comments.

Although allegedly amazing parents don’t remove door handles at night to prevent children leaving their bedrooms and don’t practice controlled crying from six weeks old (allegedly)

I don’t see what they have that is to be aspired to. Even as someone who is desperate for her own child, I would never, ever want that many children or want that kind of fame hungry lifestyle. It’s not for me.

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5zeds · 22/10/2019 06:42

So I stand by my comment to a pp that these children are not being set up for professional careers like medicine, nursing and teaching.
Do they have to be? IS university followed by a professional career the ONLY way to raise children? Is it the only acceptable aspiration?

PrincessRaven · 22/10/2019 06:55

5zeds

So I stand by my comment to a pp that these children are not being set up for professional careers like medicine, nursing and teaching
&Do they have to be? IS university followed by a professional career the ONLY way to raise children? Is it the only acceptable aspiration?^

You'd hope that at least 1 of the 22 would go to university, I hope at least 1 of my 2 will

PrincessRaven · 22/10/2019 06:57

Dont you want your child to be the best they can? Which means studying, homework and nurturing for a lot of them. Ok university is not for all, but they are unlikely to get there without support

IlluminatiParty · 22/10/2019 07:28

Those big staged photos remind me if the Turpin children in America. It's all just a bit sinister. Privacy and personal space are really important for sanity I just don't see how you can have it in a house with that many people.

Venger · 22/10/2019 07:36

Do they have to be? IS university followed by a professional career the ONLY way to raise children? Is it the only acceptable aspiration?

No, its is not the only acceptable aspiration however would they even notice if one of their children had a particular hope/dream or was especially talented in a certain area or wanted to learn a specific skill? And if they did notice, how could they encourage that when they have so many other children and dont even read with them? The children are unlikely to reach their full potential or to develop their own interests outside of the family as there seems to be little in the way of support to enable them to gain that level of independence.

Tobythecat · 22/10/2019 07:43

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Dorsetdays · 22/10/2019 07:49

You only have to look at their social media accounts to see they’re not that different to any other children. They play in football teams, they go to the gym, they have interests and friends outside of the family. They have partners, children and jobs.

They’re clearly very organised, as I imagine you’d have to be, and their home obviously has a lot of storage where everything is tidied away, there are banks of ikea type storage cupboards in the main hall for example. Most people would tidy up if they were being filmed or posting on SM, it’s pretty normal.

Why is it only on MN that if people don’t act in exactly the same way you do, they’re wrong and need to be vilified publicly? It’s nothing short of online bullying. Some of the comments on this thread are actually pretty disgraceful and before you point the finger at other people’s children you should stop and think what horrible people your own DC will grow into if they follow in your footsteps and think it’s OK to behave like that.

AllStarBySmashMouth · 22/10/2019 07:52

At this point, I'm pretty sure she's just addicted to pregnancy. Having this many children is just madness.

ThighThighOfthigh · 22/10/2019 08:02

The kids might have kindles.

NoSauce · 22/10/2019 08:10

@NoSauce you're very sure it's all her after the attention then? Crikey

I think in the main yes, of course Noel and to some degree the older children do ( the free expensive holidays ) but it’s Sue on SM posting to her thousands of fans, Sue doing that Vlogs, Sue deciding yet again to carry on with the pregnancy.

5zeds · 22/10/2019 08:11

@PrincessRaven You'd hope that at least 1 of the 22 would go to university, I hope at least 1 of my 2 will yes I would, but my family have attended university for generations, but I’m not so blinkered that I don’t know their are families where that has never been an aspiration. It isn’t intrinsically less to be a baker than an engineer/accountant/lawyer. I’d never encourage my children to take a non academic route because it is outside my experience. If they desperately wanted to, I would imagine I’d have to learn how to support that but I might not be that phased if they gave up and went to uni as mature students. One of their children tried tertiary education and came home....I can’t see the difference.

5zeds · 22/10/2019 08:13

@Tobythecat really, why? Confused

cactusthief · 22/10/2019 08:32

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SesameOil · 22/10/2019 09:38

@Tweetingmagpie, the two child limit doesn't apply to child benefit. Only tax credits. You could have 3, 4, 5 or 22 and as long as they were all young enough and you didn't earn too much for it, you could get it for all of them. If you are only getting child benefit for your older two you should start claiming it for the younger immediately. Don't wait, they will only backdate it for a short period.

Moomin8 · 22/10/2019 09:41

Noel earns over £50k a year so they won't be getting child benefit.

nolongersurprised · 22/10/2019 09:44

Do they have to be? IS university followed by a professional career the ONLY way to raise children? Is it the only acceptable aspiration?

I didn’t say they have to be. I was pointing out that the post that said some of the Radford children may well end up in professions like nursing, medicine and teaching was unlikely, given that Sue doesn’t think reading or homework are important. And by the unusual lack of books, texts, school projects or even stationery noted on her tour of the house. Even the smartest of children won’t get into medicine without reading a book or opening a textbook. You don’t learn organic chemistry by gaming.

Personally I do think it’s a bit shit to limit your child’s aspirations and options like that.

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