Another Radford

[triedandtestedteacher]

Is it me or are the Radfords a bit selfish? Loads of people congratulating them on social media about the new baby. I'm crippled with morning sickness at the moment and I know I'm not giving my dd 100 percent on this homeschooling as a result. How are they all getting homeschooled? How can they possibly attend to all the emotional, mental, physical and educational needs of those children? I caught one episode of their programme that showed her in hospital unable to attend her own son's birthday party because she was having yet another child. I know they say they're self sufficient with the bakery etc but they still use NHS and education resources. Her having that baby at this time is adding to the strain of the NHS. I just don't get how people can congratulate them

I grew up with a mum who didn't work due to severe domestic violence that left her a shell of her former self. So she was on benefits the type of women they claim to hate ( saw it in a daily mail ) but they have taken more money from the tax payer then my mum ever did and single mums like her but they sell pies right so it's ok

The kids are on camera saying they dont think anyone would notice if they were missing and that was about 4 babies ago.

Call MN haters if you like. The kids have spoken for themselves

She had major complications during the birth of one didnt she? Was medically advised to have no more. They still did.

The pair of them need to grow up and be responsible.

What about live and let live. It’s their choice, leave them to it

They clearly don't want to be left to it, otherwise why do they court publicity so much? No-one can have it both ways.

Her pelvic floor must be fucked battered.

I'm not trying to weave a romantic tale. Please read my post properly. You inserted the word "romantic" in to this discussion, not me. I said throughout that their situation was not ideal.

And of course I wouldn't want my thirteen year old impregnated by anyone? Who would? It does happen though. A 13 yr old became pregnant at my secondary school and she continued her studies and raised the child as a lp with her parents' help iirc. And surely many of us know of 14 /15/16 yr old teens who meet at school and go on to marry and raise families together. My point is that this is very different to being a paeodiphile. Look up the definition in a dictionary.

For the record, I am not saying it's ideal, or what I would want for my daughter. But don't look down on people who aren't academic and who want to start families young and get on with life. It does happen but it doesn't automatically mean there is anything creepy about it. In fact, I think is pretty warped to assume or insinuate that might be the case. If you've never had a family of your own, you might (justifiably) be in a rush to create one as soon as possible.

Wonder if their pie shop is still open?

By the way, I watched the episode where one of the elder girls went off to university and I also thought it was a shame she didn't stick it out. So I take the point about integration in to society, but many DC from smaller families drop out too. I honestly don't remember her being pressured in to working in the pie shop was she? I remember the parents supporting both of her choices.

It can still be creepy without him being a paedophile.

It's also batshit that she has to he induced now to try and control her pregnancy and they won't induce her unless a bed for the baby in the special bit is available I can't remember what you call them.

@Slychomping
He was 17, she was 13. They weren’t both young teens. It wasn’t pedophilia but it was statutory rape.
I’m baffled you can defend that

My point is that this is very different to being a paeodiphile. Look up the definition in a dictionary.

Who on this thread called him a paedophile? As far as I can see you’re the only person who has used that word.

It can still be creepy without him being a paedophile

I think theres a misconception that a paedo is some creepy old dude in a rain coat.

And that any girl over the age of 12 well they must have wanted it/deserved it.

At 14 a 4year age gap might as well be a 10 year age gap. Its huge.

Ones finished school , potentially driving and employed. One should still be doing pe and learning French.

Even at 14 and 18 that is still an adult having sex with a child. 13 and 14 year old girls arent having sex because they want it they have been groomed either by an abuser or the world around then to think it's what they should want. Usually both tbh.

I wish girls could he seen as important enough do something about it rather than people trying to sanitize what things are.

It can still be creepy without him being a paedophile.

In what way exactly (genuine question)? Do you mean him getting a kick out of being "head"of the family"? Coercive control or similar?

From the little I have seen on the documentary, he and Sue seem to work as a pretty good team, and if anything, he always seems a bit besieged to me. None of us in reality know how controlling (or not) he is. The documentary makers will have had their own agendas too.

If there was anything untoward happening, given their high profile, wouldn't SS be in there like a shot?

Maybe I'm being naieve, but I'm pretty shocked that people think it's ok to speculate on a public forum about something so potentially serious, on the basis of no proper evidence.

OKPedro please show me where I have defended statutory rape. I absolutely have not. I said 13 year old teen girls do get pregnant.

@ineedaholidaynow not at the moment. They do lots of their business online though

Sue doesn’t believe in reading?! What, why? What’s her logic there?!

Agree he should’ve been behind bars as soon as it came to light he touched a 13 year old. The argument above about her never being able to escape her abuser is interesting and probably some truth to that. I don’t know how her body has coped so many times! But I think she’ll carry on until she goes through the menopause, wasn’t her 3rd youngest meant to be the last one?

Who on this thread called him a paedophile? As far as I can see you’re the only person who has used that word.

What are people saying exactly saying then Chandleristhebestfriend? Please explain!

I was hoping for a vlog on how they’re homeschooling, would’ve been an interesting watch. But if she doesn’t believe in reading, I guess that won’t be happening!

slychomping
You framed their relationship as a love story. You said teen sweethearts who had a baby young. That isn’t the case. She was 13 he was 17. If you think that’s ok isn’t that defending statutory rape?

@OkPedro thank you. That’s exactly what I was about to type.

@Slychomping People are saying that he abused her and she was let down by people that should have protected her. Instead of protecting her they've allowed her to end up in a relationship with somebody who abused her when really it should have been shut down there and then. What you've got now is a very complicated and I would say unhealthy relationship. If he truly loved her he would have had a vasectomy. Instead he keeps getting her pregnant despite the fact medical professionals have told her it's unsafe to keep doing so. He seems to have no care for her health or leaving their already emotionally neglected children without a mother.

I think theres a misconception that a paedo is some creepy old dude in a rain coat. And that any girl over the age of 12 well they must have wanted it/deserved it.

I would be equally horrified about that latter suggestion. I don't think anyone is saying that.

OkPedro

it was statutory rape.

There is no such law in the UK

What JohnHamm said. 100%. Relentless spawning should never be heralded as something admirable, IMO.