The Radford's life of luxury.

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There's no hate In this post. Just watched some of their YouTube content this morning as years ago I saw them on TV. Wow their lives look like one big ball of fun. I'm guessing they have made alot of money from going on TV? Hot tubs and holidays and refurbishing a huge home whilst keeping all those kids in clothes. Not to mention they spend a fortune on every occasion.

I remember it was budgets before. Now it seems they have a never ending supply of money. Certainly not having to count the pennies now. .

Somehow they make family life look constantly fun. I only have 2 children and can't offer mine anywhere near What they have.

They seem to have a lovely family and seem nice people. Just amazes me now how social media has allowed people to get rich for contributing nothing of value to society. Not taking away Noel works hard. Again no hate. But it's ridiculous when normal people struggle to make ends meet.

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I had one pram for 3 kids. They seem to get a new one for each child/grandchild.

I had same pram for four children. But I know a family local to me who are expecting baby no9 soon... it's a new pram every time.

The breeding of the Frenchies will have helped bump up the bank balance. 7 puppies at around £4000 each.

The thing is this family are not the only ones profiting from their children on YouTube...look at Ryan's World. Now that takes it to another level!

I don’t understand why they seem to be celebrated. She was pregnant at 13, and seems to have been permanently pregnant since.
It’s kids for cash- those kids are exploited and paraded for money by abusive , greedy and neglectful parents

[quote Welshflowerpower]@annacondom isn’t it a £50k limit for CB?[/quote]
As a director of the pie shop I'm fairly sure he could simply pay himself £49,000...

I must admit the kids are very helpful. It's nice in one way. They are respectful. Polite and helping. But on the other hand why should they be carrying a younger sibling around

You do realise that "carrying a younger sibling around" is normal in a large family ?? You seem determined to find fault in everything they do .

[quote Classica]@EmmalineC, there was an American woman that the tabloid press nicknamed Octomom (!) who gave birth to octuplets. I've just googled and apparently she'd had 6 kids by IVF prior to the octuplets coming along! So she now has 14 teens/pre-teens.[/quote]
The lady's name is Nadya Denise Doud-Suleman. Yes she does have 14 children , all very well brought up and healthy/ happy. She has done a fantastic job after a shaky start.

Fair point @MondayYogurt!!

Didn't the doctor that performed the IVF for the octomum lady get struck off? Or was threatened with being struck off because they implanted loads of embryos with the intent of having a multiple pregnancy and it was considered reckless and dangerous. I'm sure I read that somewhere.

While I'm sure that some level of "pitching in" is necessary in larger families the Redford parents take it to extremes. It seems that the older girls are always looking after the little ones in a very parental way. I think it's... Ellie and Alfie (or maybe not but it's an older girl and younger boy) who seem almost like mother and son the way she looks after him.

The kids have even said in previous shows that they don't want any more siblings and wish their parents would stop. The Pie Shop seems to be months behind on orders and the family are going away on gifted trips constantly. The younger kids are a nightmare on the vlogs (not that I've watched much as the shouting and screaming is too much), so it always surprises me when people say things like "well at least they're hardworking/ good parents/ the kids seem happy and well behaved"

Being a good parent is more than just churning out kids and making money off of them, being hardworking is about more than claiming you can find a lavish lifestyle with a business you're never at and having happy and well behaved children is about more than just crowd control and pawing them off on your other kids to deal with.

it was originally interesting for people to understand all the how's??? How they shopped, travelled, did bedtime etc. That's natural to wonder. The most kids I know anyone to have In our generation is 6. So 22 kids makes you wonder.

In reality you think if an average of 15 kids need Clarks shoes at £40ish a pair and then they need all the other uniform it would leave most parents in debt. It's unthinkable money for most parents. That's just one tiny proportion of their lives. That doesn't include food. Normal clothes. Birthdays. Hair cuts. Toiletries. School trips. Days out. Christmas.

It's just impossible for normal households. So people wanted to know.

But what's the point now? It's no shocker. They are not struggling or budgeting. They can have it all. So now people are just watching people flash the cash. It's lost its original meaning. Which is about a family who don't have much but it's filled with happiness and love. Doing their best. But they had six more children and chose the lifestyle over thinking what's actually best for my children?

Safety and privacy is what's best! Those teenagers have no idea how they will feel in 5 years time or 10. I cringe at picturesof me from 2010. So I can't imagine the whole world seeing me eating cereal. Chilling out at home and opening my presents.

No way will all those kids be happy as adults. It's too much.

I wonder what would happen if a Radford child refused to be part of it all?

Poor things . its a cult.

it was originally interesting for people to understand all the how's??? How they shopped, travelled, did bedtime etc. That's natural to wonder. The most kids I know anyone to have In our generation is 6. So 22 kids makes you wonder.

I was intrigued by this and wondered how super organised you would have to be to remember all the charity days, dress up days, parents eves, what to take in on different days at school as well as sorting out dr/dentist/optician/SALT/orthodontist apts for say 16-18 kids (assuming some are too young to need and some will be adult) And sorting out school uniform, and who needed new shoes or sports kit etc - I struggle with sorting it out for 2 children at 2 schools!

...but I've never seen any of that sort of thing featured in any of their programmes, but the last one I watched, bedtime looked chaos. Noel seemed to randomly pick 4 or 5 kids and send them to bed at 7pm, some of them were toddlers and some of them were about 11!

Yes, @starrynight21, I should have looked up her name rather than just referring to her by that tabloid moniker. Her kids do look lovely and well-adjusted and she seems to have really shunned the limelight which can have only helped. 14 kids though and a single parent! Cannot begin to imagine that

TBH I've mainly wondered if the pies are any good. I love pies.

I think the kids looky pasty faced,neglected,disengaged and sad.They also have very low if any ambitions.

Agree with this. These people exist in a cultural vacuum.

I watched a bit of a recent vlog. The younger kids seemed absolutely feral, shoving each other, screaming and yelling. When they tried to get Sue's attention, she fobbed them off. Several seemed to have very poor speech for their apparent age.

Older girls seemed to be acting as pseudo-parents to the younger kids.

Didn't they breed at least one of their dogs when it was far too young, and then sell the pups at an extortionate price?

I really disliked what I saw of them; the kids didn't seem happy, they seemed grabby and a bit neglected.

In any case, I think showing the lives of your children all over the Internet is a recipe for absolute disaster. Those kids are far too young to consent to having their lives on display for all and sundry. The parents are basically exploiting their kids for money.

The younger kids seemed absolutely feral, shoving each other, screaming and yelling. When they tried to get Sue's attention, she fobbed them off

They do indeed appear to be running riot with little to no consequences. However I think the younger ones are sadly the ones who will suffer the most in future. Their whole lives have been filmed and they have known nothing but excessive toys, clothes, days out and activities. When the interest finally dulls they will find the transition to their parents having to be more frugal a massive change.

@Boomshakalack, I felt mean saying it, I have only ever seen snippets of their lifestyle but apart from when they were on parade, I thought the kids looked pasty, poor hair, poor diet,squabbling, bored.
Its not something to be lauded imo, rather a sad freak show.

Didn't they breed at least one of their dogs when it was far too young, and then sell the pups at an extortionate price?

That’s exactly what I would expect them to do- it’s what they did with their own lives.

God, thats vile

The main thing I resent about the Radfords is that Sue won’t have had to pay a penny towards her dental care in her entire life.

I had same pram for four children. But I know a family local to me who are expecting baby no9 soon... it's a new pram every time.

Yeah, DS’s friend is one of 12 children. She has 5 teenagers, DS’s friend who is 11 then 6 between the age of 3ish months and about 8. I’ve seen her pushing about 4 different prams over the years, they’re always brand new and they’re always expensive ones like the bugaboo donkey and currently it’s the egg pram. What I think annoyed me most is that her DS didn’t go on the residential trip because she couldn’t afford it, she could afford the 1k egg pram though when the new baby came along! DH said it’ll all be on finance and he’s probably right but it’s just a bit awful. DS’s friend looks quite pasty and generally sad, I feel bad for him.

The Radford’s get everything luxurious gifted via social media and in turn they use their children to advertise the products. Their DC can’t be happy in that situation, there’s no way any of them get adequate attention and love. Poor kids, I hope some of them manage to escape.

All complelty staged for the camera .

In reality it's kids brining up kids .

The kids bringing up kids

What I think annoyed me most is that her DS didn’t go on the residential trip because she couldn’t afford it, she could afford the 1k egg pram though when the new baby came along!

Obviously we don't see every part of the Radfords' lives, but I wonder about how much the older children must miss out on. They don't seem to do activities / clubs, do they go to friends parties have playdates etc?

A lot of money seems to be spent on the new babies, and I guess that's because they know it makes good content for youtube / magazines and the TV programme etc.

When you pause to think about how little attention or individual oportunities they get once they reach school age, it's quite sad to think about.