Large families

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I recently met a lady who has a 27 year old daughter with 9 children! I understand she started her family in her early teens.
How on earth does anyone manage with so many kids I wonder?
I know that a few generations back this was the norm, but then people lived as extended families and were on hand to give support.
I wonder why someone would want so many children?

I'd rather chat about stuff like this than discuss the inner workings of my minge.

Best.Quote. Ever.

yes they must have honked! i was ill a few weekends ago and hadn't showered for a couple of days as i basically stayed (apart from making food for dcs and shipping them off to GPs) in bed. thankfully i didn't have to subject other humans (except poor dcs) to my odour. i was a bit whiffy to say the least by the time i did get into the bath on day 3.

You saw a Fanny Fanjo on netmums?? Really?? I used to use swear words like: B o l l o c k s

because you posted it in AIBU. AIBU is well known for people posting rants about this that and the other or posting inflammatory things looking to start a certain type of bashing thread. this one ticked a few boxes and people are entitled to comment if they think you're posting to stir shite. that's why i posted.

Maybe she likes having children or babies.

I would have tons of kids if it were possible - in terms of housing, money etc. And as long as OH would agree to it! I'm from a big family (one of 7, plus extra half-brother and two step-sisters), and I love it.

This is a weird thread- large families, netmums, shaving your fanjo. It's all going on in here .

I am from a v large family (8 of us), have 2 dc of my own, shave my bits leaving a go faster stripe, can I join?

Was sick of all the stupid questions and comments I got at school. Like, ooh I bet your mum and dad love shagging and shag all the time. La la la la laaaaa laaaaaah

I have 9 Children I cope fine most of the time we muddled through the rest my older daughter has 6 of her own and copes brilliantly its not easy but it is a lot of fun

You were told your mum and dad love shagging? At school? Mine have never reported that back!

Agree it's a lot of fun when the going is good. I would add that it can be tough when routine (such as it is) gets blown out of the water by illness, Acts of God, whatever. But usually the going is good, in the nature of things.

my great-grandmother had nine and raised them all to adulthood, when tb brought back from the trenches of WW1 got seven of them (including her daughter. her grandaughter, too. and her husband. no-one would marry my grandma because there was tb in the family). poor woman, to see one go after another.

i didn't want nine but i'd have happily had six and only got one. my daughter the same, would have had plenty, just has one.

it isn't always a matter of choice.

The number of children the woman has is irrelevant if she is as you describe and a negligent parent.

I am currently pregnant with DC5 and am sick of hearing/reading shit like this.

Yellowtip, yes but not till high school.
Kids are cruel, it's not something I told my parents about either tbh

Conversations wether it be online or in person; twist and turn,and go off on all kinds of tangents. that is the nature and also beauty of converstion.
I only wish more people were much friendlier in the flesh.

just a reminder to new postees, This was accidently posted on this forum, it was meant to be on large families.

I have 7 kids prego with 8 , one chicken , no goat or shaved lady garden and would love a well stocked pantry ...lol who even has a pantry ?

No goat?? are you mad or something? with such a large brood you can't possibly find the time to mow your lawn. As for your lady garden, well, I don't think it needs any more maintanance as it's functioning well enough without any topiary.

I covet a pantry more than a goat. Especially now that it seems I can get two goats for free.

Someone I know has a brother who is a teacher down south and one of the pupils in his school is pregnant with her 3rd baby and she is 15.
I find that really sad.

Doing, is that for real? As my 6 year old would say. Does Vicky Pollard have a twin sister? Really though, that is very sad.

I have 4 under 5,although im not broody for more im not ruling it out in 5 yrs or so.

Some people like children and enjoy the atmosphere in a large family.Its all down to parenting really,i was one of two far apart and hated it,my dh was one of 6 and loved it,so did his siblings and they have all gone on to have large families.

plus i enjoy being pregnant and giving birth,not everyone finds life a hard slog!

Nothing grows in our garden but washing and babies. Dylan Thomas .

Doing, being pregnant for the third time at 15 I can just about imagine. Expecting a third baby? No way.

I'm v jealous of people with large families.

The thing is, we're physically capable of pregnancy from a very early age, it does interfere with puberty if too early, but surely It's how nature intended us to be and social conditioning (and science studies) have taught us that pregnancy before a certain age is wrong and too young.
My sister had two miscarriages before the age of 16 and then gave birth to a healthy daughter at 16, she had two more children by the time she was 20. She's a great mum.