16 kids and counting...

[thatisall]

I genuinely don't know what I think, have no strong opinions about their lifestyle, life choices etc etc.....my first thoughts were that it was just too many but they seem very nice and happy lol

Am I being unreasonable to want to chat about the show on here anyway?

No I'm not a jour no trying to get a MN quote before someone suggests it....

....just sat at home alone thinking 16....? 16!? :-O

hounded even......

i'm not surprised. You don't come onto a chat board and expect someone to reply to a comment you post do you?
totally unnecessary IMO.

I'd complain to MN if I were you.

I do feel pretty clever actually yes. yes I do.

that's not to you btw fellowship. it's to everyone. just letting the whole world know

Yes. That programme was quite interesting. That's what this thread is about right? The family with 16 children?

oh come on toughas... we're just being sarcastic.

Apparently its a crime to use sarcasm all of a sudden on MN.

i didn't even see the show! but I DO like buns

Would the parents get tax credits for the children?

Wrt the 'drain on the education and nhs' argument, they'd all grow up to hopefully be tax payers too which would balance it all out wouldn't it? Their parents are obviously hard working so the children have good role models.

According to lockets sarcasm is banned, not me.

depends how much they earn I suppose? was the dad in work?

don't remember her saying that?
she just said she didn't realise that you were being sarcastic that's all?

common problem on the internet isn't it? not getting how someone is saying something.

This family lives locally to me and they have a great reputation, the parents work hard for a living in a very successful business. Yes the older siblings help out but is that a really bad things? as said earlier on they are learning good life skills.

As for being a drain on the NHS and education their parents are paying taxes on their earnings so what is the problem????

Now onto the Lockets and fellowships situation. I do not see any bullying going on here from Lockets at all the only guilty of bullying is you Fellowship I think you need to go back and read your posts... You seem to have an issue with anyone who does not agree with you, there is a saying "If you can't be part of the solution then you must be the problem"

Yes thisis, they have their own bakery business.

fellowship sometimes when the majority of posters are saying you are in the wrong it can be good to take a step back and reevaluate what you've said. There has been no bullying here, especially not from locket. You have been the one namecalling, calling us bitches and knuckle draggers.

Can someone please tell me where I'll find the prog? Was it channel 4 or one of Sky's?

Channel 4 olivo

Lovely, thank you. I will watch it on 4 OD In the bath!

Fellow, I am actually clever but not a bully. Now play nicely everyone and let's get back to the matter in hand. I like this family, I like them a lot. The parents seemed to be just so happy to be with their children , counting their blessings and doing as they please. I fail to see how they are a drain on resources, that is the point of being in a society, we all need to support one another. One day these children will grow up and pay taxes to keep us all (whether we have had our own children or not). We should not be thinking in terms of every man for himself, this is not America. Me and Mr BitchBrigade pay an awful lot of tax and have a large number of children. Is that ok then as we pay higher rate? Families like this are extremely rare and it is good for all sorts of people to be raised in all sorts of ways because this means we can all being something a little different to the table as parents and in the workplace/education etc.

That's a great way of looking at it bitch.

I sat down with a cats bum face prepared to pick holes in it. But i thought they seemed very happy.

She looked so young and freshfaced. And i thought she seemed a lovely mum and he a nice bloke.

Rather them than me though - and obviously a psychologist would have a field day with them knowing they were both adopted.

I do wonder what happens when the babies stop though - she will struggle immensely. I hope she makes the decision to stop before causing health problems etc

And seriously I thought the Dad was amazing, working and running a business but so nurturing. really nice to see a Father like that on the telly as things can seem a little negative about blokes sometimes.