I think they seem like a neat family. You never know if that is the real them or not, but since it's all we can go on, they seem pretty happy to me. The older kids do have more responsibilities than your typical teenager, but I think it's probably creating strong, responsible adults with a sense of family. I know what I would choose for my teenager, if it were between helping to care for younger siblings, or playing video games all day.

18 is a little too many for me, but if we had gotten started earlier and had the resources, I would have loved to be one of those huge families. I can't help but think, wow, what a blessing, when I see families with many, many children.

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Mary Beth - 31
DH - 30
Baby Kian - 3/24/07
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