Seventeen Children

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Babette

Oh, yes, I helped take care of my little brother, but I was not assigned to him full time. I had time to socialize with people outside my family. I was able to experience other teenage girl things, and help my parents/brother. I had choices (most of the time).

True that, for me as well.

Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

SFGate article from 2005 when there were only 16

Wow, what a hate filled article, from someone who probably is pro-choice and yet feels they have a right to dictate what that woman does with her body.

To be honest, I think all this knee-jerk judgementalism stinks, from the smallest slights to that abhorrent article. So, she wants to be pregnant over and over, so, they're religious, so, they home school, so, what? It's their lives, and as long as the kids are polite, clean, well fed, and don't start a cult, why should anyone judge them, lest ye be judged, eh?