Sixteen candles ... wait, I mean children
I'm sure you've probably heard, there's this couple from Arkansas (I think), who just had their 16th child. People are eating this story up, but honestly, I think it's disgusting, and absolutely one of the most socially irresponsible things a couple could do. If we were living in the 1700s, and birth survival rates weren't what they are today, and these people were running a farm and needed the farm hands it would be one thing.
But in this day and age, with people around the world starving to death, food and supply shortages, with the massive population growth and problems with sprawling cities, what can these people be thinking? How can TWO people possibly think they have the right to bring SIXTEEN people into this world. Correct my math if I'm wrong, but isn't that 800% population growth? Can you imagine the world we'd be living in if everyone thought having this many children was a "blessing from the good Lord"? The father actually said something like if the good Lord will bless them with another child, they would be happy. I think if there's any good Lord up there, he might be saying something like, "Good Lord! What is wrong with you people?"
I know of many people who think a large family is the greatest thing ever, to be surrounded by all this love. I personally think wanting a large family is purely based upon selfish motivations. Ever since I was little I've thought that 2 in and 2 out is the way it should be. There has got to be a threshold of people that this world can safely hold, and although we may or may not be close to it, I think on social, environmental, and economic levels, having so many kids is a bad idea.
But in this day and age, with people around the world starving to death, food and supply shortages, with the massive population growth and problems with sprawling cities, what can these people be thinking? How can TWO people possibly think they have the right to bring SIXTEEN people into this world. Correct my math if I'm wrong, but isn't that 800% population growth? Can you imagine the world we'd be living in if everyone thought having this many children was a "blessing from the good Lord"? The father actually said something like if the good Lord will bless them with another child, they would be happy. I think if there's any good Lord up there, he might be saying something like, "Good Lord! What is wrong with you people?"
I know of many people who think a large family is the greatest thing ever, to be surrounded by all this love. I personally think wanting a large family is purely based upon selfish motivations. Ever since I was little I've thought that 2 in and 2 out is the way it should be. There has got to be a threshold of people that this world can safely hold, and although we may or may not be close to it, I think on social, environmental, and economic levels, having so many kids is a bad idea.
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At 6:14 AM, portuguesa nova said…
In college I waitressed at a restaurant that was owned by a couple with 14 children. They were hardcore Catholic and were taking what god was giving them. I have no idea how she did it. None. They appeared happy and put together--the kids have all become very successful so far. Once one of the middle kids (who was also a waitress at the restaurant), confessed to me that she'd never had a one-on-one conversation with either of her parents for longer than two minutes. Sad.
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