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May I point out that if these gifts are part of what helps sustain their household, then they are not, in fact, capable of caring for all of their children themselves?
If you cannot afford to care for a child yourself, you shouldn't be making one.
I find the media coverage . . . not exactly disturbing, but curious. Is this something to celebrate? Having or not having children is the result of a conscious choice.
I think the contrast with those families who adopt a dozen or more kids isn't between families that have their own children vs. those who don't. It's hard to articulate the difference. Adopting a dozen children helps to relieve the financial and social burden on society represented by children who for whatever reason remain in state care systems, and for those families who do so out of a love for children, I think this is a noble thing.
Having a bunch of kids youself, if you can care for them yourself, is essentially a neutral act as it impacts society, and if it's your choice, that's cool with me.
I guess that's where I see the difference.
I'd kill to be able to have children myself, but I'm far, far from beaing jealous of these people. Adoption of one rather than having 16 of my own? It is to laugh.
Gilda
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