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I know this is going to sound really harsh, and I know that there are people who will disagree with me, but I very firmly believe that in this day and age, with the number of children out there who desperately need good homes, it is downright unethical for people to have eighteen natural-born children. If every child is a blessing, why can't you go adopt a dozen or so who already exist?

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Yeah, the adoption system is kind of broken, ethics-wise, too... But in any case I just can't imagine anyone being able to devote sufficient attention to that many children, even if they had the financial resources to care for them well. And given the strain overpopulation places on the environment, I'd argue that the planet doesn't have the resources. But then, I'm biased-- I don't want to have children. Would rather help spoil others'.

Also, she must be very dedicated to have gone through childbirth that many times, and *three c-sections*. One of my friends is recovering from delivering her first child-- 30 hours of labor followed by c section. Urgh.