what do you think about having 20 kids and more?

I've seen those shows and specials of the families that adopt like 30-some special needs children and I think those are the most amazing people and they really are doing something wonderful. As for the families like the one you mentioned that are just having as many kids as they are physically able to have, I don't think anyone is benefiting from this! I think that both the children and the parents would have a much better quality of life with a smaller family. Since it is impossible for two parents to take on 100% responsibility of so many children, the older children end up having to care for the younger ones. They are forced to take on adult responsibilities at a young age. Also, there is no way their parents can afford to send all 18+ of their kids to college! So the children are limited in their educational opportunities. Not to mention the fact that no child will have an individual relationship with their parents. I know that some religions encourage big families and believe that having many children brings you closer to God. However, I think there is a point where you can have too many children.

I couldn't imagine having all those kids. But i guess by the time she hit 10 her first one was old enough to start helping out with the younger ones lol. I think if you want they many kids and can afford to take care of them all then go for it. I could see if they were on welfare and the kids were dirty and hungry then they shouldn't have that many. I think I heard that they aren't on any government assistance so as long as they are happy good for them.

That is crazy - I have seen men have that many children but a woman - wow. Is it from the same man"?

Twenty is just too much, don't you think? In the olden days when people make a living from farming, they need a lot of helpers around the farm or fields. Having a lot of children is beneficial then. But now, if you are not earning well, having twenty children may be more a burden. To me, it's a matter of personal choice. If you can afford it and love giving birth (LOL!), then go ahead.

You would be referring to the Duggar family in Arkansas. I personally wouldn't want that many children. But then I'm not a Duggar. They are all well mannered, healthy, and home schooled by mom. The family also lives entirely debt free. Yep, their beautiful home was paid for as they built it themselves over a 4 year period. They have no debt at all they say. So I guess as long as they can afford it, and you and I aren't paying their way in welfare - more power to them.

HI I only have 2 children and i dont think I would want any more! I think if i had a big house and lots of money I would love to have 20 Children as long as I didnt have to give birth to them! LOL! Just imagine the baby bonus they get for those kids! It is pretty much teh older ones raise the youngers. Talk about hand me downs! After the first few kids they wouldnt have to buy clothes for the other one! Kids are great I love them im hoping to open my own daycare so I can fill my house with my kids and then at the end of the day they go home! Part time kids are great! But I wouldnt change my TWO for the world.

I watch this show on a weekly basis. While I don't plan on having that many kids, I can definitley learn some things from this families. You can learn from this family regardless of how big your family is. I learned how to maek laundry soap. lol

I don't think it is good to bring up twenty kids.Here in a country like india we can bring up a maximum of two to three children not more than that.Here it is very expensive to bring up a child.Some people according to their religion can bring up many children.

They are crazy. I feel sorry for the older kids as they pretty much have to take care of the younger ones in what the mom calls a buddy system. Their oldest just got married and wants twenty kids, too. Found the perfect and very naive wife for it, too. At least they are supporting themselves and are not a burden to the tax payer. Now I know there are societies and believe systems where plenty of kids mean a prosperous life or something like that. However, the people you have seen on TV, they believe it's God who wants them to have that many kids. If it floats their boat... I have three and that's plenty enough. They are not tasked with raising their siblings. They get the individual attention they need. I don't think that could be done with something like 18 kids.

Whoa! WoW! 20, Shucks, I used to think that I would want as many as my wife was willing to have, but it became extremely difficult once we had 3. Don't get me wrong, I love my trio as I call them. But they are expensive. I don't know how some folks can have baby after baby, without thinking about putting on the brakes at some point and someone raising their hand, to simply say, NO.

dude! i think it would be totally awesome to have twenty kids. i probably won't, but i might adopt that many. that would be so cool!! yay! =]

I personally dont even want one kid so I couldnt even imagine having that many and she gave birth to all of them! I personally would hate having a family that big cause then you cant give all the attention that you should to each child cause theres so many of them. And I wouldnt like to be the older ones cause I would feel like Id have to be more of a baby sitter then a sibling to the younger ones.

everyone loves kids. if we have to look after the 20 "Gods children", then that is a good thing.

Never have that many kids, there is no way that family would be able to support them without charity and its very unlikely that they will go to college or anything like that. I think if someone wants the best for they kids they might want to limit the amount of kids they have too. Just a couple is probably around what most families should have. I read somewhere that it costs roughly $500,000 to raise a kid from birth through college and with 20.... that's 10 million dollars. If both the parents worked at 100k jobs thats 50 years of working, but then thats still very unlikely because they have 20 kids at least one of them will have to stay home and take care of the kids for a while. It's just irresponsible to have that many kids thats what I think anyways, no matter how much you like kids. If you really like the kids then you'll want the best for them and that many kids just isn't good for anyone. (ya thats just money too there is also the matter of attention that a parent can give to one child which would be divided by 20, can you say never seeing your parents ever thats very sad.)

It's really depend, some cultures are really matter about kids. People in my country love to have more than 3 children. My Dad's family has 8, my Mom's family has 8, my husband's family has 8 and I have 2. Kids are fun, but having too many are hard too. they are very expensive and hard to control. Having 18th and still counting is about something else that they want to break the record or something... hehehe... I heard if you have 10 children then you have tax free, so it might be the reason of that, who know.

It must be difficult to live the same way as most people if you had that many children, unless you were very rich. My sister has 7 children and her family can't all fit in the same car to go out - and they can't afford to buy a bigger car. So they don't go out very much. It is hard to have lots of children and give them lots of things - although it is possible to bring them up healthily, as long as they aren't too worried about not having as much as all the other kids.

My grandmother bore 10 children and raised 9 of them. My mother bore 4 children and raised 3 of us. My husband and I quit after 2. Our son quit after 2 boys. Our daughter had 3 because her husband wanted a boy so badly. The only thing I can say about the woman who had 18 is that she is out of step with society. I wonder how they manage to support that many. The family farm where many hands are needed to hoe the corn and chop the cotton is a thing of the past.

If you can afford it then I say go for it. But if you can't then no its not good. You are just putting a burden on the rest of us. Just think of all the money you'll make with 20 kids as your mylot referrals. wink wink

I want four children . 2 girls and 2 boys, no more. I was adopted and i will most likely adopt at least 1. why keep giving birth, when there are so many children out there that that need good families that will love them and give them a great home. I want at least 1 biological child, but I wouldn't mind adopting the other 3. LOL!

What I think is that twenty kids running around would make me crazy! I have been standin mom at times for 6 and that was plenty. There is no way I would want to go through labor twenty times! That is just not happening! (Though at my age it's really not possible unless I did like Nadia S. AKA Octomom) I don't think I could handle more than three. It just requires way too much time and patience.