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| 151. arghh...I was annoyed by some of the criticism against her at first, but now... ehnn |
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They have some braining issues or something. Even if they didn't use fertility drugs(which sounds doubtful, right?), you'd think they'd take precautions after they already had six... Sounds like they are trying to beat some records or something. Maybe it's like how some people collect cats.
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| -Octuplets Mom Has 6 Other Kids |
tekisui |
Jan-29-09 11:09 AM |
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Please don't tell me this woman did In-Vitro |
LynneSin |
Jan-29-09 11:12 AM |
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Sounds like this woman did the cheap version of invitro - |
Hell Hath No Fury |
Jan-29-09 11:21 AM |
#17 |
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There was some discussion about this on the Today Show on NBC |
question everything |
Jan-29-09 11:59 AM |
#68 |
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What I don't get is how RWers forbid abortions, but defend |
tekisui |
Jan-29-09 12:05 PM |
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Best comment ever! |
Evoman |
Jan-29-09 01:06 PM |
#109 |
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You horndog dirtbag. |
trotsky |
Jan-29-09 01:46 PM |
#129 |
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I had IUI for my second pregnancy, Your description is not entirely accurate. |
moc |
Jan-29-09 12:45 PM |
#93 |
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Thanks for the info - we all appreciate this |
LynneSin |
Jan-29-09 01:15 PM |
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most likely not IVF |
leftchick |
Jan-29-09 11:22 AM |
#18 |
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I'm not liking the sounds of this at all |
LynneSin |
Jan-29-09 12:37 PM |
#84 |
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Insurance companies don't cover infertility treatment in most states. |
moc |
Jan-29-09 12:55 PM |
#100 |
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I hope you don't believe that I think ICI is a joke |
LynneSin |
Jan-29-09 01:10 PM |
#115 |
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Interestingly enough, our health insurance plan DOES cover fertility treatments... |
colinmom71 |
Jan-29-09 03:46 PM |
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This is just obscene. This woman had 6 frigging kids already. I bet they |
acmavm |
Jan-29-09 01:01 PM |
#107 |
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Overbreading? |
XemaSab |
Jan-29-09 02:57 PM |
#148 |
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Why would a woman with six kids be given fertility |
dancingAlone |
Jan-29-09 03:35 PM |
#155 |
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Unmonitored Clomid. |
Barack_America |
Jan-29-09 12:47 PM |
#95 |
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Nope. Clomid isn't going to get you octuplets. Twins or triplets - sure. Octuplets = injectibles. |
moc |
Jan-29-09 12:56 PM |
#101 |
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Interesting. Are these also available online? |
Barack_America |
Jan-29-09 01:00 PM |
#105 |
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I ordered mine over the internet, but I had to send a copy of a prescription. |
moc |
Jan-29-09 01:09 PM |
#113 |
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clomid would never produce that many eggs |
leftchick |
Jan-29-09 01:07 PM |
#110 |
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I linked this in another post. |
Barack_America |
Jan-29-09 01:12 PM |
#119 |
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12 years ago was my last IVF |
leftchick |
Jan-29-09 01:28 PM |
#125 |
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here we are! |
leftchick |
Jan-29-09 01:32 PM |
#126 |
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If those drugs really are available online w/o a prescription... |
Barack_America |
Jan-29-09 02:36 PM |
#140 |
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we should all know by now how our media just sucks. |
bdamomma |
Jan-29-09 12:47 PM |
#96 |
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You mean people who butt their noses into a family's business when it's clear |
Book Lover |
Jan-29-09 11:12 AM |
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Over population is everyone's business. |
no limit |
Jan-29-09 11:15 AM |
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Well then, I am sure you will be happy to knock on this family's front door |
Book Lover |
Jan-29-09 11:16 AM |
#6 |
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It is my business |
Zomby Woof |
Jan-29-09 11:39 AM |
#50 |
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So women's bodies are public property? n/t |
Book Lover |
Jan-29-09 11:42 AM |
#54 |
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Her abuse of fertility drugs |
Zomby Woof |
Jan-29-09 11:53 AM |
#63 |
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The limited resources of this planet are public property |
mitchum |
Jan-29-09 02:25 PM |
#137 |
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Amen to that |
LynneSin |
Jan-29-09 11:17 AM |
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jesus told them to |
Howardx |
Jan-29-09 11:20 AM |
#15 |
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Exactly. |
PunkinPi |
Jan-29-09 11:22 AM |
#21 |
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Unfortunate and true. |
calimary |
Jan-29-09 02:45 PM |
#144 |
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When two people are mass producing, it's going to get attention. |
tekisui |
Jan-29-09 11:15 AM |
#4 |
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So you defend yourself by saying that what happened to this family is newsworthy |
Book Lover |
Jan-29-09 11:20 AM |
#14 |
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Very little that happens outside my immediate life is my business, |
tekisui |
Jan-29-09 11:25 AM |
#23 |
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I am sure she and her husband are |
Book Lover |
Jan-29-09 11:27 AM |
#28 |
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Oddly, no mention of husband, father...of ANY of these kids. Just grandparents mentioned in story. |
TwilightGardener |
Jan-29-09 11:28 AM |
#29 |
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Maybe there is no father. |
tekisui |
Jan-29-09 11:30 AM |
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Parthenogenesis! |
XemaSab |
Jan-29-09 03:03 PM |
#152 |
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Would only produce female offspring, LOL. |
Midlodemocrat |
Jan-30-09 01:20 PM |
#166 |
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As we all know, if the media doesn't report it, it doesn't exist. |
Book Lover |
Jan-29-09 11:31 AM |
#32 |
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I blame him, just as much. |
tekisui |
Jan-29-09 11:29 AM |
#30 |
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Ah |
Book Lover |
Jan-29-09 11:31 AM |
#34 |
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Definitely not. |
tekisui |
Jan-29-09 11:35 AM |
#40 |
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Excuse me but bullshit |
Book Lover |
Jan-29-09 11:44 AM |
#57 |
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Please. I am not 'woman-hating'. |
tekisui |
Jan-29-09 11:53 AM |
#62 |
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Since we will all be supporting these babies for the next few years... |
walkaway |
Jan-29-09 11:38 AM |
#48 |
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They are named A, B,C, D, E, F, G and H. |
tekisui |
Jan-29-09 11:43 AM |
#55 |
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We are? News to me. |
Book Lover |
Jan-29-09 11:48 AM |
#61 |
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She's living at home with her mother, and you think she's NOT going to expect public assistance |
Sal Minella |
Jan-29-09 11:57 AM |
#65 |
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Considering she lives with her parents in a 3 bedroom house |
Hello_Kitty |
Jan-29-09 12:47 PM |
#97 |
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The Jon & Kate six collected for almost three years |
walkaway |
Jan-29-09 01:12 PM |
#117 |
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Jon & Kate are now living in a 1.3M house in Pennsylvania. |
kskiska |
Jan-29-09 01:57 PM |
#130 |
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At least some medical professionals are pointing out that it's not all "peachy" |
hamsterjill |
Jan-29-09 11:16 AM |
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How the hell does anyone afford 14 kids, especially with 8 babies |
TwilightGardener |
Jan-29-09 11:17 AM |
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How Do You Begin To Manage It? |
ProfessorGAC |
Jan-29-09 11:22 AM |
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I would bet there's public assistance about to come into play here. |
TwilightGardener |
Jan-29-09 11:26 AM |
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Probably Right |
ProfessorGAC |
Jan-29-09 11:32 AM |
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I about pulled my hair out because my 2 boys were 16 months apart |
TwilightGardener |
Jan-29-09 11:38 AM |
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Hmmmm. Two or Fourteen? |
ProfessorGAC |
Jan-29-09 11:42 AM |
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I hear ya, I had two 14 months apart, the first couple of months were horrible |
recoveringrepublican |
Jan-29-09 02:17 PM |
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Remember the single 29 year old stay at home mother of TEN from last month's news? |
marshall |
Jan-29-09 12:40 PM |
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There's people who make bad choices and/or fall on hard times... |
TwilightGardener |
Jan-29-09 12:44 PM |
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Six wasn't enough? |
Auggie |
Jan-29-09 11:17 AM |
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...and she was taking fertility pills???? |
spanone |
Jan-29-09 11:18 AM |
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Why jump to that conclusion? |
Barack_America |
Jan-29-09 11:19 AM |
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HA! You hear that Duggars! They're gaining on you! |
JVS |
Jan-29-09 11:19 AM |
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One more litter and the Duggars will be forgotten history. |
tekisui |
Jan-29-09 11:20 AM |
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Or maybe the Duggars will start using fertility drugs |
JVS |
Jan-29-09 11:26 AM |
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Don't put it past them! |
bullwinkle428 |
Jan-29-09 02:49 PM |
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The Learning Channel or the Discovery Channel will sign them to a reality show and they'll make $$$$ |
Mrs. Overall |
Jan-29-09 11:21 AM |
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Kate of Jon and Kate plus 8 must be stewing. She thinks |
LibDemAlways |
Jan-29-09 11:36 AM |
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I wonder who's paying the hospital bills? |
Richard D |
Jan-29-09 11:22 AM |
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the delivery took 46 people |
Howardx |
Jan-29-09 11:24 AM |
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Meanwhile, many women can't get contraception because it's against the health care provider's |
Hello_Kitty |
Jan-29-09 11:25 AM |
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My insurance covers boner pills, but not my wife's contraception. |
daggahead |
Jan-29-09 11:34 AM |
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Also add the fact that the Baby Boomer got three different boner pills while the Gen X'ers got FEWER |
slampoet |
Jan-29-09 01:08 PM |
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my brother had triplets 18 years ago |
dsc |
Jan-29-09 12:02 PM |
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Jeeze, I would have thought any doctor on the planet would have jumped |
acmavm |
Jan-29-09 01:07 PM |
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A woman's right to control her body only covers her right |
hedgehog |
Jan-29-09 11:27 AM |
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Last time I checked there weren't any laws in the U.S. limiting the number of children |
Hello_Kitty |
Jan-29-09 11:31 AM |
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On the other hand, we have in this thread people complaining because |
hedgehog |
Jan-29-09 12:04 PM |
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What the hell are you babbling about? |
Hello_Kitty |
Jan-29-09 12:09 PM |
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Some have suggested 1. that the doctor was asked to supply |
hedgehog |
Jan-29-09 01:04 PM |
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No kidding |
Book Lover |
Jan-29-09 11:34 AM |
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The Right To Choose. . . |
ProfessorGAC |
Jan-29-09 11:34 AM |
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Some people don't get that. |
Hello_Kitty |
Jan-29-09 11:37 AM |
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Will this be how the coservatives beat us? |
RandySF |
Jan-29-09 11:36 AM |
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Rent "Idiocracy" |
Mz Pip |
Jan-29-09 11:43 AM |
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Just think of all the garbage this family produces. Wow. n/t |
daggahead |
Jan-29-09 11:32 AM |
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Well, they still need to make 5 more before beating the Duggars. Hey, there's an idea: |
Deja Q |
Jan-29-09 11:37 AM |
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Make it a reality show, and I think it could happen! n/t |
daggahead |
Jan-29-09 11:39 AM |
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Thinking of the mountain of disposable diapers alone they'll generate is staggering. n/t |
catzies |
Jan-29-09 03:55 PM |
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I'm keeping my opinion to myself. |
flvegan |
Jan-29-09 11:37 AM |
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it's environmental rape. |
stuntcat |
Jan-29-09 11:38 AM |
#46 |
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I love VHEMT |
Hello_Kitty |
Jan-29-09 11:40 AM |
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WTF? Seriously? WTF? |
Marrah_G |
Jan-29-09 11:40 AM |
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WTF? Seriously? WTF? |
RandySF |
Jan-29-09 11:45 AM |
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Wow, for a second I thought the title said "Octopus Mom". |
tanyev |
Jan-29-09 11:45 AM |
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On another board with this news |
chatnoir |
Jan-31-09 01:32 PM |
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She lives with her parents!?! Okay I'm sorry but I'm going to judge her. |
Hello_Kitty |
Jan-29-09 11:47 AM |
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Giving the "Duggers" some serious competition... another Reality Show in the making.. |
Blaze Diem |
Jan-29-09 11:54 AM |
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Unbelievable. And where is the father in this? |
asdjrocky |
Jan-29-09 11:59 AM |
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I know a man who is the 13th of 14 children |
undeterred |
Jan-29-09 11:59 AM |
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14 one at a time is very different |
Marrah_G |
Jan-29-09 12:03 PM |
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And Republicans have the right to call all Democrats "baby killers" |
undeterred |
Jan-29-09 12:13 PM |
#78 |
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Yes. |
Marrah_G |
Jan-29-09 12:58 PM |
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And here I thought that being "pro-choice" |
undeterred |
Jan-29-09 01:00 PM |
#106 |
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No- being pro-choice means respecting others legal rights |
Marrah_G |
Jan-29-09 01:23 PM |
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"I also told her she was fucked up and should consider getting fixed." |
undeterred |
Jan-29-09 01:32 PM |
#127 |
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She should consider getting fixed and I'd tell her the same thing if she were my friend |
Hello_Kitty |
Jan-29-09 02:05 PM |
#132 |
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Well... |
Marrah_G |
Jan-29-09 02:37 PM |
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Absolutely |
Marrah_G |
Jan-29-09 02:33 PM |
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The problem is that it's hard to find a doctor who will do a tubal on you before age 35 |
Hello_Kitty |
Jan-29-09 02:00 PM |
#131 |
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I had one at age 23 |
Marrah_G |
Jan-29-09 02:35 PM |
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Oh I definitely agree she should get fixed. |
Hello_Kitty |
Jan-29-09 02:41 PM |
#142 |
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Amen. nt |
Lorien |
Jan-29-09 12:34 PM |
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The ones I knew growing up did depend on government support |
Lorien |
Jan-29-09 12:34 PM |
#80 |
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The older kids get stuck raising the younger ones. |
Hello_Kitty |
Jan-29-09 12:40 PM |
#88 |
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Oh I'm sure those kids will be getting government support. |
Hello_Kitty |
Jan-29-09 12:38 PM |
#85 |
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I had a friend years ago who was in a family of 14 kids. She wound up living in a convent |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
Jan-29-09 12:43 PM |
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Oh but we mustn't criticize people's "choices" |
Hello_Kitty |
Jan-29-09 12:48 PM |
#98 |
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For all we know... |
Stargazer09 |
Jan-29-09 12:03 PM |
#71 |
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for all we know |
leftchick |
Jan-29-09 01:22 PM |
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Judging from the weight of most of the infants if they make it it'll be a miracle |
Hello_Kitty |
Jan-29-09 02:07 PM |
#134 |
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Maybe |
Stargazer09 |
Jan-29-09 03:27 PM |
#154 |
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I had fertility treatments for five years |
leftchick |
Jan-29-09 04:07 PM |
#158 |
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I understand your point of view |
Stargazer09 |
Jan-29-09 04:41 PM |
#160 |
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If she tried to keep that many cats, they'd take them away. |
Junkdrawer |
Jan-29-09 12:05 PM |
#73 |
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lol right? |
stuntcat |
Jan-29-09 12:09 PM |
#76 |
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OK, that was funny... |
TwilightGardener |
Jan-29-09 12:22 PM |
#79 |
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Ha! so true. Is there a baby hoarding syndrome? |
Lorien |
Jan-29-09 12:35 PM |
#82 |
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Yes, there is |
LostinVA |
Jan-29-09 02:50 PM |
#146 |
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Thanks Junkdrawer, you have put a BIG smile on my face |
slackmaster |
Jan-30-09 09:21 AM |
#165 |
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Ugh, sick people |
Sultana |
Jan-29-09 12:06 PM |
#75 |
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Where are the authorities taking away the medical license of any doctor... |
LynneSin |
Jan-29-09 12:39 PM |
#86 |
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I thought women are advised to only keep 2 |
Sultana |
Jan-29-09 12:53 PM |
#99 |
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the anti-choicers got their hands in that one |
LynneSin |
Jan-29-09 01:00 PM |
#104 |
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That was the McCaughey family... |
colinmom71 |
Jan-29-09 04:11 PM |
#159 |
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it's not a clown car... |
rucky |
Jan-29-09 12:35 PM |
#83 |
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That pic gets me every time |
Sultana |
Jan-29-09 01:20 PM |
#121 |
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the children are born into servitude |
Dukkha |
Jan-29-09 12:41 PM |
#89 |
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Why would CBSnews think how many children this woman has is our business? |
RB TexLa |
Jan-29-09 12:42 PM |
#90 |
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it's our business if our tax dollars have to support them, & also b/c of their use of resources |
ima_sinnic |
Jan-29-09 01:11 PM |
#116 |
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Well, it is pretty amazing! |
dancingAlone |
Jan-29-09 07:32 PM |
#162 |
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14 mouths to feed good luck with that. |
bdamomma |
Jan-29-09 12:46 PM |
#94 |
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What the hell was she thinking??? |
onefreespiritedchick |
Jan-29-09 12:59 PM |
#103 |
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Is that a birth canal or the Holland Tunnel? |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Jan-29-09 01:10 PM |
#114 |
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LOL |
sfexpat2000 |
Jan-29-09 02:07 PM |
#133 |
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See, this is why I will NEVER have kids. |
Natalya Slosky |
Jan-29-09 01:12 PM |
#118 |
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right..? |
stuntcat |
Jan-29-09 01:25 PM |
#124 |
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I agree 100% |
Hello_Kitty |
Jan-29-09 01:37 PM |
#128 |
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Tie the tubes sister |
fchurch66 |
Jan-29-09 02:09 PM |
#135 |
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It's not a miracle when it's drug-induced |
LostinVA |
Jan-29-09 02:51 PM |
#147 |
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i smell a tv deal. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-29-09 02:41 PM |
#143 |
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I listened to the CBS clip and it mentioned the woman lives with her |
Gin |
Jan-29-09 02:57 PM |
#149 |
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Damn |
guitar man |
Jan-29-09 02:59 PM |
#150 |
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arghh...I was annoyed by some of the criticism against her at first, but now... ehnn |
Regret My New Name |
Jan-29-09 03:01 PM |
#151 |
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I am surely blessed. Had mine the 'old fashioned' way. eom |
Fire1 |
Jan-29-09 03:10 PM |
#153 |
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So did I. |
dancingAlone |
Jan-29-09 07:39 PM |
#163 |
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14? |
Luna_C_06 |
Jan-29-09 05:29 PM |
#161 |
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Get Out... |
4 t 4 |
Jan-29-09 07:40 PM |
#164 |
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