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Sixteen children
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Mauatthecoast | Report | 12 Jan 2013 11:59 |
and still counting........ |
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Sharron | Report | 12 Jan 2013 12:06 |
I did. Wish I had been one of that family. |
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Mauatthecoast | Report | 12 Jan 2013 12:13 |
Hi Sharron yes it certainly showed how much those parents loved their children and interesting to learn that both parents were adopted when young. |
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GlitterBaby | Report | 12 Jan 2013 12:19 |
Decided not to watch as I thought I would be shouting at the screen about the number of children. |
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Janet | Report | 12 Jan 2013 12:20 |
I watched most of it and was glad I wasn't that Grandma being called upon to help out, but in fairness to the family there seemed to be a lot of love and care there.-jl |
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Kay???? | Report | 12 Jan 2013 12:29 |
I did and give 100% credit to them,,,,,,what a lovely family to be brought up in,,,,,children were just wonderful and couldnt have had more lovely parents. |
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Mauatthecoast | Report | 12 Jan 2013 12:38 |
I assumed the same GB but was pleasantly surprised. |
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Kay???? | Report | 12 Jan 2013 13:04 |
There are some lovely households with a good splattering of children.....on benifits,,,,,,,I'm just glad this family hasnt give any cause to be labled scroungers because of their large family. |
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DazedConfused | Report | 12 Jan 2013 13:12 |
If I recall this is now the 2nd programme to show this family. |
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Mauatthecoast | Report | 12 Jan 2013 13:51 |
yes PP I received no family allowance when my first was born in 1963......then given for our second child (through Nat.Ins.) |
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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond | Report | 13 Jan 2013 04:46 |
This is the second film I have seen about this family, and I was impressed by the love around them all but it was very obvious to me that some of the children did feel things were going too far and felt a bit left out. The father must work very hard, getting up so early to go to the bakery and then back to help get the children ready for school etc, then back again to work. Let's hope the stress doesn't make him ill. There was very little time between the last two babies and again, it makes you wonder how much longer the woman's body can keep producing healthy children without cost to herself. They certainly have a nice home, a smart kitchen and nice things. They get a large sum in child benefit but I wonder if the new benefit rules will apply to them, and cause their income to drop, due to their current income. |
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Dermot | Report | 13 Jan 2013 08:36 |
Encouraging news items are very rare & this programme was very entertaining. |
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Diane | Report | 13 Jan 2013 08:43 |
Just watched it on my laptop, they are an amazing couple and all credit to them coping so well and the kids are a great bunch of kids, any parent would be proud to have them. |
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Mauatthecoast | Report | 13 Jan 2013 10:51 |
Good morning :-) |
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ButtercupFields | Report | 13 Jan 2013 10:55 |
Good morning Mau <3 I didn't see the programme but it reminds me of an aunt of mine who had 11 children. She said they were no problem, each one brought the other one up! |
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Mauatthecoast | Report | 13 Jan 2013 11:03 |
and good morning to you BC <3 lovely to see you :-D |
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