General Chat

9pm channel five...... and i thought four was enough!!!!!

Documentary about families with ten or more children. Among the stories featured are that of 25-year-old Kelly, who has six children with her partner Aubrey and also cares for his seven children from his previous marriage. Plus 45-year-old Dawna, who has been left to bring up 10 children alone after the death of her husband but still hopes to have more children with a future partner.

Think of the washing!!!!!! I have 4 aswel and the washing pile is ....................................................................... and the food bill In our town there is a lady with 13 kids....often see her in supermarket with 3 trollys!!!!

The lady with 13 may have been one of them on the programme! She wants another one & is 45! Her weekly shop was about £350 - that included 500 packs of crisps!!!! One of them had 2 washing machines & they only lasted a year as they were on the go the whole time! It's amazing really to me why you would want to many & not know when to stop! Penny

Totally irresponsible, are the words that came to my mind.

I have 3 & it's enough for me!! We can't call these people irresponsible IF they are bringing their children up correctly with love & good discipline. If they were allowing them to run riot on the street THAT would be irresponsible!! Ails x

Its really difficult to know what bring them up properly is coz like you say good manners is part of it BUT 500 packets of crisps is Bl**dy mad. And the couple who went on holiday are on benifits but had 2 cars .......not as old as mine!!!!! So to me its difficult to decide as an outsider if this amount are being brought up properly

You're right about the crisps!! I rarely buy them - especially after seeing the ad - if you eat a packet of crisps every day it is equivalent to drinking 5 litres of cooking oil each year!! She would be far better buying bags of apples or other fruit. Ails x

I came from a family of 4 which in them days was relatively small compared to my Anut's and Uncles mainly had 6 upwards my Grt Gran and Grandad had 21 and adopted 2 so ours was small and they all worked hard to keep them fed and clothed no state hand outs in them days, Lilxxx

Agree with Peter on this one it is totally irresponsible. Jean x.

Dont get me on crisps they also have MSG in and thats banned in the usa as is strips the gut!!!!!!!! the cost of them alone must be £72.00 !!!!!!!!!

Speaking as 1 of 15...... yes 15, and I'm not that old LOL My Dad worked his socks off to provide for us, we all had chores to do, to keep up with things in the house. We had good food, no crisps :) perhaps has a treat with a bottle of fizzy at the weekend, no colour tv, hand me down clothes.No state handouts either.I don't think we were under privilged either, lots of love from my Dad, who was mainly a single parent, good manners, respect and discipline. And I turned out ok..........I think :))

Well done your dad, Like I said its hard to say what is right and wtong about having this amount ....but if at the end you as an adult feel loved and looked after then well done the parents they did a good job