After 14 sons, couple welcomes a baby girl

[Robert59]

Jay and Kateri Schwandt are celebrating the birth of their first daughter, Maggie Jayne, who is the only girl out of 14 brothers.
Source: CNN

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2020/...-llr.cnn/video/playlists/atv-trending-videos/

 

[Aunt Marg]

The expense of it all, I simply do not know how any family can afford such.

 

[StarSong]

Good grief.

 

[Butterfly]

Someone should seriously discuss the wonders of birth control with those folks.

 

[fmdog44]

Snip it! Snip it!

 

[win231]

That took a lot of........work.
Maybe they were trying to outdo Octomom.

 

[PamfromTx]

Holy cow!

 

[fuzzybuddy]

You wonder after the birth of the 11th son, the couple might have been willing to settle for one of the boys being gay?

 

[StarSong]

You wonder after the birth of the 11th son, the couple might have been willing to settle for one of the boys being gay?

With 15 children odds are pretty good that at least one will indeed be gay.

All joking aside, when I see stories like these I get a little outraged at their lack of social responsibility. Our planet is overcrowded already, some resources are getting scarce, and this couple decides to have 15 children?

 

[Aunt Marg]

With 15 children odds are pretty good that at least one will indeed be gay.

All joking aside, when I see stories like these I get a little outraged at their lack of social responsibility. Our planet is overcrowded already, some resources are getting scarce, and this couple decides to have 15 children?

I wonder just how much help from family the couple received over the years.

 

[Buckeye]

God bless them all.

 

[Knight]

more to the story.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news... a master's degree,Thomas M Cooley Law School.

Oldest is 28 so it's not like there are tots needing constant care.

 

[JustBonee]

If this last baby hadn't been a girl, I wonder how many more times they would have tried before giving up?

 

[Aunt Marg]

more to the story.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/06/michigan-schwandt-family-14-sons-daughter#:~:text=Kateri holds a master's degree,Thomas M Cooley Law School.

Oldest is 28 so it's not like there are tots needing constant care.

Thanks for the mention, Knight.

 

[Aunt Marg]

If this last baby hadn't been a girl, I wonder how many more times they would have tried before giving up?

Excellent point, Bonnie.

 

[JustBonee]

more to the story.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/06/michigan-schwandt-family-14-sons-daughter#:~:text=Kateri holds a master's degree,Thomas M Cooley Law School.

Oldest is 28 so it's not like there are tots needing constant care.

At least they have a 200 acre farm!

 

[Pepper]

If this last baby hadn't been a girl, I wonder how many more times they would have tried before giving up?

Did they say they gave up?

 

[Knight]

At least they have a 200 acre farm!

And obviously not depending on social welfare programs to raise their children.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I have to feel for Kateri. By this time, she ought to be able drop a kid during the commercials.

 

[Phoenix]

I wonder just how much help from family the couple received over the years.

I would run away and hide.

 

[Aunt Marg]

I would run away and hide.

How come?

 

[Lewkat]

If they were all single pregnancies, my heart goes out to this woman. But then again it must have been alright with her. That baby's face is a mess and I wonder why.

 

[Tish]

Good God, I would have quit by #3.
How on Earth do they deal with daily living expenses?

 

[Aunt Marg]

Good God, I would have quit by #3.
How on Earth do they deal with daily living expenses?

I know, it would be staggering.

With grocery prices at what they are, we spend roughly $800-$1000 a month on food, and that's just for two of us.

 

[Sassycakes]

I can't even imagine giving birth 15x's. She must really be a very strong person. Can you imagine how many months she was pregnant to have 15 kids? I had a hard enough time having 2 children.