Yes, that is a sad choice of a word. Try "blessed." But this is consistent with today's contraceptive country with 1.7 children and 4 times as many pets as kids. On the other extreme, I have a energetic working 63 year old Costa Rican neighbor, whose kids work as well, who is the youngest of 18 kids by one mom, who herself was one of 24 children, all from one (very busy) mom. And most all of whom he said lived to about 90 years old! Glory to God.
Yes a poor choice. I think the tone of the article was admiring, and I think the choice of “infesting” was intended more to convey that this woman was dealing with extenuating circumstance that maybe the author or someone else would consider extreme, but one with she handled rather routinely.
Years ago when I told my manager at the time that we were expecting our third or fourth child (I can’t remember which) looked at me like I had lobsters crawling out of my ears and asked, “What are you thinking??!!” What little respect I had for her then ended right there.
Wow! Not just “blessed,” but Biblical-level Blessed!