She’s an idiot for various reasons and this is just one of them.
I’m sorry, but having kids just so you have someone else to set a plate for at Thanksgiving is stupid. What is she going to do with it the other 354 days per year? She’d be better off with the aforementioned Chia Pet or cement front porch goose.
She has a 7 year old step-daughter who “doesn’t count” (her words, not mine).
That is a very ominous indication.