Posted on 05/27/2024 11:57:10 AM PDT by nwrep
Malcolm and Simone Collins with Octavian George, four, Torsten Savage, two, and Titan Invictus, one – in Pennsylvania.
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They are the poster children of the pronatalist movement, on a mission to save humanity by having as many babies as possible.
This is not Quiverfull, the fundamentalist Christian belief that large families are a blessing from God. The Collinses are atheists; they believe in science and data, studies and research.
Every decision the Collinses make is backed by data. “Nominative determinism is a heavily studied field,” Malcolm tells me, when I ask about his children’s names. “Girls that have gender neutral names are more likely to have higher paying careers and get Stem degrees.” Names like Titan and Industry are much more than gender neutral, I say.
Simone was a “mistake baby”, the child of hippies (she has two half siblings from her father’s previous polyamorous marriage; her mother was their babysitter, she says). “I was always the black sheep in the family. They were very, ‘Go out, experiment.’
The “number one pronatalist policy position,” he tells me, is for governments to make it easier for women to work from home and have flexible hours. The Collinses believe in childcare, but not maternity leave. She will have the day of her C-section off “because of the drugs”, but will take work calls from hospital the day after. She tells me it’s because she’s “bored out of my mind” when she’s stuck with a newborn. In what they hope will be the beginning of political careers for both of them, Simone is running for Pennsylvania state government as a Republican. The primary is two weeks after she’s due to give birth.
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The productive middle and working classes need to have more babies who will grow up to help hold civilization together.
We should also stop subsidizing welfare babies.
Good for them, but what’s with the glasses?!?
May the kiddos, like the O’Hares’, get converted.
Their children look fine, all three healthy, well dressed and happy looking. That’s the most important part.
As for the parents, they seem to make an odd couple.
I’m left wondering how someone who looks like Pee Wee Herman can father all those kids.
Well, as they say, don’t judge a book by it’s cover. The both love those thick, heavy eyeglasses. I suspect, before the kids reach age 8, this couple will have revised their rigidly structured, ‘proven’ scientific views on raising children. Good luck to this family.
Widespread abortion and birth control has led to the dismantling of Western culture.
Slapping a 2 year old across the face instead of training it how to behave....or to know one of the basics of parenting which is you don’t take children under 5 out to resturaunt for supper.
These people use screens to pacify their kids. They are clueless.
Worrisome if others take their parenting advice.
Lefty windshields
Oh, are they the same parents from that ‘slapping’ story?
I didn’t know. I saw the headline on another site earlier today, but have not read it yet.
The first wave of comedy writers from Saturday Night Live, would have had a complete field day, creating parodies of this couple. It would be so easy to do.
They claim they are right wing.
Looks like a wonderful family. Over the years I’ve heard women say that they were the smartest and that they were the ones obligated to have large families to pass on those genes. Then, later, they were castigated for having large families.
It seems everyone has opinions on should they or shouldn’t they. This type of family at least won’t be on welfare.
But their “big data” is sure going to have an impact on those poor little ones. Hope they get good nicknames early.
I’d vote for them.
Me too, Mairdie. Happy Memorial Day.
And I claim to be the world’s richest.
Haven’t seen anything else. These people have some good ideas but their self involvement and lack of parenting skills is troubling.
Happy that we had people of the caliber of those who joined the service, whether or not they gave everything for their country.
Good to see you, nwrep.
NP with them or their kids, as long as they don’t follow that “gentle parenting” cr@p.
You got a link
“The Collinses are atheists; they believe in science and data, studies and research.”
Cause no Christian ever believed or believes in that gruff? Over and over again bias refuses to sit down and shut up.
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