"It requires ‘blind trust’ in God in times of difficulty," Giroux said. "This is a difficult concept for a contracepting society where those today seek to control everything from the day they conceive to sometimes the very sex of their baby."
Mom looks happy. Dad looks bewildered.
A beautiful family!
May God bless and prosper them!
Dont take any money from the state and you can pump them out by the truckload for all I care.
I bet they’ll be getting hate mail and email from the anti-life/anti-child Leftists in short order. I’m sure they receive mean looks and probably get a few nasty verbal attacks when they are out in public from them, also.
I would be pleased to see this all across America. Someone needs to keep the population growing.
If it makes the left cringe, it must be good for America.
Lovely
“The article introduces readers to Larry, a high school teacher, and his wife Jen, a stay-at-home mom,”
Only gov’t workers can afford to have large families now.
Hmmm...when my wife gives birth to our third child in a few months, we’ll have three kids under the age of 4, but I cannot imagine 11 kids all under the age of 12.
I was oldest of 9 at age 15.
It’s not that big a deal......
He said, "well, we lived on a farm close to railroad tracks and every morning a train would pass at 4:30. It was too early for breakfast and too late to go back to sleep."
The father in that picture looks like he’s just written his suicide note. Just sayin’
When I was a kid there was a local family with thirteen children. Their last name was Baker, so we called them .... the Baker’s dozen.
Ping-a-ling
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The world needs more well raised children. Depending on God's mercy and protection while doing one's best is the secret for success in family life and all walks of life. Since this is the Washington Post, I wouldn't be surprised if they purposely picked an unflattering photo of the father. (Just sayin'...)
II recommend clicking the link and reading the whole article. Very encouraging.
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This is news?I grew up in an extended family of many Irish twins.
I'll be happy for my children to sustain me when I'm elderly!
It’s actually easier to raise good kids in a large family with tight means.
The kids have to grow up responsible. They don’t get indulged to death with material stuff. They don’t grow up thinking that they are the center of the universe or that the world owes them a living.
Parents have to use the ‘No’ word often to prevent absolute pandemonium.
Kids will know how to cook, how to do laundry and how to budget before they are out of high school.
They will also learn the difference between a ‘want’ and a ‘need’.
The older I get the more valuable my 9 siblings are to me.
When my Sister was dying with cancer..she never had a night spent in the hospital alone. Her husband never offered even once to stay. Her siblings were there day shift and night shift.
“I’m eldest- me just turning 60- in a family of 11 children!!!
Photos in the WAPO ( the WAPO!!!) article are priceless and indeed reminders. Mom had her brood of singles as well (as in no twins etc) inside 18 years. We thought that was something!
We did have a genetic oddity I think almost got us into the Guiness Book: 5 boys first followed by 4 girls (the poor first girl), then to boys. I’m fairly sure I encountered that the record was 5 boys then 5 girls.
Pray please for the health of my quite elderly parents who, thank God, remain in relatively good health.
I should add there are two other Catholic mothers of large broods (more than “eight is enough”) in this small town of 4000. They too have had remarkably good health, are not anywhere near overweight, look very well.
God is Good!