Arkansas Couple Welcomes 17th Child
Friday, August 3rd, 2007I heard this story on the radio this morning, while the DJ was reading off those ridiculous things that happen around the good ol’ US of A.
I am not sure how I felt about this. I think I remember a little bit of rolling over and a hint of eye rolling. I do have my opinions, but more importantly, I have some questions.
1. How many children is too many children?
2. Is there a little “Natural Resources” problem on this planet?
3. 17 kids – Is the body really made for this sort of thing?
I know that there are all different kinds of thoughts about this kind of thing. I know that in my part of the country, this sort of lifestyle is frowned upon. Perhaps in other places, this is the cool thing to do. Maybe?
The story said that this family has gone through 90,000 diapers. C’mon, that can’t be true. No municipality in the great nation would let that happen, right? Is there a limit on how much garbage a household can toss in the landfills, or can anyone just keep contributing and contributing and contributing and contributing and contributing and…
