 Re: The Duggars 17th baby is due this week!!!
Originally Posted by mommyof6kids  "Children are not expensive, Lifestyles are expensive" | Assuming only 8 of their kids go to college, then, in todays dollars, it would cost them approximately $416k (assuming 4 year public college). Assuming only 8 of their kids need braces $40k. This is above and beyond the compound size home they live in, the hot water, electricity, garbage they generate, the expensive vans they need to get around; ect...
Don't get me wrong, I think big families are great. And if I had started earlier in life, I would have wanted 5-6 kids. And really I guess its politically incorrect to say a certain number is too many or too few...but I think when someone hits an even dozen, they might want to look at what is motivating them. And I think there reaches a point (I personally think that the Duggers reached that point a few children ago), where it is just impossible to give each child the individual attention they they need.
I think someone here at HCW (maybe summermay ?) came from a very large family. I'd be very curious as to what # child she was & the pros and cons of coming from such a large family (if she choses to share with us).
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