Yes, it’s true; I didn’t read this while I was checking out at the grocery store. A lady in Indonesia gave birth to a 19 lb. baby boy. The child is named “Great” which is probably what his mother said when her doctor told her she would be having a cesarean. The mother says that she is not able to keep up with the feeding because the “Great” is nursing almost constantly. Maybe they should call Sheyla Hershey, with her world record 38KKK breasts; she could provide a little “special K” or “KKK”.
Also this week, a pregnant woman in Arkansas was told by her doctor that 2 ½ weeks after finding out they were pregnant, that she has conceived again. Both babies have different due dates. Now I’m not sure if fertility drugs were involved, but if not, she’s like a coke machine, (you put your money in and your getting a coke) unless something gets wedged in there or something. That might be what happen with “Great”. He might have been hangin’ out in there snacking until something jarred him loose.
Is there something in the water? Is this the sign of the “end of days?” There were the twins, one with black hair and brown eyes while the other is blonde and blue eyes. What about the 70 yo woman that gave birth to twins? The big one is the lady that had fraternal twins who are actually half brothers because each was conceived by different fathers.
What ever happened to one mother, one father, and one baby? Is that too much to ask for these days? I had both of my girls the conventional way. They are what some people call “Irish twins” because they were born 11 months apart, but they don’t have brothers their age. Nor were they a freshman in high school when they were born. I can honestly say there were no surprises, just two wonderful babies.
So how ‘bout we step away from the fertility drugs. Let’s not have anymore elderly getting the Aricept mixed up with the granddaughter’s fertility meds. We live in a world where we have more children than we can care for now. The money that they are spending to get pregnant could feed a large community in Somalia or Ethiopia.
I am with you on this one. I really wonder at it all sometimes; and my thoughts are generally not very favourable towards those who choose to have loads of kids, or (pet peeve alert) those who have children and expect the government (read tax payer) to support them.
I don’t have children; it wasn’t a choice initially, but I am glad I don’t have children and if I had a choice now, I’d choose not to have one. Of course, much of that attitude comes from living in England, where they still seem to think they need to reward (thus encourage) young women for breeding.(Here being a single-mother on benefits is considered a career choice.) I guess they haven’t noticed 1) they aren’t in a position to conquer the world anymore 2) the world is over-populated already 3) this is an ISLAND and 4) the number of tax-payers to single-non-working-mums has reached the point where we (the tax payer) can’t earn enough to support both them and us. (ohhhh see I started a rant there….)
Oh,and I’m an Irish twin as well. My only full-blooded sibling (out of 15 halves and adopteds) was born 10 months after me.
Okay, I can hear the man in the white coat calling; time to go back into my little padded room! xx
Very funny stuff Jake. Firstly, I (man in the white coat) could talk you into the padded room, so there would be no struggle, secondly, you make some really good points. I think that having a child these days is a much more difficult decision to make. Financially, you can never really afford them. Emotionally, they will suck every bit of your soul….LMAO. Now I sound like I’m ranting! But anyway, I see so many parents that are poor parents that their should be a license that you have to obtain to have them.