Recently, there has been a surge in reality TV shows about ridiculously large families, such as Jon and Kate Plus 8: tlc.discovery.com/tv/jon-and-kate/jon-and-kate.html, Table for 12: tlc.discovery.com/tv/table-for-12/table-for-12.html, and 18 Kids and counting: tlc.discovery.com/tv/18-kids-and-counting/duggar-family.html. Further, you have Octomom: www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/02/octomom-erupts-video-showdown-with-her-mom-over-babies.php. These families are massive, to the point of there being no fucking way to raise the children without some level of serious neglect. Three of these families have reality shows, where you see all the pretty, happy, candyfloss bullshit without any of the real stress of raising children... And the Duggar family is STILL SPAWNING. To these families and all others like them I say the following: IT'S A VAGINA, NOT A CLOWN CAR!!! Quit FUCKING, and let's figure out this whole FOOD/AIR deal first, then figure out how to care for the children you have. AND STOP FUCKING. I mean, "Be fruitful and multiply," yadda yadda... If not for your reality show, you'd most likely be on government assistance of some sort.
And OCTOMOM??? Oh, holy... holy fuck. World-class Twatwaffle. 'Nuff said. I mean, you could write a book about the sheer number of issues she obviously has.
My sentiments on this matter say nothing of child exploitation, which TV shows covering these families really comes down to... If these families were not so large, no one would know who they are. I mean, the Goselins would be nobodies, as would the Duggars, and no one would really have an opinion one way or another on Octomom, either. These people are using their children as a fast ticket to fame, and I can only hope they have a much shorter fifteen minutes than they want. Imagine not only having too many siblings to really get proper attention from your parents but also having a TV producer, camera and sound crew surrounding you at all times. What do you think that would do to you? If you're lucky, you'll avoid ending up in a clocktower cuddling a rifle.
Lorelai and I have ONE child together. I am a father of four, but only Lizard lives with us. In some ways that should bother me, but in many it's a blessing. You see, Lizard will never have to feel like she's left out of anything children should be allowed to participate in because big brother/sister needs this/that. Now, I am certain that there are exceptions to every rule, but they are few and far between. I am the oldest of 6, and once we got to the point where there were 4 of us, we all for the most part ceased to exist because our parents couldn't handle us. This of course did not stop my parents from having 2 more. I have met families of even 8 who did not have that kind of problem, but I highly doubt there are many.
So if your family is that damned big, do us all a favor: STOP FUCKING AND DON'T USE YOUR KIDS FOR ATTENTION. Society and your children will thank you.
