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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up in an area where there was a religious sect that believed in having as many children as possible as the goal was to birth the next 'perfect' person. I have no idea what faith they actually were - it had something to do wit Poland..or Sweden..or Europe somewhere!! There were about 7 or 8 families that I went to school with, each having having 12-22 kids.

I spent some time at their houses and they were super organized and chaotic at the same time. There were definitely lots of chores and family responsibility. I do think some of the older girls grumbled at the amount of childcare they did and the boys at the amount of farm work they did.

Interestingly while the sect seems to have disintegrated, the families have stayed close. It can't have been that bad as many have gone on to have large families of their own - but more in the6-8 kid range. Probably feels small to them. If facebook is any judge, they seem very happy, have fun filled get together and are no worse for wear having grown up in huge families. [/quote]

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