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“Back in myyyy day…” (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 14 points 3 months ago* (8 children)

~~You are most likely right, but given there are trad wife's now adays, it isn't impossible that some women wanted that. And unless there are more specific information from her family on her choices, chances are, we will never know. And as much as I don't want to deny past sexual violence, I also don't want to deny agency. ~~

After writing it I realize it is a shit opinion because even the most trad wifeliest today, with more resources and healthcare do not go for so many children. And I now agree with you fully.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago* (3 children)

    My ex's best friend is one of.. 11? 12? I forgot. Probably more by now. Both parents of that family are weird but as far as I can tell it's mostly the mom who wants more but... I'm not entirely sure if she actually wants more children or she just likes getting parental pay which is 18 months in this country. On 12 kids that's 18 years that she hasn't had to go to work. Don't think the woman in the picture got 18 months

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Not sure if she can stay employed so long. I am not sure if you can Irish twins your parental leave indefinitely,

    I couldn't imagine an employer paying her for 18 years of parental leave.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago* (3 children)

    Yeah it's not even so much how many children she has here (even though that's an issue all on it's own obviously), it's how close they are in age.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    kind of both Irish twins are not rare among every society, but having to move my mouse pointer to count so many children so close together it.

    Although I am willing to bet a photo with cousins too rather than just one set of siblings. because I don't want to belief that said family is even possible.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    My grandmother had 16 children. It’s very possible and way more common back then.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    While doing genealogy research I found it quite common in rural norway in the 18th and 19th century for women to have a child every two years until their early to mid fifties. Sometimes they'd have as many as 18 children.

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