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How I made sure all 12 of my kids could pay for college themselves

• Gravityloss 13y ago
  Interesting. He didn't describe their motivations on having so many children.
  • d0100 13y ago
    I guess he had the money, the wife, and the disposition.
• cryoshon 13y ago
  This article starts off seeming as though it's really good, but quickly turns into a bit of a nightmare -- " Remember, for 15 years, she was either pregnant or just had a baby." nonwithstanding. I understand that having a prescribed system helps when you have a lot of kids around, but I really feel bad for the kids -- it seems as though every moment of their day was regimented in some way, and they had no idle time to introspect. I get that they were being taught "valuable life skills" etc, but I know for a fact I'd be a far less self-directed person if I'd been ushered from timeslot to timeslot throughout my childhood and adolescence.
  • frogpelt 13y ago
    You should probably contact the author and see how his kids are doing now that they are mostly grown. I imagine you would find self-directed adults making good decisions and having a generally positive impact on society. Children must have structure. And if you're going to bring 12 of them into the world, you are basically running a small army. If you lose the regimen, the kids start running the house. When the kids run the house, they usually become lousy adults. Of course exceptions do exist.