I'm literally amazed...

thats what you call a big family,,

17, going on 18. Why not?

When you get to those numbers you have your own babysitters. Giving birth must still be the most difficult bit but I'm fairly such than none were 'accidents'.

Go, girl, go.

I really dislike the idea of the older children being 'your own babysitter'. I'm the second oldest of five and the oldest girl, my parents also took in foster children. We sometimes fostered two babies at a time. I was my mom's babysitter I didn't mind at first but I grew to resent it very much. My mom was ill most of the time so along with looking after the littler ones I had the housework as a responsibility too. If mom wants babies good for her but she should remember they are hers not her other childre's babies.