I am 100% against taking kids away from their biological families without the family’s permission, unless there is severe abuse/neglect. People don’t realize that the family separation is often more traumatizing than the abuse/neglect itself, so we need to re-think the knee-jerk reaction of “have the state take the kids away” at every turn.
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My statement was not a knee-jerk reaction at every turn. Even you will have to admit this is a way, way, WAY unusual situation.
Let’s see, one person has 14 children under 10. I’m not even sure you can get a daycare license for that ratio!
If seven of those just born were up for adoption, there would be no trauma since those babies are in incubators and have not spent a day with their biological mom.
I don’t think this mother should be rewarded for making a selfish decision like having 8 more kids! If they are taken away by the state, the next woman to think about a similar stunt will likely think twice. If your counterpoint is that she is mentally unstable (likely IMO), that is even MORE reason, not LESS reason, to have the state intervene.
There is absolutely no way that this Mom can care for 14 young children on her own. I’ve been around large families – do you know what happens? The older kids end up raising the younger kids.
