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‘All I’ve ever wanted is twins or triplets. It’s my biggest wish, and I’m going to keep trying until I do it.’It would be fantastic. In fact, I won’t stop trying until I’ve done it. I love having babies – it’s the most wonderful thing in the world.’
I found this article on DailyMail.co.uk mentioning some crazy lady who might just be our next Nadya Suleman. Sarah Foss wants a set of twins so bad she’s willing to continue popping buns out of her oven until she gets them. Right now she’s up to 14 children with no end in sight.
It began when Sarah became pregnant with her firstborn Patrick. Then she was uncomfortable with the birthing process and swore she would never have another child. 10 years later, she got over that fear and has given birth to an average of one child per year.
Currently she accepts £50,000 in benefits and gets £4,200 in tax credits and family allowance monthly. Sarah and her live-in man, Stephen, share a three bedroom apartment with their bevy of children – the eldest Patrick excluded. She says that most of the children sleep on airbeds and cots because there isn’t enough space for more conventional sleeping arrangements.She takes care of business on the home front while Stephen works as a canal boat builder. Their list of expenses runs on for miles with a price tag to match.
All this just for a set of twins.
Reading the article, this woman’s life sound more like a nightmare than a dream come true. Her tone from the interview sounds happy, as she cheerily describes the mountains of work involved with running such a crowded household and the astronomical amounts of money it takes to keep the family going.
On top of it all, as if her poor kids weren’t going to be teased enough when they got to high school, check out the names they have given the children (along with the parents explanation of why/where the name came from):
Patrick – named after Sara’s grandmother’s surname of Patrick
Stephen – after his doting dad, Stephen
Malachai – after a character in the horror film, Children of the Corn
Peppermint – after Sara started craving mints during her fourth pregnancy
Echo – after a group of eco-campaigners who Stephen met during a job at work
Eli – another character in the 1984 film Children of the Corn
Rogue – a character in the film X-Men
Frodo – hobbit in Lord of the Rings
Morpheus – a character in film, The Matrix, staring Keanu Reeves
Artemis – book character, Artemis Fowl, an obnoxious teenage criminal
Blackbird – named after a gathering of blackbirds which flew onto Sara’s lawn
Baudelaire – named after the Baudelaire orphans which featured in Lemony Snicket’s film A Series of Unfortunate Events
Voorhees – named after serial killer, Jason Voorhees in the horror movie, Friday The 13th
Very nice read, some valid points were made. (This isn’t some dumb spam reply either, I’m a real follower.)