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shenmue

(38,598 posts) Wed Nov 19, 2014, 05:26 PM Nov 2014

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Move over, Duggars: Meet the family with 34 children... [View all]

http://www.today.com/parents/national-adoption-month-meet-couple-34-children-1D80298344?adbid=10152907114841350&adbpl=fb&adbpr=12566691349&cid=sm_fb_adobe_20141118_35807047

From the article:

Ask Jeane Briggs about her kids, and the conversation can last a long time, spanning many names and continents, and containing enough joy and heartache to fill several lifetimes.

That’s what happens when you’re a mom of 34 kids — five biological and 29 adopted.

Briggs and her husband Paul began adopting children almost 30 years ago, and they’re not done expanding their family yet.

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Move over, Duggars: Meet the family with 34 children... [View all] shenmue Nov 2014 OP

sounds like these folks have good hearts CatWoman Nov 2014 #1

Everyone needs a hobby. I collect stamps. n/t lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #2

They're happy and the children are happy and I suppose that's all that matters. BlueJazz Nov 2014 #3

Some people raise cattle. nt valerief Nov 2014 #4

29 of them adopted, I'm fine with that. The five by natural birth break my personal code. NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #5

Yup, hugely different than Duggars LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #6

Adopting rather than having many = more responsible than the Duggars, IMO. n/t Triana Nov 2014 #7

I thought so, too. shenmue Nov 2014 #8

Good for them...helping those in need while the Duggers are trying to prove they're rabbits... joeybee12 Nov 2014 #9

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