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Originally Posted by byumommy
I think that story is a hoax. You would have more singletons than multiple births based on statistics. Its statistically impossible to birth 69 children with no singletons.
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It's not statistically impossible, but the odds are
exceeeeeeeeeeedingly rare.
It's like the recent statistic which says that 100% of the US population will be overweight by 2030 (or something like that). It doesn't mean that there will be no one who is not overweight, but that the percentage will be something like .0001% - still will exist, but statistically rare.
Or the person with an IQ of 190. It's technically possible, but the odds are about ten billion to one.
That said, I think the statistics are so incredibly rare on that one (I'm sure someone could compute them; shoot, I could, but I'm just not going to
) that it wouldn't surprise me if it were made up.
Now, as for me and mine, I think I'd have to say that MY limit would probably be six.
Yes, you see two children in my siggy.
Yes, my dh has had a vasectomy.
HE is done at two. So, I'm done with him and I see wonderful positives to being done. That said, my limit would probably be six.
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Louisburg Cider Mill
October 2009
"Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law?
Jesus said until him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment.
And, the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
On these two commandments have all the law and the prophets."
Matthew 22:36-40