Monday, September 24, 2007

TLC loves airing shows about 'unique' families. I've seen the Duggars, but they're pretty crazy. 17 kids and basically the mother is always pregnant. Fuck I can not even imagine that. Plus all of the kids names start with J... The mother explains it as "saying there's too many children is like saying there's too many flowers"

I just finished watching "Our 27 Kids". Now this family didn't seem so insane. The parents have 4 biological children and the rest are adopted. The 23 kids are either mentally or developmentally challenged. It was truly amazing to see something that seems so impossible. It was so heartwarming but incredibly sad at the same time. This 30 year old boy Jimmy had both down syndrome and autism and had no way of communication. The mom said she felt like there was a person deep inside of him that was trying to talk and reach out but the body just wasn't cooperating.