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Originally Posted by Sundae
And I don't believe a child with more than 10 siblings can really get a decent amount of love and guidance from their parents. In the past they would have had it from their older siblings (my Grandmother was effectively a parent to her younger siblings from the age of 12) but that is not the way of the world now. If the siblings demur, what happens then?
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I dunno, watching the special I was pretty convinced that these are children who march in a line flawlessly. The whole house ran like a well-oiled machine, and everyone participated in large-scale organized chores (which they referred to as the child's "jurisdiction," as in, laundry is John and Janice's jurisdiction, while daily cooking is Jocelyn and Jacob and Jared's jurisdiction.) They had video interviews where even the younger kids talked clearly and thoughtfully about morality and a responsibility to help others and all that.
But as to whether each child can really get enough love or attention in this setup, I have no idea. I'd suspect not, which is why I wouldn't really want to be part of their family, myself. But they are most definitely getting guidance and discipline. It reminds me of my mom's friend who adopted a daughter from a large orphanage in Russia. For the first several months, the little girl kept following behind her new mother, cleaning up after her and even doing stuff like washing the floors and asking where the toilet brush was. It became obvious later that she also had emotional neglect issues, but she was very, very self-disciplined.