Post by snow on Apr 18, 2014 10:11:14 GMT -5
The 'quiverful' mentality is taking off in many young fundamentalist families these days. My nieces and nephews from my one sister are quiverful families. I am rapidly becoming a great aunt over and over. 4 all under the age of 7 in one family. 3 all under the age of 5. The last 2 girls got married a year ago and one has delivered and the other will be soon. They all toured and were musicians with a Christian Band and the band leaders are a couple that have just had their 10th child. Their oldest just got married and all the kids play and sing in the Band. They also all home school, don't believe in evolution and believe the end is soon.
The only family I know personally is the one I just mentioned that have 10 children now and counting. Their oldest is married now a couple of years and their youngest is 2 for she didn't have them all at one time, but still... This woman does amaze me. She has more energy than anyone I have ever met. But her older kids do an awful lot. Her oldest daughter is never seen without one of her younger brothers or sisters on her hip. She has done just as much mothering. Also these people are Saskatchewan grain farmers in the summer and spend the rest of the year in a huge motor home touring in the States and Canada singing in churches all over the place. They took my nephew and nieces with them in the band to be musicians, but also help as babysitters. When they travel they billet out the kids in whatever town they are in. I don't know how they move in the MH with them all for travelling though. When I was in Quartzsite 2 years ago, I was walking back from the laundry and there they were in their mh just pulling in for the night. They were singing at a Quartzsite church that night and then on to Yuma the next day. The parents always appear upbeat and totally in love with their lifestyle. It sure wouldn't be my choice but it works for them. The kids never did any college after grade 12 and they had to home school being on the road all the time. Seems to work for them.
That is what is so great about this existence. There is a way of life for everyone to experience something different!!