美国夫妇生养18名子女不嫌多
<p><span word="Kelly">Kelly</span> <span word="Bates">Bates</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> 18 <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="twins">twins</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="C">C</span>-<span word="sections">sections</span> <span word="and">and</span> 14 <span word="drug">drug</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="births">births</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="not">not</span>。</p><p><span word="But">But</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unimaginable">unimaginable</span> <span word="logistics">logistics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 44-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="Tennessee">Tennessee</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="praying">praying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="boys">boys</span>。</p><p><span word="Kelly">Kelly</span> <span word="said">said</span>: “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>。”</p><p><span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="is">is</span> 22 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> 11 <span word="months">months</span>。</p><p>庞大的贝兹家庭</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bates">Bates</span>' <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="evangelical">evangelical</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="control">control</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="size">size</span> - <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>。</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="have">have</span> 18. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> - <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="three">three</span>,” <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Gil">Gil</span>。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span>, <span word="however">however</span>。</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="miscarriages">miscarriages</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="Kelly">Kelly</span> <span word="opt">opt</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="uterus">uterus</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Bates">Bates</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="scale">scale</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> 4,000-<span word="square">square</span>-<span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="bedrooms">bedrooms</span>. <span word="Eight">Eight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>, <span word="share">share</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bedroom">bedroom</span>。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="family">family</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="laundry">laundry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="washers">washers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="driers">driers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rails">rails</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loft">loft</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shirts">shirts</span>, <span word="pants">pants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="T">T</span>-<span word="shirts">shirts</span> - <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>-<span word="wateringly">wateringly</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="underwear">underwear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="socks">socks</span>。</p>
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