Steve and I have finally done it! We’ve come up with a way for us to get our own house! It was hearing this story that gave us the inspiration. I noted that we’ve heard this type of thing before. A woman has a litter of kids after undergoing fertility treatment and suddenly help is coming out of the woodwork.
So, I figure what we need to do is join a close-knit Evangelical church, get pregnant with 4 to 7 kids, and wait for the church to build us a new house! It’s brilliant! It’s also probably the only way we can afford a house in northern California.
Honestly, when I first heard this story on CNN they started by saying that the 5 babies were born in 3 minutes. I couldn’t help but picture the mother as a giant gumball machine. Steve says he thought of the Catholic woman in The Meaning of Life.
Seems kinda extreme to me! These days you only have to PRETEND you are expecting 4-7 kids and people will help you. they got caught though!
Interesting how quickly my brilliant idea can turn into a terrible one!
For those unfamiliar with the story alluded to above (as I was), a Missouri couple claimed to have given birth to sextuplets and the gifts came pouring in. It just came out that it was a scam. Surreal!