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Meet the 42-year-old Ghanaian mother with 20 children

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  • Zigs 23 hours ago

    Madam, this is gross irresponsibility. You can tell me you consciously gave to not 9 not 12 not 15 and not even 17 ...but 20 kids and expect me here to foot the bills. Are you OK????

  • Kwaku Tee 23 hours ago

    You can't entirely blame her. Govt institutions have failed her.Elsewhere, the hospitals/clinics where she delivered those kids would have taken note of this, and after the 4th or 5th delivery blocked her womb.It is still not ...
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  • prophet mohammed was a sick dog 23 hours ago

    Say no to islam and convert to a real religion.
    Allah is satanic scum and qur'an is toilet paper..........Search online for ways to move away from evil islam. You can join ex-muslim groups online and be safe....... ...
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  • Vornyovie Victory 22 hours ago

    If you stopped these nonsense you will be better off. You're obviously an agent of Satan determined to cause religious conflict in GH but you have failed

  • Karikakchar 22 hours ago

    20 children? The first born just completed JHS? The mother only sells porridge for a living and the husbands passed on? Just confused as to what should be the way forward but society should consider the welfare of the childre ...
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  • FRANKIE 19 hours ago

    @Kweku Tee, today di3 you have proven beyond every reasonable doubt that you're a very intelligent and humane character. BRAVO! KEEP IT UP! You have provided all the answers and I hope someone is listening or reading.

  • Kweku Tsin 17 hours ago

    Some of these idiots thik It is good to have more children so they can cry at your funeral. Now you want to blame govt. Mmoa.

  • judischrislam 15 hours ago

    Please don't blame her. She is just too fertile. It is our moral responsibility to help her raise these kids. They are a;lready here.
    Who knows what the future of these kids are going to be: Doctors, nurses, lawyers, teach ...
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  • P Djamgbe 11 hours ago

    @judischrislam, she was just too fertile, or too stupid to seek help to stop getting pregnant when the number (of children) was increasing too rapidly. Some people just take decisions, or make certain lifestyle choices withou ...
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  • Kwaku 22 hours ago

    Thank you. He has failed as Ghanaians have so far ignored him.

  • Abubakar 19 hours ago

    God have mercy on you

  • Abubakar 19 hours ago

    God have mercy on you

  • Ozimzim 23 hours ago

    @Kwaku Tee, se seaa de3 w'adane bodamfuor koraaa oo! Chaaiiii...

  • P Djamgbe 11 hours ago

    @Ozimzim, hahaha, someone is praising Kwaku Tee, probably for the first time, and you are here insulting him that he is now overboard with his mental illness? Hahaha, this platform be sweet paa oo!

  • THAT‘S ILLEGAL 23 hours ago

    You can’t Block a woman‘s womb just like that. Let’s not go back asking past-tense questions. Don’t let it turn into the usual Npp/Ndc politics. What is the way forward within the law and anything else that matters? ...
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  • Kwaku Tee 22 hours ago

    Uneducated and ignorant. You dont know that in such extreme cases, the laws can be used to take such decisions. Years ago, my brother and his team who were by then working in the health sector in the USA met a 35 year old Mex ...
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  • Amecole 22 hours ago

    Please ask “your brother and his team”, the nuances of the particular case you are alluding to, and not hold on to hearsay.

  • Johnny 22 hours ago

    @ Amecole
    Did you read his full comment? He provided solutions by mentioning Dept of Social Welfare and Ministry of Gender & Children Affairs going to the woman's aid.This is not NPP & NDC as usual debate.Ghana can learn fr ...
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  • Amecole 15 hours ago

    I have read his comments well.

    Again there seem to be gaps based on hearsay. I will still doubt his write-up and solutions, and not become another hearsay supporter. I am not a politician nor do l paticipate in the Ghana ...
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  • Kweku Tsin 15 hours ago

    @Kweku Tee....Today, you have certified yourself as an idiot with that bullshit-as story. First of all i could not find the word "BISECTOMY" in the dictionary, "VASECTOMY" is the word, so that says a lot about your story. Go ...
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  • Bakogone Tiblisi Honest VIEWS undualized intercity roads 11 hours ago

    @Kwaku Tee
    The economy needs manpower to function. Example, take care of people's rubbish ...
    Since your brothers' road rage continues unchecked under the watch of authorities resulting in roads deaths, these children will ...
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  • Asem 22 hours ago

    @ THAT'S ILLEGAL. So you want to say that without the law you can't use your common sense to avert difficulties in life? Of course, Social Welfare or even the hospital where she has been having these babies, should independen ...
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  • Asem 23 hours ago

    @ Kwaku Tee. Eeeiih!! So my brother, it is after all, possible for you to talk sense? Maybe you should just avoid political issues which expose you as a politically subjective person.

  • Conscience 22 hours ago

    If you ask them to go for family planning they will refuse to do it and give foolish excuses.

  • Amecole 22 hours ago

    Sorry, no law permits what you are suggesting in your contribution. All the hospital can do is counsel her on family planning.

  • Ruthan 22 hours ago

    @ Amecole
    Pls do not impose your illiteracy and ignorance on readers. Consult any senior Midwife or Social Welfare worker for education. The woman is not a Rabbit to procreate anyhow.

  • Amecole 19 hours ago

    You are rather the illiterate and ignorant one. Persons are considered reasonable people with agency, unless proven otherwise in a court of competent jurisdiction. No reasonable civilsed country will forcibily restrict any w ...
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  • THINK DEEP 22 hours ago

    @ Amecole
    Do you know that 20 kids @ 40yrs will affect the woman's health? If a minor's pregnancy can be aborted bcoz it will affect her health,this woman's womb can also be blocked to protect her life.

  • Amecole 19 hours ago

    Persons are considered reasonable people with agency, unless proven otherwise in a court of competent jurisdiction. No reasonable civilsed country will forcibily restrict any woman on the number of pregnancies, you can only a ...
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  • Conscience 19 hours ago

    Have i said in my writing that family planning is compulsory by law, people have been brainwashed by certain individuals like you about family planning and after they have so many children and it begins to burden them they r ...
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  • Osaberima mensah 21 hours ago

    Once upon a time, when J J Rawlings introduced family planning in Ghana, a certain president kronfour kufour came in and abolish it. His reason was people in his region to make more kids, grow up and vote for his party during ...
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  • Gh 20 hours ago

    Are u mad, stupid or crazy? How can a sane person open her legs 20 times for children to come out and u are blaming government institutions..blame government for her life self..idiot..

  • Broni Panayoti 18 hours ago

    As a woman, doesn't she know about family planning or must seek advice after the third child? Its her own stupidity. There's a woman living in a kiosk I know, at the age of 32, already having five children. We advised her aga ...
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  • Sah 16 hours ago

    The question is whether she was able to care for her self before she started making this babies. She is irresponsible and very selfish woman.

  • Jah Cure 16 hours ago

    Kwaku Tee,you are wrong.No hospital/Clinic has the right to sterilise her-not in any country in Africa or, indeed on any other continent.It simply cannot happen.
    While I sympathise with the said lady,before she decided to h ...
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  • Pelicles. 14 hours ago

    Kwaku Tee, trust me, I disagree with you. Responsibility starts with us, and not the government. These are some of the reason Ghana is classified and having "Low IQ" citizens.

    How on earth should lady have 20 children, th ...
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  • JULOR CAESAR 4 hours ago

    Name a single hospital or clinic that has the authority to block a woman's womb after she has had five or more kids. No clinic or hospital has that authority.

  • JB 21 hours ago

    This is complete nonsense, why do mostly poor people love hurting innocent children, you know you have no resources to cater for the kids but you still go ahead and give birth to 20 kids, now who do you expect to take care of ...
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  • Bustan 19 hours ago

    That is exactly what I also think, didn't she know that she cou have family planning after 5 kids? And yet she goes around opening her legs and having more children and expect society to drop everything and come to her aid t ...
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  • Broni Panayoti 19 hours ago

    So stupid in life without aim. How can a normal human being just give birth to children she cannot take care of? Even if, the husbands were to be alive in this modern world! This is stupidity in its intensity. She must paddle ...
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  • Sah 17 hours ago

    I certainly agree with you. The two late men are both equally responsible for this nonsense. I believe she was educated on family planning and she consciously ignored. It is the children I feel for not her. She is very wicke ...
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  • No nails 15 hours ago

    The maths is simple, one child one problem, and 20
    Children, 20 problems.

  • Nana 23 hours ago

    Support???

  • Nii 22 hours ago

    Accra Aca shd give that boy an admission,the old boys shd get involve after all we still have FSHS. Akuffo Addo brought it bcoz of such problems. That boy will never forgive the society if he grows despite his parents being i ...
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  • Jah Cure 16 hours ago

    Nii,I am a very proud product of Accra Aca-an old one. Why should someone make a conscious decision to have a shed load of kids and then,expect someone else to cater for their welfare?
    As the saying goes,charity begins at ho ...
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  • Ed 23 hours ago

    Support from who? Some people are very stupid, well let me mind my own business.

  • A 23 hours ago

    I have seen 15 or 16 year old Kayayeis who come to my aunty's shop to carry goods.Such girls if the govt or society do not come to their aid by 30 they can easily hit 10 kids.The nation will bear the blunt of these kids in fu ...
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  • Jah Cure 16 hours ago

    A, you have seen 15 or 16 year old kayayei.Not kayayeis.You are butchering the Ga language.Please stop it!

  • Ghanaman 23 hours ago

    If a man raped her every year, resulting in 20 children, then I can understand her plight.

  • Gambo 23 hours ago

    How can you give birth to 20 children when you know your condition

  • Gmail 23 hours ago

    Stop being judgemental and support the woman.

  • Theo 22 hours ago

    Wo y3 aboa kusie wae

  • Nobody knows Tomorrow 19 hours ago

    Let be judgemental so that others will not follow

  • Dan alloy 18 hours ago

    Gmail, you are very very stupid

  • Ing Abbas London 23 hours ago

    Wabodam. Her only interest is sexual enjoyment without thinking about the consequences. How do you raised 20 kids and called yourself a single mother. Where are the fathers of all these kids?

  • Wofa Yaw 23 hours ago

    Please the script again.

  • Nuwaay 23 hours ago

    Wish i have financial resources to help. It's simple to help people like you than watching to kick the bucket. The big Christians and Muslims, kindly show up

  • Redwine 23 hours ago

    I read through the article to see if some set of her children are multiple gestation but no, I find it difficult to believe this story, how can a 42 year old gave birth to 20children without any set of them being even a twin. ...
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  • Ama 17 hours ago

    Well observed. Poorly written story and difficult to believe.

  • hmm 23 hours ago

    some people r searching for one child but can't have them and u have 20 God has really blessed u. Good people of Ghana let's come together and help who knows how some of them will turn in future cos most people who struggle i ...
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  • Charty 20 hours ago

    God bless you

  • hmm 23 hours ago

    some people r searching for one child but can't have them and u have 20 God has really blessed u. Good people of Ghana let's come together and help who knows how some of them will turn in future cos most people who struggle i ...
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  • Myra 22 hours ago

    Very irresponsible. How do you give birth to 20 children. How many children do rich people have. It is always the poor who place more problems on themselves. You have just worried the children.

  • BLACK MOSES (USA) 22 hours ago

    YOU CAN NOT BLAME HER, HER STORY IS UNIQUE AND RECORD BREAKING. TO ME IT SOUNDS WONDERFUL AND REGARDS IT AS ONE OF WONDERS IN THIS WORLD IF ALL 20 CHILDREN ARE STILL ALIVE. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BLESSING. GOS WILL SEE YOU TH ...
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  • Okumanini 22 hours ago

    Who told her to give birth to twenty children in the first place? Was she doing so thinking someone somewhere was going to cater for her children?Folks, we need to educate our people to use their minds.

  • Nene Bi 22 hours ago

    At first I assumed they were multiples, which would naturally attract sympathy. But having single births repeatedly over time raises serious questions about responsibility and planning.

  • Wahab 22 hours ago

    20??? Aaaabaa hmm

  • Kwaku 22 hours ago

    Football team and reserves on bench, black stars team B

  • See me 22 hours ago

    Need what? She should have been stopped opening her legs widely.

  • Comrade Nguyen Van Theo 22 hours ago

    The case is pathetic but also true that the lady has been grossly irresponsible. Maybe she might be thinking the Almighty would take care of her kids, hence,giving birth to twenty single kids. She can only blame herself and t ...
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  • Joe 22 hours ago

    Lack of knowledge my people perish the bible says. Even Osei Kwame Despite doesn't have 20 children. This one you will never have happiness till death oh. People may assist but for how long

  • Son of sons 22 hours ago

    She should give some up for adoption. I have no empathy for her.

  • Joe Nyame Dzokoto... 22 hours ago

    ...pls,she needs help,if you can't, stop your commentary, the children are there already.....GOD’S KNOWS BEST....we all are,......

  • Araba 22 hours ago

    Black stupidity. Why is she crying that she can't cater for her children? As if she doesn't know that there is a cost involved in having children. Giving life to children in poverty. So irresponsible!!!

  • Bobby 21 hours ago

    Oh commot for there wetin man no hear b4?

  • Kofi BA 22 hours ago

    20 kids? I have no comments!

  • Pius 22 hours ago

    Anybody can write anything to get money. Life is hard

  • Bobby 21 hours ago

    Abeg make the woman born for mother Ghana cos we sef we nor chaw. Small contribution u ppl go make for the children's upkeep see how u dey fight. Every Ghanaian for contribute to this course. Stingy people!

  • Sarfo 21 hours ago

    20 children aaaba!

  • Bondo 21 hours ago

    You see how stupid bibinii is? When people are investigating their time in profitable things you were busy opening your legs ....I won't even give you one cedi

  • Bobby 21 hours ago

    Treasurer of stingy men's association, God is watching u.

  • kelewele 21 hours ago

    Gyimisem.. Africans are just backward..

  • Bobby 21 hours ago

    Oh fa wo kwasiako! If you no be backward like they dey call u kelewe? Jon

  • Samwise 21 hours ago

    Give the young ones for adoption

  • Ready to help- Kwabena Ohemeng,london 21 hours ago

    Woman, how can any help get to you. I am prepared to help your child attending Accra Academy..Thank you!!

  • Bobby 21 hours ago

    God bless you dear brother!

  • Bobby 21 hours ago

    Nickolas Abeam Danso of Ghana link and Nick petroleum's father, had 100 kids. Among whom Abeam, is the 99th, imagine if the man had decided to stop at 98. Abeam is today one of the richest men in this country, employing thous ...
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  • Charty 20 hours ago

    God bless you Bobby

  • Anna 21 hours ago

    This is wickedness. Why is it poor people have the most kids. What about family planning? Condoms? See how these innocent children are suffering. So sad.

  • Omama 20 hours ago

    Illiteracy in Ghana is so prevalent that many people struggle to understand how to protect themselves during sex and avoid unwanted pregnancies. Instead, their focus tends to be solely on sexual enhancement. She was fully awa ...
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  • Kwaku 20 hours ago

    She should give some of the children to social welfare for adoption

  • Chobo South 20 hours ago

    Guinness book of records

  • Atakum y3 tah 20 hours ago

    Gyimie de3, go do wo na 3dwen wai, wo wor s3 ntwamoah. Dwen wai.

  • James 20 hours ago

    How is biologically possible for one woman to deliver 20 children? Your article has not explained this.

  • Fuzzy 20 hours ago

    My niece has vowed to have 10 children, and she has 9 already. What amazes me is that she has never called me for help. I hear she works very hard to maintain the children.
    What I see in Ghana is that many people have more ...
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  • Joe 19 hours ago

    Be circumspect, mistakes are made, plans fail' and many more. I suggest a GoFund is established to give her immediate respite then the state will step in with scholarships and bursaries. These children are victims of circumst ...
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  • The Truth 18 hours ago

    Good for you. Go help her. I don't think anyone will criticise you for that.
    But stop your stupid comments

  • Joe 16 hours ago

    Thanks for your response

  • Chaii!!! 20 hours ago

    Come again, Madam.
    Who cannot just open legs?
    Did you ever listen to the Gospel?
    God planned for man before making him.
    Won't you resemble Him?

  • Dede 20 hours ago

    What church does she attend? I’m sure she goes to church and put money into the collections bowl. Where is the pastor of her church? They should even take responsibility of the SHS. Ghana churches !!!! But noooo. Even if sh ...
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  • Incredible 19 hours ago

    20 children you say? The woman never considered herself why 20?

  • Atta Deka 19 hours ago

    20 children ei… her somewhere Dey bee her papa

  • Firing Squad 19 hours ago

    There is something wrong with this woman, how can you have a large family without any source of income in this present hardship in the country. Are you a Muslim, too much children at this age is not easy. Now you can barely a ...
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  • Joy 18 hours ago

    What a legend in birth given.

  • Kofi Adams 18 hours ago

    Call on the president of the Republic of Ghana, he brings in foreigners to live in Ghana ( Guatanamo Bay and illegal immigrants from USA), in the name of Ecowas. Mahama can feed all of the at the expense of the state

  • Achakanapaya 18 hours ago

    I can't think far ooh. When she was opening her legs from number 1 to 20 children, what was she thinking???
    For people to come to her help???
    Clinton have one girl as a child.
    Obama have 3 girls.
    Is only in Africa Ghana ...
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  • Paa solo 18 hours ago

    She must be awarded.
    She's done well for Ghana, she doing a good work to help raise the population so the government should step in to support her.
    We need more children. Chaiii.

  • Krackyjones 18 hours ago

    This is not the time for blame games. You other help her or your advice is too late.

  • Oppoza 18 hours ago

    You're just as stupid as that human pig with 20 children

  • TW3DE3 17 hours ago

    YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR MIND! TWEAAA!!! WHO SAID TWEAAA??? I DID! THIS LADY IS A LUNATIC!

  • Dunia 17 hours ago

    "Appealed to Ghanaians for financial assistance",. So non-Ghanaians are definitely NOT allowed to help.
    And did the second husband expend all his energy on "night duties" that led to his sickness? Just asking for a friend.

  • Oklemekuku 17 hours ago

    Oh Lord, what happened to family planning?

  • Teddy more 17 hours ago

    Eeeeeiii that's world record. Keep having more until your 60 years
    60 years is where your period cut off. Please do donations for her to look after the children.
    Is a blessing

  • Teddy more 17 hours ago

    Please start protecting yourself, possibly condom Ok

  • Kofi 17 hours ago

    You have all this kids because of your selfishness. You have done this because you were enjoying not knowing you are bringing this kids to let them suffer. This Ghana is so sick, so hard to live and dead and how are this chil ...
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  • Teddy more 16 hours ago

    I wish to know where she lives to support her with commodities, provisions and some clothes for the kids

  • Nana Boat. 16 hours ago

    Go to Kufour who encouraged Ghanaians to give birth to more people.
    What are the condoms there for?

  • Mr Lover 16 hours ago

    Foolish and pride hopeless and useless woman in the world. Wake up Africa Ghana must teach this story in schools. Put her in prison nonsense

  • Teddy more 16 hours ago

    Stop saying that. You never know. One of them may becomes a prominent person. Possibly a president
    Just support her

  • Teddy more 16 hours ago

    Rehoboam, in the bible he had 88 children and 18 wives. Google is there. Just support the lady
    You never know of the children may become like mahama

  • GADEBO. 16 hours ago

    NO PROBLEM I MIGHT ADOPT TWO A BOY AND A GIRL. TOO LATE TO BE BLAMING AND INSULTING HER. SOME BODY LECTURE ME ON ADOPTION.

  • Abena 16 hours ago

    Are you crazy

  • Kwaku 15 hours ago

    She must but poison and give it to those she can't take care of.
    Nkwasiasem.

  • A.D.A.G 15 hours ago

    Oh Madam, why give birth to 20 children in a country where families don't get support from the Government unlike in the European countries.

    I mean you can't give birth to 20 children, when you know you have less income a ...
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  • Ivory Mensah 14 hours ago

    This is what Europe and America want but can't get. We need more children. She's a baby producing machine. Govt should take over.

  • Pelicles. 14 hours ago

    This is the meaning of "Irresponsibility".

  • God Is Able 14 hours ago

    When the white man who is not financially weak is thinking about giving birth to two or three the black man is just thinking about just producing babies for the sake of it.Then the black person will later plead for assistance ...
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  • De3guruofangels@gmail.com 12 hours ago

    Madam please contact the MP in your constituency and explain to him only politicians and pastors needs more people to gain power

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  • Ransom 9 hours ago

    This is an evidential situation at hand which needs solution, but not blames and cause of the whole thing.
    I think the kids matter the most here, not the one who brought them out.
    We may not know our next Medical Doctors, o ...
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  • JULOR CAESAR 4 hours ago

    Can't be spitting out all those children with no good source of income to support those mouths.

  • KWABENA KASAPREKO. 1 hour ago

    IF THIS IS REALLY, REALLY TRUE--20 CHILDREN, THEN, SHE NEEDS MEDICAL DOCTORS TO EXAMINE THE CURRENT CONDITION OF HER VAGINA. THE ANATOMY OF THAT ORGAN NEEDS TO BE EXAMINED. TWENTY CHILDREN AT THE AGE OF 42-YEARS ??? ALL T ...
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