Tubes tied, anyone?

17 kids? Yes, you're right, after a certain number of full births a woman's body DOES start to ... become less .. hm..what's the word...... I've got it here somewhere...*searches around*... resilient! There we go.

When settling the "Wild West" of the American Frontier, men used to go through 3 wives in a lifetime just b/c of this reason. The wives would DIE after so many childbirths. (a lot of kids died young, which is why they kept having them...not to mention the need to populate the area)

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I've officially retired from ZU, guys. I left loving this place, and I enjoyed the company of so many of you. Thank you for sharing with me, and I hope that in some way I've touched your lives (hopefully for the better and to God's glory). In Jesus' name, I end this chapter and open another! -BBD+
(and just for old times' sake...) :0( :0o :0S :0P'' ;0) ()_(); *_* >_> <_< o_O :0| :0\ :0O :09 and finally :0)