Britain's Biggest Brood: Life in a Large Family | Real Stories Full-Length Parenting Documentary
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- Опубликовано: 23 окт 2016
- Meet Ian and Sue Povey, married for 25 years, living in a quiet cul-de-sac and parents to their fifteen children and grandparents to two grandchildren. The cul-de-sac may be quiet but number 22 certainly isn't. This is a look at Britain's biggest family, from the daily routine to going on holiday, nothing is easy when you have 15 kids.
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I love the quick descriptions they gave for each of their children. Haha
Melinda Bell I giggled the entire time lol.
Amanda Gautier probably the kind who plays world of Warcraft and watches Dota tournaments on Twitch. My husband is like that and his parents also have no description for him, except disappointment because he's not "normal" 🤗 or what they would like him to be.
Tee Carr i agree , they could say atleast one nice thing and even if it was just for the documentary. he is probably the black sheep of the family, atleast that is what it seems like
It sounded like they hardly even know them. Who describes their own kid as "a very nice boy"? That's so generic.
"he's his own person" = we forget which one he is
What a loving , patient, tolerant man Tom is, and what a hardworking Mum Sue is. And the kids are all lovely. I don't understand why anyone would criticize them- Tom is working, financially supporting all of his children, Sue is at home taking care of all the children, they are not living off welfare. God bless and protect every member of this beautiful family.
Ok, but how sad was her story about sitting on the beach as a child by herself watching the other families play? As weird as this is, her story broke my heart.
Didn't you all hear what the older girl said? she said that Mum gets time for all of them. Look the Dad took 4 boys fishing. The house is cleaner than some people who have 2 or 3. They are not starving or worrying anyone.
Ian and Sue seem incredibly sweet!
+Tori Flot Yes I agree and they are so placid. No yelling and screaming at their children.
Like they are dead inside. hahaha
I agree they seem sweet, and their children too.
I love the love shown between them! So sweet and kind hearted towards each other. (And truly in love. )
Her desire to never be lonely is a completely understandable fear.
So Ian works and earns 30k a year, that Fisk family of 14 from Ipswich are unemployed but earn almost 60k a year. Fair isn't it?
I can not fathom how she does it but God bless her. It would be so overwhelming for me
What a lovely family.they have a nice clean house too for that many kids. I'd like just 1/4 of her energy. God Bless them!
What if she or her husband became disabled? Total disaster.
It's really easy to keep your house spotless if you have 15 unpaid workers. Especially when you consider that it's probably only clean when they invite camera crews inside to sing their praises.
The house is picked up cuz mom expects the older daughters to pick up her slack while tending to the babies & toddlers. And attempts to get pregnant again.
Or, as someone else said, there's a cleanup before the camera rolls.
" they keep me poor but I am happy" at least a positive attitude of a father
I am impressed by the love. They take care of themselves and they have so much soul. God bless them.
I have to say I've watched a lot of these benefits shows where there are large and small families living off the dole and they have all these tv's and video games and cell phones. I love seeing that not only does this family, even though their big, supports themselves but they don't resort to just sitting their kids in front of the tv or what have you. On rainy days she's finds other things other than tv or ipads to occupy her children. I think they're great parents and make the most of what they have.
Lindsay Robinson I
And such a clean house for the amount of traffic, very well done.
They're not great. A good parent knows when to stop since you physically cannot give enough attention to all your kids when you have 15. Also the poor kids will never get privacy or a quiet evening. I'm worried about their grades too, having to study in that place would be a nightmare
This is a lovely family. And the Povey's support themselves independently. I admire them....
Sue is such a loving mother. Such a Beautiful family
what a great man they keep me poor but they keep me happy and the mom is awesome
Nothing crazy about this, except the fact that she spends 3 hours ironing. I don't even iron for me! lOl
one of the sons was holding the baby and shouts to his mum and says mum your brat just puked on me .
Mary O'Connnor British humour
that baby is his sisters baby. that's why he could her like that.
Mary O'Connnor madness having so many children.
God, let me marry a man as patient and loving as that father is.
Yes. It´s not a man´s job to support his husband or wife. But it´s nice to have someone to love who loves you. Someone who supports you and you support them. It´s not wrong to want that. Shout out to my hubby
I wish that too. But is not that easy!
@@purplexninjamom Umm.. that is exactly what a man's job is. It's what makes the world go round.
Its been five years, have you found that man?
The Poveys are a WONDERFUL, caring, responsible family. They share, help each other, are honest, hard working and loving. I'd love to meet them .
they are self supporting, hard working, loving, tolerant, and obviously happy, so, to those who call them "selfish", take a look in the mirror. The Povey family are a great example of a true family which is rare anymore.
it's selfish to force humans beings to live. they didn't choose to live. and it's destroying the earth
@@Me-Want-SnuSnu what is wrong with you
@@chocolatemafia4303 sorry I don't have a perfect world mentality. It's selfish to continually bring kids in this world. We are close to 8 billion, suffering and pain is part of life, etc. And IDC what anyone says. A family with that many kids cannot raise them right. The older children raise them. They do not get 1 on 1 with their parents.
@@Me-Want-SnuSnu if we dont have kids, well die out
@@chocolatemafia4303 good
The mother is such an industrious lady.
She's so dedicated to her motherhood journey.
my grandma had 8 and she was not a happy camper around the sixth. i always remember her as one tired grandma and very frugal with food. she worked hard all her life raising her kids.
Why on earth does she bother to iron?
Thats what I thought 😄
liz sewell I though the exact same thing. I never iron. Never. Ever.
I think it's because they don't currently have a dryer. Line drying creates wrinkles - even in knits.
you know....i wud not bother as well
I just wouldn't worry about it. We all can wear crinkled clothes. I mean,I'm sure everyone knows they are from a huge family so who gives a bugger? Only exceptions would be dad's work clothes and the older high schoolers.....even then they'd have to do it themselves. She's only one person and they are the ones out to impress. Littler kids don't give a hoot! Cooking,washing,cleaning,driving,shoe polishing,shopping,managing etc. I would be delegating the hell out of that place. They will all benefit after all.
after 15 children, they still look so inlove like they're new lovers!😍😊
they look like their nice people, and as long as they can provide the needs of their children, its fine.
so stop judging them!
I'm never moaning about housework again!
Renate - Me either. I do two loads of laundry a day and I thought that was excessive. After seeing her do 9 to 11 loads a day and hang them out to dry, I'll never complain again. Lol
''they keep me poor, but keep me happy''
PS; Alex should model
They seem like lovely well adjusted kids :)
at that point, my kids would either be wrinkly or very efficent self ironers lol
I think this is an extraordinary family..I have great respect for this mother and father! Also, the kids that work and help I believe they are being very gracious and respectful of their parents. All these kids will grow up with great values and structure in their own lives. All these children are treated and cared for very very well! I would have loved to have a mom and dad like this couple. Such good kind people. Thumbs up forsure!! I hope to see how this family is doing a few years from now. Please keep us informed :)
Mary Reynolds I just started watching this video and im maybe 10 mins into it and I already LOVE THIS FAMILY!!! I wanted to stop and read some comments b4 I went any further.... They seem like a very loving couple and the children seem to be well mannered!!! I hated seeing such negative comments about them simply bc IF THEY ARENT LIVING OFF GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE AND THEY CAN FINANCIALLY PROVIDE FOR ALL THE KIDS THEN IM ALL FOR COUPLES HAVING LARGE FAMILIES!!! I was a only child I wld of loved a bro or sis when i was little so when i got married I wanted at least 5 or 6 but it just wasnt possible for me and Im happy with the 2 that God blessed me with!!! Im hoping to adopt one day! Ty for posting a positive and beautiful comment!!!
why would you respect anyone that selfish and stupid? do you not understand that the world is grossly overpopulated to the point where the entire planet is practically on fire? are you people deaf, dumb, and blind as well as stupid? wtf?
All the comments on here putting these people down!! Stop being so judgey!! At least they aren't asking for government handouts!! They take care of their own and all their kids seem happy and well adjusted!! Here in America, my husband has to work 2 jobs for us to afford what we want!! Also we live in subsidized housing or we'd have no luxuries at all!! These people seem to be doing just fine!! Just because her life goals are different from yours doesn't mean you have the right to call her selfish!! What about all the moms who work at having a career instead of staying home with their kids..... that's no more wrong than this!! She likes being a mum so leave her be!!
HPFangirl71 卌 so wait, you don't think people should be so judgy, but you and your husband works two jobs and you live in subsidized housing, but what the hell are you doing all day? Taking care of kids? Why do you have children if you can't even afford to house and keep a roof over your head? Even worse if you're childless and it's just two of you, then your ass should never be given subsidized housing. It's a real shame that people think they should be given anything simply because they exist. Thanks freeloaders, enjoy the luxury off my hardwork, while I am homeless and working 50 hours a week.
HPFangirl71you tell us😋😋😋😋
clearly, your judgement shows how blessed you've been all your life. People who live with less should still enjoy having children.
Be sure to tell the "Refugees" that. BBC seems to just be down on white people having children.
Engelse Wit The US is different. As you can see from the comments in this thread American conservatives demand that anyone with less money than they live in misery. Poor people are NOT EVER to have any thing not necessary for life.
a lot of negative comments in here. They are not sponging of anybody and the kids seem well rounded. I'm sure your lives are so perfect. Stop pointing fingers and mind your own business.
I agree with you, but we have to hope that everyone doesn't do this or the planet will be too small.
I'd LOVE to be from a large and close loving family...These children are so fortunate...
the world is overpopulated. it is selfish and stupid to have more than two kids.
The grandparents don't seem that happy or maybe they're just not use to the cameras.
What a great, loving and patient family. God bless them.
I would love to see a follow-up documentary of this family.
I love these documentaries
anastasiagirl1342
Me too, it is just sad that some ppl are so judgemental of them!
I do as well 💕. People judge what they can't relate to, don't understand, or subconsciously judge in others, what they don't like in themselves...then again some people are just judgemental. It's sad, but I believe we all judge to a certain extent; just my opinion. Hoping all is well.
I wish I could be as patient as the mom.
I love how the parents described the kids by personality 👏🙏
It says a lot about them as parents
@@naseerahvj 🤣
How sweet what Alex said about his family.. I would not nock off anyone to make it smaller ... Excellent kids indeed.
Wow they seem to be more hands on then the Duggers. Love how the mom doesn't depend on the kids to do the house chores.
Right! The Duggers got nothings on this family. They aren't all brain washed, nor making the children do their siblings raising or the house work. I actually like this family....
"chris...mmh...well...chris is his own person" so funny haha
I think this is a bloody awsome family , there was 8 kids in my family so only half what they have , and we all enjoyed ourselves and there was no telly back then, thoroughly enjoyed watching this.
The water bill must be insane with that amount of laundry.
ocmiss I was thinking the same thing and the electric bill too 😂
I have one sister and that's even more than I can handle
I was the youngest of 15 ... 9 boys 5 girls . There was no twins, my dad worked hard . Dad had no siblings.. we learnt to make do and that carries on in the rest of your life
What a blessing and happy family... God bless.....
All the best for this family. Great watch.
Sorry about your flashbacks, J. Get well soon.
I love the bedrooms,nice house...Good for them ,they look happier than most couples or small families.. Mostly ,they do it on their own,no help.
what an amazing mum. congrats to you all l think its wonderful. l only have 3 wish ld had alot more l think your an amazing mum wow
Here I am struggling to decide if I even want one child.
They are a lovely family.
But they live my nightmare. Too many Children. ❤️
What a love and a great parents they are, they remain me of mind, I also growth up in a big family
Wonderful family! They made everything themselfs, they don't live on benefits. Big love!
It is calmer and cleaner than I expected! Im amazed! Who i am to judge it seens to be a happy family!
What a beautiful family. Awesome parents and house so organized and take care of their own! Those kids with be amazing contributing adults. 🙏❤️🤗
Props to mom and dad! If a couple can take care of the kids, I don't care how many children they have. The kids seem well-adjusted and well-taken care of. I have a problem with people who have a lot of kids but neglect or abuse them or depend on the government.
Absolutely
"Chris.. he's his own person" Lol... that's their way of saying Chris is special.
There's one in every family
Amazing family!! love the mom, my goodness, she works all day long, and is still happy.. I admire her for that. I only have two littles, and don't have her patience... The dad is amazing too. Great father
i love ur family, very organize and peaceful
why most negative comments leave the family alone they are beautiful family
Omg the mom's childhood was so heartbreaking
Wewow..spotless house. no yelling or swearing..no smokes and cans of beer....everyone will be educated or work a job contribute to society......the Mom should teach all the people on Beneifits Britian how to handle it all without being on depression and disabled. This family is so awesome and they should be Proud and deserve all the praise they get and will get in the future.
I love this family! Most of these videos I have watched the parents are so over whelmed that they rely on the older kids to take care of the younger kids. Its warming to see the parents take the responsibility of their decisions and step up and do it all on their own.
I agree. It's rare to see a large family that doesn't resort to parentification of their oldest kids. It's standard operating procedure in the large fundamentalist Christian families here in the States. But Sue and Ian seem truly dedicated to their kids, and quite loving.
I just really enjoyed this lovely couple with their 15 lovely children. And, thank them so much for sharing parts of their lives. I hope there will be more episodes on their family.
That's lovely.
I have five siblings, and I thought our family was large. This family seems really happy tho so I’m not judging
What a loverly family .god bless them
good inspiration...very awesome!!!
This family seem very happy and the parents are so patient
God bless this moms heart! I mean, she does it! My dad was one of 8(11 originally) mom one of 7. It was amazing growing up with so many cousins! If you can swing it and not live off of benefits, you get all of my support!
Love love this family, the mum and dad are so calm, so loving, I wish I had of grown up in this wonderful family ❤️🦋🌈
BE WARNED: "do not take on a Povey at a game of musical chairs"...love it and this loving and well grounded sweet family. How could you not wish them the very best in life. G'day from Sydney Australia Povey Family :))
I’m 33 and I have 9….and yes they all know there daddy and I see my kids all the time.. some of them live with me…………… but on another note just make sure Yal spend plenty of time with Chris too he seems out of it sometimes but still seems like a great kid just a lil xtra attention could prevent a lot of future hurt…bless u guys
Haveing so many children it's also a blessing! ;-)
wow...same parents but they look so different
Great family fun ! Love these guys !!
Amazing!
Awesome family..lovely to see parents that love their kids so much.all the washing ironing and work that goes into it.good on them!!
I support this large family 100%. They all are lovely. Good kids and their parents are two diamonds. All the best to you all.
3 hours of ironing and you have all those kids? I don't think I've done 3 hours in the last year. Some things should just be left if not necessary, I never have understood why some people iron so much. If someone knows why (or is an avid ironed themselves) please feel free to educate me, I'm genuinely interested.
i dont get it either. i had a job as a cleaning lady when i was a teenager, and the family even paid me to iron their pajamas... so unnecessary
I know your comment is old but someone mentioned that because she line dries the clothes, she probably irons them since they get way more wrinkled, but to be honest, I wouldn't iron the little kids clothes, maybe the older kids could iron their own, and just do the husband and her clothes but yeah, there's no way I'd spend that much time purely ironing, even in a year.
treasurz1 I only iron dress clothes (and other clothes) that are clearly wrinkled. However, they may iron a lot because she has to line dry. Using a dryer usually eliminates most wrinkles. Line drying does not.
treasurz1 I iron all my cloths, cuz I'm a perfectionist and hate wrinkles xD
but honestly even I wouldn't spend that much time on ironing...I'd rather spend it on cleaning, I couldn't live in her house, it is so dirty and there is so so so much chaos and the toothbrushs *frightend look * (okay understandable if u have this many kids)...I spend at least 2 hours/day on cleaning every inch in my 40 qm apartment (I even vacum+clean under/behind the couch, my bed and capports every day...so yeah...I'm a little OCD and better shouldn't have (many) kids anyways ^^)....if I was her I would spend my whole day cleaning the house I guess xD
i just love the British accent!
Wow,more power to yall. That's alot of everything.
I admire this Mum! 15 children! We need more honorable Women and mothers!
Theresa Baker this is a nice family I have six children and she is doing a amazing job
Theresa Baker yes and we need more men who want to support a (big) family :)
May God bless these parents for this huge responsibility.
Ian and Sue are the most wonderful and selfless people I have ever seen. Those kids are incredibly lucky to have parents like them. To many kids for my taste but I'm not the one supporting them so who am I to say anything? How can anyone call them selfish when those kids aren't suffering or in need of anything and they are not asking for a handout or help from the government, like welfare or food stamps, they do it all on their own. I just have an issue with one thing, if those were my kids they would all help me with the cleaning. laundry and Ironing. Everyday they would have a chore outside of keeping their room clean.. I love this family!! God bless them!📿
At Least they don't live on welfare like some that we know! And I love that they save even for a yearly vacation!!
My great grandma was one of 13 children..my great grandpa was one of 10..but both my mom and grandma were each 1 of 3. For most of my life, it was just myself. It wasn't until college that I had a brother.
Beautiful and large loving family. The parents are caring and give each child their time and support. The older ones are not taking care of the young ones but the parents are. No one is complaining. The account for each child’s birthday, Christmas and going on holidays etc. I would suggest clipping coupons and bulk shopping but I don’t know if the U.K. has that but if she’s ironing 3hrs a day then when will she find the time. God bless this house of love in one large family. Applause 👏
Amazing. Imagine the grandchildren to come! Povey genes will be spread far and wide.
What fun and joy to come home after work to this family
I think these women are addicted to being pregnant & the unconditional love a newborn baby provides, then once the baby is old enough to form their own opinions, discarded, time to get pregnant again. I don't believe each child gets the individual love and support required...messed up, not fair.
I disagree often this is the case, but not always. I think this woman loves having a full home, not nessarally newborns. She knows each child as an individual.
So much love, happiness and joy around this special family. The kids are wonderful and the parents are as well. In old age, these parents will have the best attention and care. Truly blessed couple and family!
The parents are patient and loving and the younger kids are adorable and the older kids are very respectful and helpful
Awww what a lovely couple. And you can see how happy and well-adjusted all the children are good for them 💟
They love each other they look eye to eye. Now that's wow.
God bless this family!!!!
That teenage boy is getting lost in the shuffle. He doesn't seem happy
I do love that they make a point out of birthday celebrations. I am from a very large family and I can remember so many combination birthdays and I think the individual celebration is important in terms of the development of individuality.
We had combined birthdays in a family of only 3 kids.
What is needed is two washing machines and two dryers.
Drieyers are uncommon in most of the world, a very American thing.
i seen this years ago, they seem so normal..does anyone have a update on this family?
I would think all the kids are aall grown and moved out.I would love to see an update.
I can’t imagine anyone wanting to do this. Good luck to this family and God Bless
beautiful ppl💟💟🇨🇦
What a preety lady and awesome mom