These kids do! And likely will till they’re, oh, 30 or so.
Although most women stop breastfeeding their children after six months or so, 45-year-old Stella Onions (yes, Onions — what about it?) has decided to be an overachiever and continue to nurse both of her children, who are three and FIVE years old.
And what they save on grocery bills they can later invest in therapy!
Her kids, Josephine and Zac, who are (not surprisingly) home-schooled, do eat solid foods, but have breast milk twice a day, in the morning and evening. Mrs. Onions says their friends have seen them feeding, but no one’s complained — in fact, their fathers are lining up to join the action!
Or… maybe not.
“I grew up in South Africa where the women see breasts as something to feed your children with, not something sexual,” Mrs. Onions said, adding her children would probably stop breastfeeding between the ages of five and eight because their immune systems would be fully developed.
Only CandyKirby.com has gained access to a time machine allowing us to take a peek at Zac in 20 years:
Ouch!
June 12th, 2008 at 12:59 am“who are (not surprisingly) home-schooled”
Yes, because obviously all home-schooled children grow up to be social recluses with retarded development, huh, Candy(!)?
June 12th, 2008 at 1:41 amWhat a stupid thing to say.
Gee, I thought the inference was that a woman who wouldn’t let her kiddies have food she hadn’t predigested would also, naturally, not let them be exposed to an uncensored education!
June 12th, 2008 at 4:52 amYeah, it would be so much better to feed them on processed foods and have them be obese for the rest of their lives.
June 12th, 2008 at 7:18 amSettle down now, kids, before I break out the Celine Dion!
p.s. I stopped breastfeeding at 7 months because the little one developed teeth and an insatiable appetite.
June 12th, 2008 at 7:33 amWow…some of these comments are, um, interesting…??
let’s be real: she’s a nut case.
um, and they have teeth so why wouldn’t she use a pump…the kids are 3 and 5!!! nut case. (btw i’m not advocating pumping for a 3 and/or 5 yr old)
June 12th, 2008 at 8:17 amoh yeah, i eat processed food. guess what? i’m not obese. never have been. stick that in ur pipe…
June 12th, 2008 at 8:18 amKaren, settle down. She means that it’s not surprising that they are homeschooled cause if their peers found out, they’d get bullied. I saw a video on youtube about a 5 and 8 year old who still got breast fed.
June 12th, 2008 at 8:19 amI say if they are old enough to ask for it by name, they are too old for it. Sheesh.
June 12th, 2008 at 8:59 amThis woman needs to meet Michelle Duggar the insane mullet-head expecting her 18th child. You know - “it’s a vagina not a clown car” woman.
June 12th, 2008 at 9:09 amJust my two cents: mammals in the wild stop breastfeeding once the young have teeth. Just sayin’.
June 12th, 2008 at 9:10 amP.S. re. obesity - mom aint looking too slim in the pic at top …
June 12th, 2008 at 9:11 amThat woman with all the kids is not going to stop until her eggs run out , or her uterus falls out. She’s into it way too much.
June 12th, 2008 at 10:12 amAh… I’m assuming you either are homeschooled, Karen, (like me), or homeschool your children. I was all set to get up in arms about this, but honestly, the only media portrayal we’ll get is nutjobs like these, and frankly it’s true that 85% of us ARE nutjobs. Nothing to do but laugh about it… and secretly plot our h8rs’ demise…
June 12th, 2008 at 11:17 amAunt J thinks these kids will still be living with their mom in 20 years!
June 12th, 2008 at 1:32 pmWhoa!
I’ve said in this space before: homeschooled kids, in my quarter- century of college educator experience, are generally at the top intellectually — but are woefully inept socially. There’s simply something missing.
No brag, just fact.
June 12th, 2008 at 3:47 pmi home schooled mine for one year–great independent study skills–horrible socially.
June 12th, 2008 at 4:59 pmWait a minute: that woman’s name is “Onions”; shouldn’t she change it to “Melons”? Seems more fitting.
June 12th, 2008 at 5:25 pmIBB: Those be some really deflated melons there.
June 12th, 2008 at 6:37 pmI don’t have a problem with the amount of Duggar kids, they have created their own utopia there. The kids are homeschooled too. I just think they could benefit from more social interaction if they’re not getting it. They should prepare to hear the phrase, “You don’t get out much do you?” repeated quite often.
June 13th, 2008 at 2:54 pmI think the point about interaction with people outside the family is a good one. I also think it’s impossible for the parents to give each kid the one-on-one time kids need in a world as complicated as ours is. The older kids must spend a lot of time caring for the younger ones which I think is unfair on them. I also assume that many kids means mucho dinero in benefits, I don’t see why people with no kids or a responsibly sized family should have to sponsor their whim of using the woman’s vagina as a clown car.
June 14th, 2008 at 3:07 pm