“I deserve help from the government”…
This one started as funny but I wanted to cry at the end.
An Ethiopian man who has 77 children by 11 wives has urged others not to get married and has taken to dispensing advice on family planning to his neighbours. (…)
“I want my children to be farmers but I have no land, I want them to go to school but I have no money,” he says. (…)
In total, they have given birth to more than 100 children but 23 have died. (…)
He blames Ethiopia’s government for failing to support him and his children.
The local authority of the school which 40 of his children attend is requesting photographs of each one for their files but Mr Attayu says he has not got the money.
“I know I have done wrong by marrying many wives and begetting many children but I think I deserve help from the government.”
Unfortunately, even his own son has ignored his warnings about the pitfalls of polygamy.
Unemployed Dagne Ayattu, who at 33 is the oldest of his sons, has seven children and is about to marry his fourth wife.
Yeah, I had a drinking problem like that once: Three beers and only two hands.
Hey, who knew you might run into financial trouble and NOT be able to support all the women you screwed in the last 33 years.
No warning at all…
Found this on Dhimmiwatch.
April 28th, 2008 at 19:00
Almost makes China’s ‘one child’ policy look like a good idea doesn’t it?
April 28th, 2008 at 21:13
Hehehehe. Indeed. And maybe this explains why I’m single… D’Oh!
But all kidding aside, this means 10 poor bastards don’t have a wife, right?
Makes no sense.
April 29th, 2008 at 19:22
Can the women also be married to separate husbands?
And if this guy hadn’t pumped out 100 Starvin’ Marvins but instead a more sane number like 3, does that mean 74 other starving people would have had their food to eat?
How much does this happen in the place? Really makes me wonder how much of a role practices and cultures like this one have in the starvation of Africa. I know there are a lot of other factors involved but when these 77 kids all have grandkids thats a whole lot of mouths to feed.
I love the mentality that he is entitled to so much too.