Village stops family with 17 children from having more kids

When it comes to the number of children one should have, we all have different ideas - especially if you want a specific gender. Like this Indian couple who has 16 baby girls, but so badly wanted to have sons.

Their one and only son was conceived in 2013, but the father wanted more than just one son. "First, I wanted a son for our old age. After I fathered so many girls, I desperately wanted sons to look after my girls. But that didn’t happen," the father, Ramsinh (44), told India Times.

"The villagers persuaded us to put a full stop to our family expansion," Ramsinh told TOI. According to the publication, the family has now opted for family planning after "the gram panchayat and village elders persuaded Ramsinh and Kanu to limit their family as it is difficult to raise so many children in times of inflation".

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