It’s ‘The Brady Bunch’ times 3: Catholic family with 18 kids

Wow. From National Catholic Register:

If anybody thinks Catholicism is boring or outdated, they ought to visit the King home in Lake Mary, Florida, where authentic Catholicity, joy, and children are found in abundance.

Christy King, mother of 18, says, “While our large number is what initially draws people’s attention, what actually defines us is our Catholic faith.”

Troy, a pediatric dentist, and Christy chatted with the Register to share some thoughts about raising faithful kids and life at home with a large Catholic family.

When you were first married, did you envision having a family like the one you have today?

[Christy] We were married in June of 1997 after dating for nearly 10 years. You would think that we would have discussed everything in that amount of time, but the subject of children never came up.

[Troy] I had hoped to have kids, [but I] never thought about [having] more than four. I enjoyed Christy’s family because she was the oldest of six kids and it was always fun when I visited.

[Christy] Troy was somewhat surprised when a few months after we were married I told him that I didn’t feel like I wanted kids. He didn’t say much at the time, but needless to say, 20 years and 18 kids later, I have gotten some good laughs from that story.

You’ll want to read the rest.