The Man with 1000 Kids: How Far Would You Go to Have a Baby | Loose Women

A shocking new documentary has hit headlines across the globe. ‘The Man with 1000 Kids’ uncovers the story of Jacob Meijer, a Dutch man who is estimated to have fathered many hundreds of children through sperm donation. But whilst this has enabled many to start a family - does the fertility industry need more regulation? And is it wrong to want a child at all costs? Denise and Sally sympathise with these women as they would have wanted to start a family, whilst Kaye questions whether donor children will forever seek out their biological makers.
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[@tonistephens1801]

My main worry is that siblings will unwittingly marry siblings! Possibly creating children with untold problems!

[@truthseeker444]

You would think that 4 women talking about this subject for near 6 minutes, one of them would of thought of that, but nope! And it will not just affect the children, the grandchildren and great grandchildren will also have to chose partners carefully.

[@lxgxndxry24]

Well in some countries in Europe a lot of people are related. These women all went for one type like we see on social media n it played against them.

[@chandraray7798]

@@truthseeker444well you would think when you're in a relationship with someone, you'd know about one another enough to know their parents and past.

[@brantgutierrez-wilson691]

That's unlikely

[@pnwlady]

He’s a modern day Genghis Khan.

[@ady6837]

Ditto

[@MrTheMazlum]

In the Middle Ages, people would have said that he had impregnated a whole village (his genes will reach 1 million in the 5th generation)

[@evafreeman3721]

The siblings could meet each other unknowingly

[@brantgutierrez-wilson691]

Incredibly unlikely 1/8,000,000 or one out of 8 million chance of happening

[@dee607]

​@@brantgutierrez-wilson691 but that has basically happened in the Netherlands lol. So this stat feels a little silly since thats how the parents found out bc they were running into kids who look alike

[@Emre_ulysses]

@@brantgutierrez-wilson691some of them are already are in the same school

[@mya3215]

it's irresponsible

[@haleypotesak501]

It’s irresponsible, it’s harmful, the children could procreate with siblings and it can cause a ripple effect of illnesses.

[@BlockChainOriginalGangster]

Many more kids will be revealed by this Netflix doc being released.

[@Boo-pv4hn]

Realistically they’re are reasons that they put a limit on how many times someone can donate.

[@smitthone]

''realistically'' you should not create intentionally orphans of their biological father/mother through what is called donations (when is not for free is just simply sales). Accident or unintentional pregnancy are a different issue. No children is happy not to have their biological parents at his side while growing up, otherwise there would not be a desire to know their biological parents.

[@sugarbabylove1000]

Not good because as others have said, the increased chances of siblings meeting each other 'romantically'

[@roblockhart8410]

Relax. He traveled the world doing it.

[@rebelraccoon9018]

​@@roblockhart8410yeah and people do travel during their lives. There are 1000 of them!

[@chandraray7798]

@@rebelraccoon9018Maybe, but thats still only 1000 out of 4 billion possible marches. (or whatever the population will be in two decades)

[@brantgutierrez-wilson691]

That's statistically unlikely

[@brantgutierrez-wilson691]

​@@rebelraccoon9018that's an incredibly small number considering population size. That's 1000/8,000,000,000 chance, roughly, on planet earth (because he traveled the world doing this) or 1/8,000,000 chance. Most American cities have more than 50k and perfectly normal for a lot of cities to have over 100k people. The likelihood here is significantly small.

[@englishlady8863]

There should be a limit. He is an absolute disgrace to not consider the implication of his actions.

[@vernellguillory2959]

Why not be mad at the companies that allow this. I'm sure there's a network, DNA and a way to know that this man is in the system. The companies are to blame for not putting a stop to this.

[@DeeDiamond2981]

If u watch the show, he went against the companies rules. He went to like 15 countries

[@loufher284]

I love how people say it's all HIS FAULT when they went "Donor Shopping" Where's the responsibility of the parents? Did these people ever consult a physician or other legitimate source? Being honest, I feel the documentary didn't do enough to ask the opposing viewpoint of the responsibility of those who became parents. The whole netflix doc seemed to be a "Blame Shifting" narrative. None of the "clinics" he was donating to were fined or sanctioned. But somehow it's his responsibility alone?

[@smitthone]

indeed. You need two to tango. One of the woman (and she was not the only one) admitted she wanted a biological sibling from the donor while she already knew about the big numbers of donations he made. They really did not care about the consequences, just desperately wanted their baby no matter what. Do not care if the baby grow w/o a father, simple selfishness.

[@URFUTUREUK]

Thats disgusting

[@Xzy-rv2nu]

They gotta marry outside their race

[@chandraray7798]

He hit up africa too lol.

[@naturegirl2110]

​@chandraray7798 and Asia

[@Irishmammy281]

They chose looks over IQ,,,, and theirin lies the rub

[@primerointern2427]

Yep, mess with God's plan for family and you reap the just rewards

[@rebelraccoon9018]

He looks basic.

[@CoachRicardoFranco]

He's an average looking guy anyway

[@lovemax3]

That was my thought watching this. ​@@primerointern2427

[@maryduffy2036]

She can't see what upsets people about this ? IT'S WRONG. There needs to be CONTROL. Simple really. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@benharper6789]

Honestly I think its mostly Women who cannot find husbands who want children who are specifically upset by this.... It is Women's desire to have children unconventionally which encourages this whole scenario after all... No demand - no supply. I'd imagine most Men would find this rather funny :)

[@eryalmario5299]

​@@benharper6789i find this disgusting, actually. This man is a menace and a public health risk

[@vernellguillory2959]

Why not be mad at the companies that allow this. I'm sure there's a network, DNA and a way to know that this man is in the system. The companies are to blame for not putting a stop to this

[@ABS-oh8jt]

I take it Sally is just there for decoration?!!

[@user-uk1ex3gd3x]

This is why this is forbidden,you think everything is possible,than look what happened

[@ReezASam]

I blame the women/parents who didn't go to the right channel. What's even more concerning is blindly assuming he's perfectly healthy without conducting thorough background checks. What if he has STDs, for instance?

[@DeeDiamond2981]

U need to watch the documentary

[@helendaly3311]

Animals don't carry on like that. Disgusting.....😡🤬

[@yahngtoonzentertainment4470]

God: "As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it."

[@msh8701]

Kate should inform her self before making a statement that she doesn’t see the problem with it!!

[@donnabrown9648]

I watched the documentary and the first thing I thought was he and may be others are performing ethic cleansing and then when he was in court and he wanted all of the children to be marked with a symbol to represent he was the father. Mark of the beast?

[@MaShip-tb1lt]

How irresponsible

[@hopes.t.1092]

He's in KZbin and talks about it all as well.

[@aq5121]

So much for parents being RESPONSIBLE for their children. Well they ARE responsible but this man is a total FAILURE for HIS.

[@nicolevazquez9664]

2 Timothy 3:1-9

[@TheQuietGamerN7]

Guess he's a winner on child support eh? 😮😂

[@italiadude1972]

the government should make it easier for people to adopt children, so many children need to have a loving home and there's too much red tape now

[@rebelraccoon9018]

They wanted biological children.

[@angeliquenyampundu2619]

And they got biological children. Why are they complaining? I don't understand

[@user-mc1wp6lv9n]

Booooooring today. Tried to watch. Cant get Kaye Adam's out of my head arguing with Denise that she could not any cognitive decline🙄 in Joe Biden. Cant listen to her anymore.

[@lvillarreal8865]

back in the day. people would procreate through the same bloodline but that did not work well because inbreeding caused genetic issues. so they procreated with other families and then eventually other races. but the remnants of the past remained in our system. such as your syndromes and even diabetes. so yes, whatever he put out there genetically can become a threat that may evolve into something unprecedented in the future. its the genetic implication and consequences of his actions. you may not understand or suffer now but in the future, if your child or grandchild decides to marry into his blood line or dna and it causes health issues, don’t come running back to this comment because I work in the medical field and yes it is possible.

[@costas4058]

what a legend

[@staygoldponyboy5945]

I don't see why this is his problem; provide better regulation. These people are taking a risk regardless.

[@angeliquenyampundu2619]

I agree with you. Women know that he already has many kids, but they keep asking him for donation, and some are asking him for the 2nd and 3r times. If he is addicted he would not donate if no one asks him to donate.

[@user-sm1qz7fo9m]

Imagine being 1 of 1000 siblings it's an army 😳 😂 christmas would be epic. I think i would love having that many siblings as long as your aware your related. Overpopulated planet does need to be considered 🤔 hopefully not everyone goes around breeding on such a Scale.

[@sibzism]

😂😂 I'm not sure what people are upset about 🤷🏽‍♀️ He was trying to help people who want to have children and need help... It's the corporation that's negligent. If you can have a do not engage list in a betting house, surely you can have one for this??

[@lololol1047]

Yk the children will probably end up marrying their siblings unknowingly and cause mutations. YK he lied about how much children he had

[@user-oz3eu9cj5q]

@@lololol1047no they won’t. He is an open donor and all the children know he is their father.

[@pnwlady]

He didn’t necessary go through corporations. He’s fished for donors in myriad ways, clinics all over the world being the tip of the ice burg. He also mixed his “donations” with another bloke’s. The super donor discord must be unhinged. 😅 I don’t totally understand the deep betrayal some mothers felt from the lie, but not sharing the existence of each other is harmful.

[@javiruiz8365]

@@pnwladyhe’s in the comments responding in the trailer. He seems like a nice guy ❤️❤️❤️

[@Noa......]

HA.​@@javiruiz8365

[@dougmasters4620]

This man is a true champion

[@JesusIsKing50]

They are ALL living in sin

[@gigismall7982]

These women met a man and did not do their due diligence. He owes them nothing. If you are going to meet a random man, no contract, no medical examination what did they expect? They could have used a clinic but they clearly did not want to pay. You get what you pay for!

[@ryanmax-grappler8654]

Man genghis khan did it and it turned out alright

[@flexbrat]

ppl have been married in families for centuries look at the uk lol just get over it ...

[@brantgutierrez-wilson691]

1,000 is an incredibly small number considering population size. That's 1000/8,000,000,000 chance, roughly, on planet earth (because he traveled the world doing this) or 1/8,000,000 chance. Most American cities have more than 50k and perfectly normal for a lot of cities to have over 100k people. The likelihood here is significantly small.

[@albino1962]

I think he did a great deed. Blonde blue eyed. Rare. I’m from a black race. Common.

[@brantgutierrez-wilson691]

I think this is a silly issue that doesn't really matter.

[@jamesmartin-ic2rj]

Oh please,there are so many cultures around the world who does this,but no word about that..;Polygamy..;helloooo? The Amish,numerous African countries, Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina, come on...Genghis Khan.

[@rebelraccoon9018]

Genghis Khan? What a great relevant recent example 🙄