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I’m a mum of 10 and became a grandma at 36 – trolls tell me to ‘close my legs’ but I love my huge, chaotic family
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A MUM of 10 who became a grandma at 36, has said that she loves her chaotic life, and doesn't listen to trolls who tell her to close her legs.
Ashley Couzens, 38, gave birth to her first child, Alexis, now 21 at just 17 years old.
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She also has Ashlyn, 19, Tre, 18, Ava, 15, Jerzy, 13, Jett, 12, Adayah, 11, Aila, nine, Jrue, two, and Amora, one, all of whom she shares with her husband Jerry, 40.
The family call themselves the Couzens Dozen, and say they spend £1076 each month on eating out alone.
Two years ago, the couple found out that Alexis was pregnant, and revealed that at first they were very shocked.
"For a split second I was taken aback and thought 'Why would she do this to me?", Ashley told Truly.
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However, she and Jerry soon came around, and helped to make Alexis "the best mum she could be."
"I think my mum being a teen mum too meant that she had some sort of understanding", said Alexis, who's son Cash is now two.
Alexis said that she has received lots of judgement online for having a child so young.
She added that she doesn't condone having kids young, but think that she has done a really good job.
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Ashley added that people have accused her of setting a bad example to Alexis, by getting pregnant so young.
Jerry said that he loves being a young grandparent, as he gets to "hang out and play with him and stuff."
But Ashley said she doesn't even feel like a grandparent, adding that Cash calls her "mum" as that's what all of the other children call her.
Ashley and Jerry share insights into their life with an extremely large family on social media and their videos have become hugely popular.
They said that they receive a lot of positive comments from fans, but added that they have also been victim to many trolls.
Trolls have accused Ashely of having children just to get money from the government, and have said that they don't believe that Jerry is the father of all of her children.
The world's biggest families
Yalancia and Michael might have 10 kids, but there are parents with even more. Here are some of the biggest, monogamous, families in the world:
The Vassilyev family
This family currently holds the record for the most children a couple has parented, after the matriarch gave birth to 69 children, including 16 pairs of twins and seven sets of triplets.
Mrs. Vassilyev has given birth to a total of 69 children, including 16 pairs of twins and 7 sets of triplets. 67 of the 69 children survived infancy.
The Radfords
Sue and Noel are parents to 22 children, and their hectic family life is documented in reality show 22 Kids and Counting.
The pair have remained adamant that they won't be having any more kids, but the amount of grandchildren they have is ever expanding, with daughters Sophie and Millie both mums of three.
The Duggars
Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar have 19 children - 10 sons and nine daughters.
All of their children's names begin with the letter J.
They also had their own reality show in the United States, and became household names because of it.
The Bates family
Kelly also has 19 children, with her husband Gil Bates.
Of 19 deliveries, 14 of them were natural.
The couple also have 28 grandchildren, with four more on the way.
The Dougherty Dozen
Mum Alicia frequently shares videos and pictures of her family.
She and husband Josh have four biological children together, as well as adopting or fostering the rest of their brood.
The Rosario family
Yalancia and husband Michael are parents of 11.
They had their first daughter together earlier this year, and are also parents to Jamel, 15, Michael Jr, 11, Angelo, 10, Gimani, seven, Armani, six, Sincere, three and Khaza, two.
Their fourth son, also named Armani, was stillborn.
She said: "Someone told me that having this many kids is like a form of child abuse. They said I'm contributing to overpopulation and told me to stop opening my legs."
However, Ashley said that the judgement doesn't bother her, as her lifestyle choice is normal to her.
"All I know is chaos and shenanigans", she said.
Ashley and Jerry said that they don't plan to have any more kids now, and are happy with their family as it is.
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"I think we're extraordinary, we're great, I really think we are elite", she said.
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