14 boys, no regrets: Michigan family happy the way they are
LAKEVIEW, Mich. — A Michigan couple has 14 boys and no regrets, regardless of what online opinion-givers have to say about it.
“There are some really mean people in the world. And it doesn’t matter,” said Jay Schwandt, the father of the boy brood. “We happen to be this great big family with 14 boys that has so much fun every second that we’re together. And we still get horrible comments.”
Some comments focus on whether Schwandt and his wife, Kateri, 43, are capable of giving each child enough attention, a criticism their fourth son, Brandon, dismisses.
“It’s just what we grew up with. I don’t know how to explain it. It’s just life. It’s our life,” said Brandon Schwandt, a 19-year-old hockey standout who recently signed to play with a junior team in Florida.