By the way, no progeny from me, either. No natural progeny from my two brothers. We are the last generation of our branch of the family.

One brother has adopted two children (from unwed mothers) who have gone on to have 3 children (as unwed mothers) themselves, plus one child (as a married mother) who passed away after a year of expensive medical treatment, plus one miscarriage. So far. According to Palin and the rest of the religious Right, these kids are all "blessings". I have no idea whether any of them will be a blessing (support-wise) to me or to my childless brother in our old age, but I doubt it, since the kids have been a drain on the government's resources as it is... not to mention my legal-granddaddy brother's revenue.