The story behind a married couple who have 16 children in Malang, begins with a son and lives in a rented house

KOMPAS.com – The married couple Mulyono (46) and Partina (45) in the city of Malang, East Java, have recently become the public’s attention.

This is because the couple is known to have 16 children.

Her story went viral on social media after one of her children uploaded a video to the TikTok app on January 29, 2021.

The video shows photos of all the members of his family gathered at home.

“Motivation is just for fun. Not right now. What are you doing same sister. Eventually the photos became videos, ”said Ariyana (23), son number seven.

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Starting with wanting a boy

When they met at his residence at Jalan Krakatau Number 19, Malang City, Mulyono admitted that he married his wife in 1986.

At the time, he was 12 years old while his wife was 11 years old.

The first two years of running the house, he was initially blessed with a daughter.

So he and his wife wanted a child.

“Initially I wanted to have a child, but the one who was born was a girl. Eventually, we continued (up to 16 children),” Mulyono said.