[bikegirl72]

At what point do you think X number of kids is too much for YOUR family?<br><br>
I love watching the specials on huge families. The husband and I were talking last night about having more. We already get strange looks for having 3 so 4 is just going to make it more fun.

 

[Lintu]

If I could afford it, I'd love to have 4 or 5.

 

[bikegirl72]

Last year when we were out to dinner I felt like we were missing someone in our family. I can't wait to meet our new baby and "see" if he's the caboose or not.

 

[Complete Pete]

It's a vagina ma'am, not a clown car. <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"><br><br>
For our family I would have liked as many as possible. Met DW later in life so that wasn't an option.<br><br>
Virtually everyone I know that comes from a large family is stable and well connected with life.<br><br>
It's funny, I only had one sib while growing up and we didn't get along. I'm not talking about normal sib stuff, but full on animosity and hatred. I used to think that a large family would totally suck because then I'd have 4 or 5 people I hated instead of just 1, but it's not like that at all.

 

[coacht]

Two is just fine with me. We initially thought four was the right number but after #2, we knew that we were done - neither of us wanted to go through the infancy stage again.

 

[mrscoby78]

I worry about the kids in those giant families. I feel like there's no way mom and dad could possibly give them all the attention they need and deserve.

 

[Stitcher]

I've seen specials on them before...<br>
it rather blows me away.<br><br>
I can't imagine having to be as organized as they are in order to make things work.<br><br>
It wouldn't work for me or my personality....but I'm glad it works for them.

 

[Alternative School Grrl]

Every day I thank my lucky stars that I was blessed with just one. I don't know how I would handle more than one child right now.

 

[Martin]

I love my 2 kids.<br><br>
I don't want any more.<br><br>
I've gotten the frozen peas procedure a few years ago!

 

[dcoroner77]

I think that even 2 kids would be too many for us. DH is one of 3, and I am an only. We are both leaning toward an only, making sure that the kidlet will be close with hir cousins.

 

[wherestheportojohn]

we had decided on 2 kids before we even got married<br><br><br>
Our 2 boys have been the perfect fit for us.<br>
I can't imagine the Porty Family any other way.<br><br><br>
Hey Martin,<br>
Mr. porty went the bag-of-frozen-peas route when Troll#2 was 6 months old<br><br><img alt="banana.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/banana.gif">

 

[wanttorun100]

think of the natural resources wasted by 17 more Americans ...

 

[4boysmom]

We have four, and that's perfect. They are 15, 13, 11, and 9. Sons 1 and 2 are totally into the teen goofing off thing, which drives me nuts. Sons 2 and 3 get into really goofy goofing off. Sons 3 and 4 share a room and do a lot of goofing off when they are supposed to be cleaning or after lights out. I don't know, it's a whole lot of goofing off and driving me nuts. But, it's a lot of fun.<br><br>
I make time to spend with them. We home school, which helps.<br><br>
I don't think you can put a number on "too many" kids. Some of you knew you were done at one or two. We ahve four, and that's perfect. There are families (or single moms) with a bunch of kids that probably should have stopped at one--or not even had any. And then there are super-sized families that are doing just great.

 

[muzicgrl]

I personally think its overly indulgent to contribute to our overpopulation problem in such a large way, but they really can do what they want. I think its disgusting that this particular family is ONLY preparing their girls to "take care of a husband and family" but that is also, unfortunately, also their choice.

 

[QuixoticNotions]

I want to keep it to 3 or less. Our plans now, unless something changes, is to have two.<br><br>
I'm from a family of 5 kids. Mom's from a family of 11 kids .. and most of my extended family etc (Catholics <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif">). It's nice to have siblings, I'm happy I have all of mine... and my mom LOVED her big family...<br>
but I feel we can offer more and provide more for our children if there's 3 or less kids... I want to be able to provide things my family couldn't... like a college education (as long as their grades are good, that should be their job) and the chance to do all those programs and fun extra stuff...

 

[triciaflower]

We want 2.<br><br>
At this point I will be happy with one.

 

[clb]

I would have loved to have had a really large family, on some idealistic primal social level. But realistically, don't think it would have been good for them or DH and I. There's only just so much time, energy and resources to go around. I know proponents of large families argue otherwise but the numbers are what they are. I can't look at a budget -and that includes more than just income - that works for five and pretend it works for 10.<br><br><br>
Anecdotally speaking, most people I know who come from large families do not desire large families for themselves. That speaks volumes to me.

 

[Mrtambalynman]

We thought two would be perfect. I don't understand the large family phenomena, but I would think 5 would be the upper limit I'd be willing to consider if I had the $, time and the inclination.

 

[carbonfiberRibs]

really?<br>
I know a few who are. My wife has 5 brothers. She was estranged from her parents and most of her brothers for years. A screwed up bunch for sure.<br>
I have two brothers. I'm close to my parents and to my youngest brother, but my older brother and I have little in common besides genes.<br><br>
I have two of my own and a stepson, who is now an adult. Plenty.<br>
I can't imagine raising a houseful of kids.

 

[duckgeek]

I'm one of nine. DW is one of six.<br><br>
We factored that and decided to have 3.<br><br><img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif"> (Math joke).