How may children do you have?

[Mathematician]

10+? Ouch.

 

[Comprehend]

10+? Ouch.

I would love 10 kids.

 

[Katzpur]

I would love 10 kids.

You try surviving through ten kids' teenage years, and you'll definitely be Rapture Ready!

 

[Bishka]

10+? Ouch.

That is a bit much, but not unheard where I lived. My husband come from a family of eight children and I've known families with 12-16 natural children. My husband wants eight, but I told him that six is my limit (that I'm willing to bare). Perhaps (hopefully) after that we'll adopt. )( If I cannot have any children, we are defintley adopting, a lot!

 

[Katzpur]

two, a 3 year old girl and a 20 month old boy, they are sleeping on mommy and me when we took them for a train ride during Christmas.

Neat picture! Thanks for letting us have a glimpse of your family!

 

[Katzpur]

I've got two -- a son, 27 and a daughter 24.

 

[Anti-World]

I think this pole is psychologically impressive.
Think about this, how many times have all of you been told that, in the near future, there is going to be a population crisis? It amazes me that, almost universally, the family sizes have decreased.
I always smile and think to myself if we are all preserving our species without even knowing it.

 

[Feathers in Hair]

I think this pole is psychologically impressive.
Think about this, how many times have all of you been told that, in the near future, there is going to be a population crisis? It amazes me that, almost universally, the family sizes have decreased.
I always smile and think to myself if we are all preserving our species without even knowing it.

That's a good point, though there's a good reason for the family size decreasing. In agricultural communities, it's beneficial to have as many children as possible. (They can work on the farm, and take care of you when you grow older.) As much of the world has moved away from that state, it is now (in most cases) financially detrimental to have as many children as used to be more common.

 

[Majikthise]

I have two, and that will do.

 

[Mike182]

That's a good point, though there's a good reason for the family size decreasing. In agricultural communities, it's beneficial to have as many children as possible. (They can work on the farm, and take care of you when you grow older.) As much of the world has moved away from that state, it is now (in most cases) financially detrimental to have as many children as used to be more common.

that always baffled me. surely if you had less kids, you wouldn't need as much food or finances - so really, having more children isn't an advantage, because it's an equally extra burden

 

[Comprehend]

You try surviving through ten kids' teenage years, and you'll definitely be Rapture Ready!

the rapture ready business is for FFH. I think teenagers are not so bad but I might change my mind...

 

[Katzpur]

the rapture ready business is for FFH. I think teenagers are not so bad but I might change my mind...

Well, I was the perfect teenager. Seriously, I was totally respectful to my parents, never gave them any lip, was always home on time, and didn't get into any kind of trouble. When my kids were 2 1/2 and 5, I couldn't imagine a time when we wouldn't get along or that I would end up thinking I was not going to survive raising them. But by the time they were 15 and 17 1/2, I thought I was going to lose my mind. I wouldn't have wished them on my worst enemies. It was horrible. I'm not exaggerating. Now they're 24 1/2 and 27 and things are much, much, much better between us that I had even dreamed possible at one point. I'd actually say that we have a really good relationship -- except for the fact that neither of them is active in the Church, which hurts me quite a bit.

 

[Comprehend]

Well, I was the perfect teenager. Seriously, I was totally respectful to my parents, never gave them any lip, was always home on time, and didn't get into any kind of trouble. When my kids were 2 1/2 and 5, I couldn't imagine a time when we wouldn't get along or that I would end up thinking I was not going to survive raising them. But by the time they were 15 and 17 1/2, I thought I was going to lose my mind. I wouldn't have wished them on my worst enemies. It was horrible. I'm not exaggerating. Now they're 24 1/2 and 27 and things are much, much, much better between us that I had even dreamed possible at one point. I'd actually say that we have a really good relationship -- except for the fact that neither of them is active in the Church, which hurts me quite a bit.

Kids are really tough sometimes. I have a good family friend who is a BoM professor at BYU, his father was a 70 and I do not personally know a better man on this planet yet his 5 kids were all wrecks. I do not understand it. Teen pregnancy, drugs, alcohol, you name it they did it. Parents can only influence so much but if the kids want to go astray, they will regardless of the quality of parenting. I have a brother who decided that God wanted him to be a polygamist, the other 6 of us are all normal practicing LDS. We had the same upbringing.

 

[Circle_One]

the rapture ready business is for FFH. I think teenagers are not so bad but I might change my mind...

Lucky for you, you never had a child that turns into a teenager like I was (and I pray to the Gods that you don't).

I have no idea how my mother survived my teenage years without dropping of a heart attack. Be it from never knowing where I was (I left home at 15 and didn't show up again until I was 16. Took off again and didn't return until I was 17 and four months pregnant. The poor woman only ever knew which city I was in by following tour schedules of certain bands :cover: ).

Or never knowing whether the next phone call would find me dead or in juvenile detention or the hospital again.

Hell, when I initially left, I didn't call her to tell her I was gone until I was more than halfway to British Columbia.

Pray that you don't end up with one of me. I can't imagine the hell I put my poor mother through. I honestly apologize to her every single day for it, haha.

 

[Circle_One]

Kids are really tough sometimes. I have a good family friend who is a BoM professor at BYU, his father was a 70 and I do not personally know a better man on this planet yet his 5 kids were all wrecks. I do not understand it. Teen pregnancy, drugs, alcohol, you name it they did it. Parents can only influence so much but if the kids want to go astray, they will regardless of the quality of parenting. I have a brother who decided that God wanted him to be a polygamist, the other 6 of us are all normal practicing LDS. We had the same upbringing.

I completely agree with this statement. There is no better mother on Earth than my mother, and I was the worst teenager anyone could imagine. Yet my brothers were total angels.

 

[Comprehend]

Lucky for you, you never had a child that turns into a teenager like I was (and I pray to the Gods that you don't).

I have no idea how my mother survived my teenage years without dropping of a heart attack. Be it from never knowing where I was (I left home at 15 and didn't show up again until I was 16. Took off again and didn't return until I was 17 and four months pregnant. The poor woman only ever knew which city I was in by following tour schedules of certain bands :cover: ).

Or never knowing whether the next phone call would find me dead or in juvenile detention or the hospital again.

Hell, when I initially left, I didn't call her to tell her I was gone until I was more than halfway to British Columbia.

Pray that you don't end up with one of me. I can't imagine the hell I put my poor mother through. I honestly apologize to her every single day for it, haha.

wow. Now that is rough.

I don't actually have any teenagers yet. Mine are only 3 and 1.

I can't imagine being your mother. I would have gone bonkers worrying about you. I will probably have nightmares tonight about my kids and some terrible torture they might put me through in the future. I hope not though.

 

[Circle_One]

wow. Now that is rough.

I don't actually have any teenagers yet. Mine are only 3 and 1.

I can't imagine being your mother. I would have gone bonkers worrying about you. I will probably have nightmares tonight about my kids and some terrible torture they might put me through in the future. I hope not though.

Ha! Sorry, I really didn't mean to scare you. Know though, that I was the very definition of extreme case.

Thankfully though, my mother doesn't hate me, or hold any of it against me and we actually have a really great, close relationship now.

 

[Comprehend]

Ha! Sorry, I really didn't mean to scare you. Know though, that I was the very definition of extreme case.

Thankfully though, my mother doesn't hate me, or hold any of it against me and we actually have a really great, close relationship now.

well, it's all about where you are headed, not where you have been. That is great that you and your mom have a good relationship now. Don't worry about scaring me, I am sure I will have many a time that I worry about my kids before they are grown.

 

[wicca_woman]

I do not have any , i am unable to have kids.

 

[Green Gaia]

2- Jacob and Zoe:hearts: