How many kids are too many?

[CoffeeCat]

9. It depends on the parents...

Some people shouldn't even have ONE child. Some parents have many children, and the
parents are terrific people who raise their children well. That doesn't mean that they children turn out perfect, but at least the parents give it their all and are devoted to the kids.

The problem is--you can't control idiots. People are going to have as many kids as they feel like. My husband was
the youngest of twelve children. His parents were complete jerks. His father was an alcoholic and his mother
was neglectful. She slept all day and she was so neglectful that one of her children died while she was sleeping. One of
her toddlers pulled boiling water on herself, because the kids were making their own lunches as mom slept. It was
really a sad, pathetic upbringing.

Then you have the large family that was in my high school. They had 16 kids. They were a happy, fun family
and everyone liked the kids. They were so sweet. They all grew up to be well-adjusted adults.

It's not the number. It's the parents and the quality of parents. Unfortunately, bad parents are most often
bad people who don't make the right decision to not be parents. That ends up being lifelong pain for their
children.