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Marrah_G

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88. It is a womans choice.

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Fri Dec 30, 2011, 10:50 AM

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How many kids are too many? [View all] hyphenate Dec 2011 OP

I love my kids but sometimes I wonder how my life would have ended up if I never had any kids BoWanZi Dec 2011 #1

5 for me and 3 grand kids The Straight Story Dec 2011 #2

look at it from the Kids' point of view: is this a frikkin world you'd wanna be born & live in? marasinghe Dec 2011 #3

I was born in 1965, and the world didn't look too great then The Straight Story Dec 2011 #5

In 1965, could your parents afford to buy a house? REP Dec 2011 #10

Probably quakerboy Dec 2011 #26

If you're lucky enough to have a job REP Dec 2011 #33

A Living-Wage-Job. RC Dec 2011 #55

Even if you are not quakerboy Dec 2011 #78

I wish. dkf Dec 2011 #37

Yes, I was born in 1941. We were just coming out of a depression. However I do understand the jwirr Dec 2011 #61

absolutely not. nt DesertFlower Dec 2011 #21

I don't really think that can be answered. yewberry Dec 2011 #4

Under most circumstances I would say 4 should be the max bluestateguy Dec 2011 #6

Is that 4 per male or female? My 5 were with 3 different people The Straight Story Dec 2011 #8

I'm not really asking the government to interfere hyphenate Dec 2011 #15

Under most circumstances I would say 4 should be the max bluestateguy Dec 2011 #7

Why have China do it? Capitalism is enforcing its own population control. Zalatix Dec 2011 #32

It depends on the parents... CoffeeCat Dec 2011 #9

Yeah, the essence, I guess of what I'm thinking hyphenate Dec 2011 #18

I'm going with more than 1 is too many. Solely on replacement levels in order to sustain Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #11

Replacement rate is between 2.1 and 2.2 kids. joeglow3 Dec 2011 #17

In order to sustain the environment. Zero to one is enough. Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #23

I think I missing the point of your question. joeglow3 Dec 2011 #27

How many children did they have to educate? Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #28

My great grandparents - 18. My grandparents - 7. joeglow3 Dec 2011 #56

You are assuming that older folks cannot take penguin7 Dec 2011 #91

Evidence seems to say otherwise joeglow3 Dec 2011 #92

The individual family isn't important. The collective is what is. Gregorian Dec 2011 #12

The main thing I disagree with you on hyphenate Dec 2011 #24

"Underpopulated"? primavera Dec 2011 #48

The only issue with that analysis is the number of resources used by those in developed countries. antigone382 Dec 2011 #63

These discussions we're having are valuable. I'd like to see much more of this. Gregorian Dec 2011 #65

Underpopulation is only a problem because we've based our economies on the idea of infinite growth NickB79 Dec 2011 #68

^^^ THIS! ^^^ MH1 Dec 2011 #98

2 kids per set of parents would actually reduce the population Posteritatis Dec 2011 #67

All that social engineering and with zero data to back it up. nt Dreamer Tatum Dec 2011 #76

What 'social engineering'? MH1 Dec 2011 #99

Sometimes, you don't have a choice, really... MADem Dec 2011 #13

yeah, pretty much! hyphenate Dec 2011 #31

1 is 1 too many.. HipChick Dec 2011 #14

+1 ... er wait... +1 doesn't sound right here slay Dec 2011 #41

As many as you can feed, clothe and love blueamy66 Dec 2011 #16

I'm disappointed that you made the edit to your post. noamnety Dec 2011 #50

sorry.....I'm allowed to have my opinion blueamy66 Dec 2011 #79

Yes, you're allowed to have your opinion noamnety Dec 2011 #85

fair enough blueamy66 Dec 2011 #86

"Is having children a right?" noamnety Dec 2011 #87

Um, why did you need WIC? blueamy66 Dec 2011 #89

Depends what you count as "afford" noamnety Dec 2011 #96

I apologize. blueamy66 Jan 2012 #102

By that reasoning, poor people should not have kids The Straight Story Dec 2011 #93

No, by that reasoning, poor people shouldn't have a BUNCH of kids blueamy66 Dec 2011 #95

No more than you can hope to successfully support n/t SoCalDem Dec 2011 #19

i had one. that was enough for me. DesertFlower Dec 2011 #20

I come from a large family, too, and the older ones are the ones who are more fucked up. Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #22

Ironically, there may not be enough children to sustain Humankind ... T S Justly Dec 2011 #25

You should put that question to Nadya Suleman. She might know. Kablooie Dec 2011 #29

Somewhere between 5 and 20 jmowreader Dec 2011 #30

three is too many Ichingcarpenter Dec 2011 #34

0.25-0.5 boppers Dec 2011 #35

If you have too many to care about, the results should show. Judge the results, not the numbers. saras Dec 2011 #36

Any more than 2 and you're growing the world population. rucky Dec 2011 #38

With how busy the parents are nowadays treestar Dec 2011 #39

I stopped after one... Violet_Crumble Dec 2011 #40

3 would be too many because then we would need a mini van liberal N proud Dec 2011 #42

Statistics show that the more educated the mother, the fewer (yes, fewer) the children she has. fasttense Dec 2011 #43

It's also the single biggest detirminant... MedicalAdmin Dec 2011 #46

We had two and we both wish we'd had at least one more tularetom Dec 2011 #44

2 Odin2005 Dec 2011 #45

personal choice Maine-ah Dec 2011 #47

one per person ThomThom Dec 2011 #49

However many I have is perfect and everyone else is wrong. gkhouston Dec 2011 #51

Four yella_dawg Dec 2011 #52

I don't pretend to know... LanternWaste Dec 2011 #53

In my case one was enough. That said, I think it's a matter of LibDemAlways Dec 2011 #54

Good Question FiggyJay Dec 2011 #57

However many the Duggars have. Iggo Dec 2011 #58

Between 3 and 5 is ideal Eliminator Dec 2011 #59

More than you want is too many slackmaster Dec 2011 #60

Her body. Their family. Their lives. Their choice. None of my business (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2011 #62

Agreed. HappyMe Dec 2011 #81

I always wanted 5 or 6 kids. I have only had one. Lyric Dec 2011 #64

one is too many.... mike_c Dec 2011 #66

Arrogance compels me to breed... PurityOfEssence Dec 2011 #74

My grandparents had 6 and did a good job of parenting Nikia Dec 2011 #69

Nothing in the double digits. Neoma Dec 2011 #70

For me, one is too many. I dislike children intensely. Rochester Dec 2011 #71

As most parents would put it: you haven't met mine... PurityOfEssence Dec 2011 #75

I agree... not all children are charming, not by a long shot, but some are fantastic renate Dec 2011 #77

Depends on the family -- in Mr. and Mrs. Paul's case, for instance, Rand alone is one too many fishwax Dec 2011 #72

I only have one and my biological clock is running out OhioBlue Dec 2011 #73

I was the baby of three B Calm Dec 2011 #80

Watch the Duggars or whoever they are. Vinca Dec 2011 #82

Not for us to decide. Her body - Her choice - lynne Dec 2011 #83

Thank you. Skidmore Dec 2011 #84

Having a discussion about what is 'right' or 'best' MH1 Dec 2011 #100

But on the other hand, MH1 Dec 2011 #101

It is a womans choice. Marrah_G Dec 2011 #88

Zero toddaa Dec 2011 #90

hmm, I have 3, and one step-son GobBluth Dec 2011 #94

Overpopulation is our greatest problem. Everyone's greatest problem. tabasco Dec 2011 #97