do you guys believe in " being fruitful and multiplying" ??? how many kids do you think you can even afford bringing into this crazy world? i only want 2..a possible 3 if my mom goes crazy (she has 6 and wants us to have a lot too) and if i can afford the child.
2006-10-17 03:57:57 · 34 answers · asked by ? 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
and thats another thing...i wanna have them soon before this world goes to pieces. plus, im 23 and a size 5 so i want to have them while i still have the body and matabolism to lose the baby fat
2006-10-17 04:12:15 · update #1
boy, girl, boy.....that will work for me. girls are a major handful....lol
2006-10-17 04:16:05 · update #2
ok i'm a guy, and we have 4 kids and i think that's it
still here is my take
- for a long time i just didn't think i'd make a credible father, so once i was married i thought well, of course let's have a first baby. but then we'll see how it goes before deciding to go for a number 2
- the 1st baby was a great joy, and i found that being a father (at least of a small child) was far easier than i thought, so baby number 2 was decided
- similar stuff led to number 3
then there was a break, and we ended up going fo a 4th, "because children are just so cute"
the state of the world? Well, yeah, some days are pretty depressing. But on the other hand, and whatever is happening, we still live, relative to the rest of human history, and for us in the West, in times that are way better on most fronts, than most of other times we know about. Also, while you may be wondering whether it would be a good idea to bring your children to the world, there are lots of people in horrible living conditions who don't think twice and bring many children to the world. Also, children can CHANGE the world!
Your body? Well maybe my wife is exceptional but although we had our first when she was already 32, she has controlled weight gain, and regained earlier shape, every time.
Your life? Of course I'm biased because we became parents after 30. But my take is that if you start early, well, yes there are advantages (body shape, lesser age difference), but also it means that you won't have a life as a young adult with some means - and personally I did enjoy that time a lot, and sometimes I think that if I had had kids much sooner, I'd always be wondering what it would have been like to have some means and lots of freedom? ;-)
on the other hands, good friends of ours, she is 30 and pregnant with number 7...
good luck
2006-10-17 04:20:19 · answer #1 · answered by AntoineBachmann 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-17 04:08:36 · answer #2 · answered by mum 2 Cameron and Ewan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-17 05:55:33 · answer #3 · answered by YOUKNOWYOUWANNAKNOW 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 2 kids 7(girl) and 3(boy). I will love to have another only this time I don't care about the gender. My husband is always telling me that Iam crazy because we are strugling with the 2 that we already have. It's not only the money issue but most important the quality time we don't have to spend with them. I will defenetely recomend that If u decide to have more than 2 kids u get some time off so u can enjoy them or u will regret it. How many kids u want to have it's really a personal desision just have in mind the more u have the more responsabilities and more money u'll spend. Also u will have to dedicate yourself to them at least till they are old enough to take care of themselves.
2006-10-17 05:51:29 · answer #4 · answered by Tani 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think just one.......
...maybe 2, but I really think I will only be able to handle and afford the one I already have coming. My husband wants more children... and before I ever got pregnant, I did want a lot of children. Now that I am due in 4 weeks to have our little girl, I think this may be the only child I want. Definitly 2 at the most though... no more than 2.
2006-10-17 04:24:34 · answer #5 · answered by Ashley P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 and that is what I have.
2006-10-17 04:04:56 · answer #6 · answered by parrothead2371 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We always said that we didn't want any kids. It was part of the attraction when my husband and I met. Now we're seriously talking about trying to get pregnant sometime within the year. We only want one child and will take measures to keep it an only child after s/he is born. I would love to have a little girl but would love a boy just as much.
2006-10-17 07:49:13 · answer #7 · answered by Ravishing 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only want the two I have. I'm 40, just had my second and I am done. I could afford more, but my body just can't go through it again, plus I don't have the energy to keep up with more than two. If anyone has a bunch of kids, they have to start really young when they have more energy, but unfortunately, that is usually when you don't have the funds.
2006-10-17 04:10:23 · answer #8 · answered by stocks4allseasons 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We grew up with nothing, so i can tell you first had it isnt money that raises a child. Its hard work and being frugal, and most of all love. Any one who tells you differently is driving an SUV and has a 200,000 dollar mortgage and aspires to rule the dress siut world.
I want 4. Maybe more. But I only want to birth 2 I do believe.
2006-10-17 04:05:25 · answer #9 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always thought 3, my husband wants 4... we have a beautiful little girl who's almost 1yr old and we are thinking of planning #2 soon. So far so good, we havent had to spend that much in relation to our daughter (great healthcare, things given to us for her use, breastfeeding so no formula to buy, make her food instead of store bought). Of course there is the lost income from my no longer working, but we're handling it Ok.
2006-10-17 04:10:36 · answer #10 · answered by MaPetiteHippopotame 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋