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How many kids do you have? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Otis
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playin4beer
Footballguy
I had four girls, hoping that at least one or two would marry rich and be able to financially take care of me when I'm old 
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Zow
Footballguy
Zow
Footballguy
Yeah. I wanted kids for many reasons and this was absolutely NOT one of them. I get that in like the early 1800s kids were needed to have free labor on the farm, but I can't say that having kids is either a financial benefit or serves a selfish practical purpose in any way.eoMMan said:
ETA: At least this is the conclusion I've drawn after I've worked a stressful ten hour day dealing with people acting relatively unreasonably and come home to only encounter my foster daughter unreasonably screaming and screeching at me because I won't let her stick her fingers in a wall socket or jump out of my lap to grab a knife or something.
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cstu
Footballguy
Ignoratio Elenchi
Footballguy
Two boys here (5 and 2). I would've been happy with just one kid, and agree that you shouldn't listen to anyone who says kids "need siblings" or anything like that. But seeing my two together is pretty cool, and I'm happy they'll grow up with each other. Being brothers adds a new and pretty cool dynamic to the family than when it was just "two parents and a kid."
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
2 boys, older turns 4 in a month, younger turns 1 Feb.
Congrats Otis!
Congrats Otis!
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Otis
Footballguy
Righetti
Footballguy
Bull Dozier
Footballguy
Speaking as the spouse of an only child, I disagree to a certain extent. I can tell you, only anecdotally admittedly, that she would have preferred to have siblings.
Also, if you only have one child, please be considerate and make sure you financial house is in order when you retire.
Lastly, regardless of your financial situation, your declining health in old age creates a certain amount of stress on your children. Leaving all that stress for only one sibling to manage can be burdensome.
But, I make no judgments on what people think is the right decision for themselves.
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
Considering my son just called from school to ask his mother to bring him the spare set of keys, because he locked the doors with the keys still in the ignition and the car running, I might not have thought this one through all the way.
FUBAR
Footballguy
four boys(13,11,8, almost 6). Sadly, I know for certain #4 makes your theory invalid. When we were dating my wife said she wanted 6 kids. I said I wanted 2. We're adopting #5 in the next few months and I suspect she'll get #6 in another year or two. Yeah, I'm stupid.
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Otis
Footballguy
cstu
Footballguy
Being an only child does allow you to become your own person, so I can see it. Although everyone is weird TBH.
FUBAR
Footballguy
Otis
Footballguy
Sometimes I think some people need someone or multiple someones close to them to tell them to stop being weird. Without that check, folks can end up a little TOO weird.
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
I, also an only child, consider myself the exception. I have multiple circles of friends and am pretty much a regular guy. I grew up in a great neighborhood, with lots of kids and I think that helped me avoid some of the quirkiness that I know can come with being an only child. The only time I get a little off is when I need my time alone. I've spent the majority of my life being able to getting it whenever I want, so when the moment comes that I need it, and can't get it, I can go on tilt.
To me, the kid's a bit weird. We call him an old soul because he has no problem acclimating himself among anyone in my generation. Aunts, Uncles, friends of me and my wife, he blends right in. But ask him to call up a high school friend and see if they wanted to do something, not going to happen.
ShaqAttaq
Morally Ambiguous
nope. not going to make that dogs = kids claim. i take my nearly 4 yo dog to work with me nearly every day. can't do that with a little brat.
tangent: the zero kids for us wasn't by choice. wife developed some health issues during our planned "family building period". oral then injectable fertility drugs...we ultimately had multiple unsuccessful IVF attempts prior to her hysterectomy then oophorectomy. we laid out our potential decisions before the process started (so we didn't make any "emotional" decisions) which included willingness to pursue medical assistance up to and including IVF (including seemingly odd decisions to make in advance like choices regarding selective reduction of embryos to prevent shaq&wife +8, etc.) if required. if that didn't work, we weren't going to pursue adoption.
on that day that we (my wife) decided to give up the process, I flipped a switch in my head and thoroughly embraced 0 kids. in retrospect, i probably embraced too quickly and too emphatically due to what we just went through. it took her quite a while to come to terms with "i'm just meant to be a dog mom"
