Do big families suck ?

[Mrburns2007]

Small family or big family ?

 

[brunswickite]

what is "big" and "small"

define them

 

[MithShrike]

Umm... I don't know. I have a 3-person family so who knows?

 

[MournSanity]

Well, the parents must have sucked at one point or another....

 

[Mrburns2007]

My Cousin has 6 kids, other family members wonder when she's going to stop.

 

[MournSanity]

Originally posted by: Mrburns2007
My Cousin has 6 kids, other family members wonder when she's going to stop.

I guess she won't stop because she's having so much fun!

 

[stormbv]

I know a Morman family who have about 15 kids.

 

[Tom]

Originally posted by: hypersonic5
Well, the parents must have sucked at one point or another....

are we talking human beings or some other species ?

 

[MournSanity]

Originally posted by: Dead Parrot Sketch

Originally posted by: hypersonic5
Well, the parents must have sucked at one point or another....

are we talking human beings or some other species ?

Depends on the weather...

 

[Ornery]

THE MEANING OF LIFE

Dad: So you see my problem, little ones... I can't keep you here
any longer.

Shout from the back: Speak up!

Dad: [raising his voice] I can't keep you here any longer... God
has blessed us so much that I can't afford to feed you
anymore.

Boy: Couldn't you have your balls cut off...?

Dad: It's not as simple as that Nigel... God knows all... He would
see through such a cheap trick. What we do to ourselves, we do
to Him...

Voice: You could have them pulled off in an accident?

[Other voices suggest ways his balls can be removed.]

Dad: No... no... children... I know you're trying to help but
believe me, my mind's made up. I've given this long and
careful thought. And it's medical experiments for the lot of
you...

[The children emerge singing a melancholy reprise of
'Every Sperm is Sacred.']

[They are being watched from another Northern house.]

Mr Blackitt: Look at them, bloody Catholics. Filling the bloody
world up with bloody people they can't afford to bloody feed.

Mrs Blackitt: What are we dear?

Mr Blackitt: Protestant, and fiercely proud of it...

Mrs Blackitt: Why do they have so many children...?

Mr Blackitt: Because every time they have sexual intercourse they
have to have a baby.

Mrs Blackitt: But it's the same with us, Harry.

Mr Blackitt: What d'you mean...?

Mrs Blackitt: Well I mean we've got two children and we've had
sexual intercourse twice.

Mr Blackitt: That's not the point... We *could* have it any time we
wanted.

Mrs Blackitt: Really?

Mr Blackitt: Oh yes. And, what's more, because we don't believe in
all that Papist claptrap we can take precautions.

Mrs Blackitt: What, you mean lock the door...?

Mr Blackitt: No no, I mean, because we are members of the
Protestant Reformed Church which successfully challenged the
autocratic power of the Papacy in the mid-sixteenth century,
we can wear little rubber devices to prevent issue.

Mrs Blackitt: What do you mean?

Mr Blackitt: I could, if I wanted, have sexual intercourse with
you...

Mrs Blackitt: Oh, yes... Harry...

Mr Blackitt: And by wearing a rubber sheath over my old feller I
could ensure that when I came off... you would not be
impregnated.

Mrs Blackitt: Ooh!

Mr Blackitt: That's what being a Protestant's all about. That's
why it's the church for me. That's why it's the church for
anyone who respects the individual and the individual's right
to decide for him or herself. When Martin Luther nailed his
protest up to the church door in 1517, he may not have
realised the full significance of what he was doing. But four
hundred years later, thanks to him, my dear, I can wear
whatever I want on my John Thomas. And Protestantism doesn't
stop at the simple condom. Oh no! I can wear French Ticklers
if I want.

Mrs Blackitt: You what?

Mr Blackitt: French Ticklers... Black Mambos... Crocodile Ribs...
Sheaths that are designed not only to protect but also to
enhance the stimulation of sexual congress...

Mrs Blackitt: Have you got one?

Mr Blackitt: Have I got one? Well no... But I can go down the road
any time I want and walk into Harry's and hold my head up
high, and say in a loud steady voice: 'Harry I want you to
sell me a *condom*. In fact today I think I'll have a French
Tickler, for I am a Protestant...'

Mrs Blackitt: Well why don't you?

Mr Blackitt: But they... [He points at the stream of children still
pouring past the house.]... they cannot. Because their church
never made the great leap out of the Middle Ages, and the
domination of alien episcopal supremacy!

 

[LordMorpheus]

Originally posted by: Mrburns2007
Small family or big family ?

the phrase is 'the more the merrier' mate.

And, as 2/4 kids, which falls into your 'big' family category, though I would place it more in the 'middling' are meself, I can say that the bigger the better.

well, maybe not, but 3-5 is always good. 'long as you aren't afraid to hit them to keep 'em inline, they'll turn out fine. And 'sides, they can keep themselves occupied. when they are younger, they will be at each other's throats, but you can always allow the neighbors to place bets so its not all bad, and once they hit 15, if you did your job fine, they will like each other. It really depends on what kind of a parent you plan to be.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: Mrburns2007
Small family or big family ?

Is this question based on morality, world overcrowding or just your own preferences/ideals?

 

[NTB]

small family - 2 kids would probably be it for me. Don't get me wrong, I'd love all the kids I had, but, IMO, many more than that would just be spreading things too thin. Big families don't suck; it just wouldn't be the thing for me.

Heh...this thread reminds me of something one of my favorite proffessors always says: "They say that the average family consists of the parents, 2.5 kids, and a pet...I think I ended up with all the 1/2s..."

Nate

 

[Mrburns2007]

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: Mrburns2007
Small family or big family ?

Is this question based on morality, world overcrowding or just your own preferences/ideals?

Just personal preference of the kid and parent. From the kids point of view a smaller family is probably better, same as the parent. Some parents just have to many kids that they can't afford and the kid is the one who suffers.

 

[bcmind]

o damn.. can i re-vote???

 

[Mrburns2007]

Originally posted by: bcmind
o damn.. can i re-vote???

sure how would I remove your vote ?

 

[Boonesmi]

big families rule
i have 2 brothers and 6 sisters... sooo much fun growing up, i wish i still lived near them all

 

[dighn]

too many kids = bad for everywhere imo. each kid gets less, the parents have more pressure and this world already has a lot of people.

 

[Freejack2]

I think it has a lot to do with how the kids are raised. A family can have 2 kids but the parent's don't know how to raise the kids so the kids are always fighting.
A family could also have 5 kids but no problems simply because the parents know how to raise the kids.

 

[ILikeStuff]

Originally posted by: dighn
too many kids = bad for everywhere imo. each kid gets less, the parents have more pressure and this world already has a lot of people.

Bah, the quality of your childhood does NOT depend on how much "stuff" your parents give you. As Long as the parents can handle the extra stress every child brings, and love and teach each child as they should, then I say the more the merrier (though I and my wife think we would only like to have 2 or 3) Now, this does not apply if you cannot afford to feed and clothe your child, I am assuming here that the parents can provide for the children's basic needs.

 

[nativesunshine]

I wouldn't say big families suck..but I would never have one myself. I think I"m limiting myself to 3 kids...maximum.

But...i think big extended families rule. I have one..and it's great. The more cousins the better..the more aunts and uncles to give you money the better. heh.

 

[thenerdguy]

Im the Middle kid out of seven. Big families can suck at times and can be great at times.