[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

My father comes from a family of 7 kids. They're all half crazy, but I think it's an inherited thing. My Nana was always a bit loopy. She probably would have been better off stopping at one or two kids.

Alternatively, there are lots of families I know who have 4 or 5 kids, and no one seems to miss out.

It's amazing how as a parent, you think you couldn't possibly love another child as much as you love the first one that appears, but then you have the next and voila! You love it just as much. Same with the third. I see no reason to think that feeling of love for a child you give birth to would stop or lessen as the number of kids goes up.

If they're supporting their own family and not relying on anyone giving them handouts, then I'd say they've got it pretty right as parents and maybe we could all take a leaf out of their book.

We all spend too much time judging others who choose a different path, and although I'm thankful that the general trend is for families to have less children, the odd anomaly is ok with me.

Well said....