16 kids and counting...

[thatisall]

I genuinely don't know what I think, have no strong opinions about their lifestyle, life choices etc etc.....my first thoughts were that it was just too many but they seem very nice and happy lol

Am I being unreasonable to want to chat about the show on here anyway?

No I'm not a jour no trying to get a MN quote before someone suggests it....

....just sat at home alone thinking 16....? 16!? :-O

Oh please. How will dropping below replacement levels in the developed world, leading to unsustainably aging populations, help with overcrowding and lack of resources in the developing world?
In ten years things will be no different for your western pampered only child.

David Attenborough is referring to us heavy consumers in the western world. Google 'carbon footprint' and see how many planets your own family need to sustain your current rate of consumption. We don't have infinate resources and we are poisoning our amazing planet. If you value generations to come, we should change our way of thinking. We are blessed with two children. We have replaced ourselves and now have the job of raising two more human beings (who themselves will likely go on to reproduce) in the most responsible, low impact way we can. Think how many humans those two parents are responsible in a couple of generations once their offspring reproduce! How many kids need fostering if you crave a housefull? They all seem like lovely warm people whose skills could be put to so much better use.