to be amazed at how many people are still having 4 or more children?

[JackShit]

Yikes! I'm going to get a new one ripped here, but this has been bugging me of late.

Our planet isn't in a particularly marvelous state. Overpopulation is a very real problem. We are responsible for the legacy we leave our children and surely part of loving them is to be concerned for their future quality of life on this planet.

I know there are a lot of people with larger families on MN and I need to understand why, in full knowledge of the facts, people continue to have so many children? Just read a thread on facebook where a woman was proudly stating she has 11! 11 ffs!

I don't go for the argument about some having only one or two so it cancels out and I also don't believe in replacing our ageing population problem with an even bigger one.

So what am I missing here? Do people just not really give a shit? Does biology take over?

I have 1 btw.

No it doesn't! Most posts are from parents of 3+ giving me a good kicking!

They really aren't, OP. There are 5 pages of posts, the vast majority are exactly what you wanted, people having a go at large families. Which is why you started this thread.

Okay, I'm done here. Jack, you start off insulting people and then play the victim when you feel people are doing the exact same to you. Anyone pointing that out is a bitch but you of course are stating simple facts by questioning why people's children - the main thing (most) parents live for - are even on this planet. I have no (more) words.

Ok!

I think I should go to bed now because having 4 means I have a statistically higher chance of being woken by 1 in the night.

me too! Although I think I will defintley be up with ds who is vomiting.

What will happen if too many people get into heaven? Will that become over-populated too?

I've not been any where near as nasty as some of you as you are well aware.

...and the 'cheers'. It's like being in a fucking arena

you did start it though

I did

I really think that if you light a fire you need to take some responsibility for where the cinders blow even if it is, as in this case, in your face.

Dixie

x-post. great minds...

You threw out an insult to a lot of people into the ether and seem utterly astonished when some of them insulted you back.
Would you walk into a crowded room and shout "some of you have too many children, you're weird and irresponsible and are wrecking the planet"?
I doubt it. And if you did, would be surprised they might not like it?

Waves pom poms along with my brood....

Do you know I think having large families makes us nasty. We have to be this way because we are so disrespectful of the environment

I liked the bit jackshit when you admitted this was about your own neuroses. I think we should leave it at that.