Advantages of large families?

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just continuing on from my previous thread on reasons not to have 2 or more kids....so what are the advantages/good things about having a large family (ie a lot of kids)? I am not from one myself but am interested to hear the views of those who have 3 or more kids or who grew up with a lot of siblings? thanks again!

I was a little shocked by the suggestion that you should be entitled to special parking too KW.

Thought you would be. Are you shocked by the number of people to park in designated m&t bays and the amount of people with disabled badges who sprint off down the road? I am.
I am very lucky that I don't have a physical disability that would mean I had to have a sticker and I would much rather that all those people with genuine disabilities also didn't have to have them either. if I could wish good health on them, believe me I would, that goes without saying. I am ,however, annoyed by the large number of people I HAVE SEEN who appear to have no obvious disability that impedes their movements in any way whatsoever.

WMF I didn't know your DW was pg (had no computer for ages) big congrats from dh and me.. have you got a new buggy or are you sticking with the p&t? (dh caught me trying to sell our one on ebay and removed it )
How are you two lovely dd's?

kittywicks you must be joking about being diasbled because of having 5 dc's. I'm sure that there are people who abuse blue badges but you shouldn't!

Hi Xena Of course she has a new buggy [bloody addicts you lot are lol] a double nipper. PMSL at your dh removing the buggy from ebay . You have had a new baby too ........ Congratulations .

i posted a thread a while ago titled RANT under other subjects take a look
it was about disabled badges etc, my sister in law has cp but works full time in a school and shops full time (beleve me she can move when a sales on) her hubby is head of IT in a high school combined income is about 45k but they get a car with a badge (cars worth 25k) all they have to pay for is petrol plus she gets a bus pass

DMO: never thought I'd find someone who felt that way, that is if you are genuine?

am[shocked] someone can equate having young children to being disabled. I have a 2 yr old , 7mth old and am due no.3 in jan so will have 3,1 and newborn. However it was my choice to do that and I dont expect any special treatment for it..

Nemo, you're shocked at something I haven't said! No-one's equating being disabled with having young children.

Nipper twin you say WMF- great minds think alike, just this week I swapped my p&t for my sisters nipper twin (it is on agreement that at christmas when DS2 is 8mths we swap back!) DH only agreed on this on condition of its return

I am careful not to moan - these are MY choices

Ah, but I can make choices and stiil moan. All I'm saying is if someone who can move around in a pretty damn nifty fashion can get a disabled sticker then I should too. I, on the otherhand move around in a not very nifty fashion.

Kittywits - so really you are objecting to what you see as undeserving people obtaining disabled stickers, is that what you mean.
I've got 9 children and would never consider having them as being on a par with someone who has a disability.

I think a reasonable argument here would be simply to provide more parent and child spaces. I do not object to disabled spaces but they are more often unused than the parent and child spaces. Surely more people have young children than have disablities?

I am going to totally ingnore the parking conversation that is going on and say that I am from a family of 7 children (I am number 4) and I love it and wouldn't have it any other way. We are aged 35, 34, 31, 28, 21, 19 and 14. We all get on like a house on fire and always have, don't get me wrong its not the bloody Waltons we all bitch about each other every now and again but show me a family big or small where that doesn't happen.

Erm...not all disabilities are visible ones. Just because someone can walk doesn't mean they aren't disabled.

Juule, good on you for 9 kids, wow lady give me some tips for the horrendous lost book bags and shoes before the school run senario.
And yes that IS what I am objecting to. As I said earlier, I am not disabled and thank heavens and I wish I could take away those disabilities from those unfortunate enough to have to live with them. I can see that my first post was a bit flipant. It was really a rant at those who abuse stickers. It was really a " well you have got one and you can move around with much more ease than me"
I never intended to disrespect genuinely disabled people. I have said in an earlier post, quite clearly, that I do not equate being disabled with having young children.
How about we mothers of big families swap parenting tips for coping with the day to day difficulties? Juule, I'm sure you could teach me loads.

ddg; i agree with you

Coppertop, if someone can leg it down the street, to the supermarket, wherever, how exactly are they disabled?

I have 2 sons who can run, jump, climb etc. Both are disabled.

does anyone think we should have our own area 3 or 4+ families ...Juule can be the matriarch!

Yes, not an otter fab idea! I am constantly stuggling with ways to 'hone' the system .Wouldn't it be great if we could pool our vast experience and knowledge? lets' do something like that with Juule at the helm!

coppertop I'm really pleased your sons can do this and Im sure you're a great mum. What I'm saying is that there is an awful lot of abuse of the sticker system and it really pees me off

How about something like " large families r us"?

gosh you have had yours quick kitty - how old are you

I have 6 - 5 of my own and a stepson.

If dh and I were younger, I would consider another. As we aren't, I won't.

A v wealthy friend of my sisters has 10 children; all go to private school, ferried around in 2 mpvs, each lot with a nanny - one nanny for the 6 girls and one for the 4 boys. Parenting on a grand scale, in style!