16-05-2003 05:13									#1
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with the growing list of fathers, i guess more people can speak from experience. The question is, how many kids are TOO MANY kids?

	16-05-2003 05:18									#2
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I've thought about this alot and the conclusion I've reached is that four is the right number. Two boys and two girls. Any more and you can't all fit in the family SUV.

	16-05-2003 05:20									#3
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I come from a family of four. Definately not too much.

More then six would be difficult to manage for parents, but kids would have great fun

	16-05-2003 05:22									#4
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I would prefer 2, one of each or perhaps 2 girls. Having an even amount of children works well in the Sims, why not in real life too?

	16-05-2003 05:27									#5
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I'll go with the 2 by 2.

I've one daughter, and that was the wrong thing to do by her.
You know. Later on and all.

	16-05-2003 05:28									#6
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Three is the best - forces the kids to develop problem solving skills !

	16-05-2003 05:38									#7
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Now all I need to do is mmet a hottie, get married, and have a pack of rug rats.

	16-05-2003 06:02									#8
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quote: Originally posted by SlowwHand I'll go with the 2 by 2. I've one daughter, and that was the wrong thing to do by her. You know. Later on and all.

No, I don't know. Laura and I are having this very same discussion, so I'm really interested.

Laura was an only child, btw.

	16-05-2003 06:06									#9
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Someday Summer's mother will die.
I might even die some day.

Should that occur, other than cousins, Summer is alone.

	16-05-2003 06:09									#10
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Alone is never good. Big families

	16-05-2003 06:15									#11
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3 is ideal. That is how I grew up, and that is how my kids will grow up.

	16-05-2003 06:46									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Uncle Sparky Three is the best - forces the kids to develop problem solving skills !

Errr....no, it forces parents to develop problem solving skills. From all the parents I talk too, three is one too many. Once your outnumbered you might as well have 5.

	16-05-2003 06:49									#13
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Outnumbered?


Poor ****ing teachers, if that's the case.

	16-05-2003 07:08									#14
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2 or less, we need to reduce the world's population, we need madatory population control NOW before we go Malthusian and wreck the planet!

	16-05-2003 07:09									#15
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I have a daughter age 37, A son age 33, and twin daughter age 31.
We went from 2 to 4 overnight. It was a little tough for a while.
But I have great kids.

	16-05-2003 07:20									#16
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Personally? One is too many. Societally? Three is too many. I averaged it out and voted "two is too many".

	16-05-2003 08:18									#17
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As many as you can take care enough is good for you.

	16-05-2003 08:20									#18
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Two is way more than enough. And probably too many for me.

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I think a major factor (unless you're talking about 10 kids) is the spacing between them. Having more than two kids pretty close together would be quite a handful, I'd imagine. Personally, I have a brother and two sisters, but we're pretty spaced apart - I'm the youngest, my brother is 5 and a half years older than me, and my two sisters are 7 and 8 years older than him. So, by the time I was born, my sisters were almost old enough to babysit me.

	16-05-2003 09:10									#20
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one of each would be enough for me

	17-05-2003 03:28									#21
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I'll say as many as God trusts you with is enough.

	17-05-2003 03:37									#22
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30. After that, the sweatshop's not really making a profit anymore, unless it's a major-company sweatshop, and...

Dammit! Wrong thread! Wrong thread! Where's that "Don't Submit Reply" button?

	17-05-2003 03:45									#23
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Four children was perfect for me (one son and three daughters) : never need to ask yourself what you want to do with your life, you just build a family.

	17-05-2003 03:56									#24
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That many daughters will drive you batty. You will be hen pecked for sure.

	17-05-2003 04:13									#25
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quote: Originally posted by GePap with the growing list of fathers, i guess more people can speak from experience. The question is, how many kids are TOO MANY kids?

hi ,

, too many , what , miss out on all the fun , .....

no sir , you just cant get enough of them

holding those little fingers

have a nice day

	17-05-2003 04:16									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Oerdin That many daughters will drive you batty. You will be hen pecked for sure.

Not at all. It is quite different to be the father of girls, but it is not less difficult nor interesting. And having both helps not to fall in excess of gender prejudice. As far as being hen pecked, there are wifes who know how to do that without your realizing it even remotely !

	17-05-2003 05:29									#27
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quote: Originally posted by Frogman Errr....no, it forces parents to develop problem solving skills. From all the parents I talk too, three is one too many.

LOL! I have 3 kids, and I can attest to this fact! A couple of years ago, a friend of ours, who only has two kids, and after observing the differences in our parenting styles, made the American Football analogy of their ability to play man to man defense (i.e. one parent to one offspring) whereas my wife and I are forced into a continual Zone Defense, and we're playing against the Rams....
Oh Lord what did I do to deserve this punishment?