Kids?

[Manda_24]

I would like to have 3 kids. I'm not opposed to having more than that, 3 just seems like a good number to me, it's definitely something my husband and I would have to discuss.

 

[BeautifulChange]

I've been undecided about having children in the past. But now that I see my nephew growing up it's just such a wonder. I, now plan to raise foster children. I know kids in that particular situation aren't easy but they definitely need a mother's love the most.

 

[alfrodull]

To be honest..I really don't like kids. Nor do I feel like I would be doing the planet good by contributing my genes to its over-populated surface. If my hypothetical husband really wanted them, he'd probably be able to change my mind, although I doubt that anyone who definitely wanted kids would be interested in anyone with my current mindset.

 

[knownbeforetime]

I put "4 or more" but what I really want is what God gives me. That could 1 prince or princess or 6 rugrats...

 

[Holy Warrior]

I want 3 or 4, anyway, so went for 4+. Definitely don't want one little spoiled brat! I think my siblings would want big(ish) families too- we're used to having a lot of cousins.

 

[mina]

3 and i want to adopt in addition

 

[Sketcher]

I will want at least 2 kids, I'm not sure how many more though. It could be 3, it could be 16, I just don't know yet.

 

[Im_A]

don't know if i even want kids.

this is one area my desires are controlled by the realistic facts that right now, i don't have a woman that i want to give that to, so i see no reason to even be hopeful or imagine having children. right now i don't want them.

of course it'd be cool to have a child but when the truth comes down, i really don't want one right now, and i'm waiting for the woman to come along before i even seriously consider having children.

 

[simpletrust]

I'd like to have a son first, then one or two daughters he can be brotherly and protective to.

 

[Laurie919]

I would love to have one more.

 

[plum]

I'm not sure if I want children. Right now I certainly don't; I'm not ready for that.

 

[kingoffools13]

I voted 4 or more but with the condition that I wouldn't want to have more than I could support financially. My parents did that and it made things rough growing up.

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[ido]

It is still the best name that I have thought of.

I would have named a daughter Isabelle b/c it is a variation of my maiden name (and our family's surname ends with me!) I'm glad it didn't work out tho, b/c it's a terribly popular name now. I like names that you don't hear very often. My younger son's name was not terribly popular when I chose it, but I'm hearing it more and more which bums me out. My older son is definitely not likely to have classmates with the same name!

Justine would fit that category, so good choice!

 

[soccerdad66]

I always wanted one... Wait... I have one

All my dreams have come true!

 

[Laurie919]

I voted 4 or more but with the condition that I wouldn't want to have more than I could support financially. My parents did that and it made things rough growing up.

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I have to agree with this totally. I grew up with my dad always drunk and my mom always working, we really were poor. I don't want my kids to ever experience that.

I think I even go to extreams with Taylor because I never tell her no about anything.

 

[Tamara224]

I would like to have kids. I voted 2-3 but am actually open to having 4 or more. I just don't know at this point if that's God's plan for my life or not.

I'm also starting to feel like time is running out... If'n I don't find myself a man right quick. lol.


And for those who talk about economic security... I'm the second of 4 kids (all born within 5 years). When I was about 5 my dad lost his job and for most of my childhood we were what most people consider "poor". But my siblings and I never noticed. We always had food and clothes. We didn't have all the toys but we had our imaginations and each other and we had loads of fun. One summer my dad was out of work and we spent the whole summer camping. It was the best time of our lives.

So, IMO, the most important thing to give your children is love. They don't need money to be happy, healthy and have a good life. They just need parents who love them.

Besides, you can wait and wait until you think you are financially stable enough to have children, and then maybe you get in an accident and you can't work anymore. Or you get laid off, or any of life's difficulties will find you and suddenly you find yourself poor. You can't guarantee you'll always be in a place that you consider is economically secure enough.

Matthew 6:25-34
25"For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

26"Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?
27"And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?
28"And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,
29yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.
30"But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!
31"Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?'
32"For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34"So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
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[ido]

I would like to have kids. I voted 2-3 but am actually open to having 4 or more. I just don't know at this point if that's God's plan for my life or not.

I'm also starting to feel like time is running out... If'n I don't find myself a man right quick. lol.


And for those who talk about economic security... I'm the second of 4 kids (all born within 5 years). When I was about 5 my dad lost his job and for most of my childhood we were what most people consider "poor". But my siblings and I never noticed. We always had food and clothes. We didn't have all the toys but we had our imaginations and each other and we had loads of fun. One summer my dad was out of work and we spent the whole summer camping. It was the best time of our lives.

So, IMO, the most important thing to give your children is love. They don't need money to be happy, healthy and have a good life. They just need parents who love them.

Besides, you can wait and wait until you think you are financially stable enough to have children, and then maybe you get in an accident and you can't work anymore. Or you get laid off, or any of life's difficulties will find you and suddenly you find yourself poor. You can't guarantee you'll always be in a place that you consider is economically secure enough.

Matthew 6:25-34
25"For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

26"Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?
27"And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?
28"And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,
29yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.
30"But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!
31"Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?'
32"For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34"So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
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Fabulous post! Thanks for sharing all of that.

You're so right, too. As a single mom, my kids don't have all the name brand clothes or latest craze in toys, but they have the security of a roof over their heads, food in their bellies, and a mom who loves them more than life itself! And kids can respect that. My son stayed back from a field trip today b/c it was too far away and was extra money that I simply did not have budgeted to spend at the moment. He was very understanding when we talked about it.

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

If I get the opportunity to have kids, I would only want one or two. Three at the very most.

 

[CoachR64]

Love IS the most important thing you can give anyone. But, you have to remember, love doesn't buy formula, diapers, and a roof over their head. I think it is irresponsible to keep popping out kids if you can't provide the basics for them.

Coach

 

[ido]

Love IS the most important thing you can give anyone. But, you have to remember, love doesn't buy formula, diapers, and a roof over their head. I think it is irresponsible to keep popping out kids if you can't provide the basics for them.

Coach

Very true, but in the context that was shared, it was talking about unforeseen/unavoidable changes in a family's income. Not that love would put food on the table or pay rent.