Competitive Birthing
Sign me right up for that please.
WARNING: this post contains sarcasm
My brother heard through the family tree that we were expecting and sent me an email today. (Yes, that's right. I forgot to call him but I don't feel too bad about it because what are blogs for anyway?)
Here is a recent NPR story about why women want larger families:I had to reply, yes, that's right. We're having another one because we're so rich and we just don't know what else to do with all the money. How else are people going to know we're better than them if we don't have more kids? Four is the new two in rich circles and four is the new six in Mormon circles so we must be "in" on all sides. My brother only has two kids. How embarassing.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12513004
I think you might like it.
BTW, I was at a home school planning meeting where one of the moms volunteered another mom for a job and she said, "Oh she has plenty of time to do that, she only has five kids." Much to Stranger's disappointment that is one group where we will never fit in with our less than ten child family. How embarassing.
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posted by The Lazy Organizer @ 12:40 PM
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8 Comments:
This is a pet peeve of mine as well. Make sure you adopt a couple from Ethiopia after you have your own half-dozen, just so people know you can also afford $50,000 in adoption and travel costs as well.
Because you know, being able to get pregnant & carry a child to term means you are a much better person, and the more the better. Doesn't the bishop give you a silver belt buckle or something once you get to 7?
People like this reduce women to nothing more than lactating uteruses. (Uteri? What is the plural of uterus?)
Seriously of all the reasons to add more kids to the family that has to be last on the list for REAL! Hm...lactating uteri? I didn't even know my uterus could produce milk...if I had I think I'd have left the baby connected to the cord longer! Don't you just love the sense of humor of siblings?!
Wow, I am definitely no where near rich but I plan to have at least 5-6 kids lol. Nothing competitive about it, I just love kids and have always wanted a big family :D
The only time I disagree with people having kids is if they don't really want them or mistreat them. If I could have a large (or even a small) family, I would. Unfortunately, I can't. :(
Okay, so if we stop at three, what does that say about us? Middle class?
Or maybe that I might DIE if I ever had to do this again and you are a much better woman than I am to even consider it!!!
I always thought three was my limit, then I had my third and now I think I can just keep going. But maybe that has something to do with the decision that NEVER again am I going to have a natural childbirth at home. Hospital, drugs and thousands of dollars in hospital bills all the way :)
This is totally true, everyone in our ward has four. Even us!
The important thing is why you are having kids or why you are not. But its also important to be able to take care of the children you have and no one can judge you for that. But be prepared to tell God why you didnt have just one more or to tell those remaining children that didnt get a chance to come down here why you felt it was more important to have money or time for other things than a child.
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