How many children should couples have?

[David]

Conservatives one, liberals ten. Unfortunately it's the exact opposite in reality. I think this single fact has kept religion afloat more than any other factor. JMHO .

[SCWDP911]

Originally Posted by The Gaijin

They should have as many as they want.

In the in the free and economically sucessful part of this world the birthrate is not even at replacement.

+1, or maybe I should say +6 (for each of my kids)

[DanielDudley]

Let God sort em out.

[nostatic]

Originally Posted by lendaddy

More well adjusted people should have children even if only to combat the hordes of morons and imbeciles that seemingly can't help but do so.

hey, don't talk about my parents that way...

[72doug2,2S]

Originally Posted by v8_ranch

+1, or maybe I should say +6 (for each of my kids)

Congratulations! You've done very well. If your wife is not a barren waste land and you want kids, I think three is the absolute minimum.

IMO
1 child = prone to selfishness
2 children = prone to selfishness and fighting
3 children = some semblance of balance, and sharing

[berettafan]

Originally Posted by mikester

Don't get me wrong, I didn't say they shouldn't have done it. In fact I tried to imply no judgment at all. My intent was for us to learn from their experience.

**** mikester this is PPOT here, not some damn Oprah episode. WTF man

[72doug2,2S]

Originally Posted by 125shifter

Conservatives one, liberals ten. Unfortunately it's the exact opposite in reality. I think this single fact has kept religion afloat more than any other factor. JMHO .

That's because its cheaper to raise a conservative kid than a liberal kid. The conservative kid requires parents, the liberal kid requires the whole damn village.

[berettafan]

kinda surprised this hasn't popped up yet....





some folks should have this hanging in their bedroom as a reminder that the world getting a bit crowded.

[SCWDP911]

Originally Posted by 72doug2,2S

Congratulations! You've done very well. If your wife is not a barren waste land and you want kids, I think three is the absolute minimum.

IMO
1 child = prone to selfishness
2 children = prone to selfishness and fighting
3 children = some semblance of balance, and sharing

...and 6+ is absolute chaos, but we're loving almost every minute of it.

Of course, I keep threatening to sell them on eBay if they get out of line - that seems to help!

IMHO, have as many as you can provide for and that you and your wife have th mental capacity to handle. YMMV...

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by 72doug2,2S

Congratulations! You've done very well. If your wife is not a barren waste land and you want kids, I think three is the absolute minimum.

IMO
1 child = prone to selfishness
2 children = prone to selfishness and fighting
3 children = some semblance of balance, and sharing

Well, well (this one deserves 2 wells), if that isn't a glittering generality. I'm an only child and am not that selfish. In fact, you can have my opinions for free.

Originally Posted by island911

Milt, what if you knew a giant astroid was headed for the earth (again)? ...would this question of population be a concern? How 'bout if you knew the magnetic field would drop, during a pole-flip (again), causing massively high cancer rates of the population? Would you want the human race to have a high or low statistical change of surviving?

So, you're saying it doesn't matter how we're wiped out, whether we do it to ourselves or wait for other means?

[Porsche-O-Phile]

The other implication of Mikester's comments about the "one China" policy is that it has spawned a generation of very spoiled children. I've heard this from a number of people of Asian descent. Unintended consequence, but consequence nonetheless. . .

[island911]

Originally Posted by berettafan

that works until you get a dumbass for a president who leaves the door open for i don't recall how many million illegals.

Well, at least we have Hillary. ..she want's to incentivize birth rates w/ a $5,ooo bonus for each one born here.

[widebody911]

Originally Posted by 125shifter

Conservatives one, liberals ten. Unfortunately it's the exact opposite in reality. I think this single fact has kept religion afloat more than any other factor. JMHO .

Just like in the movie "Idiocracy"

[island911]

Will Hillary's $5,ooo/kid "investment"(wink-wink) apply to all the Mexicans crossing the US border to squirt out an anchor baby?

[scottmandue]

I think one child is enough for any couple... I know I get full about half way through one... but then it depends on the size of the child and how big of a lunch you had.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Originally Posted by berettafan

kinda surprised this hasn't popped up yet....

"Popped up"? Was that a pun?

[mikester]

Originally Posted by berettafan

**** mikester this is PPOT here, not some damn Oprah episode. WTF man

I'm just sayin

[craigster59]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

I think one child is enough for any couple... I know I get full about half way through one... but then it depends on the size of the child and how big of a lunch you had.

[cstreit]

Originally Posted by berettafan

kinda surprised this hasn't popped up yet....





some folks should have this hanging in their bedroom as a reminder that the world getting a bit crowded.

THese are the wack-jobs I was talking about. 20 kids and pregnant again or something like that... They're building a house that;s more like a dorm, relying on many many donations. I'd like to see that money go to someone that deserves it instead of these stupid selfish people.

[72doug2,2S]

But his wife is so hot, can you blame him?