How many children do want/have?

**petslover** · 10-14-2005, 02:42 PM

The 14 kids post got me wondering. How many kids do you want or do you have?

I know I would like one or two kids of my own. I also want to adopt two kids. I have always wanted to adopt a baby from another country, and maybe a child here too.

Although, I'm not planning to have any kids anytime soon. I'm only 19,single, still in college, and still living at home. I just can't wait til that one day I start a family of my own. I think it will be a blessing.

**PJ's Mom** · 10-14-2005, 02:43 PM

I have 4 kids. They're 19, 18 and twins that turn 17 today.

I'm 39 and am way too old to have any more.

**LeahMM** · 10-14-2005, 02:45 PM

I have not and will not ever have kids. However, I do have two step children that live with us. They are 16 and 18, that's enough for me.

**finn's mom** · 10-14-2005, 02:48 PM

I have none, but, want at least one.

**ILoveReptiles** · 10-14-2005, 02:48 PM

*Snork*

A big fat 0 - on both counts

**Anita Cholaine** · 10-14-2005, 02:57 PM

I don't know, I'm still too young, but I think I would like to have one or two... Maybe I change my mind later, and I finally have 20 kids

(I was joking...)

**Husky_mom** · 10-14-2005, 02:53 PM

OMG PJ !!!!

you mut have had (or still have) a hard time when they where all little, my respect to you

right now i only have one human kid, he´s 2 yr., a great kid, i once thought i wanted three, since i thought one "he´ll be too lonely", two" maybe they go separate ways in many ways" three "at least they have one more choice to hang out with", but after (well , while) my boywas born i was like OMG i better rethink this over, but still at least i want one more, we´re looking for a girl but who knows, only God. and maybe not until a year or two

i dont know how people manage (like PJ) to handle twins, triplets, or more at once, i was going crazy with one

but it´s worth it

**neko1** · 10-14-2005, 04:53 PM

None, none, and none!! Ever! Never ever had the desire to have kids, I'm not good with kids, I don't like to be around any kids except for my neice- and I can only handle her in small hourly doses.

**BitsyNaceyDog** · 10-14-2005, 05:12 PM

I want 3! Justin and I have been married for 5 years now and we're very anxious to start a family.

**DJFyrewolf36** · 10-14-2005, 05:19 PM

Someday (we've agreed, when we both are mature enough to handle the responseability and our lives are more stable) John and I would like to have a child, perhaps two. Two is the limit though! we both love kids, and if God doesn't grace us with a child of our own we are concidering adoption.

John is the only person I'd concider having children with, and he feels the same about me. I don't understand people (women especially) who just get pregnant in hopes of staying with this or that guy or to try to get even with a guy or whatever. Childeren are supposed to be a blessing, not just pawns in stupid mind games.

**sirrahved** · 10-15-2005, 10:51 AM

Not fourteen, but not just one or two.

**Twisterdog** · 10-17-2005, 11:36 PM

I have one child.

I NEVER, not for one minute, wanted to have more children after I had my son.

Frankly, he wasn't a planned child, and I had very mixed feelings when I found out I was pregnant. Don't get me wrong, I love him more than anything in the world and wouldn't trade him for anything. But, I think I would have also been perfectly happy if I would never have had a child. I know my life would be SO very different today.

It completely fascinates me that (a) people who have children somehow feel the need to tell people who choose not to have children that they should have them or (b) people who don't have children somehow feel the need to tell people who have children that they hate children. Wow. I don't get either one of those things in the least.

We wouldn't do that to someone about pets. We wouldn't say, "I have a dog. I can't believe you don't want a dog. Something must be wrong with you. Are you selfish or just not right in the head?" And we also wouldn't say, "I don't have a cat. I don't like cats. I think anyone who owns cats is ruining the world and is selfish and horrible." We would NEVER do that ... because not only is it mean, but it's stupid. But soooo many people feel compelled to say things like that to each other about children, or lack thereof. Nothing could be more personal than the decision to reproduce or not.