Be honest, is this why 3 kids seems to be the new magic number?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's why I have 5 kids. I'm winning at evolution

I have one because I got it right the first time.

...kidding! Honestly, this is a weird thing people get hung up on. There are no guarantees with ANY kids.

I’m the childless spinster dud who commented previously. I was the perfect kid: smart, athletic, cute, never got in trouble or caused any worry. Got scholarships, had impressive summer jobs, went to grad school…and then just checked out of life. My parents love me and would never call me a dud, but yeah, you never know how your kids are going to turn out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's why I have 5 kids. I'm winning at evolution

You might have three duds.

The right way:

Have one. Is s/he a dud? If yes, have a second.

So on and so forth.

- signed the baby of the family

I don't know anyone with 10 duds. Worth it to have 10 just to have one to carry on the family legacy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's why I have 5 kids. I'm winning at evolution

I have one because I got it right the first time.

...kidding! Honestly, this is a weird thing people get hung up on. There are no guarantees with ANY kids.

I’m the childless spinster dud who commented previously. I was the perfect kid: smart, athletic, cute, never got in trouble or caused any worry. Got scholarships, had impressive summer jobs, went to grad school…and then just checked out of life. My parents love me and would never call me a dud, but yeah, you never know how your kids are going to turn out.

How old are you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about the converse? I have two smart and beautiful little boys and I am way too afraid to have another because who hits the jackpot three times? Yes I have severe anxiety.

See that's sweet. I feel like I have the greatest kid ever so I stopped at one!

I’m guessing neither of you have teenagers.

You’ll be surprised when your bright toddler/greatest kid ever, fizzles quickly into a dud.

.this

[Anonymous]

But my kid is in the 99th percentile at age 4. He's never going to be a dud.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's why I have 5 kids. I'm winning at evolution

You might have three duds.

The right way:

Have one. Is s/he a dud? If yes, have a second.

So on and so forth.

- signed the baby of the family

I don't know anyone with 10 duds. Worth it to have 10 just to have one to carry on the family legacy.

This was just a joke. As to why you should keep trying and that the baby of the family is the best.

The whole thread is a joke, even if OP was trying to be serious

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But my kid is in the 99th percentile at age 4. He's never going to be a dud.

Most parents of four year olds think that. It’s just a relief to be out of baby and toddler years. He has nowhere to go but down

[Anonymous]

I thought most Americans put their parents in Medicaid funded independent living or assisted living residences

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's why I have 5 kids. I'm winning at evolution

I have one because I got it right the first time.

...kidding! Honestly, this is a weird thing people get hung up on. There are no guarantees with ANY kids.

I’m the childless spinster dud who commented previously. I was the perfect kid: smart, athletic, cute, never got in trouble or caused any worry. Got scholarships, had impressive summer jobs, went to grad school…and then just checked out of life. My parents love me and would never call me a dud, but yeah, you never know how your kids are going to turn out.

How old are you?

45

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's why I have 5 kids. I'm winning at evolution

I have one because I got it right the first time.

...kidding! Honestly, this is a weird thing people get hung up on. There are no guarantees with ANY kids.

I’m the childless spinster dud who commented previously. I was the perfect kid: smart, athletic, cute, never got in trouble or caused any worry. Got scholarships, had impressive summer jobs, went to grad school…and then just checked out of life. My parents love me and would never call me a dud, but yeah, you never know how your kids are going to turn out.

What happened to you? Did someone do something bad to you? Are you depressed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about the converse? I have two smart and beautiful little boys and I am way too afraid to have another because who hits the jackpot three times? Yes I have severe anxiety.

See that's sweet. I feel like I have the greatest kid ever so I stopped at one!

I’m guessing neither of you have teenagers.

You’ll be surprised when your bright toddler/greatest kid ever, fizzles quickly into a dud.

Do kids ever bounce back from being duds?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's why I have 5 kids. I'm winning at evolution

I have one because I got it right the first time.

...kidding! Honestly, this is a weird thing people get hung up on. There are no guarantees with ANY kids.

I’m the childless spinster dud who commented previously. I was the perfect kid: smart, athletic, cute, never got in trouble or caused any worry. Got scholarships, had impressive summer jobs, went to grad school…and then just checked out of life. My parents love me and would never call me a dud, but yeah, you never know how your kids are going to turn out.

What happened to you? Did someone do something bad to you? Are you depressed?

Long history of depression, yes. At the time I was just really burnt out. I wanted to take a break from all the studying and working and being perfect. But I never went back to caring about those kinds of achievements. My life is good now that my mental health is better, and my family loves me, but I definitely did not turn out the way anyone expected it would.

[Anonymous]

My husband was a dud until 25. Now he's amazing. We married when he was 35.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm pregnant with my 3rd and this reasoning has never occurred to me and sounds deranged.

😂😂😂 sounds deranged to me too.


I had kids young but I think I knew well enough not to count on my kids being any kind of way. And not to think that the possibility of a conventionally unsuccessful kid was a reason to another. “You’re cute Johnny but you might wind up living in a van so i need to give you another sibling to increase the odds of me not looking like a bad parent.”

[Anonymous]

It is so uncool to call people duds. Especially your kids.