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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have and love a large family.  This guy is an idiot! He doesn't speak for most of us.

The only sentiments I agree with regarding the article is that you tend to be more relaxed and anti-travel sports culture once you get towards the end of the line.  I do agree the crazy competitive culture is not good for kids.  Like everything, it's a balance.  My kids don't do crap around the house and they aren't up early parenting their siblings on Saturday morning, that is for sure.  They're texting me from their room to tell the little ones to keep it down and that's the most interaction they have Saturday morning (as it should be!) [/quote]

Why should your kids sit in their rooms texting instead of interacting with their family? That’s your example of how it should be?

Not speaking to childcare responsibilities, but kids absolutely benefit from contributing to the household via substantial chores.

Treating our kids like little royalty is not healthy.

I have three and can see both sides of this debate. [/quote]

If you can see both sides, then you should be able to see that kids need their alone time just like adults and in a large family, there is less of that. Saturday morning seems like a good time to have downtime and not be forced to interact with your siblings. Sucks to be an introvert in a large family, esp if you are the oldest and are expected to interact (take care of the younger ones) all the time.

Agree with you about the chores though those chores should not include parenting younger siblings. The parents chose to have the large family, not the older sibs. They should be changing the diapers on Saturday morning.[/quote]

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