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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Im fascinated by big families! I only have one child, and I dont have instagram, but if I did im sure I would watch this content! Its just such an odd concept to me to have more than say 5 kids. How do they feed them? Where do they live? What type of activities do they do? Are the kids happy? I have so many questions. I dont know any of these families in real life, so I can understand that their might be a market to view from afar (and judge).[/quote] Here: I have six so I'll answer some of your questions. Two are step kids that live with us full time, and two are adults and out of the house so we have four at home. Our table seats ten and the kids take turns having to set the table and play sous chef, and we live in an apartment. Three share a room, and one has a (small-ish) room to themselves. They do the activities they like - one does a lot of plays, one does dance and school newspaper, etc. They are overall happy, and like all kids get upset sometimes. I am not on Instagram and can't imagine putting my kids on there publicly for strangers to see/judge, or to make money off my kids. [/quote] So, the kids are crammed in one room and have to do everything themselves like cook. They only get basic school activities. I think you just proved the concerns. [/quote] I shared a room with my sister growing up. Question - would this have been acceptable if there were only 2 of us? Or is it neglect because we came from a family of 4 kids? Btw two went on to ivies and the other two of us went to the same top tier non ivy. And my brother who attended the top tier non ivy with me is an extremely successful executive in finance. My dad went to Yale law, my mom also has a grad degree, and they raised four successful kids. DCUM acts like it’s only possible to be a good parent to two kids, and that simply isn’t true. My husband is one of two - they were far more coddled and had more difficulty adjusting into adulthood. I agree that these large Instagram families of 10 kids seem nuts. But two, while average, is not the only good number. It depends on the parents and their resources + abilities.[/quote]
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