Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:These are horrible news stories OP. How is your first thought about the Brady Bunch? You know it’s uncommon so why ask?
I’m so heartbroken for that father who lost his wife and six children. I can’t even imagine.
Except its not so uncommon anymore? Every week I see an article on IVF multiples or somehow a family of 5+ got into some kind of trouble or a celebrity with the same number - Eddie Murphy has 9 and Kevin Costner has 7.
I thought we were going away from huge families with the advent of birth control but I guess not.
They really need to start teaching basic statistics in schools.
The plural of anecdotes isn't data. It's uncommon, but the rare incidents make good clickbait, so you see them in the "media".
DP. Agreed that anecdotes are not statistics, but what also matters is what statistic you look at.
If you look at how many children the average US woman will have, it hasn’t budged much, but we know that increasing numbers of women are electing to not ever have kids. So, it seems logical that some women are having more babies to balance out those in their cohort who do not.
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah . So Kathryn is going to have 4-5 kids to make up for a Kailey she doesn't effing know ?????? I swear some of you can't help it but confirm the stereotype of the dumb, vacant women.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I thought we were going away from huge families with the advent of birth control but I guess not.
None of my six kids were accidents, dear. We knew exactly what we were doing. What a stupid statement.
Did you want such a large family from the start?
Yes. Would have had more if not for age and complications.
Are you religious? Or have a farm?
No farm. As for being religious, it is defined as, “relating to or believing in a religion,” so yes. I’m sure you’d like to believe it means something different though so I’ll leave any conjecture up to you.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I thought we were going away from huge families with the advent of birth control but I guess not.
None of my six kids were accidents, dear. We knew exactly what we were doing. What a stupid statement.
Did you want such a large family from the start?
Yes. Would have had more if not for age and complications.
Are you religious? Or have a farm?
Anonymous wrote:This is very uncommon and I’m sure you know this?
I’m 40 and do not know anyone, personally, who has more than 4 kids under 18 (obviously I know some who grew up in 5+ kid families). Not one family. I’m certain there are some around (of course) but I don’t know one- not in our extended families, not anyone at the kids’ schools or activities, not in the neighborhood, on and on- zero. I know a handful of families with 4.
It’s only reported BECAUSE it is so unusual.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I thought we were going away from huge families with the advent of birth control but I guess not.
None of my six kids were accidents, dear. We knew exactly what we were doing. What a stupid statement.
Did you want such a large family from the start?
Yes. Would have had more if not for age and complications.
Anonymous wrote:I thought we were going away from huge families with the advent of birth control but I guess not.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I thought we were going away from huge families with the advent of birth control but I guess not.
None of my six kids were accidents, dear. We knew exactly what we were doing. What a stupid statement.
Did you want such a large family from the start?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:These are horrible news stories OP. How is your first thought about the Brady Bunch? You know it’s uncommon so why ask?
I’m so heartbroken for that father who lost his wife and six children. I can’t even imagine.
Except its not so uncommon anymore? Every week I see an article on IVF multiples or somehow a family of 5+ got into some kind of trouble or a celebrity with the same number - Eddie Murphy has 9 and Kevin Costner has 7.
I thought we were going away from huge families with the advent of birth control but I guess not.
They really need to start teaching basic statistics in schools.
The plural of anecdotes isn't data. It's uncommon, but the rare incidents make good clickbait, so you see them in the "media".
DP. Agreed that anecdotes are not statistics, but what also matters is what statistic you look at.
If you look at how many children the average US woman will have, it hasn’t budged much, but we know that increasing numbers of women are electing to not ever have kids. So, it seems logical that some women are having more babies to balance out those in their cohort who do not.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:These are horrible news stories OP. How is your first thought about the Brady Bunch? You know it’s uncommon so why ask?
I’m so heartbroken for that father who lost his wife and six children. I can’t even imagine.
Except its not so uncommon anymore? Every week I see an article on IVF multiples or somehow a family of 5+ got into some kind of trouble or a celebrity with the same number - Eddie Murphy has 9 and Kevin Costner has 7.
I thought we were going away from huge families with the advent of birth control but I guess not.
They really need to start teaching basic statistics in schools.
The plural of anecdotes isn't data. It's uncommon, but the rare incidents make good clickbait, so you see them in the "media".
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I thought we were going away from huge families with the advent of birth control but I guess not.
None of my six kids were accidents, dear. We knew exactly what we were doing. What a stupid statement.