Tag Archives: family size

Are You Content With The Number of Kids You Have?

In a poll conducted by Ladies Home Journal (November 2006), parents were asked, “If you had to do it over, would you have the same number of kids? Here’s how parents responded: 73% said “yes” 15% said the wished they had more kids 9% responded that they would not have had any kids 2% would have chosen to have fewer kids As the mother of an “only” I’ve often been asked if I planned to or wanted to have more kids. For some reason many people still feel there’s something wrong with having just one child. If I had to … Continue reading →

How Many Children Will You Have?

You meet the man (or woman) of your dreams, fall in love and get married. About ten minutes into the reception, someone will mention children. You are going to have children, aren’t you? As soon as you get pregnant, people will how many children you plan to have. Hopefully, you have discussed this with your partner and are in agreement. Some couples discuss the number of children they want before they get married, others don’t get that specific. Maybe you never had the talk or have changed your mind on the subject. If that’s the case, you should discuss it … Continue reading →

Dealing with Nasty Comments

Pregnancy is an amazing and miraculous journey, regardless of the circumstances. This should be a time to relax and enjoy the miracle within. However, sometimes nasty comments from family, friends or even complete strangers can temporarily burst your gestating bubble. Comments about the number of children you have are annoying. These can come from complete strangers as well as people in your life. When I was pregnant with our fourth baby, this happened to me constantly. I can’t even count how many cashiers, waitresses and other random people that commented on the fact that I was having my fourth baby. … Continue reading →