Probably not as good, but isn't that like saying you wished you lived in a single wide because based on demographics you'd be more likely to win the powerball jackpot?
Wonder what my chances are of a daughter getting an athletic scholarship over a son...:hmm:
Yeah, you should make sure to assert the misogynistic ways our world and make sure they know they are second class. Damn women trying to assert themselves.
My parents had four boys. My older brother had two boys. Most of my cousins are boys. I figured we'd have boys and was only concerned that the children be healthy and intelligent. My wife wanted a girl pretty badly though.
We got: boy, girl, girl.
and yet genealogy is still tracked my surname, and only recently has the female lines been included.
Wonder what my chances are of a daughter getting an athletic scholarship over a son...:hmm:
I'm of the one-kid mindset as well. I wanted (and got) a boy, but I would've been completely happy with a girl as well. My son only 1 1/2 years old, but I've already had several people ask when we're going to have another. I don't see what the mindset is towards having to have multiple kids (or any if that be your desire). Money and time are tight with one, and I'd rather give one a better life than several a life with less time spent with their parents and more time spent at the poverty level.
I had both good and bad experiences with my siblings and don't think my life would've been better or worse without them, just different. My parents' lives OTOH might've been much better without 4 kids stretched across 16 years .
I've read studies about a couple's happiness increasing with the first child but decreasing with every additional child. I've seen that play out in real life as well. People have the make the assumption that one child brings so much joy, so 4 children must bring 4 times that much joy, but I just don't see it.
I actually thought they were the same because of Title IX. Am I wrong?
I would get another so they have a sibling.
Money is not as important as family.
And this makes the assumption that a child with a sibling is better off than a child without one. I think that's an incorrect assumption.
I didn't say just money: I said money and time. I have more of my time, energy, etc. to give to just my son than I would if he had 1-3 siblings. Also, I'm talking about having so much money that my son can attend the best private schools and can get a new car when he's 16. I'm talking about having enough money to pay the bills, not have to eat Ramen noodles for dinner, and actually be able to do things like go on vacation that will enrich our family's lives.
meh, not very accurate. my grandparents changed theirs to avoid persecution.
And this makes the assumption that a child with a sibling is better off than a child without one. I think that's an incorrect assumption.
I didn't say just money: I said money and time. I have more of my time, energy, etc. to give to just my son than I would if he had 1-3 siblings. Also, I'm talking about having so much money that my son can attend the best private schools and can get a new car when he's 16. I'm talking about having enough money to pay the bills, not have to eat Ramen noodles for dinner, and actually be able to do things like go on vacation that will enrich our family's lives.
It's definitely better. If everyone had 1 child, human race will go bye bye.
It should be illegal to have this many children. 3 max should be the law.
I come from a family of 4 boys and 1 youngest sister.
Needless to say, I wouldn't want to be the boy that takes her on her first date.