How many forum members are a father?
- Thread starter SteelBird
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It seems like we've got a lot of fathers on this forum... Guess this explains the level of maturity we see here.
SteelBird
Colonel
For people in western countries I know have very small family. Some of them don't even want children. My English teacher (British) said he hates children and doesn't want to have any. When I argued that he was once a child too, he said now he's grown up and enjoy life alone. Other people said that they are too busy or it costs too much to have a baby. Some ladies even clarify before getting married that they will not have baby after marriage.
However, maybe like you said; the pure U.S families have more children than those Asian people who live in the U.S.
MiG-29
Banned Idiot
i have two, one girl of 14 and a boy of three.
MiG-29
Banned Idiot
This trend is not only in developed countries, in Mexico most of my family have 2-3 kids at the most and most of my siblings an average of 2, i have in fact two siblings with just a single kid each, the reason is higher the education and the living the standard lower reproductivity, in mexico if you want a high standard of living 1-2 kids is the most you can have.
Today Mexican families have an everage of 2, but in japan is really low most japanese have 1 kid at the most 2 and 3 is very rare these days in fact in Japan is not uncommon to see even couples childless.
And funny all my relatives living in the US have a higher fertility rate than the ones in mexico.
I have cousins with 5-6 children in LA but most of them have 2 even in the US.
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vesicles
Colonel
We have none. When we got married, we agreed not to have any kids. Guess we are afraid of responsibilities... We enjoy the life without any kids. We get time to do a lot of stuff that we enjoy while many of my buddies and our cousins who have kids are swamped with kids stuff.
Duggar family is an exception (19 and counting). I think they are Mormons. I think the impression is that Mormons typically have extremely large family (> 10). One resident that I met when I did my fellowship at Texas Children's hospital is a Mormon and has 5 kids and he's only 30.
Duggar family is an exception (19 and counting). I think they are Mormons. I think the impression is that Mormons typically have extremely large family (> 10). One resident that I met when I did my fellowship at Texas Children's hospital is a Mormon and has 5 kids and he's only 30.
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I was married when 21 years of age. We had five kids by the time I was 31. Now have eight grandkids (and growing) at 55. My wife and I started, now with the grandkids and spouses, when we all get together there are 19 of us. I expect before all is said and done (ttwo of our kids have not had children yet, but most probably will) we will end up with 14-15 grandkids and a total gathering of 26 or 27 souls.
Lots of fun...but also a lot of work and responsibility, which has made for a lot of the fun too.
OBTW, I am also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...what a lot of folks call Mormons. Joined when I was in my teens. Ended up going to school (and meeting my wife) at BYU.
SteelBird
Colonel
The same thing happens here in Cambodia. In fact, I can separate Cambodian people into two group (regarding the number of children they have). The high living standard urban people and the low living standard rural people. The first group mostly have 2 children and if they can get one boy and one girl then they will be happiest and cease re-productivity. The second group, who are low educated, usually have more children as they don't know how to prevent pregnancy. A common saying among "You are stupid that's why you have more children".
The cost of having children is getting higher and higher in Cambodia. Consider the following figure (in US$):
- An average white collar couple have $600 monthly income combined.
- Milk power cost around $18 per kg. A baby consume 5 kg per month costing $90
- A wet nurse (because the mother has to go to work) costs $80 per month (including meals)
- An average medical care for the baby costs $30 per month
- Other baby stuff and toys cost $30 per month
- School fee + book $15 per month (the cheapest private school available in Phnom Penh)
Total costs $245. That almost takes a parent's monthly income! The more children you have, the lower standard they will live. In order to let my baby lives better, I ride motor cycle instead of driving car.
Red___Sword
Junior Member
Jeff, I hope it don't offend you (cause I don't meant to):
When I look into dictionary, the word "Mormons", besides "... they published Book of Mormon" (which didn't actually explain anything, other than knowing it is a group of religion), the only further explanation involved is something in line with - One husband, multi wives marriage system.
Is the dictionary explanation off? Or, according to certain context (boundary) of religious defination, such thing simply exists? (One family that with one husband, multi wives)
It is not a soul-searching, just curiosity, no offend intented.
Very few Mormons practice polygamy. A lot of this stuff is just stereotype.