tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post4878583476894661588..comments2024-01-13T18:35:19.562-08:00Comments on Backpacking Dad: How many kids do you want?Backpacking Dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02498905428420679901noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-58226813093336988642009-05-04T05:21:00.000-07:002009-05-04T05:21:00.000-07:00I wanted 8 before I had kids. My husband was very ...I wanted 8 before I had kids. My husband was very adamant that we stop at 2- so we did. (for now)Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652998146421179523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-61124297580031490142009-04-27T07:36:00.000-07:002009-04-27T07:36:00.000-07:00I have 6. I don't recall ever wondering how I ...I have 6. I don't recall ever wondering how I would afford to send them to college; I just trusted that somehow, someday, it would all work out. #1 dropped out of high school before his junior year began, got his GED immediately and started taking classes at the local community college. Somehow the money worked out, until he dropped out there and went to work. Currently he is an electrician's assistant, chief estimator for an electrical & alt energy company, as well as doing whatever else they require. <br />Child #2 got student loans and scholarships to go to college in a 5 yr honors undergrad program. She got a Presidential Scholarship after the first year. After graduating there, she went on to Stanford Med, where she is finishing yr #2. She'll be doing MD/PhD, so she'll be there awhile. Somehow the money thing worked out.<br />Child #3 opted for the local community college & graduated from there last June. Somehow the money thing worked out.<br />Child #4 also opted for the local comm. college and is finishing up his first year there. Somehow the money thing is working out.<br />Children #s 5 & 6 are still in elementary school, but I have faith that when it's time for college, (c'mon, say it with me...) "somehow the money thing will work out"<br /><br />Somewhere along the way, yes, I lost my sanity, and though I don't know if I ever really found it (I'm sure many will say that's a lost cause), I found so many other things that are worth more than my sanity. <br /><br />Because somehow, no matter how many kids you end up having, everything does work out.Keihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095184831191402113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-76626401390833080042009-04-24T18:57:00.000-07:002009-04-24T18:57:00.000-07:00okay, so really I want five. for some reason i fe...okay, so really I want five. for some reason i feel compelled to admit this. I've always envisioned I'd have four boys and then my fifth would be a girl. I want five, but four will do me fine.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776942311638100226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-81237077955524589172009-04-24T18:52:00.000-07:002009-04-24T18:52:00.000-07:00I'm doing a post about this next week, but I want ...I'm doing a post about this next week, but I want four. My husband wanted two. We compromised that we'd shoot for three, but I recently convinced him on four. So we're a go on four. That is if the first two don't kill us first.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776942311638100226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-71297733401428926442009-04-22T22:17:00.000-07:002009-04-22T22:17:00.000-07:00Aren't you still baking #2? Isn't it a bit soon t...Aren't you still baking #2? Isn't it a bit soon to be discussing three more!<br /><br />Word Verification<br />ingushem Encouraging the effusive display of affection in othersHelen + ilana = Hihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416440003661972174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-61326172343404865342009-04-22T17:28:00.000-07:002009-04-22T17:28:00.000-07:00I can't afford the two I have, but I know I also c...I can't afford the two I have, but I know I also can't handle any more than two.<br /><br />I have huge amounts of respect for people who can manage large families but it isn't for me.Sarah, Goon Squad Sarahhttp://sarahandthegoonsquad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-74427902265353569602009-04-21T21:41:00.000-07:002009-04-21T21:41:00.000-07:00I apologize profusely if memes are not your thing....I apologize profusely if memes are not your thing. But I'd love to see your conversation of this meme! You'll find the 'rules' in my post at http://pengellypastimes.blogspot.com/2009/04/around-world-in-80-days.html<br /><br />Hope you join in.<br /><br />chjrp@shaw.ca<br /><br />Word Verification<br /><br />encysi A new drama about hall monitors in grade schools.Helen + ilana = Hihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416440003661972174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-82474071930618338052009-04-21T07:15:00.000-07:002009-04-21T07:15:00.000-07:00Next time say none and let me know what happens af...Next time say none and let me know what happens afterward.Mocha Dadhttp://www.mochadad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-67083170666751740982009-04-20T23:46:00.000-07:002009-04-20T23:46:00.000-07:00i wanted 4 and had 4. man i'm good.
i also wou...i wanted 4 and had 4. man i'm good. <br /><br />i also wouldn't change it for anything. i figure i won't ever regret having 4, but i might at times wish i had more. currently though...i'm good.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01225456755011937217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-52374064982482161532009-04-20T14:50:00.000-07:002009-04-20T14:50:00.000-07:00Commenting on Blogger is kind of annoying, isn't i...Commenting on Blogger is kind of annoying, isn't it? Why take me to a totally different page. Can you see what you can do about that Backpacking Dad? And when you figure it out let me know so I can fix mine, too. :)<br /><br />As for how many kids to have, I don't want to be outnumbered. There are two of us and two of them, and that's enough.Michael Blanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287123153152932317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-8951049388714968562009-04-20T14:30:00.000-07:002009-04-20T14:30:00.000-07:00We both come from big families, so we've always ta...We both come from big families, so we've always talked in terms of four or five. I think we'll see where we are after the first one is born, though lol. And we have no idea where we'll be with college, so we'll have to figure that one out on the fly.<br /><br />One time my husband did say he wanted eight. I told him he was going to have to save those last few for the second wife.Sarah @ BecomingSarah.comhttp://www.becomingsarah.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-47622444164056804312009-04-20T14:10:00.000-07:002009-04-20T14:10:00.000-07:00My cousin has 5, and she is only 6 months older th...My cousin has 5, and she is only 6 months older than me. I want more. I love big families (not 19 big though) hopefully I will be in the place to have more someday.Kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08368947562551587835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-5457056728551723302009-04-20T11:54:00.000-07:002009-04-20T11:54:00.000-07:00As one of five children, I don't know that I'd enc...As one of five children, I don't know that I'd encourage or discourage anyone to have five of their own. What I do know is that, with a little help, we all (so far) have put ourselves through college. What you may need to ask yourself instead is how many times can you handle your kids "accidentally" locking each other out of the house and then "accidentally" calling the cops on the offending siblings all while you're on a 10-minute walk. This could be a common occurrence in your house. <br /><br />Oh, and with 5, get used to the idea of a 12-seater van or a station wagon. Sexy.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657382879417341716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-85187983870923026902009-04-20T11:23:00.000-07:002009-04-20T11:23:00.000-07:00I think more than anything else, the funniest part...I think more than anything else, the funniest part of when people ask Daver and I if we're having more is Dave's reaction. He turns pale and starts punching himself in the nuts.Aunt Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146687582842259611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-54044884229412185182009-04-20T11:18:00.000-07:002009-04-20T11:18:00.000-07:00I have a great idea - let's ask FAKDOG to have the...I have a great idea - let's ask FAKDOG to have the rest of our kids!trademarkmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05465440498398281772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-79261107672612624542009-04-19T23:30:00.000-07:002009-04-19T23:30:00.000-07:00oh and Miss Grace, I've got you beat-I'm from a fa...oh and Miss Grace, I've got you beat-I'm from a family of 8 and I'm the 7th-my older sister (the oldest sibling) is 42 the last time I checked, lol. (i'm 19) God bless my mom. I want a big family too.<br /><br />Amy, that's hilarious.<br /><br />I told my friends I'd take their kids off their hands if had them and found out they didn't want them anymore, lol.bohem_chick007https://www.blogger.com/profile/03129087802498731605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-14960425453319179432009-04-19T23:22:00.000-07:002009-04-19T23:22:00.000-07:00My boyfriend wants 6 kids, right in a row. I'm tr...My boyfriend wants 6 kids, right in a row. I'm trying to tell him that that'll be nearly impossible financially...gah. Not that I don't want that many kids. Just that I think we should at least have a few of those be adopted instead.bohem_chick007https://www.blogger.com/profile/03129087802498731605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-87579749602261045222009-04-19T11:53:00.000-07:002009-04-19T11:53:00.000-07:00Within hours after delivering my youngest son, I w...Within hours after delivering my youngest son, I was sitting in my hospital bed, watching laboring women huffing and puffing down the hallway outside my door, and I was envious of them. I love everything about being pregnant and delivering babies, and, were it possible, I'd be willing to Duggar it, too. I'd just ask that there be no no spiral perms or denim skirts involved. Short of that, I'd even consider going the Brady Bunch route - minus the divorce but with the housekeeper - and have six.for a different kind of girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431273646365489225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-70281775109825451372009-04-18T15:54:00.000-07:002009-04-18T15:54:00.000-07:00The first was life changing, the second overwhelmi...The first was life changing, the second overwhelming and the third tipped me over the precarious edge I was balanced on. The fourth one came along three years later and I felt like her surprise arrival was a gift. Who knows how many is the right answer for you? You'll figure it out when you get there. My husband and I had to work through Uni. It made us better people.a li'l bit squishyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10552498869881201504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-88752820817579631142009-04-18T06:48:00.000-07:002009-04-18T06:48:00.000-07:00That question is so hard to answer. We've always ...That question is so hard to answer. We've always said two, but it's now looking like we'll only have the one unless we find one to adopt.<br /><br />If we're juding on sanity, then I couldn't even afford the first child!Meghttp://www.sleepynewmommy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-40452670604438678502009-04-17T21:09:00.000-07:002009-04-17T21:09:00.000-07:00I have 3....one from marriage and born in my heart...I have 3....one from marriage and born in my heart, and 2 from my belly. Often I feel my ovaries hurting from the cuteness of someone's baby (sometimes even yours!). HOWEVER! Being that I'm now 40, I really am glad that HD got snipped. I don't think that I could take one graduating HS when I'm 60. Yikes!I can't find my bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02613321200230079978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-64379826557720112502009-04-17T13:51:00.000-07:002009-04-17T13:51:00.000-07:00i want two, one of each. the one of each thing is ...i want two, one of each. the one of each thing is a necessity due to my being a libra obsessed with balance. i don't want three because that means minivan (no effing thanks) and there's a middle kid (i was the middle kid and HATED it).<br /><br />we have a baby girl. my husband is convinced we will only have girls no matter how many times we try. this is a problem.<br /><br />as for affording college...i shudder to think. my kids may very well inherit my student loan debt so i'm dedicated to finding another way or maybe another career...maybe all my kids will be genius pianists or something!denesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03480216496467992593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-389500766043204682009-04-17T12:27:00.000-07:002009-04-17T12:27:00.000-07:00heh, I like the perfect imaginary world scenarios....heh, I like the perfect imaginary world scenarios. <br /><br />I'd have 6. But then again I don't own the vagina.<br /><br />One would do.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-10391299844088413332009-04-17T10:57:00.001-07:002009-04-17T10:57:00.001-07:00I want four or five.I want four or five.Jenny Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943823729806115657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-48943625244112943392009-04-17T10:57:00.000-07:002009-04-17T10:57:00.000-07:00I'm from a family of five. We're super spaced out...I'm from a family of five. We're super spaced out though: 29, 26, 24, 17, 12 (yes we all have the same parents) so I think the college expense thing was a little easier because there were years and years of gap where my parents didn't have worry about it.<br />Us oldest three have all gone to four year schools, and graduate school beyond. We worked, my parents did what they could, and we had to go to state schools (which are still good!) but it was okay. <br /><br />There are student loans, etc. <br /><br />I'm a big fan of big families.Jenny Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943823729806115657noreply@blogger.com