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Brant Admin
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:17 am Post subject: Still trying to figure out what causes that |
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That Duggar clan that has 583 kids is on one of the morning TV shows. I would hang myself before I would spend a week in that house. _________________
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dick Journeyman
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:44 am Post subject: |
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I'm dreading having one _________________
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Brant Admin
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:02 am Post subject: |
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One is manageable. Having two kids in diapers at one time would be overload for me. My two kids are five years apart, and that worked well for me. In general, I don't care much for small children. _________________
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Cylinsier Master
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:14 am Post subject: |
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I sort of figure if you're going to go through that stage, have two close together, dive in feet first, then call it quits. That way they both go off to college at relatively the same time and you have some good healthy years to yourself again before you're too old to do stuff. I'd be sad if I was at the point where I couldn't get around much before the last kid was out the door. _________________ The end is nigh! OR forums die APRIL 1. Don't lose contact! Join the forums at bogsource.com now! |
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Brant Admin
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:19 am Post subject: |
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I also advocate having them when you're young. I think it borders on child abuse when somebody like Tony Randall fathers a kid when he's 80 and then shuffles off a few years later. _________________
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ellipses Mod
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 9218 Location: WashPa!
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:21 am Post subject: |
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I don't see the use of having more than one... Unless you screw up the first one...
Ours is a good kid (so far)... he eats, sleeps and plays... he does things that amuse us. He's exceedingly healthy...
I am convinced if we have another one, it will be a demon spawn that will make us forever regret the decision.
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Cylinsier Master
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:37 am Post subject: |
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You have two so you can make them watch each other when you're busy. _________________ The end is nigh! OR forums die APRIL 1. Don't lose contact! Join the forums at bogsource.com now! |
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dick Journeyman
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:52 am Post subject: |
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You guys are funny I plan on having two so that they can keep eachother busy. Hopefully soon, so that, like was said above, I can have some good years to enjoy retirement. I couldn't imagine not have my brother. _________________
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amom Mod
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 2753 Location: You can't get here from there
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:04 am Post subject: |
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Cylinsier wrote: | You have two so you can make them watch each other when you're busy. |
I'm convinced that is the reason large families are able to continue having more and more kids. The older ones take care of the younger ones and the middle ones are lost in the shuffle and mom just supervises. And can you imagine the free federal money you'd get to send these kids to college? Your EFC would be a negative number!
BTW, I believe an even number of kids work out best...preferably within 2 or 3 years of each other. With an odd number, one is always odd man out! Even numbers amuse (or torture) each other. Unless you have 349 kids in which case it doesn't much matter. _________________ -amom
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OndinitaAKALibchit Journeyman
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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The Duggars creep me out. They're just weird! I'm an only child & I always wanted a brother...I never wanted a sister for some reason! I definitely want two kids! Being an only child is not fun! But I'm also afraid my kids are going to be difficult. I was a good kid, but extremely hyper! My mother-in-law has told me that my husband was whiny & a liar as a kid. So we'll probably have hyper, whiny liars! _________________ "If by a 'Liberal' they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights and their civil liberties ... if that is what they mean by a 'Liberal,' then I’m proud to say I’m a 'Liberal.'" ~ Senator John F. Kennedy 9/14/1960
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Cylinsier Master
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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I was an only child too. Always wanted a sister, and now I have 2 in-laws. The younger one is almost two decades behind my wife so she was a brand new baby when we started dating. I basically consider her my blood related sister since I've known her her whole life. _________________ The end is nigh! OR forums die APRIL 1. Don't lose contact! Join the forums at bogsource.com now! |
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OndinitaAKALibchit Journeyman
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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Cylinsier wrote: | I was an only child too. Always wanted a sister, and now I have 2 in-laws. The younger one is almost two decades behind my wife so she was a brand new baby when we started dating. I basically consider her my blood related sister since I've known her her whole life. |
I have a stepbrother, but we were never close at all. When my dad & his mom got married, I was 12 & he was 18. I was really excited to finally have a brother! My mom & I had already moved to Atlanta when my dad re-married. I used to visit my dad a couple of times a year, but I was always kept away from my stepbrother bc was a drug addict & was always getting in trouble. I was a good kid so they didn't want him to be a bad influence on me. For some reason, my stepmom also thought that he would try to seduce me! Gross! He's been clean for a long time now and we send each other messages on FB once in a while, but we're still not close. I guess that's why I have so many guy friends. They're like the brothers I never had! _________________ "If by a 'Liberal' they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights and their civil liberties ... if that is what they mean by a 'Liberal,' then I’m proud to say I’m a 'Liberal.'" ~ Senator John F. Kennedy 9/14/1960
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dick Journeyman
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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I wish my mom had remarried and gave me a sexy step sister. I'd be all effed up in the head.... oh wait. _________________
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Cylinsier Master
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, I have a step sister, but we rarely saw each other; she is my step-dad's daughter from his previous marriage. We rarely visited with my mom and step-dad at the same time so we never had the opportunity to get close, and we share very little in the way of common interests. _________________ The end is nigh! OR forums die APRIL 1. Don't lose contact! Join the forums at bogsource.com now! |
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Amphikalein Journeyman
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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Well, i have an older brother but i still claim to be an only child. _________________ "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." ~Martin Luther King Jr.
"May we, in our dealings with all the peoples of the earth, ever speak the truth and serve justice." ~Dwight D. Eisenhower
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