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1. Thank You

   Thank you Christina. You are very well spoken. I have a hard time not taking the jabs and bashing personally (my husband says I am just pregnant and hormonal). I wish more people on here looked at things the way you do.

   2 weeks, 5 days ago In response to Having a Third Child

2. I look at it this way ...

   I look at it this way: since I am the first in my family to have more than two or fewer children, then I am only replacing the ones the others did not have. Three of my four great grandparents were only children (and not very nice people) they all only had one child, who in turn had two or one. My mother has one sister who has none and plans on having no children. My father has no siblings and they had only me. I have no cousins or nieces or nephews. Needless to say Christmas was no fun being the only kid. I hated the no kid aspect of life and therefore decided that having more than the norm for my family would be alright. I am no less responsible than anyone else in this matter. I did not want my kids to grow up as lonely and miserable as my family seemed to be going back several generations. It was just a bunch of adults all the time and my oldest was alone for nine years and asked me all the time when he would get a sibling or even a cousin. Even my husband's family is a two or fewer. His mother has one sister and his father is an only child. He has one much older brother who has no children and does not want any. It is nice to have noise in the house all the time. My house was so quiet as a child. The smiles we all share are well worth it and my whole family is better for it. It is a welcome change at Christmas too.

   3 weeks ago In response to Having a Third Child

3. Sorry for being absurd

   Sorry for being one of those absurd people who have reproduced above the replacement level without clearing it with someone first. This is totally ridiculous. I am still a responsible member of this species even though I have more than the allotted amount of children. Some people should stop being so judgmental of others and look inside themselves if they feel the need to criticize. My children are blessings and having had them makes me no less responsible than the "2 or fewer" crowd. There are plenty of other issues on this earth that need our attention more than how many babies a person should or should not have.

   3 weeks, 1 day ago In response to Having a Third Child

Define what responsibility means to you.