Yesterday, I saw an article about the Duggar family - featured on TLC's "18 and Counting" because of their extremely large family. The article announced that the Duggars would be welcoming their 19th child in the spring. Whoa. Joining 10 boys and 8 girls, plus a new neice on the way, the new baby is going to take it's place among a ton of kids ranging from 21-2 years old.
After a miscarriage due to concievement while on the birth control pill, the Duggars decided that they would refrain from using birthcontrol and contraceptives and let God decide how many children they should have. Naturally, many people have mixed views on this family. As the oldest of four children in my family, I personally feel that being one of 19 would be absolutely crazy, and I wonder how the parents have time to deal with each child and give each child the individual attention they deserve. I think people should have the choice over how many children they want to have, but provided only that they can care for all of them. Should there be a limit on the amount of children a family should have? Is there a certain point in which the well-being of the other children is compromised in a large family?
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I don't think that there should be a limit on how many kids a family should have because that would be taking away part of people's free will. I think, however, that people need to think about the amount of kids they can handle because if they have more kids than they can handle then it may jeopardize the well-being of the entire family.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Q in that people should be able to choose how many children they have. But that parents have a responsibility to do what is best for their family. Like the "Octo-mom" who had 8 children from artifical insemination and all 8 took. She was a single mother and finacially couldn't support herself let alone all 8 of her new borns. I think that she should have had enough sense to know that it was not responsibile of her as a mother to have all those children.
ReplyDeleteSo if the Duggars family can support all those kids, while giving them the quality upraising they deserve then they have justification to have those children.
I agree with Q that there shouldn't be a limit to how many kids you can have. In my opinion, having a family means you are responsible for your children, and you must give them sufficient attention in order for them to grow and develpe like someone who grows up in a small family. I think that if you have too many kids than you can handle, then you are not being an effective parent.
ReplyDeleteshould society judge a family based on the number of children they have??
I agree with Quincy in that there should be no limit on the amount of children a family can have. I think it depends on how the family lives their lives. I've seen a few episodes of "18 Kids and Counting" and the Duggar family definitely has all the children under control. However when a large family lives in a questionable environment, the amount of children should be considered. Also, having a large amount of kids could jeopardize the relationship with the parents. However I am not sure how all of this could be discovered.
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