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I'm an only child, Mr. Peng is the oldest of 3. both Mr. Peng and I think we'd like to have only one child. I really enjoyed my childhood as an only child, I was a really independent and solitary little kid. I liked being alone a lot, and pretty much still do! Only now that I am older do I wish I had siblings. My family seems very very small now, and its fun to hang out with Mr. Peng's siblings on holidays and to go on vacation with them. Nevertheless, we're still thinking of only having 1! What about you? And why?
My husband is a twin and there are twins on both sides of our family, so it's my hope to have twin boys and that's it. But, I guess we'll just have to wait and see. If I could have picked for me, though, I wish I was an only child like you.
My husband and I are BOTH only children. I always said I would want one as well (I'm from a long line of only children), and I can't imagine how two only children would be able to deal with multiple children -- we don't know the first thing about sibling rivalries, etc. But my husband and I were raised totally different -- my parents didn't spoil me and I grew up VERY independent, while my husband was completely spoiled and is still totally dependent on his mother. So, if my husband is going to raise his children the same way he was raised, I'd rather have two, so he will have to divide his attention and the single child will not be completely spoiled! Either way, it would absolutely not be any more than 2!
I wish there was an adoption option here. We plan for one of our own and adopting a child from either China or Africa.
Is it possible to add an option for no children? While we may be in the minority, my husband and I do not want children.
We want two kids. According to Mr. PN it would be great if they were twin, left-handed, boys.
An option was added for "No children". If you're considering adoption, maybe that could be handled in the comments? Hope that helps!
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My fiance wants as many as we can have safely. Of course, he isn't the one giving birth, is he? I grew up in a family of three and I like three. I don't feel that I was deprived or left out of things just because I had siblings. On the contrary, I had three times as many friends! Mine, and The Brothers' LOL!
I grew up as one of 3 and was often annoyed that the world is set up for even numbers. That said, I loved having more than one sibling. My husband was one of 2 growing up, but his parents divorced and his dad remarried about 13 years ago and they now have 6 more (ages 1.5 to 12). We are learning toward 4 ourselves.
We want to adopt two and also have two. Reasons: I want to experience being pregnant; I come from a family of two kids, myself (adopted) and big bro which was a great experience but I always wished I had more brothers and sisters and loved all my cousins (18 of them all around my age) and was jealous of my cousins' larger families; My fiance comes from a family of four which seems like a great number of siblings to have. We both agree the more the merrier, but due to population problems, don't necessarily want to have four biological children, we'd rather adopt two to make our family complete.
We both want 2 kids. He's one of three siblings and I am one of two, so we can't imagine having a only child and my theory is that kids shouldn't outnumber the parents, ha! :)
I'd either want 0 or two.
At this point I'm leaning towards the 0 kids. But if there were a whoopsie baby than i'd definitely want whoopsie baby to have a sibling.
I definitely want more than one kid. I want out them to experience siblings. I have a younger brother who is 8 years my junior and while he means the world to me, I sometimes wish we were closer in age. I also would LOVE to adopt one day. When my mom was young and still in living in the Philippines she had to put her first son up for adoption, I know she did the best thing for him at the time, but I also know that she thinks about him all the time.
I just wanted to say that I don't think that adoption should be a separate option on the poll - the question is how many you want to have, which in no way requires childbirth. If you want to bear one and adopt one, you want to have two children.
We each have a sibling, and I think we'll go for two. I grew up with a lot of cousins and stuff, and I don't want my kids to miss out on having a big family, so my solution has been that my sister and I are hoping to arrange it so that our kids are all pretty close in age and we live near each other, so its almost like they have two extra siblings. Life doesn't always turn out like you plan though, so it might not happen that way.
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I have a 12-year-old daughter and by the time we are ready to have another child I will be 35 (supposed to be a scary age to be pregnant) she will be in high school and almost out of the house.
While I say that I only want one more child, I think he really would like for us to have as many as we can afford to have - my sister is on her 5th - and I think that 2 is that perfect number.
I voted 3, but don't tell Mr Corn that...he thinks we are set on two.
Of course, I may change my mind once I have gone through labor and delivery :)
I would say 2. Im from a family of 4 girls and I liked the fact that we were an even number. That way things were fair ( i would pair up with oldest sister F) and the other 2 would pair up together.
I don't see myself having 4 kids, so 2 is the magic number.
Actually I want 2 pregnancies... so if I happen to have twins the first time around (which is a high possiblities) I still think im gonna try again.
I have a REALLY tiny immediate family and plan to overcompensate with my future hypothetical children. Our current plan is 2 biological, 2 adopted, preferably one of each gender in each category. We'll see what happens after the first one though. What if it's unattractive or ill-tempered?
I need to clarify my vote (for 1). Since we already have one, we are only planning on having one more. I grew up with two siblings, and Mr. CC has three. We both feel like life would be better in general with less children. Less financial burden, more time, smaller cars, cheaper vactions, etc. I would honestly be okay with no more children, but Mr. CC really wants one of his own, and I don't mind that at all.
Mr. J and I are in disagreement-- he wants three and I want two. We've decided that if we have a boy and a girl, we'll stop. If we have two boys or two girls, we'll go for the tiebreaker :)
at this point i'd be happy with just one! ideally a boy and a girl, but twin boys and a girl wouldn't be so bad.
I'd like to have four kids, but my fiance would be happy with two. We joke that we will compromise at 3, but who knows. When that time comes, we may very well find that 1 kid is enough.....or we may decide we want enough for our own basketball team. :-) How can you really know for sure?
I used to want children, but the older I get the more I don't want any. FI is totally fine with that. If I don't have any by the time I am 35 (in about 3 years) we probably won't try for any. We have discussed adoption and I think we may go this route if we decide to change our minds in a few years. My sister thinks I am a weirdo and being selfish, and my mom doesn't get it. I do like children, I adore my niece and nephews, but it's just not for me. Well not now anyways. Anything can happen.
Ever since my husband saw Cheaper by the Dozen he has wanted lots of kids. I, however, do not want to go through labor and delivery that many times! We are hoping for three kids, but how many we'll actually end up with? Only time will tell!
I'm the oldest of 3 girls and unofficial FI is an only child/has one step-sister. I used to want 3 but I can't concientiously contribute to our population overgrowth, not to mention all those kids who are already here but need homes.
The current plan is for 2 children and then if we decide we want more we'll adopt.
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We would love to have at least 5. My husband comes from a family of 11 and I am from a family of 12! We both loved growing up in a large family and want to give our children the same experience. I gave birth to our first son 11 days ago (at home, with no drugs or pain meds- wonderful experience!) and I'm sure in a year or so we will be ready to do it again! We are also very open to adopting if we have the opportunity (meaning the money)!
Mr. Q already has 2 children, so I can't see us having any more than one. I *think* I'd love to have 2, but 4 kids just seems like A LOT. :)
We would like to have two children- a boy and a girl ideally. Mr. Powder Puff has even picked out their names already!
Mr. PP and I both grew up with multiple siblings. I can't speak for him, but I loved it. We fought a lot growing up, but now my brother and sister and I are really close. It's nice! :)
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I guess I am the odd one out here!
I loved being a part of big family (which we always considered medium sized with 4 kids)
I'd like to have 4 of my own and adopt one or two. so 5 or 6!
My FI is the oldest of 8, and I have two sisters, and I love siblings! I'm shooting for 5. :)
we ideally want 2-- a girl and boy, of course =P but we will stop at 2, regardless of gender.
i'm an ony child and FI has one older brother... i liked not having to share stuff when i was younger, but seeing my friends' relationships with their siblings makes me want my kids to have that bond, too.
I have one sister; DH has a sister and a brother. He also has two kids, both college-aged. Which frankly has been the main source of stress in our marriage so far... I never really, really, wanted children, although I never really, really, didn't want them either - it just didn't matter to me all that much. Now that I finally found the right guy (I'm 44, he's 50) he was sweet enough to tell me that if I did want more kids that would be just fine with him - but I honestly don't. Just getting the two we have to the point where they can support themselves is going to be an exhausting experience. My sister has an 18 month old, and I can absolutely see how that would be wonderful. Possibly it would completely distract me from the existing problems, but that's probably the wrong reason to have a baby!
I already have a son that is 4 from a previous relationship and I love him to death. After Fi and I get married we would like to have one of our own. We will probably start tying a few month or so after the wedding. I am pretty sure one more will fulfill me but if not I'm sure I could talk the other half into another one.
I'd liek a lot, but my fiance only wants 2 or 3. I come from a huge family and love it, he comes from a small family, while he loves my huge family, he thinks it is impossible to afford a big family these days and therefor wants a smaller family.
As of now, I think I'd like one girl and one boy, but I think three would also be a good number, as long as I get at least one girl!
I'm starting to understand and appreciate Carl Sandberg's sentiment: "A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on." However, I also believe that raising a child "takes a village" and much commitment and effort, which hopefully is a privileged task that I'll be able to undertake one day with my husband!
To all the parents on weddingbee, I salute thee!
I'd be happy with 1 healthy baby but if I could choose, I'd want a older boy and a younger girl. DH wants it the other way around :)
I would like four. Fiance wants three or four. He's convinced they will all be girls which fills him with glee, and terrifies him at the same time. haha
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