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StudioFiftyFour
It makes perfect sense in that when you've got 4+ kids, you can use the older siblings to take care of the younger siblings. And that's whether they like it or not.
However...
1. I'd like to know if this study took into account and controlled for all of the families' income. 4+ kids on any kind of a limited budget = major problems and subsequent unhappiness.
2. I'd like to know if the families' being surveyed had children who were at or approaching college age. People can't afford to put one kid through college, let alone four. That would be a major stressor for any family.
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videogamesforeverkidsnever
Ah! I didn't think of them using the older kids as free babysitters!
Re: Parents with multiple children are the happiest, study concludes. August 23, 2015 | Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 3,712 |
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StudioFiftyFour
It makes perfect sense in that when you've got 4+ kids, you can use the older siblings to take care of the younger siblings. And that's whether they like it or not.
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StudioFiftyFour
It makes perfect sense in that when you've got 4+ kids, you can use the older siblings to take care of the younger siblings. And that's whether they like it or not.
Wondering how many childfree were forced into free babysitting? Maybe this is the perfect strategy, force your spawn to babysit the younger spawn and there is no need to be concerned about teenage parents, or the older spawn ever spawning! Because they are very aware of what spawning will entail (except for some of the physical aspects).
Not all spawn are as easily brainwashed into thinking babeez are the most amazing thing on the planet or are indoctrinated with the Duhhh gers mentality.
Re: Parents with multiple children are the happiest, study concludes. August 24, 2015 | Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 2,308 |
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videogamesforeverkidsnever
My dad and step-mom have always worked hard, so my step-sister was left in charge. She went on to have 2 kids and is thinking about having a 3rd.
Re: Parents with multiple children are the happiest, study concludes. August 24, 2015 | Registered: 16 years ago Posts: 3,454 |
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freya
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StudioFiftyFour
It makes perfect sense in that when you've got 4+ kids, you can use the older siblings to take care of the younger siblings. And that's whether they like it or not.
Wondering how many childfree were forced into free babysitting? Maybe this is the perfect strategy, force your spawn to babysit the younger spawn and there is no need to be concerned about teenage parents, or the older spawn ever spawning! Because they are very aware of what spawning will entail (except for some of the physical aspects).
Not all spawn are as easily brainwashed into thinking babeez are the most amazing thing on the planet or are indoctrinated with the Duhhh gers mentality.
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videogamesforeverkidsnever
My dad and step-mom have always worked hard, so my step-sister was left in charge. She went on to have 2 kids and is thinking about having a 3rd.
She may have really enjoyed babysitting, but there's no guarantee that her oldest child will. And if that's the case, I'll bet dollars to donuts that any kind of future argument will end with your step-sister saying, "Well when I was your age I had to babysit, so now you must babysit."
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barbur
Parents with multiple children are the happiest of all family sizes, study concludes.
ORlly? Anyone talked to anybody in the Duggar family lately? Wonder how 'happy' they are right now?
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Techie
Parenthood can be viewed as prison. If a prisoner speaks of free times they had before the prison, they may get labeled as a potential escapee. The best way that prisoners deal with prison, they try to find one tiny thing that they like about being in prison and put their attention towards that. That makes the prison sentence seem shorter and easier to handle. Humans are designed to block out the bad for mental self preservation. Parenting is probably not very different.
Re: Parents with multiple children are the happiest of all family sizes, study concludes. August 31, 2015 | Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 951 |
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freya
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Techie
Parenthood can be viewed as prison. If a prisoner speaks of free times they had before the prison, they may get labeled as a potential escapee. The best way that prisoners deal with prison, they try to find one tiny thing that they like about being in prison and put their attention towards that. That makes the prison sentence seem shorter and easier to handle. Humans are designed to block out the bad for mental self preservation. Parenting is probably not very different.
This is a good analogy and seems very spot on to me.