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November 2nd, 2009, 05:12 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Hagerstown, MD
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What do YOU think is a large family?
I would love to have 3 or 4 kids and all my friends are saying stuff like "are you crazy?", "wow, you want such a large family!", ect. I guess I've always pictured 4 or more as a large family but 3 kids? I dunno, I guess we all think differently 
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November 2nd, 2009, 05:30 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 8,090
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I consider 4 or more "large"
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November 2nd, 2009, 05:31 AM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 3,018
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I don't consider 3 kids to be large, I think that's average. For me PERSONALLY, I think 2 is small, 3 is average, and 4 or more is large. But I think it all depends on what you feel you can handle you know? I know some women who are like "No more than 2! I couldn't do it!" so to them that's a big family you know?
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November 2nd, 2009, 05:45 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 6,553
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I don't even think 4 is large... I would say more like 5 or more is large. And I grew up with only one sibling, so it's not like I'm biased. I DEFINTELY don't think 3 is large. I mean come on, 2 is typical, it's only one more! 
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November 2nd, 2009, 05:46 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Posts: 14,576
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I think 4 would start to be large to me. One kid is small, 2 is average, 3 is getting kind of big to me because it seems like a lot of work and money down the road.
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November 2nd, 2009, 05:51 AM
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♥ Mommy of three ♥
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Europe
Posts: 3,343
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I always thought 5 or more was large and seen 3 as average. I want 4 kids but I do tend to get the large family comments so I guess 4 would be large as well.
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November 2nd, 2009, 06:19 AM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Northwest, OH
Posts: 3,562
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IMO, 2 is average but I think it's small; 3 is better; and 4 would be ideal for me. Of course this is prior to having any, but I've always wanted 3 kids and Scott as well, and 4 is just "one more" so it's not a big deal in my mind. 5 or more kids is "large" to me.
Plus half of our family (cousins) aren't having any and I feel like we need to pick up the slack 
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November 2nd, 2009, 07:48 AM
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5 would be large to me!
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November 2nd, 2009, 08:14 AM
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Seamus and Kieran's Mommy
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: North Idaho
Posts: 29,909
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Anything over 4 is large to me. I think the "average" for the US is still 3 kids though. (well 2.5 but how the heck do you have .5 kids? )
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November 2nd, 2009, 08:14 AM
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Lilyan's Mommy
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Georgia
Posts: 12,736
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I think 4 or more is large, but definitly not 3.
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November 2nd, 2009, 08:25 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Canada
Posts: 10,199
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Ya I agree... I think 4 or more is large. So 2 is small, 3 is average, and 4 or more is large.
With that said.. nothing wrong with a large family!!! haha 
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November 2nd, 2009, 08:40 AM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 1,787
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I would consider 4+ to be large.
DH is 1 of 4 and I am 1 of 2.
I don't plan on having more than 4 that's for sure! 
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November 2nd, 2009, 09:20 AM
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I think 1 child is "small", 2-3 kids is "medium" and 4+ kids is "large" If God were to grand me the patience and finances for 4 children, I would LOVE to have a large family....but I think we'll probably end up with 2, maybe 3
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November 2nd, 2009, 10:00 AM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 4,969
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I'm the oldest of 4 and Chris and I are hoping for 4... i would consider 5 or more large...
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November 2nd, 2009, 10:09 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: NJ
Posts: 10,429
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I would consider 5 or more large. I'm still holding out hope that I'll get my 5 kids that I really want but for now I'm just excited Ian is agreeing to a 4th down the road!!!
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November 2nd, 2009, 10:33 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Georgia
Posts: 5,830
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4+ is a large family for me...basically any family big enough to require a minivan or SUV with a 3rd row, lol, in order to fit in one car.
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November 2nd, 2009, 10:36 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SandKmommy
Anything over 4 is large to me. I think the "average" for the US is still 3 kids though. (well 2.5 but how the heck do you have .5 kids? ) |
I always wondered how the 2.5 kids thing worked. What is .5 a kid??
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November 2nd, 2009, 10:53 AM
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Mamma to Mia
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Grimsby, England
Posts: 19,304
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Anything bigger then 4 to me is pretty big.
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November 2nd, 2009, 11:25 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Hagerstown, MD
Posts: 23,058
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Thanks ladies, it's cool to know what you all think about family sizes.
I always thought 2.5 kids meant you have 2 kids here and you're pregnant with another. Maybe I'm wrong  LoL.
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November 2nd, 2009, 12:22 PM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 14,102
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3 kids isnt "large" to me at all...honestly I would consider anything over 4 large because its so common now (in my opinion) to have 4 children.
By the way, I always thought the .5 meant you were pregnant too Lisa!
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