I don’t get it, you would ask them to help out or what? 😁
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smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
As a parent to five kids (too many, don’t be me) I’d welcome the Wall People over some.of the things I’ve had to deal with. Weird I can deal with, gross on a long term consistent basis drives me nuts.
PixelatedSaturn@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Free babysitting FTW
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I knew a large family with 10 kids growing up. The last 4 called themselves the “too manies”.
AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
I had a classmate who was the youngest of 10. Always smelled bad, but otherwise an okay kid. I think the family was poor. Not surprising, having had to feed 12 people. I wonder how many of them have had kids of their own by now and if any chose to have many or none at all.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
I’ve known a few families with 6 or more kids, and in nearly all cases, each of those kids goes on to have 6+ kids.
I once dated a girl who was one of five, and they were the smallest branch of the family. Each of her parents came from 8 kids, and each of those 8 kids had at least 6. I went to a family holiday weekend party, and there were HUNDREDS of people, all related, and all within a couple of generations.
I was one of two, my wife is an only child, and we only had one. My brother had two. Any more than that sounds exhausting. We had a bunch of cats instead of a bunch of kids.
AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
At that point you count on either extended family support (or both sets of grandparents), older kids to take care of the younger siblings or for kids to fend for themselves. One kid is a lot if you don’t have family support, let alone 2 or more. Definitely to each their own, but I could never (especially as the person ij the relationship who would be popping those kids out).
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
When 10 cents for a condom is too much, but 18 years is just fine
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
The were like the quiverfulls but didn’t call themselves that. I can’t remember the name. They believed every child that could be born, should be born. It was their duty.
nomy@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I knew some Pentecostal families like that. They didn’t call it anything but they definitely believed every child that could be born, should be. Didn’t practice any sort of birth control and had a half dozen kids over 20 years.
Holyginz@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The fuck you live condoms are 10 cents lol
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
A box of them can be had for a few bucks, with like 25 each. Hell, you can go to some places (planned parenthood style facilities) and they are free to take from a bowl on the front counter.
I spent like $15 a few years ago and got like 50 fancy ‘variety pack’ style with various brands in them. Big spender over here!
Though I went galaxy-brain, with my mind being all ‘oooh boys 🥰’, so I don’t need to worry about wrapping up to prevent a kiddo myself :P