Is a Large Family for You?

I think with larger families when you can have the eldest assist its great but not to the point where the oldest loses its childhood.

Where there is will there is a way.

I am a very strong believer of that phrase. My family is doing well on the one low income and its OK, there are others need to have two incomes and have no kids because they have a desire to spend that is ok too. We have managed our finances for this family of four plus a dog and yes there are things we do without, eating out, take out, going on lavish vacations. Though we make up for that in our own special ways. I love doing crafts with my children, going to the beach and look for “nature” as the little one calls it. We find new shells then come home, utilize the internet to discover all about the shell we saw as well as any marine life that was out that day. When we did not live so close to the ocean we would go on nature hikes and discover foiliage as well as the proper measures to taking care of the environment in which we live in. I would love to do things and go out to eat more but to me, watching my children develop and their indiviual interest bloom is more important than when the latest video game is coming out.

A huge concern for people that are about to start a family is will they be able to afford tuition for Junior or assist with the weddings There are so many scholarships out there, it just takes will. So monetarily speaking would it be nice to have more money to help with the raising of kids that much easier? Of course but its not vital.

Does it take love? You bet it does. I love my kids so much and I was weary that when my youngest was nearing her birth that I wouldn’t love her as much as my first but I do and I think that is a very normal feeling that all parents endur
so there is no doubt if I was to have five more kids that I would love them any different.

I feel that each child is so unique and different but their likes and dislikes are similar to genetics, chances are you will have something in common making quality time on interests a little easier. The one thing that I do feel is, if you require a lot of alone time then maybe a big family isn’t well suited because a happy parent is a better parent and a better provider.