I would be more "open to life" if I could get my tubes tied!

[LaSainte]

:thumbsup:you’re right you don’t have to have a bunch of kids to have a wonderful, blessed life, even if you are able to have 6 or 8 or more. I will never believe that just because a family has more than 3 children that they are less blessed than one with many more. Some families are happy with 2 and work well…there is no teaching saying you have to have as many kids as you can…if you and your spouse feel one or two or whatever number are the number you can handle you don’t need to feel required to have more. I really hope you’re able to enjoy those you have… I will always believe when you feel you can only be responsible for a certain number of kids be that zero or twelve that that’s how many you should stop at. Better to have two wonderfully cared for kids with a content and happy set of parents than twice that number with parents who are completely stressed and miserable all the time. (Not saying that larger families are all this way…nothing disparaging meant about ANY size family)
God bless,
Rye

Thanks! My feelings exactly!

 

[LaSainte]

yes, different word choice, but I am giving LaSainte the benefit of the doubt as to whether our meaning is the same.

Because I sympathize with women who don’t love every minute of taking care of infants, and I gave her the benefit if the doubt as to her meaning.

No need for what? To express my opinion? If you can express an opinion, how come I can’t?

Thank you for the benefit of the doubt. I was speaking from my personal experience with my kids. They were TERRIBLE when they were infants I’m sure the poor little things had tummy aches and reflux and all that, but NOTHING worked with these kids! It was months before I could wake up and not feel like crying. It wasn’t just PPD, it was sheer exhaustion, frustration, anger at myself and even my babies. A terrible time.