Ideal number of children

[fourtheboys96]

This thread reminded me when I was a around 3 years old... I asked my mom bakit wala akong kapatid na lalaki (2 lang kami yung isa babae) kasi gusto ko ng kalaro... Di pa sila kasing yaman noon pero may-kaya na din... She showed me an apple sliced into 2, and another apple sliced into 3... Ano mas malaki? Sabi ko yung sliced into 2. Ayun! The fewer you are the more you get! At such a young age I was introduced into the basics of economics (the study of resource allocation in a world of finite resources), siguro that's why I love the subject!

that was economics then. now economists measure satisfaction/benefit from something that is not traded in the market. you may have less apple with one additional sibling, but the satisfaction from possibly playing with him may have compensated for the loss in apple

[uls]

that was economics then. now economists measure satisfaction/benefit from something that is not traded in the market. you may have less apple with one additional sibling, but the satisfaction from possibly playing with him may have compensated for the loss in apple

ya you got someone to play with

but you're still hungry

[tidus1203]

that was economics then. now economists measure satisfaction/benefit from something that is not traded in the market. you may have less apple with one additional sibling, but the satisfaction from possibly playing with him may have compensated for the loss in apple

I think the opposite, I my parents for not giving me the sibling... Yung bata ako maybe pero now I am older I realize that...

[_Cathy_]

^I wish I had 3 older brothers. Never wanted a sister though

More older brothers meant more goodies from their GFs

[Starex_Gold]

I think the opposite, I my parents for not giving me the sibling... Yung bata ako maybe pero now I am older I realize that...

Masarap ang buhay ng solong anak diba

[_Cathy_]

For me the benefits of being an only child ends with the material benefits.

When my parents get older I have the sole responsibility of taking care of them. I am more than glad to take care of them but it would be better to have siblings for support diba.

When I have a family, my children won't have any reunions from my side.

When I don't feel like being with my friends, I wish I had brothers that I could go out with.

Marami pang iba...

[ooba99]

Two children will be ideal in these times. And I got 4 in two batches. Girl, boy, girl, boy. Two in college the other two in elementary. With one wife lang ha. The two additional were unplanned. But no regrets. They are growing up to be good and wonderful kids.

[shadow]

I don't think there is an ideal number, if you have the means and can give quality lives to your children, kahit 10 pa maganak ka, but if you can't afford, then HUWAG KA na magkaanak kahit isa!

[uls]

yep

thing is, those who aren't supposed to have children are the ones having the most number of children

[tidus1203]

Masarap ang buhay ng solong anak diba

No actually 2 kami, yung isan mas batang babae...