Ideal number of children

**uls** · July 13th, 2010 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by Cathy_for_you

I think rich people either have very few (1 or 2) or a lot of children (4-5). The most well off people that I know have 3 or 4 siblings.

I also noticed na when well off people get married, they marry young (23-25) and the cost of raising children is not something they worry about.

and the poor have children early even if they can't afford it

**tidus1203** · July 13th, 2010 12:35 PM

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!

**mark_t** · July 15th, 2010 11:24 AM

I admit it is a bigoted response. My apologies.
Nainis kasi ako sa idea na more children will produce drunkards.
And thinking of kids as livestocks.

In our case we suffered loses in the last war so my olds wanted
a big family as he was the last in the family.

My classmates who have 5 to 8 children now and plans to
add more grew up in 3 to 4 household families.

As for me I have 1. And will need another wife to have other children.
That's life.

And I can't afford 2 wives.

**fourtheboys96** · July 15th, 2010 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by tidus1203

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** · July 15th, 2010 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by fourtheboys96

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

**uls** · July 15th, 2010 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by mark_t

In our case we suffered loses in the last war so my olds wanted a big family as he was the last in the family.

that's why older generations have big families

coz the socio-economic-political environment in the past was hostile

family members were lost to disease or violence

having lots of kids ensures continuity of bloodline

it was common for parents to see some of their offspring not make it to adulthood

as healthcare improved (vaccines, hygiene, nutrition, medicine), less people died prematurely

fewer children are lost to childhood diseases

post-war, less people are lost to violence

so now, there's less need for big families to ensure continuity of bloodline

**tidus1203** · July 18th, 2010 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by fourtheboys96

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_** · July 18th, 2010 07:07 PM

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

More older brothers meant more goodies from their GFs

**Starex_Gold** · July 18th, 2010 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by tidus1203

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_** · July 18th, 2010 07:36 PM

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...