Reply #7: They are overtaxing the planet, that bothers me. And abuse doesn't have to be physical.

[grace0418]

Lack of one-on-one parental attention can have negative effects. I should know, I'm the youngest of 11. There is no physical way for two human beings to provide enough personal attention to 17 children. There simply aren't enough hours in the day. I guarantee that the older kids are getting stuck with a lot of the responsibility, unless they have an army of nannies and maids. That's not fair to the older kids or the younger ones.

People used to have large families for survival reasons. There was a lot of manual labor involved in everyday existence, and a lot of hands were needed to take care of everything. With high infant mortality rates, disease and accidents, people had to make sure that there were enough kids to survive until adulthood.

But what is the possible reason for it in today's world, where our planet is overburdened and there are millions of starving children with no families? If these people want so many kids, can't they at least adopt a few? Wouldn't that be the Christian thing?

Maybe the kids will turn out fine, but I still think it's irresponsible and selfish.