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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:50 PM Original message |
How many kids are enough? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
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fleabert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. one of my great friends has 7... |
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JacksonWest (561 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
45. Colbert is the youngest of 7. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:49 PM Response to Reply #45 |
127. Actually |
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Lurking Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:51 PM Response to Reply #127 |
129. Wonder how he would feel about |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:55 PM Response to Reply #129 |
134. i suspect he'd find humor in it |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:56 PM Response to Reply #129 |
169. Since he had no choice in how many siblings... |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 01:17 PM Response to Reply #169 |
271. He has three -- one girl and two boys. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
3. Any more than 2 is irresponsible |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
41. Really? How so? nt |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:21 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. With 2 kids you are just replacing yourselves |
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JacksonWest (561 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:31 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. Good luck. You can't curb population growth within the bounds of our constitution. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:41 PM Response to Reply #52 |
63. Just because I disagree with it |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:42 PM Response to Reply #52 |
65. So is utter stupidity and greed. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 03:33 AM Response to Reply #65 |
200. There's no law against being stupid. |
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Crandor (320 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:42 PM Response to Reply #52 |
66. Amend the constitution then. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:40 PM Response to Reply #66 |
122. Legislation is not the solution |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:57 AM Response to Reply #47 |
197. Well, my number #3 child is the one that I am particularly... |
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RC Quake (202 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 01:39 PM Response to Reply #47 |
218. No Necessarily True |
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Lurking Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 01:42 PM Response to Reply #218 |
219. You are correct. |
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RC Quake (202 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 01:50 PM Response to Reply #219 |
220. Why do you think that is? |
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Lurking Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 04:37 PM Response to Reply #220 |
243. Likely because |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 12:35 PM Response to Reply #220 |
267. Untreated stds |
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IA_Seth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
61. Oh jeez.. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:45 PM Response to Reply #61 |
125. What if your 3rd child was the second coming of George Bush? |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
157. How many will die in Iraq?? |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
174. Does that 3rd child somehow require more resources |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 12:49 PM Response to Reply #174 |
269. I think they actually require less |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 08:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
209. The upside I've noticed is that kids from very large families... |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:12 PM Response to Reply #209 |
227. You got it |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 04:11 PM Response to Reply #209 |
242. That's certainly my experience |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. At least they shop at Costco |
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frankenforpres (763 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:50 AM Response to Reply #4 |
195. Kolbe is that the last name of a saint ... |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:09 AM Response to Reply #195 |
211. Duly noted. n/t |
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Alenne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
5. That's a personal choice |
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Crandor (320 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
71. If you live on Earth, you should care. |
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Alenne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:55 PM Response to Reply #71 |
85. I don't care |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:06 PM Response to Reply #71 |
95. But this isn't the norm. And, frankly, I think that those who choose to have |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:32 PM Response to Reply #95 |
178. It's just one more thing for people to feel smug about. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 01:57 PM Response to Reply #95 |
222. "I think that those who choose to have a lot of kids..." |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 11:36 AM Response to Reply #222 |
262. My point was that it isn't the norm to have seven children. |
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Blue Gardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
6. When I was growing up |
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maxsolomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
121. condoms have been available since the 1500s |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 04:07 PM Response to Reply #121 |
275. What do you bet that most of those Catholic parents has some |
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ikojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 08:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
147. I grew up in a city of 100,000 and not one of the |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
7. their diets are not exactly healthy |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 01:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
272. That seemed like a lot of food for regular breakfast |
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shaniqua6392 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
8. As many as you can properly care for. |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
9. How many kids are enough? When they start impacting my quality of life. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. You remind me again why I'm not in line for an ambassadorship any time soon. |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. like I'd be one either |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:13 PM Response to Reply #9 |
172. Does the child who has 12 siblings take up more resources |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:48 AM Response to Reply #172 |
194. um, duh? |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:56 AM Response to Reply #194 |
196. Well, that was easy. n/t |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. This mother of three says..... ONE is perfect |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:58 PM Response to Reply #10 |
138. God you're worrying me and I have two! |
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jeff30997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
11. How many kids are enough? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
12. He breeds dairy cattle? |
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bmbmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 04:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
277. Don't work the breeding stock |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
13. Seven or eight is definitely reaching the limit of "too many" for one family |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. The flipside is that often the older ones of the large families |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. That's unfortunate, though. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:14 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Not necessarily unhappy, just a true knowledge of how hard it is |
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HuffleClaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:32 PM Response to Reply #28 |
156. or lucky! |
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BlackVelvet04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:41 PM Response to Reply #28 |
160. I didn't have an unhappy upbringing, |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 03:17 AM Response to Reply #160 |
198. 'Just give those nieces and nephews lots of love and... |
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tenshi816 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
78. So true. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
79. The last time I raised that flipside |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:53 PM Response to Reply #22 |
130. that is what Grandpa thought- #10 of 10 |
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ikojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:55 PM Response to Reply #22 |
135. I am the youngest girl in a family of seven and |
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smokey nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
159. That's not limited to the older ones in a large family..... |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
15. However many the specific parents want. It's none of my business. Or anyone else's. |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
38. Wow! Common sense and respect for others' freedom isn't dead |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:23 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. Is it just me, or is "Common Sense" being used more and more as a synonym for "Thoughtlessness"? |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:41 PM Response to Reply #49 |
64. Yes, it's just you. It's not my business, nor is it yours, to tell other people how to |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:43 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. How dare you tell me not to tell people what to do! |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:46 PM Response to Reply #67 |
76. Nope, I'm not telling you what you can or can't do. Just expressing an opinion. |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:43 PM Response to Reply #49 |
68. LOL. See the definitions of sanctimonious and self righteous. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:51 PM Response to Reply #68 |
81. Don't sweat the details, here. This is just someone who doesn't like me, so he or she |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:54 PM Response to Reply #81 |
84. You flatter yourself |
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Balbus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:17 PM Response to Reply #49 |
106. Yep - just you. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:38 PM Response to Reply #38 |
60. It's not my business to tell other people what to do or not to do. Can you tell that |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:40 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Do you tell people to vote Democratic? |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:44 PM Response to Reply #62 |
70. Yes, it is. I'm PERFECTLY "cool with that." I can encourage, I can advise, but |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:46 PM Response to Reply #70 |
75. Quit parsing. It's called "advocacy" |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:49 PM Response to Reply #75 |
80. You can advocate all you want. But you can't TELL people what to do. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:52 PM Response to Reply #80 |
82. Sounds like we agree |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:55 PM Response to Reply #82 |
86. Well, yes, that is my point! Too many people here are issuing broad, command-like |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:57 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. Hell, that's the fun part about the internet |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:02 PM Response to Reply #88 |
89. I suspect you're right. People get a place to vent, then they calm down. An interesting |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:10 PM Response to Reply #88 |
100. Hahahahaha!!! |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 03:26 AM Response to Reply #15 |
199. Thank you, Redstone.... |
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NaturalHigh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
16. I agree with your opinion. |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. It's irresponsible |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:10 PM Response to Reply #30 |
99. yes, I think every country should raise this issue. |
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NaturalHigh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 08:08 PM Response to Reply #30 |
139. I guess I'm not into China-style social planning. |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 04:04 PM Response to Reply #139 |
240. I don't know |
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NaturalHigh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 05:04 PM Response to Reply #240 |
245. I respect your opinion. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
17. Thanks to those proud patriots, the USA will soon |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:57 PM Response to Reply #17 |
137. I think the Earth will ultimately take care of itself |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
19. Personal choice or not, it's selfish, irresponsible and ultimately destructive |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:04 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. said better than I could have |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:08 PM Original message |
And btw, when you look at that photo, picture 90 third-world children |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
36. $36,000/year just in groceries! |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 08:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
144. The media loves making everything oddball, obscene, or illegal the norm. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
20. "Blessed is the man whose quiver is full." |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:05 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Oh Jeez.. now you're tryin' to scare the cows.. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:08 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. (deleted duplicate) |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:09 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Loose boots! Daddy could use a pair of loose boots for Christmas! |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
21. More than replacement is too many. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
23. more than 2 |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 03:39 AM Response to Reply #23 |
201. Believe me, my Yuppie friends with no children.... |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:13 PM Response to Reply #201 |
228. overconsumption (SUV's, etc.) is a seperate issue |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:58 PM Response to Reply #228 |
233. But, the claim being made here is that having more... |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 04:00 PM Response to Reply #233 |
238. by far, the number one strain on resources is overpopulation |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 10:29 PM Response to Reply #238 |
258. Overpopulation and overconsumption are the same thing... |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 11:04 PM Original message |
I'm not judging backwards |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 11:04 PM Response to Reply #258 |
259. I'm not judging backwards |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
26. Absolutely not more than 2, at least for a while |
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JacksonWest (561 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:20 PM Response to Reply #26 |
46. Would you make that a law if you could? Would you support others that would? |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:31 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. The obvious solution is to eliminate tax exemptions for any over 2. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:35 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. Bingo -- you want to squirt out a litter, don't make me pay for it |
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JacksonWest (561 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 08:28 AM Response to Reply #56 |
207. Once again, you run into problems with the constitution. Equal protection under the law.... |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 12:28 PM Response to Reply #207 |
266. Not an equal protection problem. It would apply to all classes. NT |
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JacksonWest (561 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 01:42 PM Response to Reply #266 |
281. It wouldn't apply to the first two children. |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 01:54 PM Response to Reply #207 |
282. What rubbish. Tax rates already vary based on number of children. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:44 PM Response to Reply #51 |
69. Interesting thought. There can't be any laws against people having |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:25 PM Response to Reply #69 |
112. Another Reason for Selfish People to Excessively Breed. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:50 PM Response to Reply #51 |
180. What a fine idea! Because those brats should have known better |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 03:46 AM Response to Reply #180 |
203. Yes, as I said upthread, my third child would be devastated.... |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:54 PM Response to Reply #51 |
182. I'm uncertain as to why we subsidize ANY - and I have a son. |
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toddaa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 05:45 PM Response to Reply #51 |
251. The NRA has a better solution |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:34 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. legal prohibition is a straw man |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:21 PM Response to Reply #54 |
108. then you should have no problem when people point out that your self-righteousness |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:50 PM Response to Reply #108 |
128. Not at all -- I may disagree with your charaterization, but... |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 03:56 PM Response to Reply #46 |
236. No. |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-24-06 02:20 AM Response to Reply #236 |
279. Self-delete. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
27. My wife & I decided to stick with cats. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. But HOW MANY cats?????? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:15 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Most municipalities have laws against more than 3-4 dogs or cats |
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HockeyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:45 PM Response to Reply #39 |
73. They also have laws how many PEOPLE can inhabit an apartment |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:15 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. Two, but their small eaters and haven't demanded a car for graduation. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:16 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. If they do, buy them a Hummer. After all, it's a personal choice. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:33 PM Response to Reply #42 |
53. They'd prefer a Jaguar. |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
32. I know someone pregnant with her eight or ninth. I've lost count. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:10 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. She probably has too |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:11 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. seriously, the human body just didn't evolve for this |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:26 PM Response to Reply #35 |
50. hell, the human body can just barely do one |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 05:49 PM Response to Reply #35 |
252. Seriously, the human body did evolve for this. |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 04:52 PM Response to Reply #252 |
276. ...which is why this is completely unnatural |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
43. What the hell is the mom doing to her body? |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:45 PM Response to Reply #43 |
74. It depends on the woman |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:05 PM Response to Reply #74 |
93. I know someone who practically died from this same thing.. |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:59 PM Response to Reply #74 |
170. My mom had 12 (I am her oldest) |
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La_Fourmi_Rouge (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:39 AM Response to Reply #170 |
193. My mother also had twelve! |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 01:08 PM Response to Reply #193 |
213. I think younger siblings have a tale to tell also. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:56 PM Response to Reply #43 |
87. She's doing what she WANTS to do with her body. It's HER business, not yours. |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:04 PM Response to Reply #87 |
91. well excuse the fuck out of me |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:31 PM Response to Reply #91 |
116. Like I said, it's HER body. Don't we DUers stand for NOT telling women what they can |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:04 PM Response to Reply #116 |
148. I'm not telling her what she can do.. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:47 PM Response to Reply #116 |
164. it may be HER body but it's MY planet |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 03:55 AM Response to Reply #164 |
204. How do you propose stopping a person from having... |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:17 PM Response to Reply #204 |
229. Exactly |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 03:05 PM Response to Reply #229 |
234. Yes, Golly, as I just posted upthread.... |
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SemperEadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:13 PM Response to Reply #87 |
103. and we can talk all about it, since she put her business in the street |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:24 PM Response to Reply #87 |
110. I get exactly ONE tax exemption, ME. Those people having litters |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:28 PM Response to Reply #110 |
113. Wholeheartedly Agreed! n/t |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:32 PM Response to Reply #110 |
117. Well, that's not too selfish of a stance, is it? |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:42 PM Response to Reply #117 |
123. I don't see how. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:48 PM Response to Reply #123 |
126. There's some GREAT community spirit, right there. I guess we shouldn't all pay for Katrina relief, |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:54 PM Response to Reply #126 |
131. But Katrina was an accident, |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:56 PM Response to Reply #131 |
136. Oh, fuck me. I give up. Go on, be selfish, enjoy your life. It's no matter to me. |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 08:15 PM Response to Reply #136 |
142. Lol! |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 08:45 PM Response to Reply #136 |
146. is this an example of you valuing someone's opinion? |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 01:54 AM Response to Reply #123 |
191. are you channeling my fundie boss? |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 08:10 PM Response to Reply #117 |
140. No, it isn't. Why should I have to subsidize incontinent breeders? |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 04:41 PM Response to Reply #140 |
244. The same reason we subsidize "welfare queens" |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:55 PM Response to Reply #117 |
183. How is it selfish AT ALL? |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 03:59 PM Response to Reply #110 |
237. But they're the selfish ones?!? |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:07 PM Response to Reply #43 |
224. I know a woman with eight kids who looks like a teenager |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:33 PM Response to Reply #224 |
232. Yes, it depends on the woman |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 05:20 PM Response to Reply #232 |
247. self-delete |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 05:20 PM Original message |
self-delete |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 05:20 PM Response to Reply #232 |
248. Yeah, that's true |
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Redneck Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
44. Environmentally speaking... |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
48. I can't help it, but every time I see these kinds of large familes, I think of |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:02 PM Response to Reply #48 |
90. Sounds like you're ready for vhemt.org |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:09 PM Response to Reply #90 |
97. I'm not advocating something that extreme |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
55. Gross. |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:27 PM Response to Reply #55 |
175. No, it's all about making more Christians. n/t |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
57. Well, when you start tripping over your own uterus, that's nature's way of telling you to quit. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:56 PM Response to Reply #57 |
184. LOL! That's a very disturbing image. |
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melnjones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
58. Well, I'm torn... |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
59. How much you wanna bet these people vote Republican? |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
72. That depends on how many people you are trying to feed. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:57 PM Response to Reply #72 |
185. LOL! |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 12:55 PM Response to Reply #185 |
212. I knew someone else out there ate children... |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
77. I only have one and we don't plan to have another |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
83. It's no one elses business how big, or small, a family is. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
92. and i thought it was only fundie rightwingers who tell other people HOW TO live |
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IA_Seth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:09 PM Response to Reply #92 |
98. or circumsize them! |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:13 PM Response to Reply #98 |
102. thanks -- self-righteousness is just as ugly on progressives as conservatives |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:38 PM Response to Reply #98 |
120. And God HELP you if you take all those kids to dinner at The Olive Garden! |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 12:16 PM Response to Reply #98 |
263. How dare you |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:18 PM Response to Reply #92 |
154. Considering things like this affect the global environment.. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
94. having kids is a REPRODUCTIVE RIGHT |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:11 PM Response to Reply #94 |
101. Taking a shit's a right too |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:15 PM Response to Reply #101 |
104. etiquette? you want to enforce reproductive limits as a matter of etiquette? |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:21 PM Response to Reply #104 |
109. Here's what I don't get |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:25 PM Response to Reply #109 |
111. it's one thing to be an advocate for democracy -- it's another to be a boor |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:29 PM Response to Reply #111 |
114. I can do both -- I'm multi-talented |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 12:00 AM Response to Reply #114 |
187. DAMN STRAIGHT. |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:36 PM Response to Reply #111 |
118. I don't see anything rude and clumsy about |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:53 PM Response to Reply #118 |
167. wow -- i've heard this before |
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Lurking Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 01:30 PM Response to Reply #167 |
217. He also thinks I hate Christ |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 04:06 PM Response to Reply #94 |
241. But is it smart? n/t |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 01:57 PM Response to Reply #94 |
283. Until the world population reaches a point where each additional person infringes on |
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SemperEadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
96. I only have time, energy and resources to deal with one |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 04:09 AM Response to Reply #96 |
205. Well, I'm an only child and I always found it lonely.... |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:10 PM Response to Reply #205 |
225. Having grown up in a large family, I can attest to the fact that |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 03:15 PM Response to Reply #225 |
235. "Guess we all want what we don't have" |
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SemperEadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 05:24 PM Response to Reply #205 |
249. yes... as is her father, too |
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dorktv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
105. I wanted to have a big family myself...but I would have adopted as much as |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
107. as many as they want and can healthily raise. |
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Conan_The_Barbarian (404 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
115. My personal take |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
119. You can't fight arithmetic. Anything over two leads to overpopulation. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 03:40 AM Response to Reply #119 |
202. not exactly death rate plays a role too... replacement level |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 05:41 AM Response to Reply #202 |
206. True but trivial. Three is over, but occasionally tolerable; five is right out. |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:26 PM Response to Reply #206 |
230. And the Lord spake, saying, |
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Lurking Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
124. How odd |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 08:13 PM Response to Reply #124 |
141. They way I look at it, you can support the principle in having a right |
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ikojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
132. There's a fundie family in Arkansas |
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Ms_Dem_Meanor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
133. For me... |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 08:27 PM Response to Reply #133 |
143. They probably want donations. |
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XanaDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
145. My ultraliberal BF is eldest of 7 kids |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
149. I have two sons and that seemed plenty too me. |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
150. It is selfish to assume |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
151. How many are enough? As many as you choose, and you support. NT |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:09 PM Response to Reply #151 |
152. that is selfish eom |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:14 PM Response to Reply #152 |
153. Selfishness is permitted. |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:27 PM Response to Reply #153 |
155. not saying you should be penalized... |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:37 PM Response to Reply #155 |
158. I did limit mine. But others will make other choices, which I consider their choice. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:44 PM Response to Reply #151 |
162. then choice is more important than survival of the earth? |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:49 PM Response to Reply #162 |
165. I support freedom and liberty. That includes selfish choices. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:18 PM Response to Reply #162 |
173. Um, these people are supporting their kids |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 12:05 AM Response to Reply #162 |
188. I disagree with a lot of your post, but giving economic incentives for not breeding... |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 04:03 PM Response to Reply #162 |
239. Forced sterilization to counter birthrate of polticial opponents? |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
161. Most people I know from very large families felt they were too big. |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:28 PM Response to Reply #161 |
176. My dad liked coming from a family of 6 |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
163. Americans are choosing to have fewer children on average |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:50 PM Response to Reply #163 |
166. yes, smart people, educated people have fewer children |
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melnjones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:51 PM Response to Reply #166 |
181. just because fundies have lots of kids |
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kitty1 (772 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:45 PM Response to Reply #163 |
179. If parents have the resources to afford all those kids.... |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
168. To each his/her own....if they can handle it then bless them.. (it is about Choice) |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
171. 1/2 |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
177. I'm infertile so my lack of children helps balance out |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-21-06 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
186. Since I can't tell a woman how many abortions are too many... |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:11 PM Response to Reply #186 |
226. You bet. My feelings exactly. |
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Dulcinea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 05:14 PM Response to Reply #186 |
246. Well said! |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
189. Adoption. As a mom who built her family though adoption, I can tell you that 5 is MORE than enough! |
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NightOwwl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 01:35 AM Response to Original message |
190. I can't believe how young the mom looks. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:31 AM Response to Original message |
192. Large families sometimes lead to tragedy |
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CornField (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
208. I'm the baby of 13 |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
210. 13 of us kids 10 of us is still plugging along, youngest is 54 |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
214. I'm not the kind of mom who could do that |
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HardRocker05 (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
215. More than 2 is no different than any other kind of over-consumption, i.e. wrong. nt |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
216. Ther # you can afford |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
221. We're well on our way to 10 billion people |
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RC Quake (202 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
223. In my 20's I would have said 3... |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
231. If the Kanes had asked, I would have counseled moderation. |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
250. Why the fuck does anyone want that many kids? |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 01:08 PM Response to Reply #250 |
270. My grandmother chose to have 6 and her brother had 9 |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
253. Every third child should be required to smoke. |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
254. We had a family of eight across the street? |
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Caoimhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
255. This thread CRIES OUT for this poster: |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
256. There are so many answers to that question. |
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cmf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-22-06 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
257. My personal belief |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
260. I'm one of 6 kids, the only girl |
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Stu DeBeouf (144 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
261. Eight is Enough |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
264. four or three |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
265. If you want a bunch of kids, adopt. |
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bling bling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
268. I think it's enough when you need TWO vehicles to fit them all. |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
273. For me? 2 or 3 would be tops..... |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
274. I'm going to put it in perspective for you people. |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-26-06 02:06 PM Response to Reply #274 |
284. Aww, don't let science and harsh reality get in the way of our cotten candy views! |
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pstokely (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-23-06 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
278. Don't have more than you can afford |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-24-06 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
280. If the kids get fed and aren't abused, I don't care how many people have |
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