Comments on: When is a Family Complete?

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:41:41 +0000

Thanks so much for responding to my comment, Donna. We currently have two little girls (a 3-year-old and a 7-month-old) and are planning for at least one more…maybe more.

By: Donna

Donna — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:24:56 +0000

Well said Bobby. Often life makes the decisions for us and parenting is as much a job as it is a joy. The end result is too important not to do it well.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:04:10 +0000

There is no right answer to this question. A family is complete when the commitment is made to love any member that is lucky enough to be included in it. When a couple has only one child, there is a certain dynamic which grows along with the situation. If a couple has two, the dynamic changes and so on with three and so on with four etc.. Parenting has as many opportunities to make the family unit work smoothly as it does to make it work dysfunctionally. Work being the operative word.

By: Momma Chaos

Momma Chaos — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:46:09 +0000

We never really ‘planned’ how many we’d have. I wanted LOTS, Dh wanted uhmm 1! lol We thought we were done @ 2 but now have 6 kiddos! I *think* we’re done now but I guess time will tell. Personally I always liked having even numbers to make it easier to split them up. After 4 kids though the parents run out of hands so for us it makes it easier that our oldest are big enough (11&13) to hold a lil kid hand

By: Lindsay Lebresco

Lindsay Lebresco — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:22:47 +0000

What a great breakdown Donna. Such a thoughtful consideration of a question many parents ponder and ponder for quite a long time. This could be a great resource – especially for those of us with 2!

By: Kim @ What's That Smell?

Kim @ What's That Smell? — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:13:50 +0000

We planned 3, I dreamed of more. I at least wanted more than 2. But at 37 with a 6 and a 2 year old we have resolved ourselves to stop with 2.