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Chicken Girl · 04-09-2003, 11:36 PM

Little pet theory of mine, wanna see if it holds water -

People tend to want families that are the same size as the one they grew up in.

So, poll time - how many siblings do you have?
how many children do you have/want?

(me - 3 for both questions.)

Annabel Lee · 04-09-2003, 11:42 PM

Interesting.
There were three kids (all girls) in my family and I have three daughters.

I'm done procreating.

pz · 04-09-2003, 11:42 PM

I had 5 siblings, and my wife had 2. We have 3 kids, and won't be having more.

And no, I didn't want more. Six kids is just too many.

By the way, I don't think you can possibly get enough responses here to test your hypothesis. All you're going to see is that the likeliest condition is that the number of siblings and the number of children will converge on a mean.

ju'iblex · 04-09-2003, 11:46 PM

have 1 sibling, want no children.

Celsus · 04-09-2003, 11:53 PM

My mother's side had 8 siblings, my dad's had 9 (although 2 were twins of whom one died at 10 years old). My parents had me and my brother. On my mom's side, her youngest brother has 2 kids, one has just one daughter, and the rest didn't have kids, unmarried or otherwise. On my dad's side, two had 3 kids each, two had just one (wife died giving birth, the other was divorced), and two have 2 kids, and one never married. It's the perfect demographic transition model.

Joel

Edit: Oh and if I do have kids, it depends on the wife, I'm not bothered either way (although 3 would be the max.)

Krieger · 04-10-2003, 12:23 AM

I have no brothers or sisters and I want to remain single.

Aquila ka Hecate · 04-10-2003, 12:37 AM

1 sib, 1 son.

I predict in addition,ChickenGirl, that a large majority will have families equal to or smaller than the size of the ones they grew up in.

mongrel · 04-10-2003, 01:03 AM

Siblings: 0
Planned # of children: 0
Current # of children: 1 (a son- and wouldn't change a thing, now

, but don't want any more. It's hard enough keeping up with one!).

sakrilege · 04-10-2003, 03:49 AM

6 of us...

Sister - 2 children
Sister - 2 children
Brother - 3 children
Me - 0 children
Brother - 1 child
Sister - 3 children

Big families aren't always good memories.

MzNeko · 04-10-2003, 04:41 AM

I'm an only and my husband is an only. We want two.

04-09-2003, 11:36 PM	#1
Chicken Girl Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: nowhere Posts: 6,549	number of siblings vs. number of children? Little pet theory of mine, wanna see if it holds water - People tend to want families that are the same size as the one they grew up in. So, poll time - how many siblings do you have? how many children do you have/want? (me - 3 for both questions.)

04-10-2003, 01:03 AM	#8
mongrel Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: North of the South Pole Posts: 5,177	Siblings: 0 Planned # of children: 0 Current # of children: 1 (a son- and wouldn't change a thing, now, but don't want any more. It's hard enough keeping up with one!).

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04-09-2003, 11:42 PM	#2
Annabel Lee Veteran Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Let Buzz Stay!! Posts: 5,567	Interesting. There were three kids (all girls) in my family and I have three daughters. I'm done procreating.

04-09-2003, 11:42 PM	#3
pz Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Morris, MN Posts: 3,341	I had 5 siblings, and my wife had 2. We have 3 kids, and won't be having more. And no, I didn't want more. Six kids is just too many. By the way, I don't think you can possibly get enough responses here to test your hypothesis. All you're going to see is that the likeliest condition is that the number of siblings and the number of children will converge on a mean.

04-09-2003, 11:46 PM	#4
ju'iblex Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sydney Australia and beyond the realms of Gehenna Posts: 6,035	have 1 sibling, want no children.

04-09-2003, 11:53 PM	#5
Celsus Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,875	My mother's side had 8 siblings, my dad's had 9 (although 2 were twins of whom one died at 10 years old). My parents had me and my brother. On my mom's side, her youngest brother has 2 kids, one has just one daughter, and the rest didn't have kids, unmarried or otherwise. On my dad's side, two had 3 kids each, two had just one (wife died giving birth, the other was divorced), and two have 2 kids, and one never married. It's the perfect demographic transition model. Joel Edit: Oh and if I do have kids, it depends on the wife, I'm not bothered either way (although 3 would be the max.)

04-10-2003, 12:23 AM	#6
Krieger Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: ... Posts: 2,191	I have no brothers or sisters and I want to remain single.

04-10-2003, 12:37 AM	#7
Aquila ka Hecate Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Luna City Posts: 379	1 sib, 1 son. I predict in addition,ChickenGirl, that a large majority will have families equal to or smaller than the size of the ones they grew up in.

04-10-2003, 03:49 AM	#9
sakrilege Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cleveland, OH, USA Folding@Home Godless Team Posts: 6,211	6 of us... Sister - 2 children Sister - 2 children Brother - 3 children Me - 0 children Brother - 1 child Sister - 3 children Big families aren't always good memories.

04-10-2003, 04:41 AM	#10
MzNeko Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 1,127	I'm an only and my husband is an only. We want two.

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