Comments on: Stopping at two – a pledge to my children http://www.sharonpavey.org/stopping-at-two-a-pledge-to-my-children/ East Devon Green Eco Type Person! Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:00:24 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Amber http://www.sharonpavey.org/stopping-at-two-a-pledge-to-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-3931 Amber Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:43:29 +0000 http://www.sharonpavey.org/?p=1531#comment-3931 We are also stopping at two. For all the same reasons you've listed, plus financial reasons. Children are EXPENSIVE! For us, deciding how many children we could afford was a major factor in how many we would have. We are also stopping at two. For all the same reasons you’ve listed, plus financial reasons. Children are EXPENSIVE! For us, deciding how many children we could afford was a major factor in how many we would have.

]]> By: Alison Tottenham http://www.sharonpavey.org/stopping-at-two-a-pledge-to-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-3535 Alison Tottenham Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:22:00 +0000 http://www.sharonpavey.org/?p=1531#comment-3535 Well said Sharon, I empathize entirely with your views. My family last had multi children in the 1800's when the situation was rather different; for not only was the world not over-populated at that time, but if you had children, then you had to be able to provide for them yourself. There were no state handouts from other peoples' income tax; and though some employers/land owners helped the children of their employees, most at all levels of society took the choice not to marry unless they could afford a family! I had one son when I was married and after a divorce, decided not to marry again, as I knew that it would be difficult enough to afford to bring up one child, and for me to be landed with two would benefit no-one. Your last paragraph shows that you are more charitable than I am to those who have children like toys and rely on other folk's income tax to bring them up! Well said Sharon, I empathize entirely with your views. My family last had multi children in the 1800’s when the situation was rather different; for not only was the world not over-populated at that time, but if you had children, then you had to be able to provide for them yourself. There were no state handouts from other peoples’ income tax; and though some employers/land owners helped the children of their employees, most at all levels of society took the choice not to marry unless they could afford a family!

I had one son when I was married and after a divorce, decided not to marry again, as I knew that it would be difficult enough to afford to bring up one child, and for me to be landed with two would benefit no-one.

Your last paragraph shows that you are more charitable than I am to those who have children like toys and rely on other folk’s income tax to bring them up!

]]> By: Risa http://www.sharonpavey.org/stopping-at-two-a-pledge-to-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-3282 Risa Sat, 25 Jun 2011 22:27:07 +0000 http://www.sharonpavey.org/?p=1531#comment-3282 I am stopping at 0. My genetics are not important enough to pass on. I will be gleeful at encouraging the children of ppl I love dearly. I am stopping at 0. My genetics are not important enough to pass on. I will be gleeful at encouraging the children of ppl I love dearly.

]]> By: Relentl3ss http://www.sharonpavey.org/stopping-at-two-a-pledge-to-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-3281 Relentl3ss Sat, 25 Jun 2011 22:05:05 +0000 http://www.sharonpavey.org/?p=1531#comment-3281 I already had a son with my ex when I met my wife, and she also had two children from a previous marriage. We decided that we already had enough kids between us, so I opted for a vasectomy. We have no regrets at all about not having any more children, and although it would have been nice to have had one between us, I fully took my step-children on as my own. I completely agree with what you have put above, and I only wish more people were as concientious. I already had a son with my ex when I met my wife, and she also had two children from a previous marriage. We decided that we already had enough kids between us, so I opted for a vasectomy. We have no regrets at all about not having any more children, and although it would have been nice to have had one between us, I fully took my step-children on as my own. I completely agree with what you have put above, and I only wish more people were as concientious.

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