The decision to have children is a life-changing one. Even
though children can arguably be accidents, the availability family planning essentially make having children a choice.
On one hand, having children has many benefits. Most of them
are hard for parents to explain since the
benefits usually seem to also have
downsides. Having children can be both one of the most frustrating and one of
the most fulfilling things someone can do in their life. Sometimes they are
cute, sometimes they are defiant, sometimes they are amazing, but whatever the
case, they are still your children. You have the obligation to provide for them
and raise them, which presents a loss of freedom that is significant.
The choice about how many
children to have is usually influenced by a person’s childhood. If they
had many siblings, they are more likely to want to have more children. If they
had one or two siblings, they are more likely
to want a similar number. However, only children are sometimes lonely and
foster the desire to have more children. Having between one and three children is seen as normal across North
America, but going to four or above is considered
to be abnormal in many places.
Joshua Dale Olson is a Texan
who has made millions of dollars in multi-level marketing. He and his wife
chose to have a large number of children and currently have six. Because of the
amount of money he has made, he believes his ability to provide for each individual child is incredibly greater
than most parents could.
