How many kids would you have?Would you limit your family size?

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<p>Having grown up in the new millenium and knowing what you do now concerning the costs of college, would you limit your family size? How many kids would you have and why? What do you consider the ideal number of kids and how close together? Do you consider having siblings important for your kids? Do you think paid for college, private school, cars, computers and phones essential? </p>

<p>Also, when is the ideal time to start a famiy in your opinion? Would you leap first or plan it out?</p>

<p>Just wondering what the new generation thinks.</p>

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<p>um..lol.
well, 2 kids at most. Preferably right after college. All the stuff you mentioned (phones, cars..etc) are a must.</p>

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<p>1, maybe 2 kids. And I would save for my retirement before I even thought about paying for my kids' college.</p>

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<p>I want twin boys. Because girls so much more work, yes, I'm a girl. Twins, because they'll always have a friend to play with.</p>

<p>Married at 28, kids at 30.</p>

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<p>Two kids, gender doesn't matter. Having only one kid would be too sad... s/he would be lonely =(. But three just sounds like too much.</p>

<p>Married at 28-30, kids at 30-32.</p>

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<p>6 or 7 kids, no preference beyond a mix; unmarried or married in early 40s, preferably polyamorous; I would adopt the "Tiger Woods" plan expecting that one of my kids will turn the tables on me: rather than being a burden to put through school, he or she would sustain my retirement through the embarrassment of riches they gained through fame, through business acumen, or a life of crime without any direct victims (other than deep-pocketed companies).</p>

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<p>I intend on having 3 kids, a boy, a girl, and then another boy.</p>

<p>I wish to get married in my mid-twenties, and have my first child by my late twenties.</p>

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<p>I really don't think I want kids.
but if I did... I'd want twin girl or one girl. I don't think I could deal with a boy...
but it's going to be a while.</p>

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<p>2 kids if i decide later on in life that kids dont make me mad like they do now
..
but if that doesn't happen, then 0 sounds good to me or
i'll adopt my kid, so i can pick one i like</p>

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<p>^yeah... adopting to find a good kid might help. I really just don't like most kids...</p>

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<p>Oh, I forgot about adoption. Along with my twin boys, I want to adopt 2-4 children, all from different areas of the world. I want a multicultural family.</p>

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<p>Depending on my financial situation, 1-2. Boys, I do not want a girl.</p>

<p>I'll pay for 2 years of their college, the other 2 they have to get it by themselves. No private schools unless I am some how rich.</p>

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<p>i dont want to get married or have kids. i do want a long-term romantic partner, however. and i want to be the cool aunt</p>

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<p>I want twin girls and another little boy ;)
married at 27, first kid by 30</p>

<p>hopefully~~~</p>

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<p>0 kids until I figure out my moral ideals.
15 kids afterwards (mostly adopted). Just so I can have 17 people in my family. It'd be a blast ;)</p>

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<p>1 girl. Or MAYBE 2 girls.</p>

<p>I dont want a boy because I've grown up in a family of girls and I wouldn't know how to raise a boy.</p>

<p>I'd set up an education fund or any type of fund for my child (or -ren) before they're born (like what my parents did for me), before I set up my retirement fund. I'd be devastated if i couldn't send my child (or -ren) to their dream college (and dream grad school) or anything like that.</p>

<p>Married at 28+. Kid by 36.</p>

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<p>I'd be even more devastated if I couldn't retire. I know that sounds selfish, but I want to take care of myself first. My kid{s} can get fin aid or scholarships or a job if they want to go to an expensive school.</p>

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<p>I'll probably be fifty by the time I start having (adopting) kids. It's rather sad.</p>

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<p>Fifty? You need rather powerful connections.</p>

<p>Most women stop producing gametes and lose their ability to reproduce by the time they are in their fourties. Even a year-old infant knows that.</p>

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<p>Well, although it really is highly unlikely, it isn't impossible. Although do keep in mind that you could have easily been you're child's grandmother, too. Oh well...:)</p>