Comments on: The beauty of the large family http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/the-beauty-of-the-large-family/ Does anyone else smell that?! Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:04:51 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Santiago http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/the-beauty-of-the-large-family/#comment-113 Santiago Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:28:29 +0000 http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-113 Hello. I think that you would enjoy this video. When the European society discovered that in some years there will not be enough children, some, companies, celebrities and associations have prepared in Germany this video in 2005. In it they explain very well some reasons to have children. http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=fTh92FnV_i4&feature=user In the United States the low number of birth is not a big problem yet, but it could be in the future. I hope that this video help to every family to think. Cordially, Santiago Chiva Granada (Spain) www.opinionciudadano.blogspot.com Hello. I think that you would enjoy this video. When the European society discovered that in some years there will not be enough children, some, companies, celebrities and associations have prepared in Germany this video in 2005. In it they explain very well some reasons to have children.
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=fTh92FnV_i4&feature=user
In the United States the low number of birth is not a big problem yet, but it could be in the future. I hope that this video help to every family to think.

Cordially,
Santiago Chiva
Granada (Spain)
http://www.opinionciudadano.blogspot.com

]]> By: Garden of Life http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/the-beauty-of-the-large-family/#comment-34 Garden of Life Fri, 02 May 2008 20:36:46 +0000 http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-34 Oooh... that suggestion to have a couple glasses of wine and relax with my hubby sounds NICE... oh wait, I'm already pregnant! (Great article, mamasully!) Oooh… that suggestion to have a couple glasses of wine and relax with my hubby sounds NICE… oh wait, I’m already pregnant! (Great article, mamasully!)

]]> By: Dave http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/the-beauty-of-the-large-family/#comment-30 Dave Thu, 01 May 2008 20:00:05 +0000 http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-30 You are soooo right, MamaS.--sanity is overrated. I'll take a happy, sloppy, snotty group of kids fighting off the cats and dogs for the last hotdog over a quiet house anyday. You are soooo right, MamaS.–sanity is overrated. I’ll take a happy, sloppy, snotty group of kids fighting off the cats and dogs for the last hotdog over a quiet house anyday.

]]> By: Barb http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/the-beauty-of-the-large-family/#comment-29 Barb Thu, 01 May 2008 18:40:38 +0000 http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-29 yep, it is waaaaayyy overused here! We could all do better by having more children in families. Sanity is not something I would claim to either have or aspire to have...wait a minute I think the grammar in that sentence is a bit off, but then I'm a homeschool mom, what do I know. I have to say that as a mom of 'only' six and a big NON practicer of NFP until just very recently, I would never, ever give one of my kiddos up to have either nicer clothes (not much of a priority here)or drive a nicer car, I already own an SUV thank you very much to all the enviro-waco-mentalists and I drive much less than anyone with a j-o-b, but I digress....and I do that alot :) NFP can be a blessing, but I don't personally care for the 'Catholic birth control' mentality that can go with it, I think it's usage must be tempered by prayerful monthly assessment as to family size. Anyway, a topic that is sure to generate many hot emotions! yep, it is waaaaayyy overused here! We could all do better by having more children in families. Sanity is not something I would claim to either have or aspire to have…wait a minute I think the grammar in that sentence is a bit off, but then I’m a homeschool mom, what do I know. I have to say that as a mom of ‘only’ six and a big NON practicer of NFP until just very recently, I would never, ever give one of my kiddos up to have either nicer clothes (not much of a priority here)or drive a nicer car, I already own an SUV thank you very much to all the enviro-waco-mentalists and I drive much less than anyone with a j-o-b, but I digress….and I do that alot :) NFP can be a blessing, but I don’t personally care for the ‘Catholic birth control’ mentality that can go with it, I think it’s usage must be tempered by prayerful monthly assessment as to family size. Anyway, a topic that is sure to generate many hot emotions!

]]> By: The beauty of the large family « Full Quiver Living « The Black Cordelias http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/the-beauty-of-the-large-family/#comment-28 The beauty of the large family « Full Quiver Living « The Black Cordelias Thu, 01 May 2008 18:18:42 +0000 http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-28 [...] The beauty of the large family « Full Quiver Living The beauty of the large family « Full Quiver Living [...] [...] The beauty of the large family « Full Quiver Living The beauty of the large family « Full Quiver Living [...]

]]> By: mamasully http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/the-beauty-of-the-large-family/#comment-27 mamasully Thu, 01 May 2008 16:35:27 +0000 http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-27 It's not that I think NFP is the enemy and should never, ever be used. I used it myself once. I keep coming around to thinking about using it again after the birth of our sweet Turtle. I just think that the assumption that NFP is the greatest thing since sliced bread and all marriages are better if they have an "NFP lifestyle" is WAY off base. Also, I think NFP is RIDICULOUSLY overused, particularly in the US and other first world countries. Besides, sanity is over-rated, I rather like la-la land. It’s not that I think NFP is the enemy and should never, ever be used. I used it myself once. I keep coming around to thinking about using it again after the birth of our sweet Turtle. I just think that the assumption that NFP is the greatest thing since sliced bread and all marriages are better if they have an “NFP lifestyle” is WAY off base. Also, I think NFP is RIDICULOUSLY overused, particularly in the US and other first world countries. Besides, sanity is over-rated, I rather like la-la land.

]]> By: Large Families « Faith and Learning http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/the-beauty-of-the-large-family/#comment-26 Large Families « Faith and Learning Thu, 01 May 2008 16:35:23 +0000 http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-26 [...] by Lisa Williams Chris has done it again! I just love her blog! She has posted on her blog about Large Families. Yesterday, we went to Pueblo to run some errands and while we were there we went to grab a bite to [...] [...] by Lisa Williams Chris has done it again! I just love her blog! She has posted on her blog about Large Families. Yesterday, we went to Pueblo to run some errands and while we were there we went to grab a bite to [...]

]]> By: Lisa Williams http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/the-beauty-of-the-large-family/#comment-25 Lisa Williams Thu, 01 May 2008 16:10:45 +0000 http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-25 Oh This is wonderful! You know that we have had a hard time with this one. We thought toss it all out, then we became pregnant with T. and well you remember what I said...before we knew. LOL I was so scared, but I already was pregnant with her. So, this time we thought about using NFP, but well...now that we are pregnant with blessing #8...you can see that we just said forget it! It is wonderful, but I will admit that sometimes I wonder what in the world? Then I ran across a signature that says "I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much." -Mother Teresa I really liked that it made me smile. Oh This is wonderful! You know that we have had a hard time with this one. We thought toss it all out, then we became pregnant with T. and well you remember what I said…before we knew. LOL I was so scared, but I already was pregnant with her. So, this time we thought about using NFP, but well…now that we are pregnant with blessing #8…you can see that we just said forget it! It is wonderful, but I will admit that sometimes I wonder what in the world? Then I ran across a signature that says “I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish that He didn’t trust me so much.”
-Mother Teresa
I really liked that it made me smile.

]]> By: Barb http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/the-beauty-of-the-large-family/#comment-24 Barb Thu, 01 May 2008 15:03:24 +0000 http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-24 ah the NFP villian :) But I do believe that the church is correct in allowing and even in some instances advising NFP. There are cases of extreme circumstances, many NOT financial, that are reasons for delaying/spacing/or even avoiding for the rest of a woman's fertility, a pregnancy. A large family can be a blessing for sure, I'd never argue that one, but a sane mother is also a blessing to those children. The health of the mother both mental and physical are also very important to the already here children. Most couples who practice NFP know just how difficult it is to "Just say No" to having a good time during those fertile days. So in favor of NFP I am voicing my opinion, I love your large family and I think you guys do a great job, but there are causes and reasons for NFP, I just wanted to give my 2 cents, I suppose because listening to little kids practice piano all morning can make a mother crazy and blog reading helps! ah the NFP villian :) But I do believe that the church is correct in allowing and even in some instances advising NFP. There are cases of extreme circumstances, many NOT financial, that are reasons for delaying/spacing/or even avoiding for the rest of a woman’s fertility, a pregnancy. A large family can be a blessing for sure, I’d never argue that one, but a sane mother is also a blessing to those children. The health of the mother both mental and physical are also very important to the already here children. Most couples who practice NFP know just how difficult it is to “Just say No” to having a good time during those fertile days. So in favor of NFP I am voicing my opinion, I love your large family and I think you guys do a great job, but there are causes and reasons for NFP, I just wanted to give my 2 cents, I suppose because listening to little kids practice piano all morning can make a mother crazy and blog reading helps!

]]> By: asimplesinner http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/the-beauty-of-the-large-family/#comment-23 asimplesinner Thu, 01 May 2008 14:50:31 +0000 http://fullquiverliving.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-23 This is so refreshing! Sadly as Catholics we are settling for "half empty" on the NFP matter. We think it a total victory that is "good enough" when we can talk a couple into throwing out their abortifacient contraception... But if NFP is limited to a sort of groovy homeopathic or naturalistic sort of birth control so that a couple don't have to have children that would put them in the hardship of not having cable, or granite counter tops, or his & hers SUVS... The really interesting thing, in my experiences, is that the folks who were open to life and had larger families did better on budgets, their kids still went to college (they had to get scholarships and loans, but they went) and they struggle but do OK financially. One family I know that lived in a smaller home paid it off within less than 15 years by making bi-weekly payments, and bought cars in cash because they had the discipline to take care of paid off cars while putting a "future car payment" into a special savings account every month. Large families are hard but not impossible. Here in America the opportunities are there... A friend of mine from Germany was telling me that when her sister was pregnant with a third child folks she did not know would smile and make semi-rude jokes about "are you having a <I>kinderreich</I>? When she had a fourth, perfect strangers would say things to her about <I><B>"if you had fewer children you could afford some nicer clothes!"</I></B> Her response would be "Which one should I give up to have fancy clothes?" Can you imagine? Is it any wonder the Germans are dying off? This is so refreshing!

Sadly as Catholics we are settling for “half empty” on the NFP matter. We think it a total victory that is “good enough” when we can talk a couple into throwing out their abortifacient contraception…

But if NFP is limited to a sort of groovy homeopathic or naturalistic sort of birth control so that a couple don’t have to have children that would put them in the hardship of not having cable, or granite counter tops, or his & hers SUVS…

The really interesting thing, in my experiences, is that the folks who were open to life and had larger families did better on budgets, their kids still went to college (they had to get scholarships and loans, but they went) and they struggle but do OK financially. One family I know that lived in a smaller home paid it off within less than 15 years by making bi-weekly payments, and bought cars in cash because they had the discipline to take care of paid off cars while putting a “future car payment” into a special savings account every month.

Large families are hard but not impossible. Here in America the opportunities are there…

A friend of mine from Germany was telling me that when her sister was pregnant with a third child folks she did not know would smile and make semi-rude jokes about “are you having a kinderreich? When she had a fourth, perfect strangers would say things to her about “if you had fewer children you could afford some nicer clothes!” Her response would be “Which one should I give up to have fancy clothes?”

Can you imagine?

Is it any wonder the Germans are dying off?

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