How many children do you have?

[mvd]

Poll question: How many children do you have?

Of course, count adoptive and biological children. None for me. I'm not even in a relationship, in fact, right now.

I don't mind kids, but I don't want any either.

[In_The_Wind]

1. 0

[mvd]

2. I'm in good company with my 0, I see

:-)

[tyedyeto]

3. 2 - both adults now

[LeftyMom]

4. 2. One my own and one stepkid who lives with her mother.

I'd like to have one or two more at some point within the next few years.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. I have two daughters.....

One has reproduced herself...and the other is childless by choice..

Obviously, both are adults, and married now.....

[flygal]

46. I have two very very young daughters - long ways away from reproducing

I hope! LOL - But, if and when they do it'll add some more liberals to the population to further piss off my freeper in-laws ;)

[Catchawave]

6. 3

[Left Is Write]

7. I have three.

[caty]

8. 1

We figured it would be all we could do to put one through college. We were right. Now, he's going for his "masters".

[NewJeffCT]

9. 1 here

and, I don't know if we'll have any more.

[Beware the Beast Man]

10. none. But Cathyclysmic and I hope to have some bipedal vermin of our own..

[Arugula Latte]

15. *snort*

:rofl:

A wild guess -- DS1 will NOT be the birthing coach?

[Lady Effingbroke]

11. None, I am happily childfree and intend on remaining so.

I do have a niece who I can spoil and give back to daddy when she starts acting up, though. }(

[scarlet_owl]

12. None at the moment, but we hope to have one by Christmas.

The husband and I are doing foster care.

[auntAgonist]

13. I raised 3 foster children along with my son

I now have a stepson also!

fostering has it's rewards.

:hug:

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[Maestro]

24. How can you have something deleted in a kid thread?

:shrug:

[mvd]

37. I didn't see the post, either - maybe it was a troll

I know there was one in the Lounge that got banned earlier.

[BlueIris]

42. As a poster who has had several comments deleted from these threads...

You probably don't want to know what was in that post.

[Arugula Latte]

16. Boy 8. Girl 5. Healthy and wonderful and funny and smart.

I love them so much, it's scary.

[Maestro]

30. That is the way you want them,

and I know what you mean about loving them so much. Nobody is getting in the way of me and my children.

[BlueIris]

40. Well, we raise 'em right out here.

Not like some of those kids in those other states, let me tell you...

[BlueIris]

41. Just had to check in as another non-parent.

Still no thanks, not for me.

However, as if in punnishment for this, I have been bombarded with encounters with cute babies and children this week. Soooooo many cute babies, everywhere I went. It was unreal.

[evlbstrd]

17. A daughter and a son.

She's 20 and he's 15. I'm almost free!

[rug]

18. 6

[Arugula Latte]

36. You win!

Wow. Six!

[El Fuego]

19. Zero!

And very very happy not to have them.

[jus_the_facts]

20. Don't and won't have any......

....s'hard enough to fend for m'self in this fucked up world...wouldn't even dream of rearin' any to have to live in the destruction of what the future environment will be like. :hi:

[ulysses]

21. none.

:(

[enigmatic]

22. zip

And zero plans to have any.

[Maestro]

23. 2

[Arugula Latte]

26. Gorgeous kids!

Congratulations.

Aren't they fun?

[Maestro]

29. Very, except my son is going through

quite a tough stage right now where he is very ego centered. In other words it is temper tantrum time but other than that they are both a joy. I've never ever doubted having them.

[tigereye]

32. oh!

they are beautiful kids!

(that's why I don't understand why there is so much rejoicing around here about not having any)

For the record, I have one. And he is a really cool kid. :)

[Maestro]

49. Thanks so much

I am a teacher and an administrator in an elementary school plus with the two you see above. I feel very lucky. Kids are great with right guidance. Too bad they can't look to their government as a good role model for ethical, moral and fair behavior.

[bridgit]

25. between the 2 of us = 3...

[Danmel]

27. Two

A 14 year old girl and an 11 year old boy. Good kids, good liberals and good eaters. Can't complain.

[Beausoir]

28. 5 under 10. n/t

[Arugula Latte]

31. Wow,

You must be a teeny bit fatigued every now and again!

[Beausoir]

59. Yeah,...just a teeny bit fatigued.

My husband and I adopted each of our children at birth. 3 out of the 5 have special medical needs.

I adore every single one of them and consider myself very blessed.

I have NO tolerance for DU members who refer to my children as Bipedal Vermin. Just wanted to state that for the record.

[Arugula Latte]

60. I know. I'm constantly amazed at the level of vitriol aimed at kids on DU

Can you imagine if someone here referred to blacks or Jews or Hispanics or women as "bipedal vermin?" ... They would be run out of here so quickly it would make your head spin.

Yet, it's somehow okay to heap scorn on kids or those who choose to have kids.

I really feel sorry for these people. They have no idea what joy they are blocking out of their lives. I'm not saying everybody should have their own kids; I just think that the "proud-to-dislike-kids group" here might want to give children more a chance ... Yes, some kids are difficult to be around and some act up in public and so forth, but to dismiss an entire group of people like that is pretty sad.

[dajoki]

33. two, both grown

:applause: but they will always be my little girls!!

[Zomby Woof]

34. 9,237

All buried in the back yard now.

[BlueIris]

45. Hee. nt

[BamaGirl]

35. 3

[fizzgig]

38. all of my kids are four-legged and furry

four who live with my dad and two i'm playing auntie to while my best friend is studying in germany...

not sure if i want any babies at this point...but then again, i'm just a wee slip of a girl (although i swear i'm already hearing my damn clock tick...)

[MissHoneychurch]

39. none so far

but I want to have children.
Now all I have to do is find me a man x(

[maveric]

43. 3 boys.

23,19,and 14.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

44. Zero.

:toast:

[displacedtexan]

47. 1 (and she looks like this)...

She's 22 years old.

[Trigger Hippie]

48. Absolutely none.

Never will have them. I think kids are icky. :scared:

[bigwillq]

50. None

My b/f has one girl and custody of his nephew. I consider them like my kids.

[xmas74]

51. Just one-a five year old monster baby.

She calls me Mom but sometimes I wonder...

[ScreamingMeemie]

52. Two...but sometimes they split off into 12 different personalities in less

than 10 minutes.

[auntAgonist]

53. wow .. (I'm not stalking you honest!) Your daughter

looks just like you!! Handsome son too!

:hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

56. Thanks! They are my favorite little troublemakers.

Amazing how she can drop to his age level in three seconds flat, but it never works in reverse. ;)

[leftofthedial]

54. repukes would have a load of 4 and 5 and 6

they are narcissists, pure and simple

[NNadir]

55. 2. I'm a ZPG type.

For many years my wife and I weren't sure we wanted kids at all, and after one, we were ready to quit.

But the big guy put pressure on us to give him a sibling, and after some debate, we agreed to do it when he was 4 years old.

It's been great, both boys have been wonderful, and I love them and their mother very much.

But I've had my hoses disconnected.

[bliss_eternal]

57. Do husbands count?

If not, then none!
:evilgrin:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

58. Well now, my tongue may be firmly in cheek....

But I'd say Hell Yes, husbands count!

Number one son, for sure!


:rofl:

[bliss_eternal]

62. LOL, Peggy!

:hi:

Didn't see this until just now!

[Midlodemocrat]

61. Three.

Two girls and a boy. And I adore them. Heck, I adore all kids.