tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17134563.post112927342313133157..comments2011-04-21T14:26:08.568-07:00Comments on Bubbles and Purls: They did what??????Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760208055063917449noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17134563.post-1129491985930076462005-10-16T12:46:00.000-07:002005-10-16T12:46:00.000-07:00But if they think children are a gift from G-d, th...But if they think children are a gift from G-d, then wouldn't using birth control or otherwise trying to get around having children, being like turning down a gift?<BR/><BR/>While I believe that fewer people need to be having children and those who do, have fewer of them, really, if they can afford it, treat their children well, teach them well, aren't those kids better off than a lot of kids who are single children of really messed up parents?<BR/><BR/>Only a generation or so ago, having 15 kids was nearly the "norm" -- at least that's what I found while doing my genealogy. Seldom did you find a French Canadian family with fewer than 12 children.<BR/><BR/>I couldn't imagine having that many. Hell, I can't imagine having one. But...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com