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Is making babies a hobby or career for some people?

nymamiyankee- exactly what I'm talking about. Mothers like on the last show of Nanny 911. They had 5 kids that were out of control and the parents didn't even care about them or know them. Why women that are in this fantasy world of no birth control having too many babies that make for unhappy future for everyone? Ali B- You must live in a foreign country not USA.

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It's neither a hobby nor a career. It's a privilage. A hobby is something you do for fun in your spare time, a career is a job you do to make money. Having children doesn't fall into either of those. It's much more important and takes much more dedication than a hobby does and while it's a job in itself, there is no pay and you can't just quit so it's not a career either. EDIT: not all parents are like that. We have 4 boys and they are all well behaved, respectful kids. I take parenting very seriously and yes it is sad that many people don't. We don't just pop out babies for the fun of it and I would never have more than I could care for.
lately ive wondered the same thing..i was in the store the other day..4 out of control kids..messing up stuff..pulling things off the shelf..the staff was cleaning up behind them..they were annoying all the employees and customers..the mother couldnt care less...i think she was bored and just had kids to take up her time
Some people who can't have babies hire other people to have babies for them. So yeah I guess it could be a career.
um no, it shouldn't be. when i am ready to have kids, I plan to have at LEAST 12. not because it's a hobby or whatever, just because i want a big family. And yes, it can be a career but i would STRONGLY advise agianst that!!! the point is, if someone likes kids maybe they want to have alot, but if they dont like kids and have quite a few, then maybe they dont know the proper use of a con***. I would also venture to say that maybe you are misunderstanding. I happen to know that kids take alot of patience, love, and understanding, perhaps you are confusing overworked and un-loveing? I dont mean to be rude, but it is a posibilty.
My best friend has 5 children and they are all well behaved and get plenty of attention. For some people that is there choice and what they want. I do agree there are some women who shouldn't have that many and it is a lack of brains in my opinion but there are a lot of women out there who enjoy being a mom and having a family is important to them.
My parents had 6 kids, and we were all pretty well behaved. Yeah we had are arguments, but don't most kids? It all depends on who the parents are, and whether they actually parent, they may think having a lot of kids is fun ( I know I would not have like being and only child or 1 of only 3). Big families are a lot of fun, but can be a handful if not parented well or if the kids have ADD/ADHD, are too close in age, or many other reasons. The kids can also have personalities where they are very competitive, crazy, selfish, etc. Usually it is the parents fault, until the teenage years when kids do what ever they want, but sometimes it really is a tough group of kids. I really don't think you should judge large families based on what you have seen on Nanny 911, in case you didn't realize it-the families on that show aren't all large families, some only have 2 kids. So should us larger families look at parents who only have a few kids as they wouldn't be able to handle more, they are more concerned with their career, too selfish to have more, or the many other reasons we could think you don't have more kids? Maybe I should say that parents who can't handle 2 kids without fights don't deserve kids, b/c my parents did great with 6, so why can't others handle 1/3 the number? But I don't make generalizations lke that b/c it is all about each individual family, the parents and their kids and how they get along. There are many families with one or 2 kids and many with several kids where there is excessive bad behavior, and there are also more families (both large and small) with only a few behavioral issues. Also, there tends to be less problems with less kids, or it can appear there are more problems with more kids b/c every kid has their moments of terror. For example, a family with 2 kids may have 2 arguments a day and people see it as normal, but when a family with 6 kids has 6 arguments a day it looks bad, but in proportion it is exactly the same! (if not better b/c there are more people for each child to fight with) Also, they pick the worst families and the most interesting for TV shows. Would you really want to watch a nanny teach good parents who are already doing a great job how to parent, or parents with perfect little angels, NO WAY that would be sooooo boring. People want to see kids ripping their parents faces off, parents going nuts because they can't control their kids, kids talking back. TV is for entertainment and if they didn't pick families that would entertain, then there wouldn't be a show for too much longer because no one would watch. Thank you for judging everyone who decides to have alot of children, I really appreciate how very mature you are in grouping all large families together. DON'T BE BLIND-not all large families are like that. It's not very mature, thats something I would expect my high school brother and sister to say, not an adult. Oh and what about families where they have 2 kids, try for a third and then have triplets (naturally, not with help) ---wow five kids and they only wanted 3 kids total-I guess they are really trying to pop em out in that house. Maybe they should have aborted 2 of them right?? I'm sorry if you have a problem with large families, people shouldn't have to use birth control or have abortions, if they want a lot of kids and can handle it, go ahead its their life not yours. I personally really want 7 or 8 kids, no I won't let them run wild or beat each other up. Coming from a large family, I would really like a lot of kids. My parents could provide more than enough for all of us (they pay for college, we go the the best school in the area, have a vacation home, year round sports, etc-- just to show you that we aren't like dirt poor b/c of all hte kids) and my mom was a stay at home mom, and I couldn't of asked for a better family and many of my friends have come right out and said they were jealous. I loved always having a few playmates, even when a 2 or 3 of my siblings were at sports or camps- I was rarely ever bored. So go ahead judge large families, even though you haven't seen even a small portion of them--some people would consider this ignorance, but whatever at least I don't judge large groups of people due to the actions of a small few. Also, many people don't believe in birth control, I personally believe it is abortion and murder. Many people feel God will give them the number of kids he feels they need or can provide for.