# How many biological children do you have or you think you'll have? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 1, 2013, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068 "2013-08-01T10:30:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![truthSeeker2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7cd45c/32.png) [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/1 "2013-08-01T10:30:42Z")
Anonymous poll. ---
**Author:** ![Blackberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/2 "2013-08-01T10:41:22Z")
It’s not an anonymous poll, but probably just the one I already have. She’s 13, I’m single, dubious fertility, and love/hate kids. On the other hand I’m irresponsible with birth control, so anything is possible. But probably just the one. ---
**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/3 "2013-08-01T10:47:35Z")
Do you mean biological or legal (i.e. ,not step). For example, if a woman has a child conceived through IVF using a donor egg, is that a biological child? ---
**Author:** ![truthSeeker2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7cd45c/32.png) [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/4 "2013-08-01T10:49:13Z")
> [@Blackberry](#): > > It’s not an anonymous poll, but probably just the one I already have. She’s 13, I’m single, dubious fertility, and love/hate kids. On the other hand I’m irresponsible with birth control, so anything is possible. But probably just the one. Thanks for sharing your position. Yes, you are right, not anonymous, my bad. I thought I made it anonymous. I have sent a message to Mods to make it anonymous. Till it is made anonymous by one of the kind mods, people who dont care about anonymity on this topic may vote. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/5 "2013-08-01T10:55:22Z")
You’re not anticipating anything higher than four? I voted two. I have two. I would like a third, but the other half has sound, logical and sensible reasons against, and in the absence of a convincing argument for, I concede he is right. It’s hard to compromise by splitting the difference, so someone has to give in. ---
**Author:** ![truthSeeker2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7cd45c/32.png) [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/6 "2013-08-01T11:01:59Z")
> [@MandaJo](#): > > Do you mean biological or legal (i.e. ,not step). For example, if a woman has a child conceived through IVF using a donor egg, is that a biological child? Only biological not adopted. Like I’d only want adopted child so I voted zero. Please take for men, donor-sperm as non-biological and for women, donor-egg as non-biological. ---
**Author:** ![truthSeeker2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7cd45c/32.png) [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/7 "2013-08-01T11:11:03Z")
> [@Eliahna](#): > > You’re not anticipating anything higher than four? I didn’t at the time of making the poll. Now I should ask the mods to change the option to “4+” from “4”. > [@](#): > > I voted two. I have two. I would like a third, but the other half has sound, logical and sensible reasons against, and in the absence of a convincing argument for, I concede he is right. It’s hard to compromise by splitting the difference, so someone has to give in. Thanks for voting and sharing your position. You should have voted 3 coz thats the number of children you’d like. But I didn’t explain it clearly. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/8 "2013-08-01T11:13:49Z")
I voted 4 but I’m surprised that the poll didn’t allow for more. (I did have one stillborn daughter that I didn’t count.) ---
**Author:** ![truthSeeker2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7cd45c/32.png) [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/9 "2013-08-01T11:20:23Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > I voted 4 but I’m surprised that the poll didn’t allow for more. (I did have one stillborn daughter that I didn’t count.) Thanks Giles. I have requested the mods to change the option to “4+” from “4”. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/10 "2013-08-01T11:29:29Z")
I have one daughter. I would have liked to have had another, but it was not to be - before she turned 4, all my baby-making parts were removed. I was bummed at the time, but once she hit college and I realized we’d have those expenses for only one child, I was good with it. And I don’t have to worry about multiple kids fighting over the estate when spousal unit and I are gone… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![truthSeeker2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7cd45c/32.png) [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/11 "2013-08-01T11:37:54Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I have one daughter. I would have liked to have had another, but it was not to be - before she turned 4, all my baby-making parts were removed. I was bummed at the time, but once she hit college and I realized we’d have those expenses for only one child, I was good with it. And I don’t have to worry about multiple kids fighting over the estate when spousal unit and I are gone… > > 😃 Exact same situation with one of my Aunts. She has 1 son in college. At the time of baby-part removal, she was very upset. She even had a couple of stillborn children earlier she was even more upset. Of course after some time, she was alright and very happy with her only son. ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/12 "2013-08-01T11:41:02Z")
One and done. This was a mutual decision although I gave my wife the final say. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/13 "2013-08-01T11:42:05Z")
I voted 3 but my third son only lived for 2 days. ---
**Author:** ![truthSeeker2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7cd45c/32.png) [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/14 "2013-08-01T11:50:23Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > I voted 3 but my third son only lived for 2 days. Sorry about this **don’t ask**. May I ask what happened? May I ask how old are your other 2 children?? ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/15 "2013-08-01T12:02:00Z")
Five. I’m going to be at college orientation for the oldest today, and the youngest is nine. We have a lot of fun, and I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. I would have been open to six, but other stuff came up. Actually, I still have a couple good years in me, but I’d have to answer some difficult questions if I turned up pregnant. ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/16 "2013-08-01T12:16:52Z")
Zero, and given my dating history and such, I seriously doubt I’ll ever reproduce. I tend to go five years or so between dates/relationships. However, if I do end up having a partner again, it could be possible. I discovered in my last two relationships that, in the heat of the moment, if she says “no condom,” then I’m like “oh, okay!” And then afterwards we both lie there talking about how stupid that was. Yet we keep doing that. And the very last relationship I had, a FWB fling that became a serious relationship cut short by her commitment to the Navy, may flare up again shortly, as we’ve been discussing moving in together and rekindling things. I do think that both my ex-wife and my more recent ex-fiancee actually did become pregnant, but had early miscarriages. Really dodged a bullet with the ex-fiancee, as I described her then as the type of mom who’d probably strap her kids into a car and drive into a lake. ---
**Author:** ![truthSeeker2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7cd45c/32.png) [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/17 "2013-08-01T12:22:03Z")
> [@fisha](#): > > Five. I’m going to be at college orientation for the oldest today, and the youngest is nine. > > We have a lot of fun, and I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. > > I would have been open to six, but other stuff came up. Actually, I still have a couple good years in me, but I’d have to answer some difficult questions if I turned up pregnant. Very good. I guess there would be lots of activities happening in the house all the time, so no boredom. Also one will have to be a house-wife to raise 5 children, right? ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/18 "2013-08-01T12:23:41Z")
Zero by choice, and now I’m past the age of having to worry about it (thank gods). ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/19 "2013-08-01T12:37:10Z")
Just the one boy. I wanted to have more, but circumstances never allowed for it, then I was past baby-making age. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2013, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068/20 "2013-08-01T12:42:59Z")
Zero by choice and I got myself the Essure treatment last year. I was not going to go around hoping for another 20 years before menopause. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665068.md?page=2)