# How many biological children do you have or you think you'll have? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 2, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126 "2013-08-02T02:31:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/21 "2013-08-02T15:36:48Z")
Just the one. Originally, like so many people I assumed I would have 2 kids. After a couple of years with the Kiddo, we realized that our family felt complete and we were happy as it was. The only real reason we were thinking about having a second child is because that’s what people do. They have two. We decided that social convention was not a reason to bring another child into the world. So we didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/22 "2013-08-02T15:46:48Z")
Zero Mrs. Godot’s medical condition make it such that it would be very difficult to care for children. That mixed with the possibility that her condition could be genetic made us decide that having children wouldn’t be the responsible choice. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/23 "2013-08-02T18:32:17Z")
As I said in the other thread, I have one son. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/24 "2013-08-02T21:33:15Z")
> [@echo7tango](#): > > 22 voters so far. 11 are for zero, so, 50%. I’m a three, one of two who have three kids, so we’re currently at 9.09%. Make it four with 3 kids, but now only 5%. I also have 6 grandchildren. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/25 "2013-08-03T01:46:35Z")
Zero. I always vaguely thought that getting married and having kids was something one does, but then I didn’t have a really strong interest in making it happen. And I don’t think I have what it takes to have that responsibility. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/26 "2013-08-03T16:06:25Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > And I don’t think I have what it takes to have that responsibility. That hasn’t stopped a lot of people. . . ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/27 "2013-08-03T16:43:48Z")
Probably three. We have a six month now and I’m already starting to miss having a baby baby around. ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/28 "2013-08-03T17:37:51Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > I was a little bit nervous until I asked her mom’s name, and it wasn’t the same name and her mom’s age was all wrong. That does sound a bit unnerving. I dated a crazy lady for a crazy year and am thankful it ended without disaster – when I later discovered a co-worker’s unusual maiden name was the same as this lady, I kept my fingers crossed that nobody would somehow make the connection. And this was not because of a possible offspring, just because of the possibility of restirring a big ol’ pot of crazy somehow. Yeah, I’ll bet you were nervous. I can relate. ---
**Author:** ![cherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cherry)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/29 "2013-08-04T18:20:40Z")
I have two kids and I’m done having more. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/30 "2013-08-05T01:13:11Z")
One, plus one adopted. There won’t be any others, barring extremely peculiar circumstances. ---
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/31 "2013-08-05T01:49:59Z")
I have four and there won’t be any more. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/32 "2013-08-05T16:37:24Z")
I have one adopted son, and no biological offspring. My wife and I are both 52 now, so barring a visit from the angel Gabriel, we won’t have any more. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/33 "2013-08-05T18:15:45Z")
None. My wife and I tried, without success, to have kids for several years. Once we both got to the other side of 40, and we saw how wiped out her sister (who’s my age) wound up when she had twins at age 40, we decided to stop trying, and made peace with not having children. As any other women with whom I’ve ever engaged in activities that could have yielded offspring haven’t ever let me know about such (and as those non-existent children would be at least 25 by now), I’m pretty sure that there aren’t any lurking children out there. I’m now 48. Unless, as others have noted, there’s a miracle, or in some unforeseen future, I wind up single, then in a relationship with a much younger (and fertile) woman, it’s just not happening. ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/34 "2013-08-05T21:15:02Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Saved me the typing. 🙂 And me! ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/35 "2013-08-06T00:03:16Z")
I did not think I would have any kids when I was younger. I did not really want them. I ended up with 2 as the fates would have it (both planned). Surgically sterilized so there will be no more. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/36 "2013-08-06T00:36:34Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > I did not think I would have any kids when I was younger. I did not really want them. I ended up with 2 as the fates would have it (both planned). Surgically sterilized so there will be no more. no offense, but what do the “Fates” have to do with you having the family you want and planned for 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/37 "2013-08-06T01:17:07Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > no offense, but what do the “Fates” have to do with you having the family you want and planned for 🙂 When I was young, I never thought about being a father. After I got married, that changed. Just my way of saying that things you did not plan for can still be OK. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/38 "2013-08-06T01:41:34Z")
When I was young, I never needed anyone and makin’ love was just for fun. Those days are gone. ☹ snif… ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/39 "2013-08-07T00:55:42Z")
I have four, and there could be more, although I’d like to wait a couple of years, until most of the current ones are toilet trained, before having any more. Currently the oldest is five. What? We had twins a year ago. We went from two to four. ---
**Author:** ![NotDeadYet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NotDeadYet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotDeadYet)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126/40 "2013-08-07T03:15:50Z")
I was one of 6 fids and my wife was one of 2. I was happy with our first 2, a boy and a girl – seemed right to me, but my wife wanted more so we had a third child. Then she wanted to persue her lifelong dream of being a teacher so that was it. One of our greatest fears (though we pray it will never happen) is having to raise any of our grandchildren. We love them to bits, but realize it is so much easier to spoil them and send the home. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-biological-children-do-you-have-or-you-think-youll-have/665126.md?page=1)