More or Less?

A few decades ago, many families had half a dozen or more children. Nowadays, more and more families are choosing to have only one or two children. Are smaller families better than larger ones? Why or why not? State your position and support it with specific reasons and examples.

            No family is considered better by their size. What makes a family better is what separates them from other families. Each family unit has there reason for having their family either really big, or really small. Size does not determine how admirable or appalling any family is. That determination is left to you.

            In my culture families have multiple children so that they may help work and bring money to the table. The more children they had, the better. Once the kids grew up they would go out and begin to work. School was not the first priority if you were poor. For example, when my grandpa was young, and he still lived in Mexico, he only went up to third grade. After that he began to help my great- grandmother and my great- grandfather on the farm. So having a big family came in an advantage.

            Here in the United States many couples have fewer children. In the United States there are more opportunities then there are in other states. At this point in time more people go out and finish all of their education and get a career before they start a family. So having a big family is not on their “to do list”.

            Nowadays, economy is very terrible. Some families may not be in the financial position to have many kids and two kids is also a struggle. With the economy being so bad, trying to support so many kids would be nearly impossible. So then you begin to see a trend of a decreasing number size in families.

            Personally, I want a big family of my own. With so many people it’s just a lot going on. It will keep me running around and keeping busy. I will have additional help with house work, and taking care of the little ones. Most importantly, the surprises would never end. I grew up with babies always being around so I love having so many kids around.

            Thus, the decision lies on you. It depends on what you prefer. Do you think a smaller family is better than a larger family? Or vice- versa