I wanted seven but hubby thinks is a bit too much so I will be quite happy with six beautiful little ones.
Don't worry about the rude comments, I have lots of fun answering people when they are too nosy. *smile* I can't wait for the question on the list that says "Do you know what causes that?" *laughs*
*counts his fingers on one hand* I think that 6 might be spilling into two hand fulls.
Today children live and seldom die in modern countries in childhood and is partly why smaller families started say from 12 to 4 or 5. The Biggest reason is today we want our toys are are not willing to do with out. Yes we are now more self centered then ever and as such parents will not give up all to have children. The second big reason is we are much older when getting married and having the first child ... was a big influence with myself. So it might be many would love to have bigger families but can not thus ridicule the one who do make the sacrifices required to do so.