I can tell you of a few families where that is not the case...They're all immigrants and all "started" on welfare and poor. My intent is to show that the "many kids, bad families, bad for society" stereotype is not accurate.
My family - My parents had six kids, 3 boys, 3 girls. I was 2nd in line and I can say I'm happy and doing fairly well with a good job in a small SW company in Seattle
rolleyes: ) and multiple RE properties... My older sister runs a small business, my younger brother graduated with an EE with honors, works at GE and is pursuing Law School next year (would give him a great edge in things like Patent law).
My younger brother is more of a socialite, but a hard worker and still figuring things out. My 2 youngest sisters are in High School, at the top of their class. One of the two takes college classes as well to get a head start. We all grew up poor, on welfare as immigrants. My parents worked as janitors in the beginning, despite having Engineering degrees; I used to go with them all the time.
2nd - The Assistant Pastor @ my church was one of four kids (might have been more..) grew up similar scenario. He now has AN MD and a Law Degree and his own Law Practice (after having his med office previously). This is in addition to being a Pastor and having a family of his own...
In my community, Romanian Christian community that is, there are few families I know that don't have 4+ kids, started on Welfare, and 10+ years later run tripple digit business(es) or income with their kids in college and professional or following their footsteps in business (and make much more money than those that work hard in college.. ha!) with numerous RE etc.. Their kids are now grown up or growing and share.. similar family values. There’s a couple of guys, who still dresses like he shops at Goodwill.. and holds 1,000,000+ in cash, in additional to multiple assets. This is remarkable when you think that 10 – 15 years ago, they fresh off the boat, no English, High School or some level of college education (for most, not all) and with 4+ kids.
My point is, family along with financial, education, material or other forms of "success" are not incompatible. In fact, done responsibly, they are, and should be complimentary. In my community, we value family so we invest in it and try to pass it on. I agree if you have sex with anyone you can, don't hold a job, don't care about raising good kids, not having sense of morality etc.. those are not good seeds for growth, and you reap what you sow; society, unfortunately, bear the consequences of those bad decisions as well.
Children are not the problem, parents and responsible citizens, or
lack there of, are the problem.
I know that most of us guys are here are young owners who have worked and/or work hard and smart in order to achieve, or maintain, or grow a certain level of material or personal success. This makes family less appealing and/or seemingly a burden. However, I believe the world is lacking good parents, good families and good kids;while having great examples of bad individuals, bad parents and bad kids.. We need to value family more, not less...
