Losing the genetic race
Mr Bob and I have 15 cousins and siblings. If you include us, there are 17, 15 of which are between 19 and 40.
There is not a single one of us that has a child. None of our parents or their siblings are grandparents. Not one (out of 13 people-all married (at some point) between ages 48 and 65).
Isn't that odd?
So is your bloodline dying out or do they breed like rabbits?
posted by Aislinn Sirk @ 11:38 AM
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My parents only have 5 grandkids, but each of their parents had grandkids in the teens and even great grandkids. People aren't seeming to have 4 - 6 kids at a time, like they use to, it seems.
I do think your family is in the minority though. You'd think there would be at least *one* grandkid, even by accident, by now. :)
DH's parents have 5 children (4 boys & 1 girl). They have 10 grandchildren (7 boys & 3 girls).
My parents have 10 children (6 boys & 4 girls). They have 19 grandchildren (7 boys & 12 girls). They also have 8 great grandchildren.
I have 9 aunts & uncles on my dad's side with tons of cousins who have had a bazillion children. There are also numerous cousins on my mom's side. There's no chance of our family losing it's bloodline for a while.
Very odd that there are no children in your family.
I'm the only one in my immediate family that doesn't have children.
I swear my family is not made up of hideous troll like virgins either.
Well my Irish grandmother was one of 9 and only had my mother. But my mom had 4 kids. Who in turn have 11 children between them(my brother has 4 girls, sister has 3 boys, 1 girl and I have 3, my other sister has none and is not married). My nephews are in their 20's and 30's and have no children yet though. So no great-grandchildren.
On DH's side he is one of 4 and his mom has 9 grandchildren between us. 1 brother is not married yet.
So I guess we are all having the unprotected sex.
Our bloodline isn't dying - except that there are no (maiden name) boys. My gay brother died childless and my other brother has a girl. My youngest sister has a boy and I have two, but not the name. Maybe my sons could change their name.
I do find it odd that none of you have children. Are all of you chemists and more interested in blowing things up?
I have three siblings and together we have 11 children (well, not "together", but you know what I mean). Tom has 7 siblings who have a total of 15 children. (I'm counting Tom's 2 kids with my side so as to not count them twice.) So our generation has 26 kids. I can't be bothered to count cousins - like Nookie's, there's too many of them.
So Bob - you're saying it's all up to you? To prevent the death of the Bobline? Such pressure. Altho maybe your kids can inherit from everyone. You know, when you have them.
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