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@chris516 If this is something you want and are sure of then more power to you. I think there are definitely valid reasons to prefer a c section, although I would warn you that many women have no pain or trauma with vaginal births and lots of pain and trauma with c sections - there are...

@shasikatesl Super fair! It’s definitely the most common reason I have experienced in my own life, having met many homeschooled families, but that probably has more to do with the area I am from than anything else, and is definitely not representative of all homeschooling families.

@despet93 Yeah, homeschooling can cause other issues (allows you to not vaccinate your children, can stunt them socially, and is typically used to ensure that the children never encounter people whose worldviews are different from the parents') but all of my husband's cousins have grown into...

@despet93 I have had lots of similar thoughts at times, but I've recently learned more about how some large families make it work. My husband's aunt and uncle had 9 children, and several of his (now adult) cousins each have 6+ children of their own. They never have to pay for childcare (the...