"Things I Wish I’d Known Before Raising a Large Family" says one lady.
(community.today.com)
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Everything she wrote was easily discernable to anyone without kids.
I wish she went more into the important parts like, did she work at all? If so, would she prefer not working. If she didn't work, would it have been impossible if she did work? Would she have preferred a smaller family and working instead? How much money does her and her husband make and could she have done it on an even smaller income etc...
I think there are links around that website that discuss the financial aspects of raising a large family. You might look into them.
Very, very few women or men either, are going to say, "Upon reflection, our last kid or two weren't the greatest idea. I realize now that I would have preferred a smaller family and working. We should have spared ourselves George, and as for Jim, uh well yes. They both could have been dispensed with."
Said no one ever. Well almost.
To me, a big piece is home schooling, because with that, your housing costs come down. You don't have to buy a house in a good school district.
Yeah, that's kind of where I was going with that. I want to know the structure.
To me, the ideal to raise a large family is with the woman staying home and home-schooling. Even a small family, I think that's ideal. Knowing her experience regarding the structure would be nice.
A bit of internet searching will turn up a lot, I think.
I found it interesting that her children hated having their own rooms and got along much better stuffed into one room. (Separated by sex.)
It all boils down to leadership. The tone is set from above. The parents.