Are there advantages in being part of a large family?

Today, having five members is considered a large family; yet only two generations ago, six members in a family was considered a small family.

Many of our grandparents, come from large families of 10, or more, members. The first advantage of belonging to a large family is the members are never lonely; there are also more people available to take care of aged parents or grandparents. However, there is at least one

serious disadvantage.

Firstly, with a houseful of blood relatives, it is unlikely that any member can ever be lonely. Housework will be easy with so many members to share the tasks. In a large family, there is no worry of being alone when needing help. There will always be someone to help with your homework, there will always be someone who knows how to do what you are struggling with, or even to borrow money from, usually without any mention of interest. Most of all, family relationships last a lifetime; they do not break up easily. Even if there are one or two members that we do not see eye to eye with, there will be others to choose from.

Parents with seven children can rest easy with the thought that they are unlikely to be abandoned in retirement homes. With the aging population that so many countries in the world are worried about, it is easy to see that such fears appear ridiculous where a large family is concerned. With

so many to share the expenses and time, it is unlikely to be a problem at all. In a large family that the writer knows of, where there are seven children, neither the parents nor even the grandparents, who live with them, have any problem with loneliness. Since they have large families,

the question of medical expenses is nothing to worry about; especially with the Singaporean invention of Medisave.

Still, there is at least one serious disadvantage to being in a large family. The early days can be a struggle; especially when income is small. Large families often face many challenges with money, sometimes even for basic necessities. This situation has often resulted in some family members having to forego their studies and go to work to contribute to the family; thereby delaying or sacrificing the development of their own futures. However, this problem usually disappears when the children grow older; also, the unfortunate member who had to make sacrifices is usually

revered, and gratefully repaid amply in his later years.

If you have seven siblings and everyone has four children each, that will be 28 cousins for your children with whom to form alliances, includingbusiness alliances. Who needs many friends, while they have so many cousins, until they decide to marry? Though the disadvantage mentioned

is a serious one, it is something in the past, and is hardly an issue in these affluent times. With both parents educated, and working; problems of poverty are uncommon, at least in Singapore.

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