Miss M- I don't think anyone will be offended- each to their own I say. People should do what is right for them.

Having said that- I am pretty much the complete opposite, I will happily continue having kids until the money runs out. I know that's easy for me to say when I haven't even had number one yet but DH and I are both very family oriented and have talked about how we want our family to look like from when we were early dating.

We are lucky in that DH earns a great wage so I can give up work, I am not interested in working while the kids are at home- I would feel very robbed (again- personal opinion). My sister and I both went to public school and we are both quite successful in our chosen careers, I don't feel like we were disadvantaged by not attended expensive private schools. I would love to have a tribe of kids, to me it doesn't matter if you can afford to buy the latest gadgets or toys for them, I feel that the love of family is going to mean more in the long run.

Turtlescell- I think you just have to do what you and your DH feel is right and important. There is no right or wrong answer, for some people one child (or none) is right for them and noone should feel pressured into having kids, or not having them, because of what other people say.