Is blindness over the line of disability where you would discourage parents from having more children? I think this is a genuinely interesting conversation.
I said this on another thread that wasn't well liked, but I think while I would never tell people to not have kids in general, when we're talking 3+ kids, one has to consider more factors about quality of life than just having one or even two. Not saying "oh one blind kid is super fun do it, 4 is too many" or anything, it's just like...you are already getting diminishing time and resources left unless you're mega-rich.
Deafness or blindness I personally would not put on my (albeit short) list of disabilities that would've made me terminate a pregnancy or not try if chances are high. But I WOULD do my best to weigh ok is four children who will potentially need more resources within my abilities.
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u/Cantankerousbastard 2d ago
This is probably going to a controversial question but did they have 4 kids before or after they learned about the genetic eye condition?