I don't care what people say. Those people who have big families and raise them responsibly are among the greatest assets to our society. It's those who aren't responsible who are a drain.
As a school teacher, I LOVE dealing with large families. I love having siblings of previous students because their parents are so easy to deal with then.
LOL - my brother and I don't look a bit alike, and we have a common last name, so most teacher didn't know we were related :-).
The cashier in Wal-mart when the kids and I went shopping earlier said she was one of twelve children. That's not unusual for people 45 and older around here. Wandering around during the day with seven kids, I'm often approached by older people from large families who want to tell their stories.