Why Listen to the World, When you can Listen to the Lord?

I have found that there are many people who are more than willing to share their opinion on the topic of how many children one ought to have. I have some thoughts of my own.

One of my cousins, a good friend, is currently pregnant with her 9th baby. I am so excited for her! She is a good mom, who raises wonderful children. I cannot wait to meet this new addition to the family. However, what started out to be wonderfully joyous and happy news for her and her family, has had soul shattering effects. (I'm not even dramatizing.)
She has been stopped an unnumbered amount of times by people she knows as well as complete strangers who rather than wishing her congratulations on this beautiful new blessing, they are showing her their disapproval and disappointment for taking so many of the earths resources. Some just stare and point their nose up, while others want to socially dispute her. 

My mom comes from a family of ten kids. She was hoping for twenty-one of her own, but ended up with eight. :) She, like many others, had been told similar things, lowering her self-esteem and crushing the Joy. 
I know for a fact that my mom would never change the number of kids she has (although she would love more!) every child she has, came as an answer to prayer. She knows she made the right decisions because she counselled with the Lord.

Lets look at some other views on this topic-
As an outcome of a semi-large family, I would not have wanted to grow up any differently. I love large families! (Get together's are priceless!) My mothers legacy as well as the legacy of her parents, grandparents and their ancestors will live on through us! 

A far wiser view: 

Doctrine and Covenants 104:17

17 For the earth is full, and there is enough and to spare; yea, I prepared all things, and have given unto the children of men to be agents unto themselves.

I can understand having an opinion. (Please do so!) What I cannot understand is shaming others for having one of their own.

---Please, don't let anyone take away from your happy. 

Let's all let each other live our own lives. I don't believe it matters: the number of kids you have. As long as you keep the Lord in the decision making, his opinion is the only one that really matters. After all, he has it all planned out. And after God, who is anyone to say anything?