on my nerves (sad day)

Today has just been ridiculous.
So I went to our new doctor, and I think she's great, by the way, but she said something that really irked me. She said that it's been proven medically unhealthy to have more than 4 children and that if I really wanted more than that I should adopt. WHAT??!!
So I've spent the last hour trying to find any study at all that alludes to such a fact. I found one. One, by the WHO who does say that, but they only quote statistics from third world countries such as southern Asia, Bangladesh, Egypt, etc. We all know there are a million other factors in those places causing birth problems, and I found it interesting that they drew those conclusions with no evidence at all from the United States. So I put no claims in that information and chalk it off as a lovely side effect of living in one of the most democratic and selfish places in the US (I'm not kidding).
Whilst I was searching, I unfortunately came across two articles that upset me even more. The first was just plain sad and silly; it was a bunch of "famous" women discussing that family that has 18 kids. They went on and on about how the world's resources are gone, etc. Ridiculous, and we all know it. The Lord has declared that there is enough and to spare, and while they got one thing right: a lot of today's problems do come from selfishness; having a big family is not a selfish thing, as they like to claim.
The second absolutely made me cry. I don't suggest you read it unless you have exciting, happy plans for the evening. All I can say is that there are a lot of terrible things in this world. And this is just a taste. And these aren't even my kids; how must Heavenly Father feel?
You just feel a sense of powerlessness thinking about the state of the world. What on earth could I do? And I guess the only answer I have is that we need to pray for those in these situations, and most importantly, teach our children to love one another so they don't create these situations. I may not be able to do much at all for these other people, but I can teach my children how to treat others. And I can be an example to my friends. And my children, and their friends, and so on through the generations may even start to make a bigger difference, I don't know. But I do know that all of these issues I have seen are directly a result of the home falling apart, or being nowhere at all. There is NOTHING more important we can do than have the Spirit in our homes and teach our children the way they should go. Nothing.
So if you have thoughts, post them, and especially if you have links to happy things that are going on, please post them!