I think this is a pretty hopeful article. The idea that if you have more then two children (alright, three at the most) you’re polluting the world, is no longer "in."
I am from a family of four; Brigid is from a family of four; my brother Phil is expecting #4. Too bad Brigid and I only have two.
Bigger families gain in popularity – Nation/Politics – insider.washingtontimes.com
NEW YORK — Laura Bennett isn’t bound by convention. Professionally, at 42, she’s pursuing a midcareer switch into big-time fashion design. At home, she’s a mother of five — with No. 6 due next month.
"It was nothing that we planned ahead of time," Mrs. Bennett says. "It’s more that we were enjoying all the kids. We have a happy home. Why not have as many children as we can?"
It’s barely a blip on the nation’s demographic radar — 11 percent of U.S. births in 2004 were to women who already had three children, up from 10 percent in 1995. But there seems to be a growing openness to having more than two children, in some case more than four.
The reasons are diverse — from religious to, as Mrs. Bennett reasons, "Why not?"
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