On Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:15:05 -0400, BAR wrote:

I pay bridge in a Catholic Parish and most of the people are couples who are in their 70's
and 80's. Most had from 5 to 10 children. My wife and I, in our 50's, are the second youngest
couple in the group and we only have two children. The cost of raising a child is putting a
damper on the large Catholic families.

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I view it as a good thing if people are thinking about the cost of
doing it right. Too many don't. Raising two was expensive enough
for us but we encouraged them to go to first rate schools and they
did.