Blue W.

Options Trader: Thursday Outlook

My Irish grandparents had 12 children. My father had 3. I have 4. The change in our respective family size is I believe attributable to the expectations of the mothers of the family. My grandmother was a full time wife and mother, and was expected to produce children. My mother was a successful professional, as has been both of my wifes. Another aspect is to the value of children to the parents. In rural societies, children contribute to net revenues; in urban societies, they contribute to net expenses of their families.