I will soon have 12. Perhaps the loss of sanity comes before the kids? It might be a prerequisite. :-) The first kid is a huge impact. The second two each have

I will soon have 12. Perhaps the loss of sanity comes before the kids? It might be a prerequisite. :-) The first kid is a huge impact. The second two each have a modest impact. After that, the food costs slowly climb up but you only really notice an impact when you outgrow a car. So if you can manage 2 or 3, you might as well have a dozen.