Another way to look at it is to focus on the children. 99 children have a mother who had lots of children, and 2 children whose mother didn't. Basically, if you

Another way to look at it is to focus on the children. 99 children have a mother who had lots of children, and 2 children whose mother didn't. Basically, if you pick a child at random, they're more likely to come from a family with a lot of children. A similar paradox is the friendship paradox. On average, your friends have more friends than you do.