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I like to say, one kid is amateur. Two is professional. Three is at Master's level. You have two hands in a parking lot. Two parents. Two sides on the sofa whe
by JoeAltmaier 3y ago
I like to say, one kid is amateur. Two is professional. Three is at Master's level.
You have two hands in a parking lot. Two parents. Two sides on the sofa when reading. Two fit in the back seat.
Three, you need entirely new solutions for all that. And the cost goes up drastically.
- Kon-Peki 3y agoUnless you've got triplets or twins + 1, three kids is a lot easier than two. They help each other out, work together, look out for each other, etc. Some things are drastically more expensive, others are negligible. What annoys me the most is that most 5-passenger vehicles these days are actually just 4-passenger vehicles with an emergency-use-only 5th seatbelt. You're "supposed" to buy the 3-row 7/8 passenger SUV/Van. But then you have no cargo space because the third row seats aren't folded down.
- throwaway60720 3y agoWhat's wrong with Ford Galaxy, Volkswagen Touran or Sharan, Seat Alhambra ...?
- Kon-Peki 3y agoNon-availability in the USA would be the main issue. But even then, those cars are fairly narrow and quickly become uncomfortable when your kids get older. It's crazy, but a Ford F150 SuperCrew has pretty much the perfect passenger space; if only they would put something like that in a two-row wagon format.
- throwaway60720 3y agoI spent my childhood (as the oldest child of 3) in Ford Mondeo and later Renault Grand Scenic. Both were OK. Ford Galaxy is used as taxi in my city, it's great - it's wide enough to comfortably drive 5 adults.
- marssaxman 3y agoNote that the difficulty curve is logistic, not exponential, because you are creating your own labor pool; older kids not only learn to take care of themselves, but can also be prevailed upon to look after their younger siblings. There is an ultimate ceiling to the labor involved, because your oldest eventually move out; my parents raised eleven children, but the most they had in the house at once was nine.
- JoeAltmaier 3y agoOur rural neighbor had 13. Dad asked, how did you manage? She said When they get to 6 years old they can help.
- sam345 3y agoWith commitment, sacrifice, and ingenuity people do a good job of making more happen. Four and more are harder but very doable. Children are gifts that give back way more than they require. As a society we will be in very bad shape when we are old or needy and there are no children or siblings to care for us.