You should probably contact the author and see how his kids are doing now that they are mostly grown. I imagine you would find self-directed adults making good

You should probably contact the author and see how his kids are doing now that they are mostly grown. I imagine you would find self-directed adults making good decisions and having a generally positive impact on society. Children must have structure. And if you're going to bring 12 of them into the world, you are basically running a small army. If you lose the regimen, the kids start running the house. When the kids run the house, they usually become lousy adults. Of course exceptions do exist.