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> I would have ten children if I had affordable childcare and additional help around the house. It is clear to me.

Why would you have ten children? what is the need, or the benefit, or the reason.

Not the same person you're responding to, but I'd have tons of children too if the economics weren't a factor at all. There's just something incredibly fulfilling about raising a child. It's similar to the feeling you get when helping somebody else out in need, except you also get to experience all the magical parts of the world all around you with them as they experience them for the first time. A lot of other things feel trivial by comparison once you've experienced that.

I do know families with many children. After some amount, you don't have time needed to fulfill all kids needs even if you are stay at home. At some point, educational and emotional needs of older kids go sideways since they are needed for work. And the stay at home partner seems super ultra tired all of the time.

Statistically, they have more behavioral problems including in educated not poor Christian families.

Mormons have entered the chat. Generally, lots of well behaved kids.

Utah with a 55% Mormon population has a TFR of 1.92. While it's higher than the US average of 1.66, I don't think the assumption that they generally have a lot of kids holds.

This exactly. There is something incredibly fulfilling with working with someone through the new world someone has never experienced. It has helped me let go of so many things I thought mattered. Once you see the life cycle for what it is the mental model of life is easier to digest.

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