“Little did I realize, but apparently, I am on the verge of destroying Mother Earth. Yup, Seventh Generation-using, SUV-less (car-less, doggone it!), recycling-law-abiding me. I even turn off the water while I brush my teeth, and bought local produce long before locavorism became trendy.
So what’s my crime? My husband and I are contemplating having a third child, as I recently documented in the Washington Post. The essay itself, a semi-facetious, semi-serious look at the rising costs of parenthood was a riff off my book, Parenting, Inc., which documents the exploding parenting market. My goal was to offer parents a kind of annotated guide through the mind-boggling shopping experience that accompanies having a kid, and to help cut down on the commercialization of childhood. Having talked to parents around the country, I found that I’m not alone in thinking that raising kids costs a fortune. But given the wasteful and unnecessary gear that I’m planning on not buying, I thought having a third kid might be financially conceivable.”
Pamela,
Have all the children you want to welcome into your life! When you are old and grey and the population nut jobs are dead and gone, you will have years of enjoying your grandchildren…the more the merrier! No guilt Momma! Just do what is best for your family.
Jenny Hatch
Natural Family Blog 🌹 Jenny Hatch 