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I don't disagree that there are easier ways to show you have resources, but I absolutely think there are people who have a third (or fourth, now) kid to signal status.  They may not even be aware of that as a factor, but I know way too many Type A people who get a charge out of their ability to display their professional and parental prowess by having 3+ kids.  It wasn't why we have three kids, but is that a reason for some people?  Totally.[/quote]
Maybe it's because I don't live in DC, but there's nothing impressive to most people I know about 3 or 4 kids. 7 kids, yes, people do a double take. 3 or 4, nobody gives a hoot.[/quote]

Where do you live?  When I lived in the Midwest, yeah, I agree.  But then, people there generally weren't as professionally ambitious as they are here.  It's less the more kids thing, it's more kids AND a demanding career, which is the whole point of this thread.[/quote]
Yes, the Midwest. The professional ambitions here aren't as prestigious, but I know plenty of people who work long hours and/or have to travel a lot. I don't get the impression this thread is limited to brain surgeons who work 90+ hours every week.[/quote]

Yes, because that's the only demanding job out there.  Actual work hours aside, the culture in DC is palpably different from the Midwest, and that's part of why having more kids here becomes a status thing in a way it's not there.  I don't think that's a positive, but it is what it is.[/quote]

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