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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because 4 is far, far rarer than three in today's society, too. [/quote] This is a large part of it, but I think not the whole story. There's a big shift when moving from two to three children -- going from man to man to zone defense is the standard metaphor. It's also the point at which family happiness seems to be at its nadir in surveys. But this is partially because many people who handle that well go on to have four or more children, whereas people who have a lot of problems with that style wisely stick at three. [/quote] ^^ I should have added that I'm the mom of four and it is great. The main issue is logistics. We have family close by that help; were it not for that, the children would definitely be in fewer activities. But OTOH, there are more activities one can do at home when you start having larger numbers of built in playmates.[/quote]
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