“Actually having children in 1812 was fraught with peril. Kids died in childbirth, sometimes not long after or the mother died birthing the kid.”
...and then you had to feed them for years before they were of any use.
Mine was a sarcastic comment. The complaints about having kids these days are all ‘First World Problems’, whereas when having kids was really hard (as in 1812), people had them, and had many.
Yeah. It was a numbers game. Kids died so if you had 7 or 8 and lost two well, you know. Sons were desired over girls.
It was a rough life. I’m one of seven in mine. Five boys, two girls. Parents are long gone.