179: There is a reason why such fantasy is written by childless middle aged British men.
(Biograpical information of Tolkien's wife Edith of fifty-five years redacted)
So Tolkien had children. That in itself proves very little.
It proves you wrong.
He won't say he's wrong...he'll say he was using "hyperbole"! (Even tho he's totally wrong about facts concerning the book.)