Well, I have ten children, just like my great-aunt Mary Lou (who my mother wouldn’t let me be named after, thank you Mom). Miz Mary Lou had four bedrooms, same as us, but I have 2-1/2 bathrooms and air conditioning. We could have a bigger house and a lot more stuff if we didn’t have all the children, but how would that help?
There’s no $100,000 sports car that would make me as happy as my father’s 1984 Mazda RX-7, even if it doesn’t always start.
I grew up in a large family, and have slightly smaller accomodations for a family half the size. Not luxurious by any means; my home was probably built at the same time as the home I grew up in. The most noticeable difference between growing up then and living here now is the much smaller number of children; they are importing kids to keep the schools full.