I have an op-ed in the Christian Science Monitor on raising big families:
I’m frequently treated to comments like “Are you crazy?” and “Better you than me!” While I don’t (usually) take them personally, it’s easy to see that we’ve become a culture in which kids are seen as more burden than blessing.
But there are many of us who simply like children, enjoy having a lot of them around, and even do a good job at raising them in bulk – though if you buy into today’s high-pressure, high-cost parenting style (which, incidentally, isn’t scoring many points among child-development experts these days), it may seem impossible.
“Or at least, her little corner of it.”
So, is it a girl?
A fantastic op-ed, by the way. Bravo!
Lisa, we don’t know yet! (we’ll find out soon). I just used “she” ’cause I’d used “he” somewhere else in the story!