I spent four years in Wales. During that time we went from the “normal” sized family of 2 children to four children. It was interesting to note what change meant for our family. We were now looked at as being “too big” according to some.
There was a great deal of prejudice by people who thought somehow we just did not get it. It was almost like we were overpopulating the earth by ourselves.
Of course what may not have been obvious from this post so far is that our 3rd and 4th were twins. But in the UK families of more than two are nearly extinct. Considering that in 1991 there was only 4.7% of families with 3 or more children under the age of 16 it certainly shows a surprising low amount. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Jon W 
