On this week’s @LRCkcrw, I diagnose the unhinged response to @ebruenig’s Mother’s Day column as largely about people not wanting to own their choices. I don’t have or want kids, I’m at peace with that, I’m not threatened when other people do differently. kcrw.com/news/shows/lef…
Often, people with above-average incomes say they “can’t afford” to have children at a certain time or a certain number of children, when what they really mean is they want to make other consumption choices. It’s fine to make other consumption choices. Stop being so defensive!
There are a lot of people with degrees from highly selective colleges who think it’s “unaffordable” to have three children in the New York area on $400,000 a year.
“Do you know what private school tuition costs?” Oh hey, I have identified the problem.
There is something remarkable though about the income level where you can vacation in Aspen with your three children. I acknowledge: it’s much higher than the income level where you can vacation in Aspen with no children.
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