Good comments so far!
Well-behaved children are truly a pleasure. And when you and your opposite-sex spouse create and raise them in a loving house, there is a feeling of fulfillment like no other. Income level doesn’t change it. This is primal.
Why the assumption that lavish gifts need to be bestowed on children? That quickly turns them into materialistic brats.
These days there is plenty of work that kids can do well. Dishes, laundry, bathrooms, stairs, doorknobs, computer repair, wire-pulling, painting, lot pickup, trash day, vacuuming, mopping, grocery stocking, food preparation, please-and-thank-yous. A respectfully and responsibly managed house full of kids can be lots of fun and a great learning environment (for everyone involved).
At some point the whole system does become self-sustaining, just add lots of love and (some) money.
And to quote Bart Simpson, “TV sucks.”
