The new must-have
The newest status symbol? Having lots of kids. This week National Public Radio in the US noted that the number of high-income families with three or more children has increased by 30 per cent over the past 10 years, a trend it calls "competitive birthing". The cost of raising multiple children means that they are apparently now "the ultimate luxury", a cast-iron way to flaunt your superior wealth. Or, as one mother so poignantly, predictably, puke-inducingly commented: "Baby number four has become the new must-have accessory".
The Guardian