When we had the first and the only one, my other half told me: "I am done with it." "What do you mean by I am done?" I asked. "I have just started." Well, this requires team work. It takes two to tango definitely. So when my kid asked me why he did not have brothers and sisters, I gave him a math problem solving. Suppose we had 100k income shared by three people evenly; then all of sudden 100k is going to be shared by six people. Which situation will make you financially better off? Of course I could not tell him your mom refused to do the job. Besides, I jokingly told him since we came originally from China we need to comply with "one-child" policy. Now I have another reason to tell my son: One heroic lady from Shanghai on Haiguinet has used up all our "quota!"
Don't tell me you are working full time meanwhile.
So when my kid asked me why he did not have brothers and sisters, I gave him a math problem solving. Suppose we had 100k income shared by three people evenly; then all of sudden 100k is going to be shared by six people. Which situation will make you financially better off? 
Of course I could not tell him your mom refused to do the job. 
Besides, I jokingly told him since we came originally from China we need to comply with "one-child" policy. Now I have another reason to tell my son: One heroic lady from Shanghai on Haiguinet has used up all our "quota!" 
