Family Size Assumptions

The cluster revolves around commenters challenging assumptions that treat families as small (e.g., one or two children), emphasizing that many families have multiple children and highlighting implications for housing, vehicles, costs, and lifestyle.

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Sample Comments

Retric β€’ Jun 20, 2022 β€’ View on HN

Families aren’t limited to just a couple with a single kid.

dharmab β€’ Oct 31, 2023 β€’ View on HN

Well, people have more than one kid

mkane848 β€’ Jun 12, 2018 β€’ View on HN

You know some families have more than one kid, right?

kalleboo β€’ Jan 14, 2017 β€’ View on HN

Some households contain more than one person.

ARandomerDude β€’ Sep 25, 2019 β€’ View on HN

People with more than 2 kids should...?

Hydraulix989 β€’ Oct 18, 2016 β€’ View on HN

Having multiple children sure is expensive.

RustyTool β€’ Jul 14, 2015 β€’ View on HN

Imagine having multiple children to support...

TedDoesntTalk β€’ Feb 9, 2022 β€’ View on HN

Depends on how many children you have.

agensaequivocum β€’ Dec 11, 2019 β€’ View on HN

Not really when you have 5-7+ kids.

michas β€’ Jul 20, 2015 β€’ View on HN

It does, considering the fact that families usually have more members than just parents and children.