I have a kid. Only one. And hopefully will stay only one. I came from a brood of 5. Already a great quantity for any family and so much so if one happens to be a "common" family in a third world country. I'm from the Philippines so that gives you an idea how hard life can be. I know a lot was amiss when my mother refused to sign the application form for the University of the Philippines' college entrance. We were given that entrance application form by our high school. That high school would train you to always be prepared or you'd end up standing throughout the class' even if it runs an hour and a half long. Being given an application for an entrance exam by that high school to the country's leading university is enough to make one's head get big since that school had been a test of survival of the fittest educationally and psychologically. I was among the top 50 students (top sectioned) of almost 700 students who graduated from that high school which is known for producing top students in the country's premiere university. My mother would not sign that application because according to her I am a female and I'm ultimately would be homebound anyway. A lot of times true, in my country. In my case I thought the refusal was really because of financial concerns. Other times I think it's all the pressure of raising 5 kids while my father has to work in the Middle East so that we could stand on our own. I think this is one of the reasons that my mother never had the time to ask how my day was and realize that probably becoming a lawyer from the University of the Philippines maybe a suited degree for me. She wouldn't have refused to sign that form is she had known how I do in school (not the best among the best but I'm quite fluent orally and in writing in my second language [English] and had the knack of pinning down the exact point of any argument [not to mention I come across strongly, normally]). I didn't do bad with my Psychology degree and 18 units in Education and some units in post graduate studies in Educational Management. I got to be a part time teacher, hold an office, study at night and be a a part time disc jockey all at the same time. So you can see the dilemma I faced when I have to choose home or career. I chose to stay at home, not at once, after my childbirth but after an unfortunate turn of events in my last workplace. Because of this I got to see the "everyday" of my child. All mothers who discovered the "everydays" of their child always say it's wonderful. Well, I'm telling you once you experience it you'd drop everything in a second and live through your child.