"Sarah had, via the Pill, put her reproductive system on hold, assuming that it would resume normal service when she wanted it to, right on cue."
Why women put their bodies through the ravages of hormonal contraception is something I will never understand. One of the most insideous lies of the feminist movement is that you can have a baby whenever you want. A woman's ferility drops dramatically by age 25. You can't mess with nature without having to pay the piper at some time.
I have a hard time feeling too sorry for yuppies who find their world turned upside down with the arrival of a second baby when they only ordered one. A family I know was expecting their ninth child. During the ultrasound the technician looked at them and asked "Which is this?" They said "Nine." He said "Try ten."
That's a shock I can understand.
An acquaintance of mine was surprised with her 8th and 9th babies, at the delivery. I have not been blessed with twins, but of course you adjust :=).
Having twins after 8 kids is not such a big deal, the older ones help out a lot.
I had my 9 kids one at a time.
Nobody told my Mom that fertility drops after 25.
She had 7 after that age.
Because men won't wrap that rascal.