Are Children Worth the Opportunity Cost?

“They “paid” for their children—bodily, emotionally, and spiritually—with their own selves. Mysteriously, they received themselves back in return, as other selves, more virtuous selves, more joyful selves—selves gained through loss. Dying to self, they believed they had been restored to life through a divine repayment.”

Catherine Pakaluk - Hannah’s Chil…