Five Down; Two To Go

Five Down; Two To Go

Philadelphia, PA

1958

I wonder what possessed my parents to have 7 kids.  Did they plan it. Was each new birth a blessing or a burden. Did they have a number in their heads as to how many was too many. Did they think about the college tuition years at this time.  Did they think about the number of diapers my mother had to change.

In 1957, she had a newborn, a one year old, a two year old. a three year old and a five year old.  None of us were old enough to be left alone. And then in just a 1 1/2 years, she had another baby. And then 11 years later, she had the last one.