It’s that time of year again… G’s birthday is coming up! As my little man plans to mark his fifth year, I have a party to organize. And, of course, pay for. He wanted gymnastics, so I called the nearest place. The cost? $270. On top of that, I will need to buy food, cake,…
I am completely obsessed with genetics. I find the manner in which dominant and recessive genes combine to form a phenotype (i.e. the trait that displays) positively fascinating. I write about predicting babies’ features a lot on this blog because: 1) I think it’s so damn interesting and 2) You can actually predict what your…
A quarter of a million dollars, to be exact. It is now more expensive than ever, in real terms, to raise a child. In 2009, the average cost to raise a child to age 17 was nearly a quarter of a million dollars – $222,360. This is compared to the $182,857 that it cost in…
