Originally Posted by DeHe
But the scientist in me is driven crazy but the faux comparative analysis. You cannot say that the middle class or upper middle class scenarios are equal when the french have universal health care, more vacation time, shorter work weeks and numerous other mechanisms which make life just easier all around. French families are not nearly as stressed about the things which drive american families to be stressed even before they get to actual parenting. The irony of this being in the WSJ!

DeHe

Thank you--ITA. My husband is German and I see the same scenario in Germany with his family there. 2nd to last sentence is right on the money.