Having a large number of kids was really common during that time period. Back then kids often helped around the house and on the farm; plus it was pretty common for kids to die before reaching adulthood which is another reason for the large number.
It wasn’t until around the 40s or 50s that the 1-3 kids per family became common
It’s not exactly funny though. He didn’t have an abnormally large family. In a society where large families are common that society should give higher wages. Scrooge was infamous unfair. Others could see it too. Bob Cratchit’s problem was Scrooge. He can have all the sex he wants but your joke has Scrooge controling that part of his life too.
Having a large number of kids was really common during that time period. Back then kids often helped around the house and on the farm; plus it was pretty common for kids to die before reaching adulthood which is another reason for the large number.
It wasn’t until around the 40s or 50s that the 1-3 kids per family became common
It was a joke. My goodness!
It’s not exactly funny though. He didn’t have an abnormally large family. In a society where large families are common that society should give higher wages. Scrooge was infamous unfair. Others could see it too. Bob Cratchit’s problem was Scrooge. He can have all the sex he wants but your joke has Scrooge controling that part of his life too.
Gotcha. I’m a bit used to seeing the /s at the end of those so I kinda assumed otherwise