The gain before the pain

摘要

In Pink Cowboy boots and a bright red Disney hat, Angeles Zermeno is surely one of Mexico City's most stylish three-year-olds. Her parents, Ricardo and Blanca, are thinking of having another child, perhaps in a year or so. But they have already decided that two will be enough. "The small family lives better," says Mr Zermeno, a mechanic. The couple know this all too well: in rural Hidalgo they grew up with 29 aunts and uncles between them.