When our second child was on the way, my wife and I attended
a pre-birth class aimed at couples who had already had at
least one child. The instructor raised the issue of breaking
the news to the older child. It went like this:
“Some parents,” she said, “tell the older child, ‘We love
you so much we decided to bring another child into this
family.’ But think about that. Ladies, what if your husband
came home one day and said, ‘Honey, I love you so much I
decided to bring home another wife.’”
One of the women spoke up immediately. “Does she cook?”