I also think there's a bit of Cordelia's "I come from a planet with reproductive controls and Barrayar doesn't have ANY" sort of excitement for Laisa (and also the only child thing), because you can't tell me Komarr, with its very limited resources and living space, doesn't have some sort of measures to discourage large family sizes, even if it's only social pressure.
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Date: 2020-05-14 03:59 am (UTC)I also think there's a bit of Cordelia's "I come from a planet with reproductive controls and Barrayar doesn't have ANY" sort of excitement for Laisa (and also the only child thing), because you can't tell me Komarr, with its very limited resources and living space, doesn't have some sort of measures to discourage large family sizes, even if it's only social pressure.