The Fundamental Constant of Family Physics
A parent holding a child, written as a bracketed constant equal to 3: the most children the 'standard model of parenting' allows.
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[Title] "THE FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANT OF FAMILY PHYSICS" [a frazzled parent holding a child, in brackets] = 3
[Caption] "i.e., the maximum number of children imaginable under the standard model of parenting"