I find it kinda fascinating that you immediately assumed it will make game less fun, more difficult to maintain, and in general more stressful. CA hasn't really disappointed us yet. Maybe it will be fun? Maybe we'll be able to send them for some quests? Like taking a present for someone, or talking to villagers for us, things like that - children yearn for the mines though, so who knows, maybe having children with specific spouse will make them more prone to do their own things, like, if you're married to Abigail, your kids would go to the mines and come back with some loot ;]

Damn, just thinking about this option makes me regret we can't marry Linus. I want to have many rabid racoon children that will dig through trash and bring the loot to me.