HOUR 2 (10/31): One estimate puts the cost of raising a child to 18 at $389,000 for a middle-income family. Gary and Shannon remember what they spent on sports gear and ask when giving your kid a good start became a competition with every parent on your feed. Is the price tag convincing some people to skip parenthood altogether? Then, why do some politicians tell a harder-luck version of their childhood than the facts support?