I’ve never heard of a single instance where a man took a more dangerous job **after** having children, solely (even largely) because he had children. Are there any statistics to back up his claim?
The US is full of such men from Mexico and Central America. They undergo an expensive, hazardous journey to take dangerous and physically exhausting jobs hundreds or thousands of miles away from their families so that they can send money back home to their wives and children. Brought to you by NAFTA.