>Tureaud was born in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest son in a family with twelve children. He and his four sisters and seven brothers grew up in a three-room apartment in the Robert Taylor Homes,[8] public housing. His father, Nathaniel Tureaud, was a minister.[4] After his father left when Lawrence was five years old, he shortened his name to Lawrence Tero.Why is it so common for thirdworlders to have such huge families?