Would you rather have a vacation house or one more child?
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Anonymous
| Serious question. |
Anonymous
| What? |
Anonymous
| What? It's not a serious question. I have 2 kids and for us no more but you know what you want. That's like asking you want a boy or girl as a kid? I mean you want a kid just have a kid! You want the house, don't have a kid! |
Anonymous
| Not the exact question but we stopped at two because that was the number we could comfortably manage without needing to make any changes to our lifestyle. I would rather have two and a comfortable life. |
Anonymous
| is it about finances, OP? |
Anonymous
| Vacation home. |
Anonymous
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If one kid already, another kid.
If two or more kids already, vacaction home. |
Anonymous
| One more child. But then, I've never wanted a vacation house. I infinitely prefer traveling to new places. There's so much to see in the world! |
Anonymous
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I really don't want a vacation house. It seems like a lot of work, and I really like going a new place each year.
Does that mean I have to take a 4th child? I do love babies, but I'm not really in a position where having one makes sense. |
Anonymous
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I can not imagine this being an either / or, unless
- family wants a vacation home but not interested in restating all the baby stuff (gear, baby-proofing, etc ) - family needs more room and the question is about adding onto primary home vs. buying a second home If a family has enough money to buy a vacation home, and already has a kid - adding one more kid (+ expenses) isn’t a fraction of what an additional home costs. |
Anonymous
| Another child. But I have a vacation house. Money was not the reason I didn’t have more children. |
Anonymous
| I can't afford either. On purely theoretical grounds I'd pick one more kid because I would love another baby and my kids say they want another sibling. On more practical grounds, DH has always, unwaveringly said he wanted to stop at two, he has never shown any hint of changing his mind, so if we had more money I think we'd go for a second home in the mountains or on a Finger Lake. Or just a bigger travel budget- I'd rather spend the same amount to go *different* places. |
Anonymous
If this is the question that comes up as a result of the conversation about having another child then the answer is vacation home. Because one partner doesn't want another child and they are laying it out in financial terms to the partner that does. Don't bring a child into this. |
Anonymous
| 1 kid and 1 vacation home please |
Anonymous
| I don’t want a vacation home. Pain in the ass. |