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[quote=Anonymous]I say this to be compassionate: either way could work.
They just both lead to different outcomes.

I had my child at 43 and now (at 62), I cannot retire because I have to pay for her college. Having said that, she keeps me younger and current. I did get a serious illness, but thank god that did not detour us too much.

When I considered having two children (I am single), someone said to me: how comfortable are you with chaos? I am not too comfortable with chaos (after a half lifetime of caring for just me), so I opted to stop at one. You might ask yourself that question. Do you smile when you think of juggling many balls ,and schedules, dogs, normal kid drama...or do you freak out at the thought of being out of control. More kids requires more flexibility, and letting go of perfection. More fun, more love (including for them, when you are gone) but less control over the details, less options for farming out tasks because the money will be spread more thinly.

My point is, your family will likely thrive either way. Good luck with your decision.[/quote]

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