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Reply to "Deciding on whether to have a 2nd child when you don't know how severe your 1st will be disabled"
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[quote=Anonymous]Slightly different situation here - We have twins, one of whom is severely disabled. Frankly we love being surrounded by children, but one of the "pros" in our deciding to have a third was that our second wouldn't have to be "alone" in taking accountability responsibility for her disabled sibling. To be honest you can't "count" on any of your kids growing up to even be willing to be responsible, and accountable for their sibling. That's their choice to make in the context of all the successes and failures that they themselves will have to deal with in their own life. So it's definitely NOT reason alone to have another kid. As someone mentioned, one of the considerations are the chances of having another with the same problem. For me - I'd say if you can afford it (emotionally and financially), love children, and have had genetic testing, then have as many as you can. [/quote]
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