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[quote=Anonymous]I'm in this now, OP -- 42 with an 8 year old. I don't want another for myself, but DD wishes she had a same age sibling (never in the cards) and has asked about how her kids won't have aunts and uncles on our side. It does make me sad. It's also the best choice for our family.  We always planned to "build a family" of close friends -- but it has been tough, and covid cut us off from some important resources like our church community.

I kind of wish we'd had another baby early on, but it really wasn't an ok time (as in, my health and our marriage were not ok) and then I had several miscarriages so we stopped trying. Doing it now, with the huge age gap, seems unwise.

I do believe my DD will be ok. She doesn't even realize how she's benefited from the time and money we're able to give her because she's an only. I also know that siblings don't always get along, and even die, so our control over these things is really minimal even if we'd planned differently.

Hugs to you. [/quote]

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