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[quote=Anonymous]If you’re overwhelmed then don’t. Either you don’t have the same local support system as these other families or there is something different in your situation/present family, but honor that and stop comparing.

I also thought about three but am glad I stopped at 2. Special needs and circumstances surface later on. Children have different activities and friend circles, go in different directions. We have no local family. With two I feel I can give emotional support and presence to both kids. Those who have three are always juggling. Usually they have the proverbial village in terms of local grandparents and other families to help share in carpooling, childcare, etc.

I realize that I idealized what it means to have kids. Could I love another one? Sure. Could I really tend to their personal needs as they go through life? Doubt it. My mom was a SAHM with three kids and one or more of us always had to fend for themselves emotionally or otherwise. It’s no judgment on her, as she was devoted and a much more capable homemaker than me. But three is a LOT. You’ll always be trying to get them away so you can do some pressing thing and these days that means throwing an iPad or video games at them. [/quote]

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