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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have three and wish we'd had a fourth.

I read these responses of the cons, and I just think so many of them are bullshit. To address the objective, practical ones...we've sometimes brought an air mattress to hotel rooms if we thought they couldn't bring a cot. More often, though, we'll have a "suite" with two queens and a pullout couch.

Yeah, we have a minivan. But once they're all out of car seats, we can also squeeze into our standard, five-passenger vehicle when necessary or convenient.

The relationship issues among them have only been beneficial. My oldest has anxiety, and that's been challenging for all of us at times, but having two siblings makes it better for everyone, not worse.

Parenting has been fun, overall. [/quote]

I’m 14:50 and agree that overall, parenting is fun.  It’s also work.  Your response implies that money isn’t a concern for your family - which is great - but it’s also not true for most of us.  Things like childcare, college savings, car purchases, etc., can and do add up.

Also, if you’re the kind of person who easily dismisses financial concerns as “bullshit” and states that the relationship dynamics of three “have only been beneficial,” you’re likely missing some details.  Overall, I think the dynamics of three have been preferable for our kids, but I don’t know that for a fact.  Refusing to acknowledge any trade-offs of the decision to have three kids vs. two makes your judgment sus, as my kids would say.[/quote]

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