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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have 4, and the hardest transition was 1 to 3 (second & third kids were twins). I think 3 is a tough number because it's 1 more kid than the number of parents, and the world is set up for families of 4. After 3 kids, the rest is gravy.[/quote]

I couldn’t disagree more and don’t understand this when people say it. The more kids you have, the less attention you have to give individually to each child. Also, they are very expensive if you want each child to be able to participate in whatever extracurricular activities they want. Getting 4 kids to activities is a logistical nightmare. Back to school night is a logistical nightmare. Pretty much every child is an added logistical nightmare. Unless you have docile, unadventurous children, having 4 kids is HARD! Very additional child is a lot more work and puts a lot of stress on the parents. This is the reality. Anyone who says having 3 is the same as 4 or having 4 is the same as 5 is full of it.[/quote]

It’s ‘easier’ for bigger (4 +) families because the older kids care for the younger kids. For example, like the Duggar family (extreme case, but same concept). The parents are essentially the supervisors of the group of kids.[/quote]

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