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[quote=Anonymous]We have an only and there are MANY reasons I love it. We can afford to travel together as a family. We can afford college when it comes. We make an effort to ensure he spends plenty of time with his friends- often our house is filled with boys. I have the patience to deal with him, my job, my life and still have time for ME. I have a DH that travels extensively for long periods of time and being a solo parent to a solo kid is pretty easy. We can do a lot of spontenous things and not have to worry about impacting everyone in the families schedule. We can easily get to activities and participate in his important stuff rather than having to decide which kid gets what. When the grandparents come to stay they are happy to watch him and interact with him because there is only one to look after. Unlike trips to the other family members with more than 2 they pick the older kid to watch and let the nanny deal with the younger ones. As he gets older I imagine we might start inviting a friend with us on trips so he has another kid but he is also very comfortable in an adult world or left to himself to play and be independent. I grew up with a sibling that we never, ever got along..to this day he is a PITA, so the idea of a sibling for company is not something I feel particularly wedded to. I see friends with more than one child close in age pulling their hair out, frustrutrated stressed etc (granted it will get easier as their kids get older) and I observe them and I remember why one child works well for us. [/quote]

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