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[quote=Anonymous]Mine is 7.

We are very close.

We can do whatever we want without concern for another kid - go to the store, bake something, cook our favorite dinner, play a game, go to a sports practice.

It's easier.

Homework help, vacations, signing up for one camp - it's cheaper and less stressful or chaotic.

I feel like we know each other very well.

I am an only, and when I look back to my childhood I feel as if being an only primes you better to be "friends" with your parents as an adult.

You don't have to split Christmases when your kid is grown. You may spend one alone, but it's just simpler.

You can zone out with less worry and fewer things to keep tabs on.

Your kid will probably naturally just have a better vocabulary and be more comfortable with adults; I was and my child is.

You can still facilitate playdates and cousin relationships and things that mimic the chaos of siblings. In our case we do it with neighbors, friends, and second cousins.

College, weddings, everything is a bit cheaper.

Better car/no minivan.

Admit it - if you had a baby to take care of while your older daughter was being taken care of a little less, you'd be sad. Everyone with more than 1 kid deals with this, but you (and her) don't have to feel that now. Or ever.

Every month that passes I want another less. I know it would be a joy, but it would be disruptive and I feel like it would take away from what my existing child has now, not to mention be a financial and marital strain.

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