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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here, I read through this entire thread and most frequently mentioned advantages of having one and only seem to be all money related.   I am wondering if many of you would change your mind if you had monetary resources to have more than one kid and still continue maintaining exact same lifestyle.

If you take money out of equation then what is the real advantage of having an only kid?  Let's pretend for a second that money is not an issue and that hypothetically, you can afford the same lifestyle, live in the same area, send kids to private school if needed, afford the same vacations and overseas trips, hire additional help to enjoy the same amount of couple/personal time and not have to deal with extra cooking/cleaning, etc.  If this was the case, would this have any influence on your decision on how many kids to have?

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This is a different question for a s/o thread (one that was recently posted, btw). THIS thread is to help those of us who can't freaking have more than one feel better about having "only" one. For me, it's not a decision. I'm not trying to be bitchy, but I'm frustrated by how many people seem to be completely ignoring the objective of this thread.[/quote]

Please re-read the original post.  The OP seems to have wanted more than one kid and doesn't seem to have any specific problems or money issues that definitely prohibit her from having another one.  It's the choice she is making and is trying to feel better about this choice.  She is asking what the advantages are.   Unless I am missing something, to me it doesn't sound like she is in the situation like others posting on this thread, who cannot physically have another kid and have no option.   I am sorry that you cannot have another and looking for this thread to confirm that having one and only will have some lifestyle advantages, it definitely has for both parents and kids, so, I hope you feel better.  But this thread is not about people who cannot have another kid, it's also about people who have the choice and must make it.[/quote]

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