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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m almost 42 and I have two children. They are eight and six. Every now and then I see a family with three and I feel a pang. That said, the only families I know that have three and are not seriously struggling logistically have significant local family help - Kids sleeping over with grandparents, local cousins who babysit etc. We have money but that’s not the concern. The concern would be time... Time for each kid and time for the kids together and us as a family (vs dealing with a baby napping etc). And the families of three that I know - the siblings are not as close as in the ones that have two. And the parents always seem overwhelmed.

So yes although sometimes I see families with three kids and I think maybe we should’ve done that overall I’m glad we didn’t.[/quote]

One more comment – I see so many families dealing with special needs with their kids. Knock wood ours don’t have any now. But I don’t think I could terminate my kids’ sibling (although I am pro-choice) and the idea of a child with significant special needs and the effect on my existing children would be too much.[/quote]

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