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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve yet to see a 3+ kid family where at least one kid has not gone sideways by college. [/quote]

Ok you’ve got to be kidding. How old are you?  Where did you grow up?

I’m 42. Raised in the Midwest. Knew lots of families with 3+ kids. The few kids I knew who “went sideways” by college often dealt with “real” trauma (divorce, death of a parent, drugs). I can’t think of a single person I know where I could “pin” their problems solely on the fact that they had 2+ siblings. That’s… insane.

And since you don’t know any high achieving large families, please virtually meet mine!  I’m on of four. We have 2 MDs, 1 JD and 1 MBA. All healthy and happily married in our 40s. [/quote]

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And meet mine - 2 PhDs and one MBA, all in our late 40s with 2-4 kids, married for 16+ years, HHI 600k+.  I am the forgotten middle child, but I moved on from that and joke with my family about it.  I stopped at 2, but if you met me in person, you'd think I was very well adjusted AND you'd be right![/quote]

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