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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]None of my friends with two kids would have one more if they had more money. The one or two kids they have are completely emotionally draining for them. Same for me! As for acquaintances/casual friendships, I have no idea because we don't talk about those kinds of personal things.[/quote]

Totally believe this. Sometimes it is the emotional/logistical strain rather than finances.

FWIW we have 3 and would’ve had 4 if we had more $$. Different strokes. [/quote]

I have 3 kids. I would have had a 4th or even a 5th if I was younger. I had my first at 30 (almost 31) and my third at age 38 (almost 39). I was 40 with a toddler. Now I am 45 and would totally be able to care for another but I’m obviously too old now.[/quote]

Wow those are big age gaps![/quote]

3.5 years is a big age gap? I think smaller gaps are more common now because people are cramming two kids in in their mid to late thirties. When I was growing up in the 90s, 3-4 year age gaps were very common. I have a 3 year gap between my kids. Might go for a third with the same spacing. I like it from a developmental and staggering standpoint. [/quote]

8 years from kid 1 to kid 3 (31 to 39) is a pretty big gap. That's a 4 year gap x 2. Then she says she could have a 4th 6 years later, except she is now 45 and her oldest is 14!![/quote]

4 year age gaps don’t seem noteworthy, nor does the lingering “I could have had another” sentiment.[/quote]

Yes, this seems quite normal. Growing up, many of my friends had 5 year age gaps between them and their older or younger siblings.[/quote]

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