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[quote=Anonymous]Wow. Well, people seem to be doing pretty well... as a mom of a 3 year old and a 1 year old let me tell you that this is not my life.  Where's the downtime? The answer is you don't have any. You have the time between when the kids go to sleep until when they wake up (whether  that's the middle of the night or in the morning). You also have when you go to work. Depending on your job that may not be downtime, but at least you can take a minute to go get a cup of coffee alone or check your email.  I know this will change in a few years and I certainly don't regret having two, but just know the early years will be brutal.

Also to your point about spending time with the kids. This is the main reason I don't want more. When number 2 came we immediately had less individual time with number 1, and that hurts. And our number 2 is getting less of us than number 1 had, and that hurts. You start feeling guilty when you're focusing on one more than the other at any moment and that feels odd too. I can't enjoy every single moment with number 2 because I have number 1 to focus on as well. I can't imagine how you split that time again with a 3rd, although I know people do it. I would feel I was missing out on too much. [/quote]

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