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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have three -5, 3, and 8 months. Just one thing swayed us.  DH makes quite a bit of money, so college, activities, etc. are not a big source of stress and we live in a pretty big house close-in so commutes are short. I also work part-time and we have an au pair who helps in the evenings and sometimes on the weekend when DH isn’t around. Because we can buy a cushion, three kids under six isn’t that stressful. Without that cushion, I think it must be a much harder lift and I’m not sure we would have done it. [/quote]

I’m not worried so much about the money as about the problem of how to get three (school-aged) kids to their various activities. I think it’s relatively easy to outsource help from ages 0-3 — their needs are pretty basic. But as they age and they really want YOU there, not a babysitter, what then? Even with money it’s hard to figure out how to juggle so many schedules, unless basically you are OK with being less present for them overall. Haven’t decided that yet but I wonder if the kids would not like that.[/quote]

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