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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mom of an only 8 year old boy.  I feel like we won the lottery with the son we got - his personality meshes with ours really well, and we have a ton of fun together as a threesome. Agree with the folks up-thread who are kind of embarrassed about how easy quarantine has been for them.  We've had some lows, but overall it's been incredible cozy family time that we'll have fond memories of for the rest of our lives.

Sometimes I'm a little sad about not having another child, but I had a very difficult family growing up and aren't close to either of my siblings.  I was always the odd one out of a very competitive and achievement-oriented sibling dynamic.  Our calm and supportive little family now makes me so happy.

Socialization-wise, my son has been in the same school, neighborhood and church since he was three.  We have a close group of three families that all had kids around the same time, and we have seen them all once or twice a month since he was born. He does Scouts and a lot of play dates and his best friend lives next door.  I can't say if he's spoiled but husband and I are both teachers and don't earn much by DC standards.  We camp and hike for vacations, and buy most things second hand.  He does chores and there are certainly things that he wants that he doesn't have (nintendo switch, lol).

Anyway. It's a good life, OP.[/quote]

OP here. Thank you for this! This is basically what I envision for ourselves as well, and was our plan when we had our daughter. My husband and I are both from bigger families but similarly are not close to our siblings.

I do think some of my debating right now is stemming from the pandemic. Three is a hard age for quarantine, we've learned. It's hitting right at the time when she should/would be starting to get real socialization at PK, and it's also more intense for us being home with her because she still needs a lot of close supervision. I'm obviously not going to have another kid to solve the challenges of the pandemic (I don't think an infant would make our current situation easier, that's for sure). But it has triggered some of my fears about us not being "enough" for our kid.

Your story allays some of those fears though. I'd love if our family follows the same path.[/quote]

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