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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It totally depends on your temperament and the temperament of your kids. If you are fine with chaos and not every kid getting to be in every activity (or you missing those activities) three is fine. If you have easy kids three is fine.

I have a low tolerance for chaos. I really wanted three though, so I'm a SAHM mom with a full time nanny and parents who live down the street. If we weren't able to have those things we probably would have stopped at one. I had to choose career or 3, because my DH works 70 hours a week and someone had to be home.

The way we look at it- it's hard but [b]the reward comes in 30 years with a full thanksgiving or Christmas table.[/b] We want a big family to enjoy as we age and are putting in the work now. [/quote]

DP who has three: I see the bolded reasoning a lot, and I think it’s completely illogical.  First, you have to *get through* the time of having three kids: don’t make decisions based on a future that far down the road.  Second, nothing is given.  You have NO idea what the future holds, so don’t live for it.  Finally, if you overextend yourself that much to raise the big family you always wanted, ignoring the reality of what it’s like to raise said family, there’s a decent chance you won’t have the kind of home life that makes adult kids want to spend that much time with their parents later on.  Very few people can afford the resources of a SAH parent AND a full-time nanny AND grandparents down the street.  That’s… not realistic for most.

We have three and love it and embrace the chaos and messiness that comes with raising three kids.  I certainly hope we’ll all be close in 20+ years and for grandkids and all that, but I can’t fathom using such a long timeframe to drive this kind of decision.  DH and I love having three kids *now* and look forward to *raising them*, not the time when they’ll be out of the house.[/quote]

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