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[quote=Anonymous]My two girls are exactly 6 years apart and the younger one worships the older one. We didn’t think we wanted a second child until our older DD turned 4 and then it took us over a year to get pregnant. I really love the gap for many of the reasons others have mentioned. My older one was already in elementary and had her own life. She was very independent and self sufficient which made it so much easier. Between school and after school activities many days she isn’t even around until after 5pm, so we could cater to the little one during the day without her feeling left out.

I think it’s always hard starting over with a baby even if it’s just a couple years later - it’s the juggling of 2 kids in general. I didn’t mind going back to bottles and diapers. The second time around you know how short lived it all is in the grand scheme of things.

I will say I am a bit surprised at how much my girls fight, but they fight differently than my sister and I who are 2 years apart. The older one gets annoyed easily by the younger one who just wants to do everything she is doing and makes it her life’s mission to steal all her toys.[/quote]

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