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[quote=Anonymous]I’m just here to agree with what a lot of others are saying- I had my two in my early 30’s and wanted a third but DH did not. I never thought I would say this, but I’m actually kind of glad we stopped at 2 because life does get more complicated as they get older (and busier!)  I would say if you go for a second, I wouldn’t space them out too much because of the bigger picture. Both mine are independent now and pretty much into the same things, so it’s easy for us to do things as a family, but I also don’t have to entertain them anymore, which is amazing! The busy part is that their lives are more involved - they have friends they want playdates with constantly, multiple activities and clubs, school play, homework 4 nights a week, etc. This ends up being a lot of driving and the emotional labor of parenting really kicks in when they have to start navigating complicated emotions, understanding existential concepts like death and suffering, social dynamics, changing friendships, someone being mean to them, etc etc. so just things to think about if you had a crystal ball into the future .. and keep in mind, these are kids without special needs, which adds another dimension to parenting.[/quote]

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