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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No one should be having a third kid.

I am a third kid. I had a good childhood but my parents were pretty overwhelmed and I did not get good care or education because of that.  I think 2 kids are manageable.

Also, it is horrible for the enviornment, the finances, the attention you pay to everyone, your marriage and your family. [/quote]

This.  It’s selfish.  It’s also dumb if you want to have two decent careers.  There are only 24 hours in the day.  Your marriage, career and/or social life will suffer big time.  It’s another few years of the baby years.  [/quote]

If by “decent careers” you mean “big careers” and you also want to be involved in raising your kids, then yes, that’s tough to do with three.

Plenty of us having meaningful, interesting careers that don’t require 60+ hours a week, affording us time and energy to spend with our three kids and keep our marriages and social lives intact.  No, it doesn’t require tons of family help or other outside help, at least not IME.  It’s hard to take seriously anyone who thinks that “no one” should have a third kid - it doesn’t work for you, fine, but plenty of us are managing well.[/quote]

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