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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]a friend that had 3 told me when i only had 2 "if you enjoy really playing with your kids and being a part of their activities, stop at 2 because with 3 its impossible to parent that way for a very long time"

i didn't understand it at the time but its true. and thats not saying parents of 3 can't be as great of parents or thats a bad way of parenting, its purely what you find enjoyable and fulfilling about parenting[/quote]

I have three and I think the above (also described in detail by the PP directly above this post) is very true.  I’m not a parent who absolutely loves playing directly *with* my kids - it’s not my favorite part of parenting.  I do love talking with them, getting to know them as people, being a sounding board, scaffolding them to greater independence, and those are all things that I can do with three kids.  I have outstanding executive function (luckily) and that really helps, too.

I’m also not a perfectionist generally, nor when it comes to my parenting.  I’m great at providing a solid, loving foundation for my kids.  Elaborate crafts and projects, not so much.  It’s really not one or the other, but you have to know what you enjoy about parenting and what kind of parent you want to be, and then be realistic about whether you can do that with three or however many kids.[/quote]

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