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[quote=Anonymous]I was an only for 8 years before my parents had two more. Those 8 years were happy, calm, and nurturing. That drastically changed after my brothers were born. My mom was super stressed, my brothers fought like crazy and my parents grew to hate each other. Nurturing and peace went out the window. I love my brothers and wouldn't trade them for anything, but at least in my case, it drastically changed the dynamic in my family and frankly my parents weren't great parents with 3. It's led to some heavy emotional stuff for all of us that we still work on. My point is that I think not feelin emotionally prepared to deal with more than one kid is a strong and legitimate reason to stick to one. If you can be a good parent to one but possibly too stretched with more, than give that one child your best. I dont think giving your kid a sibling overrides the emotional status of the parents as the PP argues. I would have preferred to be an only in a happy home, than a semi neglected stressed out kid with siblings.[/quote]

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