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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly speaking I am fine with one child and DS is happy having all my attention most of the time.

However during this extended school closure I really wish he had a sibling.  That said I am sure there are parents with two kids who fought the all of snowzilla who wished they had one.  Grass is always greener.

I have two siblings.  One I could do without, but I do really enjoy spending time with my older brother.  He visits often and is the best uncle

Just this morning I was talking with DS and realized he will never be an uncle.  I told him that he can always be an "uncle" to his best friends kids.

All this said whether you have one kid or two what you can't deprive your child of is regular, outside of school interaction with other kids. So if it isn't siblings this means playdates which can be tough for introverts.  DS loves playdates and we host them as often as we go to them.  I find them exhausting.  They do get better as the kids get old.  Even at 7 I don't really need to do much other than feed them.

So will your child be fine as an only.  Absolutely.  Oddly many of DS's close friends are also onlys.  Perhaps they gravitate towards each other.

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He can also be an uncle to his spouse's children.[/quote]

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