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[quote=Anonymous]No. I was an only child. I always wanted friends as a kid but that was because I didn’t live in a kid neighborhood and didn’t have constant play dates. I have girl friends who are closer to me than siblings. I did beg for a sibling. I had a sweet dog though and that helped a lot. As an adult, it’s FAB. My parents and I are very close. I love vacationing with them. They were there for me when I had my kids. It’s hard that my parents have no other family to spend holidays with. I used to do every other, but now I host every Christmas (we have the only grandchildren and have a huge home). We split all other holidays though. My parents moved to DC to be near us.

So know that when your kids get married there will be holidays you’ll spend alone because your kid will be at in-laws. I think my parents weren’t prepared for that, especially as their parents aged and passed away. Dh and I are completely on board with knowing we will care for my parents on our own if something happens (not all spouses agree). But my parents only had one kid so they do have more retirement savings. Whereas with Dh we’ve had meetings with his siblings and know that the burden is more shared with his parents.

While I liked being and only, I did choose to have 3 kids. I love seeing my kids and their relationships with each other. Sometimes I wish I could spend all my time with just one kid though. [/quote]

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