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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you only have one child, just realize that making this choice means that your one child will have no extended family. The cousins will forget about him/her and your child has no choice, being a child.

But if you don't care about that, then no, not awful.[/quote]

I mean, she already said there’s a big age gap between her kid and the nieces/nephews, so it sounds like there’s not a lot of chance for a super close relationship anyway.

I have dozens of cousins but am not close to any of them because we are not close in age. It’s fine. I don’t get this attitude that you have to give children built in friends in the form of siblings and cousins. You also have the option of just making friends in life. It’s great if you happen to bond with the other kids in your family, but really not required. And you don’t have to be estranged either. I have a number of cousins who I send holiday cards to and see on social media. We are not close at all and have never hung out, but it’s fine. [/quote]

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