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Me again! Omg, I don't care whether she has kids or not. Look, let me rephrase: "OP, if you REALLY want a second child, but you're afraid that you won't be able to handle it because you're 'low energy,' don't be afraid - you can do it. (Unless by low-energy you really mean clinically depressed/chronic fatigue, etc.). I myself am a low energy homebody!! And I have 2 kids! Yes, it gets hard, but what I tell myself when it gets hard is, at the end of my life I will be happier with my 2 kids vs. a few extra years of couch time. [b]That is truly what I tell myself and it makes me feel better,[/b] so maybe it will work for you. On the other hand, if your real concern isn't so much leisure time as it is the burden of solo parenting all week, then yes, that does sound very difficult and possibly cause to not have a second child. I know that I would never be happy in that situation." IS THAT BETTER FOR EVERYBODY?[/quote]

So basically you are here to justify your own choices. Thanks for clarifying.[/quote]

I don't get it - have you never done anything that was hard because you felt the end result would be worth it? Do you think everyone in medical school is having a fun relaxing time? Do you think people climbing mount everest are having fun? If I were a doctor (and enjoyed my profession), and someone said to me "I really want to be a doctor, but I don't think I can do it because I love my relaxing evenings too much," I would say to them "You can and should do it. It will be hard for a few years, but in the end it will be worth it. At the end of your life, will you be happier that you became a doctor, or that you had a few extra years of relaxing evenings?"

It's one thing to sincerely not want a second child. It's another one to want one but be scared that you "can't handle it."[/quote]

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