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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS is an only child ( he is almost 12). He is happy, even tempered and well liked by kids and teachers. Not lonely at ALL. No, I dont worry about him having to "take care of me" because that is my job, not his.

fwiw, not all siblings like or are even kind to each other.[b] for some, a sibling is the biggest source of conflict in their life. [/b]This is particularl true in families where the parents don't have much emotional energy or focus after work and bills, etc.. If you have trouble managing with one kid, two is not double the energy committment its the square of it.[/quote]

We have two, never considered stopping with one, although we did debate for over a year having a 3rd (decided not to).  And PP is right about the conflict in sibling relationships.  My 10 and 11 yr olds CAN get on well but they argue a LOT.  Financially I don't think 2 is that much more of a burden (but then I was  SAHM during the expensive childcare years) but it a LOT more demanding emotionally, even more so if they do not have compatible personalities.

I'm still glad we had two -- I'd definitely feel our family was incomplete with just one but I think the sibling dramas would be especially hard to take if I'd had to talk myself into having #2.

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