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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if this depends on the age of the child. I love my toddler and baby immensely, but if they died, I would have another. I truly don't think anyone could replace DH and I don't think I could parent or go through life with young children without him. In our 60s I'm sure I will feel differently as women start to naturally lose husbands then. [/quote]
Your child sounds replaceable to you.[/quote]

Not replaceable. I love them both so much though that I know if I had a third I'd love that one just as much. I had a difficult labor and remember making DH promise to choose me instead of the baby if there was a question of that. [/quote]

DP. I can see how some people may adjust better than others. I used to work with a woman whose adult son unexpectedly died. I don't know if he was her only child, but he was married and had a new baby. Sometime later we learned that the woman got promoted to a new position and left our office. This means that she applied and interviewed for a new job shortly after the death of her son. This seemed really bizarre, because I didn't know people can pick themselves up just like that, but obviously some can.[/quote]

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