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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, at this point in time, I lump people who go around saying "Oh - but you HAVE to have two! You HAVE to give your child a sibling!" in with people who vocally object to stuff like interracial marriages or say "Those immigrants HAVE to learn English if they want to come here!"

It's a statement and sentiment that is crass, out of bounds, archaic, and not cool. [/quote]

I am a one and done by choice.  When I was younger (I'm mid-40s and lucky people don't say that to me anymore), people said this to me all the time.  I ended those friendships.  Now that I take my child to Europe 3-4 times a year while they struggle to make their annual Florida vacation,[b] I follow up with "Oh - but you HAVE to take your family to EUROPE."  [/b]

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Yes!!![/quote]

LOL that's awesome. We have one kid and, at 2.5 years old, she's already been to Europe twice. We'll do a Disney vacation next year and since we don't have to pay for 2 kids' tickets/food/etc. we can stay at a nicer Disney hotel. The next person who snarks at me about how we HAVE to give her a sibling will get a comeback like "oh but you HAVE to have your kid experience all the European capitols and the highest category Disney hotel. You mean you crammed your family in All-Star Music again? Shame." [/quote]

There is someone in Travel who is preparing to drive their 3 kids round trip to FL because flights are too expensive for a family of 5.  God bless ‘em and I wish them godspeed, I’m one of 3 myself and our parents also did driving vacations to FL, SC, etc.—but I would only go to FL flying (although we went to FL last yr, we’re doing Europe this summer with our only).[/quote]

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