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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not a parent of three but I have had several of them tell/warn me to stop at two so I don't think you're entirely alone in your sentiment, OP. [/quote]

That’s interesting. Are your two kids of different genders?  [b]I had two girls and not only did no one ever tell/warn me to stop at two, [/b]I cannot even count the number of times people (both strangers and close friends!) would ask if we were going to have a third in order to “try for a boy.”

I think either way - telling someone to stop at two or encouraging someone to try for a boy - is pretty rude and presumptuous. Unless you solicited that advice from them. 
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Same to the bolded. We have 2 boys, 3rd is a girl. People were so rude in asking if we were going to “try for a girl”. People still do sometimes ask if we are going to have a 4th but I don’t mind it as there isn’t the implication that we are trying for a specific gender. 
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I don't know a single person who would ask or expect anyone to have a fourth child. I would like to research your social circle.[/quote]

I think it’s probably due to my location. Where I live now, having 2 kids is the most common but lots of families have 3 and a solid amount have 4. It’s fairly uncommon to see families with an only child.

When I lived in a very expensive city, people viewed my family size as big whereas here it seems very normal.

I think this circles back to the discussion on standards; it’s much easier and less expensive to provide a good standard of life for a larger family where I live now. [/quote]

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