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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Personalities and needs of kids is super important consideration.  3 kids who have no learning disabilities and are self managed will be a breeze v 1-2 kids who aren't.

And to the PP who "prioritizes family over kids' social calendars" I am ROFL.  Good luck with that when your kids hit MS.  FYI Carpool is key!

Seriously though, 3 is really hard but if at least one parent has flex in their job and all 3 kids are easy in personalities, honestly it's just a logistical thing.  It gets hard when there's more than school and activities to think about.  [/quote]

Definitely true. I'll be the first to admit, my three are not super-challenging, personality wise. My youngest is a baby and he is Mr. Chill. The older two are generally easygoing too. I think if one of my kids had presented a serious challenge in some way, we probably would have stopped at 2... or perhaps even 1. Luck of the draw, I suppose.

I'm not the PP referenced in your post, but when MS rolls around, or when the kids start getting involved in more sports, clubs, etc., I'm prepared to go down to part-time or even SAH. I have been a SAHM before and I enjoyed it a great deal, but we made the decision for me to go back to work several years ago. I'm not averse to going back to it. We do not have family in the area that can help out with childcare... my MIL is the closest distance-wise, but she has chronic health conditions and, mentally, cannot handle young children for longer than an hour or so. My FIL lives in a different area of the country and is not involved in the kids' lives at all. My parents live 5 hours away and come down to visit when they can, but my dad is dealing with some serious health issues himself and so they're not available at the moment either. So with all this, if one of us has to "lean out" of the workforce, it'll probably be me. [/quote]

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