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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a new dad, with our first child arriving recently. The baby is amazing and I love being a parent. I'm super hands-on and take on a lot of stuff that dads typically don't - but should - do (eg, all the laundry, changing, bathing, feeding, meal prep, etc plus a 95% of the house and car maintenance).

That said, I absolutely cannot imagine adding another kid to the mix in the next year or two. I've always been a very independent, social, and active person. All of these things have plummeted since the baby arrived. I was at the gym 3-4x  per week before the baby and I have not returned. I absolutely love skiing and its really, really depressing me that I won't be able to go this year.

We've been talking about trying for a 2nd kid, but we are both a bit ambivalent. It's becoming very clear to me that I won't be happy trying to raise multiple kids. Dividing my time and energy like that is exhausting; dividing my money between multiple kids sounds extremely stressful and anxiety inducing.

"One and done" is what will make me happy, I think. Ask me in a few months and maybe it will be different. We are late 30s and it feels like trying for another is tempting fate since our current kid is happy, healthy, and not that fussy.[/quote]

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