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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ Oh and to add, the people I know who seem overwhelmed with 3 are the families with surprise twins or who had 3 in quick succession. Having money obviously helps though.

But kids become more independent as time goes on. My older kids are helpful around the house. So I’m not as overwhelmed as when they were very young. 3 kids under 5 would be a very different experience than an 8 y/o, 5 y/o, and baby. [/quote]

Having money doesn’t create more parental time. Time is finite. [/quote]

It creates more free time if you can use the money to outsource cleaning and other chores. [/quote]

Yes but parents of one and two kids can do all the too. Having more kids means they still get less time from parents. [/quote]

Parents with 3 with money to outsource probably have more time with their kids than parents of 2 who are living paycheck to paycheck and too strapped to outsource any help. Just like 2 working parents may get more time together than a family with a SAHP and a breadwinner who travels a lot. Of course the inverse is true, having just 1 or 2 kids with lots of disposable income or a family with a SAHP and a working spouse with flexible job also exist. Just throwing out some examples of how you can’t really make assumptions based on family size or makeup alone.

I’m a working mom of 3, but I get a lot of time with my kids because I work early hours and am done most days in time for the school bus pickup. We are walkable to many activities so no stress about traffic. I’m friends with a number of SAH and part time moms and am able to manage play dates after work and be with my kids more than some parents I know with fewer kids. You just can’t make blanket statements about families. [/quote]

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