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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know this may sound a little impersonal, but cost is a big concern.  You want to make sure that you're both on board with having a second child.  What if (heaven forbid)  your spouse dies, you get divorced, or you have a child with special needs?  I am the mother of an only child.  He is 35 and he is very lonely.  I regret not having a second child.  I myself was the youngest of two children.  You're correct about the burden an only child may face.  I am alone and unmarried now (at 62), and if my car breaks down, sometimes I call on him.  I had a gall bladder attack, and he had to rush me to the hospital!  I try not to ask him for any help, but sometimes family is who you trust the most in some situations.  So yes if I had it to do over again, I think I would have had at least two children![/quote]

It's not the fact he's an only, PP.  It's his personality.  I was 37 when I got married, but prior to that THIS only was going out and working and on my second home!  [/quote]

Yes, good point. It is unreasonable to attribute the loneliness of a 35 year-old to the fact that he's an only child. [/quote]

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