Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 01:51     Subject: Husband pressuring me for a third child

Mine wanted a third too. Instead he got a vasectomy and a cat. Lol! No way! I told him it is my way or the highway. A month of separate bedrooms and he made that urology appointment.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 11:28     Subject: Husband pressuring me for a third child

Anonymous wrote:I think you should have a third. You can hire out some help. Really once you have 2 children, adding more did not affect anything. I ended up having 5 (set of twins and 3 singletons).


Were you the one who wanted the litter of kids or did DH talk you into it?
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 07:19     Subject: Husband pressuring me for a third child

I think you should have a third. You can hire out some help. Really once you have 2 children, adding more did not affect anything. I ended up having 5 (set of twins and 3 singletons).
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 03:12     Subject: Re:Husband pressuring me for a third child

Anonymous wrote:3 kids is way too many. 2 is perfect. Former nanny here, with 2 kids of my own. The 3 child families had unhappy mothers.


OP- thanks so much for everyone's input. It's a hard no for me and I will enforce that. He will just have to live with it. Im already drowning with two kids.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2026 21:05     Subject: Re:Husband pressuring me for a third child

3 kids is way too many. 2 is perfect. Former nanny here, with 2 kids of my own. The 3 child families had unhappy mothers.