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For folks with 2+ kids, what made you stop at 2 or go for a 3rd one?
Posted on 3/2/21 at 12:34 am
Posted on 3/2/21 at 12:34 am
We have two boys 5 and 3. We can't decide if we should try for a 3rd one hoping for a girl this time around. On one hand, my wife and I are just about returning to some kind of a set predictable evening and night routine (and we are loving it) after 5 years of disturbed sleeps, diaper changes, potty and sleep training and all the usual craziness that comes with little kids. It seemed like it would never end and we are enjoying our time now and maybe that's a bit selfish.
On the other hand, it feels like we might regret not going for a 3rd child later in life when it is too late. Wife is 37 and I am 39, so we have to decide soon I guess, one way or the other.
For folks that decided to stay with 2 or go for a 3rd one, what was your decision making process?
On the other hand, it feels like we might regret not going for a 3rd child later in life when it is too late. Wife is 37 and I am 39, so we have to decide soon I guess, one way or the other.
For folks that decided to stay with 2 or go for a 3rd one, what was your decision making process?
This post was edited on 3/2/21 at 12:57 am
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Posted on 3/2/21 at 12:36 am to rickgrimes
Uncertainty about what a post Covid world is going to look like from a socioeconomic standpoint 
This post was edited on 3/2/21 at 12:39 am
Posted on 3/2/21 at 12:37 am to rickgrimes
Didn’t decide, just had secks and whoops there was number 3
Posted on 3/2/21 at 12:37 am to rickgrimes
My sister’s first 4 were all boys and tried for a 5th. another boy so she quit
Posted on 3/2/21 at 12:37 am to rickgrimes
Had a friend in this exact same situation. They pulled the trigger, and ended up having Twins.
Posted on 3/2/21 at 12:38 am to rickgrimes
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For folks that decided to stay with 2 or go for a 3rd one, what was your decision making process?
Speaking on behalf of my parents, "surely it can't happen this time."
Posted on 3/2/21 at 12:39 am to rickgrimes
We got a boy and a girl and are financially stable and comfortable with two. Adding a third to us would make our situation difficult so we are happy where we are at.
Posted on 3/2/21 at 12:39 am to rickgrimes
We have two and both want a third. Our main hangup is money and our careers. We have finally gotten ahead and been able to start to save and live a more comfortable lifestyle and neither of us can really afford to take time away from work right now.
This post was edited on 3/2/21 at 12:40 am
Posted on 3/2/21 at 12:39 am to rickgrimes
Money is the leading factor. Do I want a zoo and raise them in the poor house? Or do I want to have a quality and comfortable life and still pass something on?
Posted on 3/2/21 at 12:40 am to 0
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take time away from work right now.
Good thing about work from home being a mainstay going forward.
Posted on 3/2/21 at 12:41 am to rickgrimes
Sex. The answer is I like doing the sex with my wife. Especially when she is pregnant.
Posted on 3/2/21 at 12:41 am to rickgrimes
We had girl then boy. Labor was more demanding that normal on my wife and we had kids early in our marriage and life. We too were enjoying the "me time" that comes in the stage of getting kids through diapers.
We just felt like "this is us, we are complete"
We just felt like "this is us, we are complete"
Posted on 3/2/21 at 12:42 am to rickgrimes
if I had to guess, bad ovulation math and the sensation of a home baked cream pie
Posted on 3/2/21 at 12:47 am to rickgrimes
Spray dem guts and see what’s in the will of the Good Lord baw
Posted on 3/2/21 at 12:48 am to 0
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We have two and both want a third. Our main hangup is money and our careers. We have finally gotten ahead and been able to start to save and live a more comfortable lifestyle and neither of us can really afford to take time away from work right now.
Thank you for sharing that perspective. We are lucky enough that we could afford a 3rd child, but it would also mean our careers would stagnate a bit again and put a little bit of financial strain here in the short term as we focus on raising another child, taking maternity and paternity leaves, sick days etc. My wife is very career oriented and has sacrificed a lot the past 5 years, so asking her to do it all over again for couple more years seems a bit unfair, but she is pretty conflicted about it too. She really wants a girl and thinks having an adult girl around will be a blessing when we are old and retired, but obviously there is no way of guaranteeing that.
Posted on 3/2/21 at 12:50 am to TigerOnTheMountain
quote:You like hammering a jar of mayonnaise?
Sex. The answer is I like doing the sex with my wife. Especially when she is pregnant.
This post was edited on 3/2/21 at 12:51 am
Posted on 3/2/21 at 12:56 am to rickgrimes
Soon gif
This post was edited on 3/2/21 at 8:32 am
Posted on 3/2/21 at 1:06 am to rickgrimes
What about adoption?
Posted on 3/2/21 at 1:31 am to Filtiger
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What about adoption?
What about it? They're kids. Looking for validation or someone to commend you for doing that? Who cares whether theyre yours or not? I dont! Neither should you otherwise kinda defeats the point of adoption right?
This post was edited on 3/2/21 at 1:32 am
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