OT Parents: How big of a jump is it going from 1 to 2 kids?

IDK, we stopped at 1.

2 is easy, you can get a table at a restaurant and get one hotel room if traveling on a budget.

3 children rips a hole in time and space that you will never overcome.

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IDK, we stopped at 1.

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"only child"s are weird when they grow up.

You'll still be playing man on man defense.



When you go from 2 to 3, that's when you're gonna have to switch to zone.

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how old will the 1st be when the 2nd is born?

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the first one is 3 right now, new one comes in a month.

The big difference is you are both always busy. With one, your wife can take the kid to the store or whatever and you get free time. She gets home happy. With two or more when you have both kids, you are zapped. Also if your kid is under 3 and wakes up at night often, then it sucks getting up with a baby all night and then the baby wakes up the other kid or the other kid wakes up on their own in between the baby.

It's not as big of a jump as 0 to 1, but it's pretty close.

3 was a major issue. Like another poster said, two is still very manageable. When my third came, we had to buy a new house, minivan, etc. I just hope to pay my bills on time most months.

You have to go from the simple stacked base defense to a more sophisticated man to man coverage. You will find yourself on an island with the one kid more often, so it's more challenging and there is always a threat that you can blow an assignment and get burned deep. The real challenge comes when baby number three comes and you have to go to a more sophisticated zone defense where your responsibilities are more defined. As long as you have a good coordinator, you can do this.