re: Parents with 3 kids, are you glad you didn't stop at 2?

I definitely kept going after 2 children. I kind of regret it, since the 3rd one told on me

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mine is trying the same thing...i'm 38 and feel i'm getting a little old for a newborn.

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I'm in your boat, only older. I'm 40 and we only have 1 child. My wife is trying to talk me into a 2nd.

My second and third came at the same time....soooo

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As a third child...I am pro "3rd children"

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My wife had to talk me into our 3rd child and it was the best argument I've ever "lost". It's hard but I never have regretted it

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Same here. She wanted another girl, we had a little boy a few months back. I forgot about those first couple months and power napping through lunch instead of eating. Good news is he is sleeping through the night . Bad news is my beer and "fun" money now has a budget for diapers, formula, wipes, clothes, doctor appointments, extra $200 a month in insurance... The smile I get when he sees me walk in from work now that he is starting to recognize people makes all that seem trivial.

TL;DR. Kids aren't cheap, or easy, but the three little heathens of mine are by far the best thing I've ever done.

Let me start by saying that I know this is a terrible, terrible, terrible reason to have a third child, BUT...

We stopped at two and lost one of our sons and now I hate that my surviving son is essentially an only child. Not because of how that affected his childhood, but how it affects his adulthood. When we are gone, he's got nobody! Hopefully, he will have made a family for himself by then. And I've asked a couple of his cousins to make sure to include him on family stuff when we're gone.

I have a 20 year old son, 10 year old daughter, and a set of twin boys due later this year. Oh, we'll both be 42 when they arrive. I'll report back then.

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Darla Hood

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I have 3 children, but I feel the same way. My prayer is to see them become adults. My youngest is 4
I only have an older brother, and I'm the youngest of all my 1st cousins. When my kids become adults, most of the family they currently know will probably be deceased.

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Parents with 3 kids, are you glad you didn't stop at 2?

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I have two and am going to get snipped later this week. Absolutely dreading having a needle stuck in my scrotum.

I have two young ones. No plans for a third. My fear was having twins for the second one so I cannot imagine wanting a third one.