So we're planning on having a 3rd child, we've always thought that three would be our number and discussed it while we were dating, engaged and married, we'd have three children. So as we start thinking about when we'd like to plan this 3rd pregnancy, it's become common knowledge among friends and family and I have to say that I am shocked over some of the responses we've gotten. We've had people tell us that 2 children is plenty and we should stop; we've got a boy and a girl, so we should count ourselves lucky and stop; kids are expensive and require a lot of money for their education and that the middle child will "get lost in the shuffle". Well, let me just say that, I have quite strong responses, myself.
:First of all, the decision to have children and how many to have is no one else's business but mine and my husband's and we've decided that three children is what will complete our family.
:I know that kids are expensive, but I have no plans to use my retirement money to put them through school. We will help them as much as we can, but they will get jobs, student loans or scholarships to help with their university (if that's where they choose to go)
:Knowing my daughter, Claire, who has quite strong opinions at 16 months, I doubt she'll let herself "get lost in the shuffle"
We have been very lucky with two healthy pregnancies and children and we look forward to adding another member into our family some time in the future.
good for you guys! go for it!
ReplyDeleteWe hope to have 3-4 children, but my husband always shies of actually saying it to friends and family because they, as in your experience, always proclaim that "two is more than enough." Some are so vehement that you'd think having more than 2 is enough to make you a social outcast!
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