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If you plan to have children, have 2

I never looked at it that way, I always just thought it would be best to have more than one... you know, for parity reasons.
 
2 is ideal I suppose.

And if you use proper timing, one can watch the other when they get old enough. No need for a babysitter.
 
Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
Being an only child absolutely sucks.
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I didn't mind it. I guess it would have been nice to have a sibling, but it's not something I think about unless someone brings up the subject.

KT
 
Originally posted by: yh125d
I don't think I would enjoy being an only child (2 older brothers)
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Yeah I have an older sister, but she moved away a few years ago and is married now. She still visits from time to time, and we all have visited her...
but I tell ya, the past few years I've gotten the feeling of what it might be like to be an only child. Now, also couple that with the fact that I'm away for school so I come home for summer and other breaks and sometimes a random weekend. And now that I'm legal age, my parents basically try and incorporate me into any night they go out to eat/drink. Which is great because I enjoy that time with my parents since I don't get to see them all the time.

But yeah, having the only child life forever, starting from birth, would be rough. Sometimes you need that other sibling to take out frustration on... or be there to have frustration taken out on. And in general just someone to spend the no-worries times of childhood with.
 
I'm an only child and I might have benefited from having a sibling. I think being an only child may have negatively affected by social skills, but it's kinda hard to say one way or the other with nothing to compare it to.
 
Originally posted by: JEDI
to keep the other child company

ie:
for support when mom+dad dies

agree/disagree?
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I would agree. If you keep a good relationship with a sibling, they can easily be the one person(s) you can talk to about most things in life. I have two older brothers and an older sister. My oldest brother is autistic and unstable, but I know I can go to my other two siblings with just about anything in my life. I've always got someone on my level to listen to me. 🙂

Plus, my brother is my best friend, so that's helpful in life, too.
 
I strongly believe that we should have no more children than the number that replaces ourselves. 2 parents = 2 children
Anything more is hogging resources and contributing to world over population.

People who have 14 should be drawn and quartered. 😉
 
Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
Being an only child absolutely sucks.
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No it doesn't. I loved being an only child.

When (if) I do have kids, I will have 2, and mainly for the reason in the OP. Just like when I get a new pet, I always get 2.
 
Originally posted by: Poulsonator
Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
Being an only child absolutely sucks.
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No it doesn't. I loved being an only child.

When (if) I do have kids, I will have 2, and mainly for the reason in the OP. Just like when I get a new pet, I always get 2.
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You had a great childhood. 🙂

But would you have liked to have a sibling?
 
In my experience, an only child is usually more spoiled than one with siblings. But that's just my experience.
 
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: Poulsonator
Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
Being an only child absolutely sucks.
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No it doesn't. I loved being an only child.

When (if) I do have kids, I will have 2, and mainly for the reason in the OP. Just like when I get a new pet, I always get 2.
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You had a great childhood. 🙂

But would you have liked to have a sibling?
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I was always curious about it, and I am sure I would've loved my brother/sister. My parents wanted another kid or two, but my mom was unable to have them after me. I guess I took care of biz while I was in the womb. 😉

I loved being an only child because I was always the center of attention. I am in no way, shape or form an attention whore, but my parents and I did everything together and I was indeed spoiled.
 
Originally posted by: blurredvision
Originally posted by: JEDI
to keep the other child company

ie:
for support when mom+dad dies

agree/disagree?
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I would agree. If you keep a good relationship with a sibling, they can easily be the one person(s) you can talk to about most things in life. I have two older brothers and an older sister. My oldest brother is autistic and unstable, but I know I can go to my other two siblings with just about anything in my life. I've always got someone on my level to listen to me. 🙂

Plus, my brother is my best friend, so that's helpful in life, too.
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My brother and I alternated between hating each other and playing together as we grew up. Now that we're older (I'm 25 and he's 22) we hang out occasionally and we can talk about anything. We are pretty much polar opposites for politics, personality and many other factors, but we usually have a good time together.

He's not my best friend, but he's a great friend, and as family, I would trust him with anything.
 
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