Moms(or dads) of two children

[xmas16]

Wow! As a new member browsing the various threads looking for ways to better prepare for a future trip to WDW I never thought I may come across a thread like this. I scrolled through this thread looking for a response that I may have written but alas nothing. I have a feeling that most of the responders to this thread are female. Which is totally fine. So with that I will say that getting opinions about whether or not to have another child from strangers (albeit there sure seems to be some great people in this forum)seems is a bit odd to me. But that's just me I will throw my 2 cents in. Maybe you've heard that God gives you what you can handle. Just go from there. I've never heard anyone with lots of kids ever complain about it. What gets me angry is a couple that wants a boy and had a girl, or the other way around. And you could see their disappointment in their behavior. That gets my blood boiling. Good luck.

 

[disneymomof2boyz]

Wow! As a new member browsing the various threads looking for ways to better prepare for a future trip to WDW I never thought I may come across a thread like this. I scrolled through this thread looking for a response that I may have written but alas nothing. I have a feeling that most of the responders to this thread are female. Which is totally fine. So with that I will say that getting opinions about whether or not to have another child from strangers (albeit there sure seems to be some great people in this forum)seems is a bit odd to me. But that's just me I will throw my 2 cents in. Maybe you've heard that God gives you what you can handle. Just go from there. I've never heard anyone with lots of kids ever complain about it. What gets me angry is a couple that wants a boy and had a girl, or the other way around. And you could see their disappointment in their behavior. That gets my blood boiling. Good luck.

I could see how you think it strange to ask opinions to strangers on such a HEAVY and important subject. I just wanted to understand the pros and cons of people who have 2, and decided to stop.
I have 2 boys, and I love boys. Deep inside I would love a little girl, but trying for a girl would seem unfair to me b/c you have to want a CHILD not just a girl.
Thanks for your input though.

 

[nessz79]

Well you have about a thousand responses, but I'll throw mine in

We have 2 boys, ages 5 and 3.5 (19 months apart). We decided to stop there. I have to work and although I have a great family job as a teacher, it's jut too hard to work and have more than 2 kids for me. Plus my MIL has watched both children full-time until they were old enough to attend preschool. She's getting older and I wouldn't be able to put another baby on her and I get anxious just thinking about putting a baby in daycare.

If I were a stay-at-home mom or could be one, I might consider having more children.

I still consider having more children, but every time I think about going through that little baby stage through the age of about 3, I cringe. I love, love, love babies and children, but I'm so done, done, done with diapers and getting up every night (neither boy slept through the night until they were each 2!!! and they could really wail so I never did crying it out).

 

[ADAMANDLISA]

This could have been my thread. Thank you to the OP for getting it started. It's definitely made for some interesting reading. The opinion seems to be pretty much split down the middle, as expected. I, myself, don't share the philosophy that the world is made for a family of four, but I understand the point . I believe that there is no set number that a family needs to feel complete, it is different for everyone. I know in my heart that our family isn't complete yet. It's a feeling I didn't think I would have because of very sad circumstances, but it really is true that God doesn't give you more than you can handle.....and apparently, he thinks I can handle a lot

I guess my advice would be to just follow your heart and everything else will fall into place. We can always start a new thread later "Mothers, of 2 toddlers very close in age, who have another baby and are going crazy !

I wish you the best of luck in your decision!

 

[DISNEYFOS]

So we are stopping at two. We have two beautiful girls..4 years and 9 months. My 4 year old adores the baby loves being the big sister and I love watching them when they are having fun together.

We are stopping because we feel we can still offer them so much, our time, frequent vacations, world travel, and good schools without too much of a struggle.

Not to mention they were both high risk pregnancies..my doctor said after the baby was born.."This is it, right!?!" I'll take the hint.