I was an only child until I was 10 and I was also an only of a single mom. I loved being just the two of us, I even liked gaining a step dad for the most part but I did not like gaining a brother and I never ended up liking it.
For what it's worth I live close to my parents and brother, who still lives at home, and I try to engage him but we still do not have a great relationship.
I never felt lonely as a child and did love having cousins and family around and felt quite satisfied with that.
I do go back and forth about keeping dd as an only, which seems like a great idea for a lot of reasons and then daydreaming about all the little girls we could have(don't ask me why but I firmly believe we would get girl after gilr if we kept going.) to secretly hoping sometimes that I could have a little boy, too.
I like the ease of one.
I like the idea of really treating her to all of the things she would like to be involved in.
I like the idea of being able to travel easily and things never being too complicated logistically by lots of litttles.
I like the idea of never being preg. again, lol.
I wonder if she will wish she had had siblings if we choose not to.
I wonder if I will be missing out on compounding my happiness by choosing to forego more.
I sometimes feel sad that I won't have those special moments with more than one.
Honestly this is in God's hands because I will just go on contentedly until he tells me to do otherwise. I had a strong feeling that I should try and concieve before and I know I will again if that is God's plan for us.
This thread has been nice to read in some parts and annoying in others.
For what it's worth I live close to my parents and brother, who still lives at home, and I try to engage him but we still do not have a great relationship.
I never felt lonely as a child and did love having cousins and family around and felt quite satisfied with that.
I do go back and forth about keeping dd as an only, which seems like a great idea for a lot of reasons and then daydreaming about all the little girls we could have(don't ask me why but I firmly believe we would get girl after gilr if we kept going.) to secretly hoping sometimes that I could have a little boy, too.
I like the ease of one.
I like the idea of really treating her to all of the things she would like to be involved in.
I like the idea of being able to travel easily and things never being too complicated logistically by lots of litttles.
I like the idea of never being preg. again, lol.
I wonder if she will wish she had had siblings if we choose not to.
I wonder if I will be missing out on compounding my happiness by choosing to forego more.
I sometimes feel sad that I won't have those special moments with more than one.
Honestly this is in God's hands because I will just go on contentedly until he tells me to do otherwise. I had a strong feeling that I should try and concieve before and I know I will again if that is God's plan for us.
This thread has been nice to read in some parts and annoying in others.
