Dh and I have one ds, who is coming up 3 years old. We are both pretty certain (and have been before he was born) that we only want the one dc. There are various reasons - we both work long hours and feel that we couldn't give enough attention to another, it would also be a struggle financially. We are in our late thirties and don't want to start again with a newborn.
But we keep getting the annoying questions now that ds is toddler age, "when are you going to have another?" etc etc. When I reply "never" I am met with shock! Apparently we're being selfish to deny ds the sibling experience. (ds doesn't have any cousins, I am also an only child and dh has a younger brother who hasn't got any children yet, but ds has plenty of friends at nursery). AIBU? Will my ds be lonely and spoilt growing up? I never felt like that as a child
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To be happy with one dc?
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Calico2 · 13/04/2014 16:26
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