Talk me out of wanting a 4th child

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3or4ormore · 11/04/2025 20:48

I’m 36, husband 37. We had our 3rd baby a couple of weeks ago. Older children are 4 and 2.

I swore that this would be our final baby. But now, I’m not so sure. I know that it would be silly to have another for all sorts of reasons. I’m too old, my poor career, fewer resources and less time for each child. But, still...

Please talk me into having a coil fitted! 😂

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marshmallowfinder · 30/04/2026 18:42

Niftymum88 · 29/04/2026 16:41

Oh wow
Does it make you feel better correcting someone’s spelling/grammar 🙄
get over yourself

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No. Why would it make me feel better? It's pretty important to get it right though, when you're writing for thousands of people to read.

RingoJuice · 13/05/2026 08:48

OneBusyFinch · 30/04/2026 16:12

Actually @Bumblebeehee I meant in terms of human impact to the planet. I, personally am alarmed at what’s already happening in terms of climate impact and destruction of the natural world - and what is to come.

In 1927, there were 2 billion humans. Today, there are 8.2 billion. We’re currently in a sixth mass extinction event - and let’s not kid ourselves that we are a major, if not the main reason, for this.

There are too many humans on this planet. So no, we should not be producing more humans

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This isn’t the thread for you.

In fact why do you care? The earth will die in a billion years anyway. Nothing to preserve. We may as well make ourselves comfy and figure out how to get off this rock in the remaining time.

OP right there with you. Just deciding on the fourth since time is … short.

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