My husband and I very early decided one child was more than enough and never yearned for more. We found early years tough with both of us working full time and parenthood felt a real slog combined with feeling financially we weren’t in a strong enough place to have more.
i like to think we have a lovely balanced family life,she has parents who love each other, I do my best to ensure my daughter has friends over, play dates and extra curriculars to get to know other children. We also see both sets of grandparents as regularly as possible. as they both live far away, we see grandparents for a few days at a time. They will often come and stay st ours.
i see my daughter getting more and more upset every time its time to leave family or friends and then will tell us she wants doesn’t want them to go or she wants to live with her friend! I feel we are just not enough for her, she’s only happy in a busy full household even though we are very much there for her, engage with her and put her first.
I feel guilty because I wonder would she be like this if she had a sibling? Is this all my fault?
Am I trying too hard to fill her time that she doesn’t know how to just enjoy getting on with things on her own? She just hates quieter time at home for any length.