amc80
Ideal_Rock
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I have a brother who is three years older than I am. We have just started getting along in the past few years (I'm 31). We are very different people and have very little in common. But we've realized our mom is sort of crazy, so we have that in common.
I always laugh when people say they want another child in order to give their child a friend. My brother and I were not friends, ever. He was flat out mean to me. I remember one Christmas I asked for a new brother. My mom said "you want me to have another baby?" I said "no, I just want you to replace the brother I have." Having more than one kid does not guarantee they will be friends, or even like each other, for that matter.
Having said that, my fiance and I want 3-4 kids. He is an only child and always wishes he had siblings. His parents weren't the best parents, so he would have liked to have someone around. My brother is going through a divorce, and it dawned on us the other day- our children could have zero cousins. I mentioned this to a good friend (who has a 1 year old and another on the way) and she said that her kids could be our kids' cousins
I always laugh when people say they want another child in order to give their child a friend. My brother and I were not friends, ever. He was flat out mean to me. I remember one Christmas I asked for a new brother. My mom said "you want me to have another baby?" I said "no, I just want you to replace the brother I have." Having more than one kid does not guarantee they will be friends, or even like each other, for that matter.
Having said that, my fiance and I want 3-4 kids. He is an only child and always wishes he had siblings. His parents weren't the best parents, so he would have liked to have someone around. My brother is going through a divorce, and it dawned on us the other day- our children could have zero cousins. I mentioned this to a good friend (who has a 1 year old and another on the way) and she said that her kids could be our kids' cousins