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@jumping13 Yeah it’s so hard! Mine only go 3x a week but it’s still our biggest expense-even more than our mortgage payment! There’s no way we could afford to have 3 kids!

@tobyw Mine are 27 months apart. I was surprised that handling 2 vs 1 was way easier than I expected (probably only adds like 25% difficulty), however the cost of 2 vs 1 is much harder the handle than expected. Paying for daycare is now almost my whole paycheck :(

@gordon63 The cost of having children (particularly if you need childcare) is insane! My husband and I are both college grads (and I have a doctorate) and I think we have pretty good jobs but we still struggle to pay for 2! Inflation and daycare costs keep going up much more quickly than our...

@gordon63 I think having an only child really would suit your lifestyle well! Having multiple children doesn’t guarantee they will be bffs and having one child doesn’t mean that they will be lonely. And even though you didn’t have a great experience as an only you have an advantage of knowing...

@ericak101 My brother is 2 years younger and we have a really good relationship. Of course growing up we would fight at times but overall got along well. As adults we are very close. I consider him to be one of my best friends and even though we live far away from one another now we still talk...