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by Judy in AZ on November 10th, 2009
Oh God knew what he was doing when he gave me only one daughter, now 23.
She got to be the only child with me and the big sister to 3 brothers with her dad in his 2nd marriage. So she had the best of both worlds.
From the parent's perspective:
Pro's.. just one child to focus on, less chaos, no fighting, less expensive than raising more
Cons.. ?
From the kids perspective:
Pro's... more parental attention, no competition, a bit of spoiling (not spoiled rotten)
Cons... don't have siblings to play with & to share their life with
by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on November 12th, 2009
The "pro": You only have ONE child to worry about and whenever something is wrong, you KNOW who did it!
The "con": They lack a sibling to learn "sharing" and "sibling rivalry" with
Do those who survive in spite of their parents have more to contribute than those who survive because of their parents? Why?
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on January 26th, 2012
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Why did my children become morons?
by John McCain on January 28th, 2012
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Do you hate my parents?
by XT on February 2nd, 2012
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Do some folks want to have kids so they can be great parents for their kids because they didn't have such good ones themselves?
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on January 29th, 2012
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Have you ever had other parents be ridiculously judgmental about your parenting style?
by Amorphous Blob on February 2nd, 2012
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