More than once I've heard a family of 4 children is the new family of 3 children. I am happy to support the trend.
Other moms have varying reactions when talking about my having 4 children. The most common response (to my face anyway) is they waited too late when they started having children and ran out of time. They say how lucky I am to be so young.
A mother of four has said how hard it is having four and seemed genuinely miserable. Thanks for the reality check - I guess.
I understand when mothers of 1 or 2 find it unthinkable to have so many children - especially when they are well beyond the baby stage and/or have a full time nanny and/or work full time.
But what baffles me is when the mother of three says how brave I am and how they could not image 4 children. My thought is really? One more is what will throw you into complete chaos and insanity? These are the comments which leave me scratching my head.
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