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1. When you and your wife are gone they will still have each other.

Thu Dec 22, 2011, 02:34 PM

Dec 2011

If everything goes according to "plan".

My girls are 3-1/2 years apart.

There is no greater joy for me than to
hear them laughing together.

Truth.

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two kids vs. one: more work for parents or do they entertain each other? [View all] yurbud Dec 2011 OP

When you and your wife are gone they will still have each other. PassingFair Dec 2011 #1

"You are a huge b***h with a sickening voice, don't ever touch my DOG!" ScreamingMeemie Dec 2011 #12

Oh alright, I didn't say they laughed ALL the time! PassingFair Dec 2011 #21

Yes but . . . . elleng Dec 2011 #22

How old is your first? Brickbat Dec 2011 #3

current kid: 1.6 yrs yurbud Dec 2011 #8

It is more work, we have three kids Burma Jones Dec 2011 #4

There are pros and cons HeiressofBickworth Dec 2011 #5

It is more work, but it's worth it. surrealAmerican Dec 2011 #7

It's a lot more work and they may not end up playing with each other riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #9

If my brother and I were playing together MountainLaurel Dec 2011 #11

I got this ... the calculation changs over time ... JoePhilly Dec 2011 #10

More work. HappyMe Dec 2011 #13

more work shanti Dec 2011 #14

Well, with one, you always know who did it. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #15

I like having two. And for them, the pressure's not so intense. nolabear Dec 2011 #16

Do it. Have another child. bigwillq Dec 2011 #17

My parents had five kids... one_voice Dec 2011 #19

Have another one XemaSab Dec 2011 #24

mine entertained each other and they are still close as teens... Phentex Dec 2011 #26