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Matthew Moran's avatar

As the father of four, I can confidently say that two is a good number. ;-) I've told my children at various times, "Any two of you are just extras. The ones who can and will support me in my old age are the ones I keep."

Reality: From two to three was a significant change. I don't know if it is just due to being outnumbered but it felt as though things became significantly more challenging. Three to four was a blur. It really felt as though it made no difference. Again, this may be due the fact that we had a bigger gap between three and four and by then, the older two were pretty helpful with the last one.

Either way, your analysis is far more calculated than our decision to have any of our kids. I believe our fourth was the only one where we said, "Do we want to do this again?" We decided we did and, of course, in hindsight, I can't imagine it being any different.

All that said, as I indicated initially - having had four, I think two is a good number. Take care.

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Alberto Abel Sesmero's avatar

Perfect timing for this article. ¡Gracias!

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