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Retirement, huh? Yeah that seems a bit self-centered.
Does your wife want kids? She will never let you live it down! Might should have been on the same page before you married.
Yes hunter and we were but there was a derailment as she was diagnosed with Lukemia(AML) at 32. Doc said she is basically "cured" now and they chances of it coming back are slim to none and having kids is okay. Unfortunately it's now 6-7 years later and the age things is a slight concern.
One thing thats making me apprehensive is my age. I'm 44 and my wife is 39. I think having kids at my age will seriously derail my retirement plans. That was to retire at 58. Lol not happening now.
You can't really ask that question to a parent after they've had kids. I'm not sure I can go back at this point in time. Would I love a weekend "vacation" where I can live life like I did in my 20's where I slept in til 9AM and then did whatever I wanted and stayed out late? Sure. But i'm going to want to go back to my kids as I can't forget them.
Did I want kids? Initially no. But now that I have two of my own, I am glad I did. Sure, there are things I miss from my kid-free days, but none of that is really important to me these days.
Very glad to hear that for you. I feel having an only child is bit lonely for them( I'm just assuming) and they would have more fun with a sibling.
My brother and I, and most siblings I see today, fought like two cats in a sack. I wouldn't have been any lonelier without him than I was with him! I'm sure my son would like to have someone around all the time, but his dream is that they would just be quietly waiting in a closet somewhere so he could pull them out whenever he felt like playing and that they would play and build all the things he wants to. When we're at an arcade or something, he definitely doesn't wish there was someone else there getting half the playing money.
No question I would have children again. As I say to them, "They are my "best thing."
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