All of the adults I know who were only children themselves have two or more kids—which makes me think they know something I don’t know about the experience of being an only! I also know parents who always thought they’d have exactly two kids but unexpectedly felt compelled to consider having a third (or fourth) in a way they never would have imagined. That’s a wrap on the Walbert family.” I know that sounds painful—and it was—but I also felt lighter in that moment, the decision having finally been made. Did you always know you wanted two kids and went ahead and had exactly that? How did you know when you were done having kids—or how are you trying to figure that out right now?

Source: The Nation June 04, 2021 14:26 UTC