http://www.blisstree.com/articles/ok-im-not-pregnant/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:09:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.blisstree.com/articles/ok-im-not-pregnant/comment-page-1/#comment-201803 Deborah Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:18:41 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/?p=71384#comment-201803 There's no guarantee that siblings will actually be friends. And even for those who are, there will inevitably be squabbling. I'm lucky, my sister and I are pretty close, but we had some real doozies, even some that got physical when we were teens. My father-in-law had a sister who was downright evil. Evan won't even refer to her as his "aunt." There’s no guarantee that siblings will actually be friends. And even for those who are, there will inevitably be squabbling. I’m lucky, my sister and I are pretty close, but we had some real doozies, even some that got physical when we were teens. My father-in-law had a sister who was downright evil. Evan won’t even refer to her as his “aunt.”

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/ok-im-not-pregnant/comment-page-1/#comment-200274 Peggy Rowland Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:34:50 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/?p=71384#comment-200274 You are NOT selfish for only wanting one child. And people who chose to remain child-free are also not selfish. It's actually the opposite of selfish. You are NOT selfish for only wanting one child. And people who chose to remain child-free are also not selfish. It’s actually the opposite of selfish.

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/ok-im-not-pregnant/comment-page-1/#comment-199706 grandpa walker Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:07:21 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/?p=71384#comment-199706 well jen, as i told you, you really had anni. second april fool's hit of the day for her. i thought heather's come back was a hoot....so to speak. loveya, pa well jen, as i told you, you really had anni. second april fool’s hit of the day for her. i thought heather’s come back was a hoot….so to speak. loveya, pa

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/ok-im-not-pregnant/comment-page-1/#comment-199618 Donna Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:25:20 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/?p=71384#comment-199618 Found this post while looking for the ones one parenting your parent. As an only child of a mom who lost two before me, went through a lot then in order to have me and then couldn't have anymore, but of course not knowing any of this at 5, I still remember wanting a sibling then and my mom crying with me not knowing why and what I'd done or said to upset her so. I only just found out some of this this year and the other I didn't ever get from her; it came from my dad. All that being said, I'm still an only child, now the only one to take care of her now that she's needing it. The doctors won't do anything without my decisions and involvement, even when she doesn't want it because they don't think she's capable; she's scheduled herself for two major two weeks apart and both of the doctors offices are expecting me to have her there. I didn't often have a problem with my "only-child" status until everybody started dumping everything on my shoulders - oh, and I also am going through the same thing with my dad who has cancer while all this is going on. I'm just glad I have more than one child - and yes, I have my husband to thank for that (and no, I don't mean just that way - he's the one who wanted them more so than me; I didn't see down the road this far, then). Like you, I didn't really have an urge for more children - any, really, my first one was an accident, like what you talked about writing about and I was so upset about it I didn't want more and probably wouldn't have had anymore had I not gotten a 2nd husband. Anyway, think about how you're going to be taken care of down the road with just one child, for his sake if not for yours! Found this post while looking for the ones one parenting your parent. As an only child of a mom who lost two before me, went through a lot then in order to have me and then couldn’t have anymore, but of course not knowing any of this at 5, I still remember wanting a sibling then and my mom crying with me not knowing why and what I’d done or said to upset her so. I only just found out some of this this year and the other I didn’t ever get from her; it came from my dad.
All that being said, I’m still an only child, now the only one to take care of her now that she’s needing it. The doctors won’t do anything without my decisions and involvement, even when she doesn’t want it because they don’t think she’s capable; she’s scheduled herself for two major two weeks apart and both of the doctors offices are expecting me to have her there. I didn’t often have a problem with my “only-child” status until everybody started dumping everything on my shoulders – oh, and I also am going through the same thing with my dad who has cancer while all this is going on. I’m just glad I have more than one child – and yes, I have my husband to thank for that (and no, I don’t mean just that way – he’s the one who wanted them more so than me; I didn’t see down the road this far, then). Like you, I didn’t really have an urge for more children – any, really, my first one was an accident, like what you talked about writing about and I was so upset about it I didn’t want more and probably wouldn’t have had anymore had I not gotten a 2nd husband.
Anyway, think about how you’re going to be taken care of down the road with just one child, for his sake if not for yours!

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