There were four kids in my family growing up, and it felt like too many! Too much conflict and politics, and years later only some of us are close. It was a big reason why I wanted fewer kids - we ended up with two.
Were you happy with the size of your family?
clementine / 856 posts
I always wanted another sibling (I only have one) because I was never close with my brother.
grapefruit / 4361 posts
My brother and I (3 years age difference) were always at each other's throats from age 3 to 13.... so... I always wanted someone else! Now we get along great, but I still wish our family was bigger. I especially would love to have a sister.
cherry / 168 posts
There were 4 kids in my family too and it definitely felt crowded/busy all the time. I'm pretty close with all my siblings but my sisters are definitely closer to each other than I am to them and then my only brother does kind of his own thing. We're hoping for 2 kids (I have 1 now), originally I wanted 3, never 4, but I hate all that comes with TTC so we're stopping after the next one.
pineapple / 12234 posts
4 was too many growing up! I always thought my parents would have been better off if they stopped at 3....and I'm the 4th! There was a lot of conflict, a lot of competing for parents attention and just complete chaos most days with 4 girls. I won't have 4 for that reason. Stopping at 3!
Even today, there's still conflict between my sisters. Our relationships are strained 
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
I always wanted another sibling (we were a family of two).
pomelo / 5866 posts
I either wanted a twin or to be an only child. Sounds so self centered, yah?
nectarine / 2031 posts
My brother and I are 3 years apart and very close. Happy with just him. Liked being a family of 4. We were planning on 2 kids but were blessed with 3
cantaloupe / 6885 posts
There were 4 of us, all girls , and I loved it. We are so close today and I feel lucky to have 3 built in best friends, especially as the introvert that I am 
I feel slightly guilty that we are stopping at 2 because I loved growing up in a big family so much.
coconut / 8279 posts
I wanted to be an only child, lol
I love my brother now but we didn't get along from 4-18 (we 're 2.5 years apart)
pear / 1770 posts
My little brother is 5 years younger than me - I can remember being so excited when my parents told me I was going to be a big sister. I've always loved him to bits, but I definitely had moments where I wished I were an only child. 
Never wished for more siblings!
grapefruit / 4089 posts
Four kids, I loved it! Built in playmates, and we are all close even as we get older and move away. I wouldn't change it!
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
I never really thought about it growing up. After my brother was born I never asked my parents for another sibling or anything like that (pretty sure I never asked for my brother either ). We lived in a 3-bedroom house with only 1 bathroom so I'm glad I didn't have to share a room with a sibling.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
I am the third of five kids and I loved being in a big family. Sure there were fights and claiming we didn't get enough attention, but I think that was more teenage drama than an actual issue. We are very close now too, especially the sisters (poor brother is the odd man out). I can remember trying to convince my mom to have another baby, then when she said she was too old, trying to convince her to adopt more. I guess we really liked babies.
I will say as the middle child, I definitely did fall in a weird gap, like my brother and sister with in college, little sisters were still in elementary, and I was the only one in high school. But whatever my sisters are still my best friends!
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