sushisamba
Purrrrrrrrrrrrrr
18 yearsGeezLouise said:
Age difference between kids
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ladylara
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oooo - 11 months! and here i thought i was gonna win the 'close in age' race... mine are 13 1/2 months apart. go slotted!slotted said:
Railroad
Routinely Derailed
Our kids are 25 and 22 (soon to be 23). The older one (our son) takes care of - looks out for - the younger one (our girl). They've been very close, ever since they were little. Nowadays they share the same circle of friends and enjoy each other's company. I couldn't be more grateful if I tried!
BadGirl
I am so very blessed
I'll only have one bebe, so don't have to worry about age/spacing.
However, my oldest sister is 17 years older than I am, and my youngest sister is 9 years older than me. I get along very well with all five of them, and feel so extremely grateful to have them in my life. They're awesome!
However, my oldest sister is 17 years older than I am, and my youngest sister is 9 years older than me. I get along very well with all five of them, and feel so extremely grateful to have them in my life. They're awesome!
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ladylara
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tell that to that family that has 16 kids - you know the one on discovery channel all names starting with J's. *whew*crabcake said:
GeezLouise
tired and content....
ladylara said:
That family reminds me of Amish/Menenites......
The mom's bangs are a little outdated too....
Abby
Abby
I have two, five years apart. They get along terrific, but that's not always the case with that kind of spacing.
I have a sister, 2 1/2 years older, and I was 12 when my little sister was born. I've found that (in general) the wider the spacing, the better they get along, possibly because there isn't as much rivalry between children from disparate age groups. But ultimately, kids either get along or they don't; depends on their personality.
We thought about how long we want to have dependants in the house, according to when we want to retire. As for me, I just need more time to heal between babies, but everyone's priorities are different.
Use the spacing that fits into your life best in the long term.
I have a sister, 2 1/2 years older, and I was 12 when my little sister was born. I've found that (in general) the wider the spacing, the better they get along, possibly because there isn't as much rivalry between children from disparate age groups. But ultimately, kids either get along or they don't; depends on their personality.
We thought about how long we want to have dependants in the house, according to when we want to retire. As for me, I just need more time to heal between babies, but everyone's priorities are different.
Use the spacing that fits into your life best in the long term.
kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
That was the policy at our house w/ my younger brother. We have one now (4 in June) and we are waiting to get a definitive finish date on the new house before we think about another.ocean733 said:My nephews are 4 years apart (7 and 11). Pauly is very protective of his little brother. Only he is allowed to beat him up.
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ladylara
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and the clothes! i know we shouldn't judge - but it kinda creeped me out that all the girls wore their hair super long and those tablecloth dresses. i guess it makes it easy to do hand-me-downs. but wouldn't it cost more to wash hair that long on 16 heads or whatever? short hair costs less to maintain.GeezLouise said:The mom's bangs are a little outdated too....
ok, i seriously need to stop thinking about this stuff.
I saw that episode. Too many J's in that family.
From a brother/sister perspective, I've found 2 years apart to be perfect.
From a parent perspective, I would consider how long you want to be taking care of children. If you enjoy spending lots of time with little children, you may want to space them farther apart (or just have more kids) so you have more time with them with the kids when they're little. If not, you should space them close together (i.e., 14 months apart) so you go through "stages" (i.e., diaper stage, teenager stage, etc.) only once.
From a parent perspective, I would consider how long you want to be taking care of children. If you enjoy spending lots of time with little children, you may want to space them farther apart (or just have more kids) so you have more time with them with the kids when they're little. If not, you should space them close together (i.e., 14 months apart) so you go through "stages" (i.e., diaper stage, teenager stage, etc.) only once.
