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Originally Posted by Mousebounce
One thing I have found as a teacher is that parents have babies because they are all cute and such, but once those babies turn into teenagers parents have a hard time dealing with it. To actually sit with your child, help them with their homework each night and most importantly talk with them requires a great deal of effort, which some parents don't like to give.
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I have to agree with that. I have friends that have a son the same age as mine (6) who gets "pushed away" all the time cause "having kids is a major inconvenience". Now they want a second one
. For them it is something they want. Along the lines of the "perfect house" with the "perfect furniture" in the "perfect neighborhood" and every family needs more than one kid (if you only have one there is obviously something wrong - in their mind). Fortunately, they are having massive problems conceiving and so far nothing happened. I hope it stays that way.
As far as a child needing both a mother and a father - that is crap. They need a stable, loving, secure environment. If both happen to be Daddy's that is great, just as it is great to have two Mommy's. Also, just because you don't live with the child's mother/father doesn't mean the mother/father isn't just as involved in raising the kid as if they lived under the same roof.
I do agree with Kathleen, though, that it is definitely easier to have another adult to consult - lol.
As for me, I would love to have more kids, but only in a stable relationship and as a stay-at-home mom (it is too crazy having numerous kids and scheduling their daycare and my own career).