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<blockquote data-quote="fuddleduddledee" data-source="post: 153874" data-attributes="member: 4966"><p>For me, this would not be a difficult decision at all. I love my son with all my heart, I remember the day he was born and the complete and utter love I felt for this small being. And I think back to all those special firsts - his first word, his first sleep through the night, his first tooth, the day he read is first word. All those wonderful firsts, the first time he attacked me and bruised my arms up and down, the first time he threw a chair at me, the first time he threw a ten pound weight at my husband, the first time he tried to jump out of a moving vehicle, the first time he threatened to kill himself. The first time the school called, the first suspension, the first..........well you get it, all those firsts they were scary enough the first time around, I don't think I could have survived a repeat performance by a younger, stronger version. I had always dreamed of two children when I was younger, a boy and a girl. Sometimes, our dreams just don't become reality. I decided when difficult child was about 4 or 5 that I didn't have the stamina, couldn't deal with the heartbreak and heartache of the possibility of having another child that could be a repeat performance of the first. </p><p></p><p>I still love this child with all my heart but, he may always live at home, he may never be able to hold down a job and support himself, and to think of the possibility of having two at home as adults not able to take care of themselves is just too much for one person to consider. If, only having one child is a selfish thing, then call me selfish.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fuddleduddledee, post: 153874, member: 4966"] For me, this would not be a difficult decision at all. I love my son with all my heart, I remember the day he was born and the complete and utter love I felt for this small being. And I think back to all those special firsts - his first word, his first sleep through the night, his first tooth, the day he read is first word. All those wonderful firsts, the first time he attacked me and bruised my arms up and down, the first time he threw a chair at me, the first time he threw a ten pound weight at my husband, the first time he tried to jump out of a moving vehicle, the first time he threatened to kill himself. The first time the school called, the first suspension, the first..........well you get it, all those firsts they were scary enough the first time around, I don't think I could have survived a repeat performance by a younger, stronger version. I had always dreamed of two children when I was younger, a boy and a girl. Sometimes, our dreams just don't become reality. I decided when difficult child was about 4 or 5 that I didn't have the stamina, couldn't deal with the heartbreak and heartache of the possibility of having another child that could be a repeat performance of the first. I still love this child with all my heart but, he may always live at home, he may never be able to hold down a job and support himself, and to think of the possibility of having two at home as adults not able to take care of themselves is just too much for one person to consider. If, only having one child is a selfish thing, then call me selfish. [/QUOTE]
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