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Is it easier with multiple children?
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<blockquote data-quote="LauraH" data-source="post: 752077" data-attributes="member: 22877"><p>I wondered about that. I've heard of this scenario often. The "bad kid" gets the attention and the "good kid" feels ignored and unappreciated. I've also heard of families where all the kids had issues of varying sorts and degrees.</p><p></p><p>I do have a good life with my husband. My nuclear family is not exactly dysfunctional but I'm not close to my sister or brother, largely because of the huge age gap between us, same with their children. It's not so much that I'm empty without my son in my life, far from it. But I feel as if he's lost to me and all the husbands, relatives, friends in the world can't fill that void of a lost son or daughter, at least not completely. It's just something I have to accept as my current normal, but trust me, missing my "lost child" isn't keeping me from living the best life I can. But just like I still have moments where I cry and miss my parents, I will have similar moments concerning my son, especially if my worst fears and concerns come to fruition. And I'm getting signals that it's headed in that direction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LauraH, post: 752077, member: 22877"] I wondered about that. I've heard of this scenario often. The "bad kid" gets the attention and the "good kid" feels ignored and unappreciated. I've also heard of families where all the kids had issues of varying sorts and degrees. I do have a good life with my husband. My nuclear family is not exactly dysfunctional but I'm not close to my sister or brother, largely because of the huge age gap between us, same with their children. It's not so much that I'm empty without my son in my life, far from it. But I feel as if he's lost to me and all the husbands, relatives, friends in the world can't fill that void of a lost son or daughter, at least not completely. It's just something I have to accept as my current normal, but trust me, missing my "lost child" isn't keeping me from living the best life I can. But just like I still have moments where I cry and miss my parents, I will have similar moments concerning my son, especially if my worst fears and concerns come to fruition. And I'm getting signals that it's headed in that direction. [/QUOTE]
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