Read this great blog last week from my friend Morgan. Here’s an excerpt from the beginning of her blog:
when you get married everyone asks, “when are you thinking of having children?”
it is a predictable question, like comments about the weather in an awkward silence.
when you find yourself with a child, everyone asks, “when are you thinking of having another?”
or at least that is what everyone asks me.
Here’s what I have to add. Once you have the second kid, people will begin asking you, “Do you think you’ll have any more?” Or if you’re a same-gender-kid family like ours, you’ll be asked, “Do you think you’ll try for a girl?” As if having three boys…or not having a girl…is the most horrifying thought imaginable.
Now that I have three kids (and yes, I did get that girl!), the question I have heard SO many times in the last three months is, “Are you done?” Sometimes, its phrased “You’re done, right?” or “You don’t want any more, do you?” or “Thank goodness you got that girl so you don’t have to try again!”
Apparently, one is not enough….two is close to right but not entirely satisfying…three is maybe just a little bit too much…and for goodness sake, please do not try for a fourth. This is probably why the average American family has 2.5 kids. Its just right.
I will say, I can’t blame people for asking if we’re done:
HA! That is awesome. They are all superheroes.
They are perfect.
So true. You can imagine what I am getting. It is so hard to find a way to express we are thrilled and might have more but not because we are trying to fill some void.
i love it!