I'm the Mom of an Only Child—Stop Saying These 5 Things to Me
Don't let other parents tell you what you want or don't want in your family.
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Growing up, if anyone asked me how many kids I wanted to have some day, I always used to offer a range: Somewhere between four and six, I’d say. Adults used to raise their eyebrows at that number because, well, what teenager says she wants six kids? But I did.
Wrapped up in my vision of four to six kids was the idea that I’d stay home to tackle the housework (and write bestselling novels,
