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I have an alomost 4 year old adopted daughter, and am waiting on a match for a 1 -3 year old girl. Now, I have seen a picture of a special needs (very minor special needs) 4 month old that I have fallen in love with! My heart is screaming GET BOTH AND HAVE 3 GIRLS!!.
Meanwhile, my pocket book, and my "how do you transport, do homework,etc" with 3 head is saying no way.
Is there anyone out there that has 3 kids. How insane is it?
Kay
Mom to Anna and ????
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I am the single mother to four boys. To me, life became easier when the third arrived. With one child, he/she wants your constant attention. With two children, when you are doing something with one child, the other one feels left out. Finally, with three or more, there is at least one other child to play with when I am doing something with one of them. It takes a little longer for four kids to get in and out of carseats in the van, but I wouldn't trade it in!
Sam
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A word of encouragement, Kay...I have seven children, bio ages 16, 14, 12 and adopted ages 7,6 1/2,6, 5. I didn't become a single mom until almost 3 years ago, but I have to tell you that, if you feel called to parent three alone, you can most likely do it, and do it well. I think single parenting alone is a huge challenge, whether it's one, three, or more. The one thing I would encourage you to do is not try to do everything all by yourself. I have learned this the hard way but, if you can make sure you take care of yourself, you will be a wonderful mom to those three precious girls. Good luck! Feel free to email me: skite@nc.rr.com. The hardest way to go is to try and do it all by yourself. Single parenting doesn't have to mean that you do it all, all the time. It's okay to let others help you. <smile> Sherry
Well, I have been struggling with the concept of 2 or 3 kids. I am process to adopt a second, and keep thinking about bringing home a sibling group. Well, last night I met my match!
My daughter woke up at 4 in the morning shaking very badly. I rarely get scared, but this scared me! So off to the emergency room. Turned out it was tremors, caused by a rapidly increasing temperature. Scary, but everything is OK. While spending several hours in emergency room, I thought OK, what would I have done if I had 3 kids. I just could not come up with an answer. I could see managing with 2, but getting 3 kids in the car and under coontrol in the hospital was more than I could handle.
So, I think I will stick to having 2, and perhaps when the first two are older, I can go for my 3rd!
Thanks for the advice.
Kay