[MamaS]

Originally Posted by Disneycrazed

I was an only child and our daughter will be an only child.Many people talk about what a child will miss out on but there are so many good things that a child can also get by being an only child. I've never felt like I missed out on something at all.

Same here. I was happy as an only child, and had many more opportunities than my family could have afforded with more children.
I adopted two girls, but they are both raising only children. Their logic is: Children are expensive. I can do more for one than I could for two. I can give one my undivided attention. I can provide an extended family to surround my child with love.
PS - My two girls could not be more different and don't get along really well as adults. As the oldest said, "If she weren't my sister, she wouldn't be someone I would want to know." Giving your child a brother or sister is no guarantee that they will have a lifelong friend.