[~A2~]

Hi everyone.

Just thinking out loud on this really and looking to see who is interested.

After the recent closing of the Completed Families section I have started up a a couple of BG's where are a little slow (1 child families, 2 children families, 3 children families)

Sooo..... I am wondering if one Buddy Group would be better.

Whether you have 1 child or 4 if you family is complete then this Buddy Group is for you.

Come in and chat about anything. (well almost anything )

Anyone interested, post here if so.

Regards

Ali

[whatsonemore]

Ok i will be the first to post that our family is complete for now this is not to say that once the kids are older that i won't look into fostering or Adoption but us having Bio children there will be no more.

Emily

[annodam]

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This post has been edited by annodam: 17/05/2010, 12:33 PM

[BabyJoel]

I'll swing the other way!

I used to the Completed Families area (just noticed that it has disappeared!) and wonder if there might be the most need for a seperate group for the parents of only children? Some of them have onlys by choice but there are many others who have completed their families at 1 child for reasons beyond their control and are still struggling that they will be unable to have more kids. Lots of issues there...... the completed families with '1' child would be living quite a different life to the completed family of '4' children IYKWIM. Just my 2 cents worth.

This post has been edited by BabyJoel: 05/06/2009, 01:35 PM

[~A2~]

Thanks for everyone's posts so far.

I have started up threads for 1 Child, 2 Children and 3 Children families but they didn't get many posts in them which is why I posted here.

BabyJoel - I can find the link to the 1 child families if you want to start posting there, do you know other members who may be interested in it?

Will keep watching, everyone else seems to want to post in this thread, would that be right? Happy to revive the 1 Child one and keep this one if that suits everyone the most.

Back soon

Ali

ETA: I have bumped up the 1 Child families thread again.

[BabyJoel]

Hi Ali,

As a mod, I can imagine it would be hard to work out where to place and what to call new groups, I don't envy your position!!

Hopefully (fingers and legs crossed) I won't need the support of the 1 Child only Completed Families Group but I know that I it heaps when TTC #2 and feeling emotional about having an only child but wishing things were different. I don't think the threads got much traffic but the Mums with 1 child only who did make it there gave really good advice on how they'd dealt with accepting the reality of having only one child, when for most of them the choice had been taken out of their hands. Of course, there are those like me who had one and were still trying for more and some Mums would no doubt not go back to the thread if they became pregnant but IMHO there's probably the most need for a place for the Mum's with just one. Whether they're there by choice or chance their lifestyles would be different to the majority here on EB who have 2 or more kids and I imagine they'd have lots of support/advice to give to Mums of other only children.

Just see if there's any more responses I guess?

This post has been edited by BabyJoel: 06/06/2009, 02:03 PM

[whatsonemore]

BabyJoal~As Ali said there is a thread that is set up for parents of only children as you are right it is different raising an only child compared to having 2 or 3 or more.
I suppose there is a difference to being complete by choice and complete by circumstance.

Emily

[JRA]

I only just worked out that the forum I had subscribed was not appearing on my list. Hence I have not commented.


I think many in the one child families group may be similar.

I liked having a 1 child family group

[~A2~]

JRA - There is still a one child family group and a link was placed in the last thread in the Completed Families section, sorry if your notifications did not tell you it was there.

If you like I can pm members of the group and let them know although I am sure if they went back to the last thread they would know.

Regards

Ali

[whatsonemore]

just bring it back to the first page incase anyone else would like tostart posting in this thread.

cheers Emily