The question I am asked most frequently these days is when we intend to have a second child. My prepared answer has always been: probably in a couple of years.
I soon realised that such an answer usually invited a dose of well-meaning advice about the advantages of having children close in age. Most common ones include: not losing momentum, recycling baby stuff, playmate for M… And of course, since I’m not working!
Although I don’t disagree with the above, I still do not feel ready. One of the main reasons is I’ll like to continue to accompany M to her playgroup and music classes. We attend these classes three times a week. I’ve seen kids whose mums are pregnant and it’s just not ideal. And when these mums give birth, another caregiver will need to takeover. I rather not let that happen to M. Hence, 2009 is out.
2010 seems like a good year except that it will be the year of the tiger. I’m usually not the superstitious type, but I can’t help being concerned about a tiger baby in our family, which consists of a rabbit, a goat and a pig. Will we be able to maintain our harmony? I’m not sure. Plus common folklore tells us that the year of the tiger is generally not a good year to have kids.
So it’s back to the drawing board and I wonder what other excuses I can come up with…
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