A mum-of-one has asked for advice on whether it's okay to just have one child after her sister called it selfish. The mother said she originally only wanted one, but now worries about her son growing up lonely and struggling to cope when his parents die.
In a post shared on Mumsnet, the broody woman asked for advice on whether her sister's comment was unreasonable. She wrote: "I recently had my first baby, he's lovely. My partner and I said we'd just have one, because we hope to have more time/resources to devote to him; [the] state of the world [and] hopefully less stress.
"However since he's been born I find myself thinking I could do this again (hormones maybe, he's only six months!). I wonder about him being lonely, or what will happen when his dad and I die. I wasn't close to my sister growing up but we are very close now and I'm so glad I have her. I was discussing this with her yesterday and she agrees, but went on to say she thinks it is selfish to choose to have only one child. She has none of her own yet but wants two."
