Ha, well, as a kid, and even a teen, I always thought I would want exactly five kids--3 girls (I have two sisters), then boy-girl twins. Of course, that was before I thought about the financial aspect of having five children, pictured myself as a teacher who stopped working and became a SAHM, and had the house in the neighborhood where all of the kids hung out and there were always freshly-baked chocolate chip cookies on the table. Oh, and I had names for all five of my children.
Fast forward to now, and we have 1 DD and while lots of times I feel done, lately I'm not entirely sure. I am not not sure enough to do anything just yet, but my life is not what I envisioned, not that it's a bad life, by any means. I didn't really care for teaching, went to law school, family finances require me to WOH full-time, and DH and I are not getting any younger. I really don't see a time when I won't have to work, given that DH's and my salaries are almost literally equal, and our health benefits come from my job-- we pay for them, but they are far better than DH's employer's offering. Instead of wringing my hands over everything, in the last year or so, I'm just living and not worrying about what's going to happen too far down the road.
Jen, mom to my silly monkey, 10/06