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Chasity Jackson
Beginner September 2020

Will my bio kids go without?

Chasity Jackson, on September 18, 2019 at 8:32 PM

Posted in Family and Relationships 29

My fiancé has 2 children from a previous relationship and I have none. We’re getting married in a couple of months and have been considering house options. I’ve always wanted a big family and would like to have 3 of my own children. I’ve always pictured my children having a better life than I did (I...
My fiancé has 2 children from a previous relationship and I have none. We’re getting married in a couple of months and have been considering house options. I’ve always wanted a big family and would like to have 3 of my own children. I’ve always pictured my children having a better life than I did (I had a GREAT childhood btw). So about the house, we’re considering at least a 4 bedroom home due to his two children (Girl: 9 Boy: 7) needing their own room and it’s what we can afford. I’m just wondering where my 3 kids will go? I understand one child will go in the extra 4th room but what about the other two. It’s not that I don’t want to help provide for my soon to be step kids but I feel like my bio children will end up going without. You can’t combine a new born baby & a 9 year old in the same room—or even when they get older. It’s like I’m giving my step kids a better life than my bio kids will have. I’ve always pictured them having their own room so should I start picturing them being crowded in one room? I just feeling a little discouraged right now because it seem like I can’t give my bio kids the life I had/wanted...can somebody help me look on the bright side of things? Maybe I’m overthinking things...

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  • Megan
    Expert October 2019
    Megan ·
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    I think you're just overthinking this right now. Lol. Plus, little ones sharing a room at a young age isnt a big deal. By the time any children you guys have together are old enough for their own room, the two older children will be almost grown and the age gap wont matter. Smiley smile


    Plus, once you start having kids, your number may change. My FSiL wanted more than one but ended up having a really difficult pregnancy and shes decided our niece is enough for her... a friend of mine just decided 2 was enough for her after she had them... you never know what will happen.
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  • LB
    Champion November 2016
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    Oy. Does your FH know you feel this way? I'd tell him so that he knows how you feel about his children...

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  • Mcskipper
    Master July 2018
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    You’re definitely overthinking. Plan for the present right now. Deal with the future when the future comes. Sure buying a house is a commitment, but NONE of these things are permanent : homes, bedrooms, etc — everything can change. The older kids can move rooms within the house when the younger kids come along, the younger ones can share a room until the third, god willing, comes along. But, people grow out of homes all the time. We want a kid and bought a home that can’t accommodate one, and we’ve had and will have a few great years here and move on once we can’t fit anymore. If you have land build and cash, there’s also always home improvements as an option— build an addition, finish a basement — so many different solutions to consider when the time comes, and who knows when that time will come! Also not having their own bedrooms in childhood is by no means going without!! Things will work themselves out in time. Everything has a solution.
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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
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    I think you are overthinking things. Even if you start trying for kids in January 2020, that's basically a year out from now for when you'd even have your first child and that's only if everything goes 100% perfectly and that's not the case for a lot of couples. Neither you or your fiance know what your future holds for your jobs, your income, your savings, where you'll want to live, your fertility journey, your desire for future kids, etc. Some people have 1 kid and don't want anymore, even if prior they thought they did. Plus, I'm assuming your fiance is hoping you view his kids as your kids and love them all the same? In less than 10 years, his 9 year old will probably be in college or want to live on her own. Young kids like sharing rooms (in my experience) especially when they are close in age. It's when they turn 10 or so that they want/need their own space. If you are super concerned about it, I would focus on your income & savings and try to increase both so you can buy a bigger home or look in a more affordable area. If you buy a house with an unfinished basement, you can easily add bedrooms in the future.

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  • Btbride
    Super August 2019
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    Besides the fact that you're way overthinking it, sharing rooms isn't a big deal and it absolutely isn't something that would sully an otherwise good childhood. Not sure why you are equating those things. And considering there's no guarantee you'll even have three bio kids, it's a bit silly to worry about the needs of hypothetical children over the needs of the real, existing ones. Cross these bridges when you come to them.


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  • karen
    Master October 2017
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    Maybe off topic, but I recommend premarital counseling for everyone, but certainly for people where there will be stepchildren. I would be asking, is DH planning to pay for their college? Does he have money saved? Will his ex wife contribute.

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  • MOB So Cal
    January 2019
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    I absolutely feel that I've had "a great life" and especially a great childhood. It included sharing a room with my sisters who were 6 & 8 years older than I was until the younger of the two got married when I was 17. I left for college a year later and had at least one roommate until I was in grad school. I met H a couple years later, and he's been my "roommate" for the last 34. So, I've only had "my own room" for about 2-3 years of my entire life! Many of my fondest childhood memories are of the late night conversations I had with my sisters. They are my two closest friends (besides H and daughter) to this day. I'd never see siblings sharing a room as a detriment, unless you're talking about concerns like opposite sex teenagers or a screaming infant and a school-aged child who needs to get their sleep, etc.

    I agree with others that it sounds like you have some concerns about seeing your husband's children as your children. I think that's concerning and encourage you to seek premarital counseling. Step-parenting issues are a significant issue in the success of second marriages. Good luck to you!

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  • Catherine
    VIP November 2019
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    I think you're looking too deep in to it. My FH has a daughter from his first marriage (now 13). We have a 2 bedroom apartment because that's what we can afford right now. Our daughter together is 3. They have ALWAYS shared a room. The age difference makes it difficult sometimes but they have a roof over their head, food on the table and clothes to wear. They don't have it all that bad. Regardless of that - you have an extra room for you first baby; by the time you were to have another baby on top of that the two younger ones can share because they'll likely share a lot of the same toys. Once your two young ones are old enough to NEED their own room you guys could either have a new house or one of the older ones could be moved out.

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  • MD
    Super July 2019
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    To be honest, you're getting way too wrapped up into something that hasn't happened yet. That's great if you end up having 3 kids, but there's no guarantee. Stressing about the number of bedrooms your future house has right now is just asking for so much added stress, and pressure.

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