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Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD's avatar

This topic is important to me now as I am expecting my fourth child in August. Figuring out how to take care of the baby, the kids, and negotiating extended family and friends is always so difficult. Everyone wants to share the joy of a new baby but it is important to give the mom, dad and siblings grace during this time and honor what they need.

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Cory Checketts's avatar

Wow, what an awful experience. I'm sorry you had to endure all of that. My wife and I live 2,000 miles away from our families so we never dealt with pushy family members when our children were born. At the time, I felt like I was stranded on an island of insanity but looking back I can see it was a blessing to be so distant from family.

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