""The first child is the one who makes you want 10 more children. But the second child makes you feel like you have 10 children. And boy, they weren't kidding. Everyone has heard tales of the terror that is the second child. I heard them more than once during my second pregnancy, but I'll be honest, I didn't pay it much attention. I thought surely this one will be just like the last."
"My son was always very mellow, very independent. Very chill. He played by himself, didn't have to be told more than twice to do something, shared his toys with his cousins, and loved snuggling with Mama more than anything. He made us want to have six more just like him. And then came my daughter, who has taught me that there is no "just like" anything when it comes to children."
A family has two children born almost ten years apart, with stark personality differences that altered expectations. The eleven-year-old son is mellow, independent, and affectionate, easy to care for and inspiring desire for more children. The two-year-old daughter is wild, fearless, sassy, uses occasional curse words, and exhibits challenging behavior that prompted the family to call her 'feral.' Prenatal warnings about difficult second-child behavior were dismissed but later felt accurate and overwhelming.
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