there is a 6 year age gap between my 2 kids

[zzxxee]

i was just wondering if anyone else has a large age gap between their children and do you feel its better than having them this way or closer together???

[TTG]

It seems a big gap when they are kids but as they get older, it will seem smaller. I am closer now to my younger brother than we ever were as kids.

[ummmm]

I have 3

18, 13 and 11. Ginger wants another one. I'm still not sure.

[cherrychapstick]

mine are 4 years apart i think they would get on better if they were closer in age .....although maybe not in some respect do not think i could deal with 2 teenage daughters at one time bad enough with one

[ummmm]

13 and 11 fight constantly. I feel sorry for my eldest. The youngest beats him up....

[annie0000]

Mine are 13 months apart - really tough when they were little, but great now (age 9 and 8) - they generally get on well and share the same interests and sense of humour. They do of course have their spats from time to time, but are fairly evenly matched. I have friends with a larger gap - almost 7 years which I think works quite well as there is not really any jealousy that you get with a smaller gap. We didn't get that either as the elder can't remember anything about being the only one.

[yogi-bear]

HIya zzxxee and morning to you all x

As you know, zzxxee, through our countless chats off here, ours are now 16, 14, 11 and 8 - no problems at all - they all seem to get on regardless of their ages, but when younger, saw that the two eldest played more together, than the youngest two, who had each other to keep amused.
They have their moments, as children do, but overall, they are all there for each other and that's what's nice. They have lots of time for each other and are very close.

Hope you're well, sweetheart and had a great weekend xx

[yogi-bear]

p.s They all want to go and see Alice in Wonderland in 3D when it opens next week........so.......will have to sit through it, i suppose......

The pains of parenthood, eh? .... we love it really.....lol

[zzxxee]

we do indeed yogi i quite fancy seeing alice in wonderland myself youngest hasnt shown much interest will convince her she likes it !!!!!

[B00]

There's 16 years between my two :-)

Fabulous really as we had a ready made babysitter!

[zzxxee]

wow 16 years that is a large age gap

[yogi-bear]

Morning Boo,

That was brilliantly and cunningly worked out, my lovely xx

zzxxee, the trailers look great, so mrs bear and i are up for it too xx

[zzxxee]

good its a date then im coming to just call me miss gooseberry !!!!lol i will even buy the pop corn x

[B00]

lol yup!

After my first i swore i was never having another, then i got to 34 and heard that clock ticking, panic set in and Mini Boo came along.

Obviously, whilst this isn't ideal for everyone, i found that I had more patience 2nd time around, seeing as the older one was so much older it really was like having a baby for the first time again.

My kids are now nearly 22 and 5 half, and both absolutely adore each other.

[annie0000]

it's amazing how parents plan these things - I am the youngets of 7 - we always said that it was so there was someone to do the dishes every night of the week.

[vulcan]

I suppose a lot depends on the family concerned but there is a seven year gap between my brother and me.When we were young, we had different friends and interests so we were never particularly close and that has remained to this day.

[zzxxee]

awww bless boo

[zzxxee]

right thats me done im away have a good day all bye bye xx

[yogi-bear]

Barken, You are quite right ......bogy bear is mine and every time i see him i need to take 2 full size boxes of kleenex as it's constant ( and not a pretty site )........but he is mine through a lustful 2 mins aka Boris Becker style, so i take full responsibilty for him......
and i get on with smoky mama bear too, even though she's now 20 stone and i need a map, and some flour when i visit. Oh the pain.......the pain :0)

[zzxxee]

yogi your a nightmare but thats why we love ya ta ta my lovely xxx