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with my wife. Our second child was only 6 months old, had colic, my wife had had permanent brain damage from an auto accident which resulted in a sort of epilepsy which manifested itself in a form of temper tantrums. She was not stable and is not to this day.

She was already at wits end with a 4 year old and a 6 month old and personally I felt that she would be pushed over the edge with another baby and that is what I advised, but I would have accepted her decision either way.

My two kids are absolutely wonderful and I love them to death. My daughter is now 13 and my son 17. I have coached my son in baseball for 12 years and my career as a coach is now done. He loves the game but more importantly he "gets it." He is compassionate, clean, funny and cares about helping people. He has been to a few Kerry meet-ups and will be eligible to vote in 2003. My daughter is the same way, except maybe brighter and more competitive. Straight A's since they have kept letter grades, she read TLOTR trilogy at 10, before the movie, in 6th grade she was asked to take the SAT test due to her abnormally high standardized test scores. She is a voracious reader, cute, funny....damn, braggin a bit here, huh??

Anyway, next spring I will have two graduations to attend, high school and 8th grade. Next year my son will go away to college and my daughter starts high school. My babies are growing up and it won't be too long before they are both gone. It is not rare that I wish I had more of these miracles with me. It is an irrevocable decision that should not ever be taken lightly. Do I have second thoughts?? HELL YEAH!!! Would I ever want to impose my morals on the issue on some woman, shame on me if I ever tried. Every situation is different and everyone must take their own path.