Yeah, 27 is the peak age for being "broody". You'll get over it.
Life is rarely very good for single moms, and (dare I say) even worse for kids with only one parent. You have your work cut out for you raising the one child you already have, fulfilling the role of both parents. Your body may want another baby, but the child you already have comes first.
Your child will learn many things from the example you set: Would you prefer to show your child responsibility, self sufficiency, devotion and self discipline to postpone immediate gratification for more tangible future reward? Or would you rather show chaos, dependency, poverty, thrill-seeking and neglect?
Who will be paying to raise your current and future children? You, working multiple jobs that keep you from being the parent they deserve? The public welfare system? A series of resentful exes under court order and garnishment to pay child support? Your parents or other relatives, who will have to interrupt their lives to raise children they did not choose to bring into the world?
Do you see how a desire for more babies actually involves far more people than just yourself? And that many of those people's lives will be poorer as a result of your decision?
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