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When the desire for more children creates family tension

I want another baby but my husband doesn't, and I find myself resenting him and our existing kids because they're not enough to fill whatever emptiness I feel.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Unmet longings can poison our appreciation for what we already have and strain our closest relationships.

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