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Dear Annie: Dad longs for a bigger family, silently resents wife’s pushback
Dear Annie: Dad longs for a bigger family, silently resents wife’s pushback
Dear Annie: Dad longs for a bigger family, silently resents wife’s pushback

Published on: 02/03/2026

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I do not want to pressure her or make her feel like an incubator, and I also do not want to silently resent her for the rest of our marriage. Getty Images

Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married eight years and we have two young kids. They are my whole world. I love being a dad in a way I did not expect. I am the one who volunteers for bedtime stories, who gets up early on Saturdays so my wife can sleep, who actually enjoys the chaos of backpacks, snack cups and little shoes that disappear.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2026/02/dear-annie-dad-longs-for-a-bigger-family-silently-resents-wifes-pushback.html

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