The Sibling Gift: A Pressure on Parents to Conform The idea that having multiple children is a gift to their siblings has become a cultural mantra.
It's a message often delivered with good intentions but one that can have unintended consequences for parents, particularly mothers.
For Samantha Savran, the notion of having another child was initially appealing because she had fond memories of growing up with a brother and thought it would be beneficial for her son to have a sibling.