Parents of big families...I need GOOD come backs for idiots!

[Selena]

Now, I don't have any kids. DH and I promised we'd wait 5 years, and when it came we said... another 5?

I do, however, know a few larger families. 8 kids, actually, in each family. There was another family of 6 kids. None of us are Mormon, they just wanted big families. All the kids seemed to have a good upbringing and one of the 8-kid families in particular I spent a lot of time with. I actually have fond memories of sleepovers on school nights and waking up the next morning to breakfast sandwiches on the wood stove and a whirl of activity. Being an only child, it was like going to a storybook. "Little Women" (with an extra 3 girls and a boy...). And Mom (everyone called her that...) wow. I hope I'm anywhere near what she is one day.



Why would ANYONE want to put a limit on love?

 

[SterlingAcres]

Large Family Comebacks

One of my faves :

Haven't you heard of birth control?
Yes, I've heard of it and I hope you are using it!

 

[debilorrah]

It's not just large families, my dear. My son is an only child and me and his dad divorced 14 years ago, when he was 5. People used to tell me all the time to hurry up and get married again before I am too old to have more kids. Who the heck said I wanted more???? For some reason people seem to think that your uterus status is open for public comment. I will never understand why some think that their rude and uninvited opinion matters to us.

 

[asher]

Quote:
I think that's it! I think I love you!

THANK YOU!

Saw your edit, too. hehe I told my mother one I plan to use for REALLY bad ones is "Oh, we're just trying to outnumber the idiots." ;-)

I know Debira. I've learned to never say anything to ANYONE about their family size. I'll comment on beautiful children, well behaved children, etc., but not size, gender (all boys, all girls, etc.). NOTHING. Not my place! I do think some just do it to make conversation, but they must not realize that it can hurt.

 

[asher]

And I am thinking it's a very, very bad idea for me to use this one, considering!

Adore my mail man, but that might get bad rumors started at work in this small town!

Are they all yours?

No, actually two are the mailman's and I am not sure whose is that one.....​

 

[purr]

GRATS! My DD is going to be induced tuesday for her third and I keep telling her the more the merrier.
EVERY child is a blessing!
And I only have the one daughter and had to hear about how I was selfish for not having more.
My response to comments like that are as follows
$crew you and the horse you came in on.
and my all time favorite
If I want your opinion I'll beat it out of you!

 

[BFeathered]

I like the "Outnumber the idiots" reply- pretty much says it all!

 

[Ferngully]

Congratulations to you and your family.

We had 5, then adopted one older child and took on (emotionally) 2 of my siblings when my mother passed away (never mind my father was still alive and the siblings were adults out of the house, they just needed a motherly person to be able to come to).

5 is not a large family, as you said you are the ones providing for them and caring for them. If you didn't love them then you wouldn't have them.

Will have to remember all the comebacks I used to have to use, then I will get back with you on them.

You could always say you are starting your own commune.
I like the one about needing the extra farmhands to help out.
Could tell them, I WAS on on that such and such birth control and it really doesn't work that well. However the government, drug manufactuer and FDA refuse to release that information to the general public when the doctor and I contacted them. Say it with a real serious face. That tends to scare people. (You wouldn't believe how many Depo shot babies we have delivered honestly lol).
Some people are just rude, and think they should have a say in everyones life. Wait til the strangers start man handling your belly

And no we are not mormon or catholic either. We just felt our children were gifts from god, we weren't real fertile and worked hard to get the ones we had. Just cherish the new baby as much as you did your others, don't let the stress get to you and have fun planning and dreaming about future of your happy family.

 

[SterlingAcres]

Quote:
I think that's it! I think I love you!

THANK YOU!

Saw your edit, too. hehe I told my mother one I plan to use for REALLY bad ones is "Oh, we're just trying to outnumber the idiots." ;-)

You're welcome

And that's my second favorite one too. LOL Because I'm a meanie.

TMI, but we don't use any bc methods. The more kids the merrier! DH is one of 8. We're at 2 and counting, I had that large family comebacks bookmarked. My uncle's a reallllllll socialite.

Bought me a pack of pampers and a box of condoms for Xmas 2 years ago.

 

[Selena]

Come to think of it.. For the first 2 years we had a large number of people ask when we were going to start having kids. We kept telling them about the promise. WE WERE EVEN ASKED ON OUR WEDDING DAY!!! Then, when it was nearing the 5th anniversary, we told them we were waiting a bit longer.

Now, at 7 1/2 years, NO ONE flat-out asks. I've wondered if they think I'm sterile and don't want to offend... but most people are not that courteous, so, IDK.

Though, I've had 2 friends take any comment I make about babies to mean I'm wanting one right now. I posted about genetics the other day (I have always been curious as to what future children would get for eye/hair color. That doesn't mean I'm mailing a request to the stork!) and one of my friends, as her only comment said, "OOOH! You've got the itch!!!" I wonder if she, who's single, would like it if every time she saw a pretty white dress, had me say, "OOOH! You've got the itch!!!!"