people with a lot of kids! I have a few questions?????

[PurpleChicken]

5, 6, 7, 10, 14 kids? Are you all crazy??? Are you rabbits???

1 kid is enough to make me go absolutely crazy. My mother said
the same about me.

 

[Wildsky]

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I believe your mother....

 

[WriterofWords]

I was just reading all the wonderful advice, I only have my Steven and it's been just us since he was about 6 weeks old.
I do have a student who is one of 9 kids and I talk with her parents quite a bit because although she has the most kids out of the families in our classroom; she is also the only one who volunteers her time.
She has 3 single births and 3 sets of twins. Her Eldest is 14 and the youngest two are just about 3 months now. They all chip in to help with the babies and they all help out with chores and cooking, and everything else that comes up. She says the only ones who don't have anything to do yet are the babies, even the two year old twins help out by putting away their own toys.
She said the most important thing they do together though, is to sit together in church.
They are such a wonderful family and all the kids are so respectful; I look forward to having more of her kids pass through my class. All the older ones are straight A students!
Kate

 

[fosterchick]

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Well we had one and that was suppose to be it. Then five years later the second came along. Well the hubby was suppose to have something done. Well he never did and number 3 came along and then got it done. Then we decided to adopt 2 sisters about 4 years ago. We are now having another child move in this week. We have been in contact for a month now. We are hoping to adopt her too. So I just tell people that I collect them now just for a Hobby!!! (hahaha)

 

[okiechick57]

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I believe your mother....

I think one is much harder than 10 myself.........of course I stopped at 4.....but that was ONLY because the no good for nuttin son of a rat.........UH HUM........excuse me.....cause the daddy ran off

 

[Wildsky]

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Tell em you collect kids to take care of the chickens!!

 

[mom'sfolly]

Every woman knows hell is a huge pile of laundry, that you must spend all of eternity doing. If they preached that in church, all the ladies would never dare sin.

If you can do 5 kids, you can do six. I think you have just gotten in a pregnancy funk where everything seems impossible. I grew up sharing a bunk bed in the living room with my brother. My house was technically one bedroom and a 3/4 bath because there was no room for a tub. This was better than my friend Nadine, with 10 siblings and an outhouse. Things work, maybe not like people with kids, but they work. You and your little girls will be fine.

I have a 4 bedroom house, and by choice my two boys share a bedroom. If I thought killing my brother would have gotten me a bedroom, I might have tried it.

 

[fosterchick]

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Tell em you collect kids to take care of the chickens!!

They are great with that kind of help!!!


I have two in the same grade. One is bio child (boy) and the other (girl) is adopted. Well all the parents assume that they are twins. This makes them really mad. They will tell the parents that they are just brother and sister and not blood related. Then they go on to tell them that I am their mom but they have different fathers. They do this to get the rise out of them. the rumors that have gone around my small town about me is so funny. Now on friday I have a girl moving in and she will be in the same grade as them. I can't wait to see what the rumors will be now.

 

[BrahmaMama]

I am soo totally new here, and feel weird just jumping in, but this thread is calling me, lol! I have 3 boys right now, and sometimes feel stressed because I'm somewhat of a neat freak; if you looked at my house you wouldn't believe it, but I do *want* it to be neat, just don't have the energy to *make* it that way!

My boys are 6, 4 1/2, and 20 months. My youngest has CP, and can't crawl, walk, talk, etc. He is fed by a tube in his tummy, has 3 meds 3 times daily, as well as daily therapy sessions. I find myself focusing on him so much, and am grateful that my husband spends the time he does with the two older ones.

The older two are pretty good at helping me-even at their ages. Right now we are working on always putting our coats/snowpants/gloves etc "away" Every time we come in the door. They also pick up their toys (have to be told, but they're getting there) make their beds (again, not the best, but they are putting in the effort) It will all work out, and like others said, you are already making it-one more will be different, but it's not going to be as scary as it seems. Good luck to you

Dawn

 

[johnnyjack]

i am # 8 of 8. and i have 5 kids of my own. all i gota say is life is what ya make of it and life is short enjoy it.