When I am out and about with all 5 children, this is a question that is not far from the lips of most people I come across. To be fair, it is not always voiced out loud, but I can read it in their eyes. Before they can stop themselves, it is often swiftly followed with something along the lines of 'you don't look old enough!' Truth be told, I'm never quite sure how to answer either question, or even if they require an answer. I usually just mumble something about 'yep, they're all mine, and I'm definitely old enough to have them!' I'm not quite sure why, but I often also find an uncontrollable urge to mention the fact that I have a degree (see what I just did there? I'm starting a blog about my children and family, and the first thing I point out?!) therefore guiding people to the natural reasoning that I must be choosing to stay home, it is not because I'm uneducated or unemployable, although there are many, many days when I definitely feel both!
I have decided, that there is no need any more to justify having a 'large family'; funny thing is, I'm from a family of four, and my husband of five, and one of my best friends growing up was from a family of ten, so five just feels normal to us, not large. I'd simply like to share some of the things we do that work, and also some of the things we've done that don't work! There may be more of the latter postings! Often people ask me how we manage with 5 between the ages of 2 and 12, and so this blog is just to share some of our thoughts on family life, mealtimes, food, bedtimes, budgeting, after school clubs and I'm sure many other things. What we do usually works for us, but is obviously not right for everyone. We hope you enjoy a little glimpse into our everyday life, the good, the bad....and sometimes the downright ugly....
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