Beautifully written! We have 4 kids. After years of infertility we adopted 3 children and have a 16yo biological child. When people make the "your hands are full" comment I reply "Better than empty!"
Having one child was easy, we were on auto pilot but I wanted to live a FULL life. Tears and joy, all of it. I am now living that full l…
Beautifully written! We have 4 kids. After years of infertility we adopted 3 children and have a 16yo biological child. When people make the "your hands are full" comment I reply "Better than empty!"
Having one child was easy, we were on auto pilot but I wanted to live a FULL life. Tears and joy, all of it. I am now living that full life and it is so challenging but the best use of my time for sure.
I have a wonderful group of mom friends. We all have at least 4 kids, one family has 11! They are the most caring families. By not being the center of their parents universe the kids happily live to serve each other. This is a tone set by the parents of course who are themselves very selfless and gentle. These large families are the hope for the future. Their kids know what it is to live in community. They have to wait their turn. They are an inspiration for me. They are still totally normal families with bickering and bedtime BS but overall it is so positive and life affirming.
Beautifully written! We have 4 kids. After years of infertility we adopted 3 children and have a 16yo biological child. When people make the "your hands are full" comment I reply "Better than empty!"
Having one child was easy, we were on auto pilot but I wanted to live a FULL life. Tears and joy, all of it. I am now living that full life and it is so challenging but the best use of my time for sure.
I have a wonderful group of mom friends. We all have at least 4 kids, one family has 11! They are the most caring families. By not being the center of their parents universe the kids happily live to serve each other. This is a tone set by the parents of course who are themselves very selfless and gentle. These large families are the hope for the future. Their kids know what it is to live in community. They have to wait their turn. They are an inspiration for me. They are still totally normal families with bickering and bedtime BS but overall it is so positive and life affirming.