Posted on 07/11/2006 1:16:06 PM PDT by NYer
*APPLAUSE*
Articles like this remind me of how quiet the house is now that the kids are grown and gone and the Grandkids haven't arrived yet. *SIGH*
But I get over it quickly, LOL!
Being from a family of ten where ten is the norm for my Uncle, I loved this article when I got it in the print form.
A few things that those contemplating having large families should know (from a kids prospective of course):
1. I thought "Hand me down" was a name brand until I was twelve.
2. And don't the young women run the other way when they find out you come from a big family....AND ACTUALLY LIKE IT.
3. No matter how many times you hear it "Oh, your poor mother" will never make sense.
4. And there's no such thing as a kid from a big family who isn't ticklish.
5. Feminine mystique goes out the window when you have 5 sisters.
6. Your kids will actually think it's kind of cool that your still flirting like teenagers when you've been married 40 years.
God bless them! Big families are a blessing.
(I come from a family of 11.)
Thanks for the ping.
My best friend in high school was at that time the oldest of 12. Her mother had 5 more. No multiples. One that I know of is dead now. She was born with a heart defect. I loved going over there to spend the night although I had to sleep in a bed with three other girls and one time her little brother peed on the open gas heater. They lived behind a fish restaurant in a three bedroom house with one bath. Later, they moved to the country and had some land and amazingly enough a barn in which to build things. At the house I used to stay at her dad and two brothers were building rockets and a gyrocopter in the attic. At their fram, they built a small airplane. Their dad worked at Bell Helicopter. I think he had something to do with gold plating some of the parts and he would collect the tiny bits of gold left over and periodically, give it to the church.
an obvious ping. :-)
The only thing that upsets me about large family articles is how organized they always are. I have five children and can't seem to get so organized.
lol Thanks. The first question that folks ask when they find out how many children we have is, "Are you Catholic?" Then they ask, "Are you Mormon?" And then they give up.
It's nice when they are playing happily together. However, when one of our teenage daughters is in a mood, EVERYBODY had better look out. Life would be so boring if we had stopped at two.
Ah, nothing like painting with a broad brush. For your information, I see the same obliviousness in parents with just ONE child.
And calling children "rugrats" bespeaks more of your internal orientation than the "chaotic" appearances of the generic large family of which you sneeringly spoke of.
Exactly right!
Often I think too many couples think the Sacrament of Marriage ends at the Altar. I often tell my children that my goal is to get them all to Heaven. All though there are days.... ; )
I come from a family of 10. A few funny stories... As a middle child I was feeling quite neglected and decided to run away. (We lived out in the country, so there were plenty places to go.) I left in the afternoon and was gone for 4 hours. I came back right before dinner, and no one even knew I was gone! ; )
Fortunately I didn't miss dinner.
Another time, after Mass one Sunday, our father took us all downtown into Milwaukee for a brunch. As we were looking over menus a fellow wandered over, looking like he may have had a few too many bloody Marys and commented to my father, "I'll bet your Catholic." in a rather sarcastic tone.
My father completely disarmed him by smiling and saying, "NO... just passionate protestants!"
"My father completely disarmed him by smiling and saying, 'NO... just passionate protestants!'"
Those Good Old Wisconsin Dads. Always with the disarming humor...eventhough they could kick just about anyone's butt when need be, LOL!
BTTT! A family who is following the laws of the church! Bravo!
Have you heard of Theology of the Body? You may want to re-think your statement in light of the holiness of your body and the holiness of your commitment, with your husband, of course, to God.
Oldest of seven here. Families can be loving -- it depends on the couple's commitment to God.
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