10 Things NOT to say to people with more than the average number of children!

So I was inspired to write this little piece based on an article I saw today titled: 10 Things Not to Say to Your Friends Without Kids.  It was actually a nice little article, and I can respect her point of view...it made me think, however, of all the things people have said to us about having 4 kids, that can be unbelievably annoying.

10.  "You do know how this happens, right?"  - No!  Please share with me?  Was it the Rock and Roll music?  I think I missed every year of reproduction in health class from grades 6-12...  Yes, I know how this happens!  I am a functioning member of society and fairly intelligent, but thanks for checking.  You could have saved me from myself (or my husband, LOL)!

9.  "Are you Catholic?" - No, I am not.  I didn't know they had a Monopoly on the large family thing...maybe I should check that out.

8.  "You're not going to have any more are you?"  OR  "This is it right?"- I am personally done having kids, but what if I wasn't, what if I was pregnant right now...who are these people that think they know how many is the right number for our family unit...besides, let's be honest our kids are pretty darn cute, the world wouldn't be hurting if there was a couple more from this gene pool floating around (kidding, kidding)

7.  "I'd shoot myself in the head!"- This is one of my favourites and I am not lying when I say I have heard it more than once...here, give me the gun, I'll help you out with that.

6.  "We wanted to invite you, but there are just so many of you." - Do I even need to explain why this is insulting?  Why did you feel the need to share that with me?

5.  "Do you drive a bus?"- Yes, yes, I do, and man is that thing a pain to park.  (Insert eye roll here).

4.  "The fourth one will just raise herself." - That's right we parent a little less with each one.  We're working our way up to free range parenting.

3.  "Was the last one an accident?" - Define accident?  Do you mean unplanned?  Because I am not sure anyone does the act that causes babies "by accident".  And for the record...no, the last one was not an accident.  She was most definitely planned.

2.  "That's crazy"  or "That's insane"- Well lucky for all of us, that the father, of these accidental children to an insane, Catholic mother who knows nothing about reproduction, is a psychologist!

1.  "You must be Super Mom!" - Yes!  Like my cape???    No, I am not.  I am just a regular mom, that does what she needs to do to keep her kids, safe, healthy and happy, I just happen to do it times 4. 


Now, I will admit, I play along when these things are said, and joke with my friends about them, but sometimes, it is really hurtful to hear these things from people who are clearly making a judgement on your family.  David and I chose to have a big family, we Love it and wouldn't change it for anything in the world!