Big Families - How do you deal with all the comments?

[Rosie85]

When people give me the you got your hands full comment I always reply with better than empty.

[Dreamofpink]

When people give me the you got your hands full comment I always reply with better than empty.

Grrr, I hate that comment! I use the same reply as you, which shuts them up. Seems people just comment for the sake of it!

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[hotdogz&boyz]

I usually say: "I sure do! It's great!" I think that response confuses people, so no one has ever continued talking after that! Lol.

I can't wait to have our next baby. (I mean, I can, we aren't quite ready). I love the noise and chaos and joy that all the kids bring. I knew from a very young age that I was made for big family life. In fact, I brought up five with dh. He isn't keen, but I would be if he said yes!

[atomic sagebrush]

It's so weird because I don't even think 4 is a big family. It's a medium size family. It's like the idea of a medium size family has vanished and now there is only "normal" and "Duggar"

Everyone already thought we were crazy so it was just another thing to me. When we had our 3rd after a big age gap no one believed that it was planned (he was really the most planned of any of them) and would basically call me a liar to my face. I had people tell me "time to be done" after I had DS 4. Plus all the "you know what causes that, right" and all the rest of it.

The only thing that really does bug me any more is when people hear we have 4 boys and then look right at Suzy's face and say "I feel sorry for you." The boys are very sweet to her (and honestly she's hell on wheels anyway and can take care of herself even when they roughhouse) and it just really annoys me.

[atomic sagebrush]

OMG Hobber what a B---!!!

I haven't had occasion to use this yet but I have some relatives that are kinda anti-overpopulation, humans are "a plague" and not having kids "for the planet" and my response is that our carbon footprint is still smaller than theirs. And it is too, because we don't go anywhere or do anything and we reuse crap till it falls apart because we have no money, whereas they are the most conspicuous consumers there are!!!

[Mrsandmama]

When people give me the you got your hands full comment I always reply with better than empty.

Haha love this!

[user2404]

I myself am the only child of my parents and to be honest ladies i think you all are really lucky to have ue families. Nothing more exciting to have more than 1 brother / sister. Xxxx

[dreaminginblue]

When people give me the you got your hands full comment I always reply with better than empty.

I get this with two! Goodness knows what they'll be when I have the third

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[atomic sagebrush]

I myself am the only child of my parents and to be honest ladies i think you all are really lucky to have ue families. Nothing more exciting to have more than 1 brother / sister. Xxxx

this was me too, I was the only kid of my mom and dad and while they both went onto have other kids with new partners, it was when I was 11 and 13. I HATED being an only child and still do (and not to take away from anyone who chooses to have an only or enjoyed it, I just really really didn't for a variety of reasons). I'm sure that's why I always wanted a bigger family.

[Boysway]

I have a stepbrother (although, I prefer to just say brother) that I saw just about every second weekend. Other than that, I am an only child. I always wanted four kids. I get comments now about my hands being full. It doesn't really worry me. People will say what they want to say. I think I can brush it off a little more because I have felt the pain of comments from ignorant people (including some family members) after my little angel passed away.

What will be interesting is when we have another bub, lol.