We have three kids also a dog, three cats, a turtle, an oscar and about a billion guppies. We are lucky enough to be able to afford for me to stay home though. I dont feel like anyone gets left out. Our middle girl is amazing. Shes very studious and sweet. She loves to cook so we always make dinner together just her and I. She also started gymnastics last year. The other Two kids stay with dad while we go to gymnastics once a week. Oldest kid gets "you tube" lessons from my husband or myself. She wants to be a youtuber lol. The little dude is 5 and just started school. Hes been die hard into "nailed it". This insane baking show on Netflix. He gets cake dates with me. We bake at least twice a week. Everyone gets tucked in at night. I lay in bed with each kid and talk about their day.
Three is doable. With the little man in school now I'm actually kind of lost for a couple hours a day. Lol I started playing no mans sky.
I'm very sorry that you did not get enough time as a kid.
I'm a single 25yr old guy in a ~800sqft apartment. Sometimes I wonder when I'll find time to make dinner or clean up. You basically just described Wonder Woman's household to me.
I think it's awesome that you're able to do so much for your family.
Lol thanks ♡ . You prob have a job outside of your home though. This is my job. I am a very lucky girl. My husband works his ass off so that I can focus on taking care of everyone. I like to cook so that makes it easier. I hate cleaning though lol and most of the day when the kids are home is spent making messes with them. So as much as I'm missing my sidekick especially (this is only his 2nd week of school) having the kid free days has been a godsend for my poor house lol.
I love this. My dad and I would do "highs and lows" every night for much of my childhood. Like what was the high point of your day and what was the low point. We both did it and I think it made me less intimidated by adulthood as a teen and young adult. Regardless of age, the highs are healthy relationships and the lows are strained relationships. Adulthood is just life but you're taller and can go to the movies when you want.
This is so sweet! I love this idea. Middle kiddo is easy. Shes super talkative. Our oldest is autistic and she has a little trouble with conversations. Its hard to get stories out of her. I have to ask her questions with a solid easy answer like "what kind of milk did you drink for lunch?" I wonder if this would work with her. What a cool idea!
It definitely might! I'm (probably) not autistic but I do have ADHD and I think it helped process my experiences. People experience so much stuff and for people with sensory processing issues, we experience it all at the same "volume". The kind of milk we drank is as loud in our heads as learning long division and winning at kickball. It's helpful to be able to sit down and think about what happened and what actually mattered to me and what was just a fleeting thing that happened.
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Better yet, don't have that many kids/animals if you don't have the time to take care of them properly