Solo with a large family?

Isabell - posted on 06/16/2012

oh my yes yes yes!! I have 7 and due in oct! ages 8, 6, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, and number 8 very soon :) My husband has been in and out mostly out except getting me pregnant sigh. I am trying to do this alone but seems like they know they out number me and do everything they can to break me daily! By the time the house and kids are done my "me" time is bed for the maybe hour I get it to myself lol. Thank goodness for king size cause by 5am I end up with 3-7 children in my bed.

Angela - posted on 01/31/2010

Hiya, Im am 34 with 5 kids. They are 10, 8, 4, almost 3, and 3 months. Ive been doing it alone most of my marriage, but the last split has been since feb 09. And Im not letting him back in this time. He has another child on the way, so he is her problem now! I understand how hard it is. I have my days where I want to run away. Some days the noise level in the house alone is enough to make me cry, not to mention the choas and refereeing I have to do. My "me" time tends to be around midnight, if the baby is sleeping. Thats the only time I can get any quiet. And of course thats after all the laundry, dishes, and house cleaning is done. Cause I am the cook, maid, and do it all here. Gettin any help is like pulling teeth. So yes, I feel your pain! Just hang in there, keep pluggin along. We do it cause we gotta. Good luck! Id love to chat sometime. We can swap hints or cry with each other.

Stacy - posted on 01/31/2010

well, i have four kids, my first three i have raised alone, then when i got pregnant with the fourth, i moved in with a boyfriend. its now been two years, and for the last year, i've stayed because of finances. we're moving in the next month, away from my boyfriend, and now have to look again for a place to stay, new car, new sitter. it makes me very upset with myself that i ever considered moving in with a boyfriend and allowing someone else to take charge. now, i have to "redo" all i had already done.......bummer. other than that, at least you dont need to worry about a sitter, i know that it makes for a lot of time at home, but that is always my number one problem, never can find a sitter that works out! anyway, i'm just counting down the days until we move, and after this two year deal, i lovingly look forward to my time alone with just my children.......

Kekua - posted on 01/30/2010

ok, first of all HELLO!!! of course your an inspiration to them! I'm not in the same boat but I have to say that I think you're fabulous to manage the household with 3 kids under five and work full time. You cry? So what! You carry a huge load. We moms may be unbreakable, but we do bend from time to time, you know?

As the song goes: "There ain't nothing wrong with that!" :)