Comments on: Mom and Children: A Management Team

By: Malissa

Malissa — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:40:30 +0000

These are my thoughts exactly! My husband and I have eight children. Our oldest daughter is married and we now also have a grandson. Our family is a team and we work together on many things. Cleaning house, cooking, repairing, singing, homeschooling….and we wouldn’t have it any other way. We feel abundantly blessed to have our children. In a day where many people think two is plenty, I feel like I have a secret blessing that so many are missing! and all because they have been decieved by the idea that children are better seen and not heard. They truly are a GIFT form GOD! Malissa

By: Courtney

Courtney — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:39:49 +0000

Thank you so much for your humility. Sometimes when I run into moms of many, they have an air of superiority and often dismiss me as having anything worthy to say about kids because I only have two.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:23:46 +0000

Mmmm…with two kids two and under I look forward to the days when I’ll be a manager… Good point, I know that as my children grow and can help around the house, it won’t be so hard. I hope to have a large family, too, but I often think, ‘If I can’t keep up with my house with two kids, how will I be with five or six, especially if we homeschool?’

By: ladyscott

ladyscott — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:11:42 +0000

Great article! I was at the pediatrician’s office last week for my newborn’s first check-up since leaving the hospital. From behind the closed door of one of the examination rooms, I heard two babies crying. “Oh, twins,” I thought. Imagine my surprise when Mom, Dad and Grandma emerged, each carrying a chubby 3 month old. TRIPLETS! Everyone in the waiting room just stared. I mean that literally. All politeness aside, we just stared. One of the other moms burst our staring bubble by laughing at herself and the rest of us because of this. She remarked how she has her hands full with just the one. The father of the triplets turns around with a big smile on his face and says, “It’s not that bad, really. It’s a challenge, but it’s not that bad.”

Now, who better than him to have triplets!? What a great attitude!

I get the “you must have your hands full” comment and I only have a 4, 2, and newborn. “Better full than empty,” is a response I like to give.

Concerning the “you’re a better woman than me” comment, I think it stems from many women deep down would like to stay home and raise babies, many babies, but it is such a foreign thing these days. I think many women feel they have to settle for one or two just to make it through life. I’m not saying that’s true, just a thought, a hypothesis on my end.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:45:27 +0000

I love this! A very good description of what I try to do. Thank you for this post.

By: Intentionally Katie

Intentionally Katie — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:30:41 +0000

My oldest turned six this weekend and I am amazed…AMAZED…at how excited he is for the newest chores he’s been given. He announced yesterday that he loves cleaning the bathroom. Seriously!?!? We are going to make an awesome housecleaning team, my boy and me. Not to mention my three year old daughter who is a mini-me, begging for new ways to help. LOVE this post – I passed it on to a couple of girlfriends.

By: Leah Lee

Leah Lee — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:39:41 +0000

well said

By: Beth

Beth — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:29:28 +0000

I agree, but I have failed thus far in being a good manager, and I came from a home that lacked good management and I want that for my home. I don’t know how to do it, or at least how to implement what I know needs to be done. I just keep hoping it will happen. I need to get busy instead of hope.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:24:07 +0000

Thank you for this. I’ve been feeling that this is so right and is the way things were supposed to be, but when it actually come to asking my girls to work along side me, or help out, I kept feeling guilty, like maybe I shouldn’t be asking them to help so much. This post pulled everything together for me. Thank you so much!

By: Joy

Joy — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:50:03 +0000

I get the same response all the time! We have five, eight to a year old. I couldn’t do it without the their help.