For all the idiots out there. . .

Here are ten things NOT to say to a mom of a big family:


1. "Are they all yours?" "No, I just like to take extra toddlers to public places for the fun of it."
2. "What the last one an accident?" "No. We had a BOGO coupon and figured, 'Why not?'
3. "Don't you know how [having so many kids] happens?" "Why, don't you? You're not going to ask me for tips for getting pregnant, are you?" —Beth
4. "Do you have any idea what a drain on society all your children are?" "Yet they'll be paying for your Social Security, so I wouldn't be complaining too loudly. —Laura
5. "How do you feed them all?" One word: Tarp.
6. "Are they all related?" Are you asking me if I run a daycare or if I sleep around?
7. "You're not having any more, right?" "Oh, no worries. I'm just getting warmed up." —Shellie
8. "You have three boys! Are you going to keep trying until you have a girl?" "No, I'm pretty sure my husband's X chromosome is a myth." —Natalie
9. "You had three kids in three and a half years? Why would you want to have them that close together?" "Hello, built-in playmates!" —Megan
10."Heck, you're as good as one of my cows! Having a baby every year, are you?" "Afterwards, I wished I'd told this neighbor that I was pregnant for 'job security'—when the cows at his ranch stop calving, they go to the sale yard for butchering!" —Joy

I found this article here.

I am not a mom of a big family, although I hope to be one day :). I do know several big families (I am one or five kids, does that count a big?), and I know that they are some of the happiest people I have ever known. It saddens me to hear stories from my mom friends who have a lot of children (how much is "a lot?"), stories of all the rude thing they have to hear on a daily basis. Children are a wonderful, beautiful, gift, anyone who is lucky enough to have *a lot* of children is not crazy, just LUCKY.

One down, nine to go :)