Every time I go anywhere, people stop me and say this. Like, LOTS of people. There's a lady who sits on her front porch every morning when we walk to school, who says it every time we pass. People stop me at the shops and say it. Everyone I bump into at school says it. I know they just want to say something - to comment on the fact that we have 2.35 more children in our family than the average Australian household these days. I think they want to empathise - to let me know they know it must be busy having 4 young children. Generally it's a friendly comment, but often it's a little incredulous, and like they think I'm a little nuts. A bit of me is worried about what they'll all be thinking and saying when we have more kids! It's not like 4 is that unusual after all - I know heaps of families with way more!!
I don't really know how to respond to this.
"Oh my word you're right!"
"Oh these aren't mine - kids are just drawn to me.."
"Yeah.. hey what do you say about lightening my load a little and carrying these two through Coles for me?"
I pretty much just laugh awkwardly and say "Yes...".
I just saw a much better response quoted under a random painting of a mother and baby:
"If you think my hands are full, you should see my heart."
Much better.
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