Humor

You might have a lot of kids if…

  1. You’ve ever considered purchasing a cow, even though you don’t live on a farm, due to the money you’d save in milk.
  2. You are regularly introduced by the number of children you have, instead of your name (i.e. “This is my friend with 6 kids!”)
  3. You have lost enough baby weight to add up to one or more fully-grown adults.
  4. People often ask if you are Catholic, Mormon, or crazy. Always in that order.
  5. Your mortgage payment and grocery budget aren’t far apart.
  6. You and your husband consider it a “date” when you go anywhere with only one child – especially if said child doesn’t talk yet.
  7. You believe toasters are an inefficient waste of space (Only 4 slices at a time! Tsk, tsk, tsk)
  8. You love the Scott brand of toilet paper (1000 squares per roll. Now these people understand.)
  9. You’re pretty sure you can see the curvature of the earth in the back of your family vehicle.
  10. You always do a roll call before pulling out of your driveway.
  11. You have trouble remembering your children’s years of birth.
  12. You often call your children by the wrong names.
  13. You carry a mini-hospital first aid kit in your family bus.
  14. You can’t remember what your bathroom looked like without a toddler’s potty chair.
  15. You’ve ever considered using the toddler’s potty chair.
  16. A six quart (24 cups) slow cooker is just not big enough.
  17. You have a mental list of witty responses to the question, “don’t you know what causes that?” which you would never say out loud.
  18. Your husband has a list of witty responses to the same question, which he is more than happy to say out loud.
  19. Your “fruit bowl” is a more accurately a “bushel basket.”
  20. You buy your toothbrushes by the pound.
  21. Instead of asking your husband to make a quick stop at the grocery store on his way home from work, you ask him to make a quick stop at SAMS Club for 4 gallons of milk, 4 loaves of bread, and a few other assorted “little” things… and he agrees that it’s a little trip.
  22. You’ve ever considered calling ahead to let Burger King know you’re coming.
  23. You want to hug strangers who tell you that you are blessed, but instead you gratefully smile and say, I know!”
  24. You are astounded by how many great-grandchildren you will have if each generation after you has the same number of children as you
  25. You truly “get” this verse now:

Psalm 127:3-5 (ESV)
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,
the fruit of the womb a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the children of one’s youth.
Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.



6 Responses to Humor

  1. Dani says:

    I don’t have children of my own, but I’m the oldest of 4 plus neighborhood children that practically lived at our house. So I totally get most of these and almost died laughing. Yes, I have been called the wrong name. I’m grown and married and my dad still calls me my sister’s name most of the time. My dad HAS called a fast food joint to tell them we were coming. My mom loves Scott toilet paper and HATES toasters for the same reasons you do.

  2. melissa says:

    We currently have 5 children and are pregnant with our 6th. We are trusting the Lord to decide how many children we have and when. I read this aloud to the whole family and we laughed together a ton!
    Thank you so much for this!!!! :)

  3. karen says:

    Oh this is good Michelle! It brings back memories of a family that lived the next street over from us growing up. I believe there were eleven in that family, don’t know if thats total OR number of children. They lived in a three bedroom twin house. What I remember is that the mom would make dinner and then she had a cowbell of sorts that she rang when it was time for the first round of dinner. Five (I think it was 11 children) or six would get to eat first then they went out and the rest would come. You really wanted to be the first group to get to the table to get the food while it was fresh and plentiful! :)

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