I was asked today if I thought we had too many kids. I gave this acquaintance the pat answer of I decided long ago that I would either have alot of cats or alot of.kids and I really don't like cats. The nitty gritty answer is before any child I consider we pray and pray some more and talk and talk some more and if we have peace we go with it. Yes, a large family does take more resources and organization. A large family is also fun and we are all very close. I love seeing one of my teens rocking a baby or big brother wrestling little ones on the floor.Our kids are close and look up to each other ...not that they don't fight like any other family. We have figured out a few tricks and learned many more. The biggest help has been the buddy system. Each little has a older buddy to help through the day and when we are out. We also have assigned chores. I resisted this for a long time however I have some very capable kids. A few I am convinced could run things as well as we do. We also have a sign out board so we know where everyone is at a glance.There are other things tgat I will share another time. The truth is it works because we.love our kids and make it work!
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