I have 8 kids, ask me anything!

[Anonymous]

OP, when you chose to have 8 kids did you consider the impact on the environment that would have? Did you ever feel bad about that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, when you chose to have 8 kids did you consider the impact on the environment that would have? Did you ever feel bad about that?

Asked and answered.

And most DINKs in the DCUM area consume far, far more resources than the big Catholic families around here.

[Anonymous]

OP, are you religious? Mormon, Catholic, Muslim?

[Anonymous]

"You don't have a college degree and you don't have a job. You married a breadwinner. Somehow I don't see how you "worked hard".

Neither do I.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, when you chose to have 8 kids did you consider the impact on the environment that would have? Did you ever feel bad about that?

Asked and answered.

And most DINKs in the DCUM area consume far, far more resources than the big Catholic families around here.

I beg to disagree. The environmental impact of even a single adult, no matter how extravagant their lifestyle, cannot come anywhere close to that of 8 children who will all grow up and consume resources and, likely, have children of their own who will also continue to consume resources.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, when you chose to have 8 kids did you consider the impact on the environment that would have? Did you ever feel bad about that?

Asked and answered.

And most DINKs in the DCUM area consume far, far more resources than the big Catholic families around here.

I beg to disagree. The environmental impact of even a single adult, no matter how extravagant their lifestyle, cannot come anywhere close to that of 8 children who will all grow up and consume resources and, likely, have children of their own who will also continue to consume resources.

It sounds like you don't like humans very much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, when you chose to have 8 kids did you consider the impact on the environment that would have? Did you ever feel bad about that?

She didn't use cloth diapers. The answer is obvious.

[Anonymous]

OP, please tell us about meal planning. I assume you cook all meals because dining out for 10 is expensive! How do you manage to keep everyone fed? What are you making for Thanksgiving?

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Anonymous wrote:OP, beautiful picture! What does your college savings plan look like? Are you and your husband from well-off families?

Thank you! We have a savings account for each of them set up. Money gets put in to it monthly. Both of our families are well-off financially.

right

And this is also why you can afford 8 kids.

Their money has nothing to do with us. We pay for our own house, clothes, food, bills, and everything thing else that is ours. We can afford 8 kids because we come from families who know hard work and taught their children how to work hard to get what they wanted. We did just that.

And I assume you started your adult lives with no student loan debt, which many of us can't claim. Don't act like being born of privelege doesn't have its benefits even if you don't live off a trust fund.

[Anonymous]

If OP's pic is for real -- I'm surprised no one has chimed in...oh, I know her or something like that. So, I'm doubtful.
I'm also doubtful that all 8 could go to private schools on a $300k income unless by private ...she means some lousy Baptist School.

I grew up with 8 kids in my family. My dad "made too much money" for us to get college loans, but he didn't pay a dime for us to go to college. We had to make our own money and take 2 buses to school and back. Life was hard and some siblings has a really tough time. I don't envy this woman. I only had one kid so I could pay for her college. I wonder how OP expects to pay for college for 8 kids...hopefully the gov't won't. Or, maybe she doesn't believe in college education.

[Anonymous]

I am so disheartened by these negative, nasty posts. I am probably the polar opposite of OP -- I'm 41 years old with two young kids conceived via IVF, WOH as a lawyer, and am politically and theologically liberal -- but I think it is great that she has 8 kids. Her posts suggest that she is a good mom, that her kids are healthy and well-cared for, and that she and her husband can afford a large family. Why is everyone attacking her? It is okay if her choices differ from yours. It is okay if her religious beliefs differ from yours. You don't have the right to impose your views on her anymore than she does on you. Ease up, folks.

[Anonymous]

OP---We have five. What is your laundry system?

And I agree with you about the trip to Costco and Harris Teeter being fun time. I go to Costco with my oldest two girls and we have a system---the 11 year old pushes one cart, I push another and the 13 year old carries a calculator and keeps track of the tab. And we love the free samples. And the trip to Dunkin Donuts afterward.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If OP's pic is for real -- I'm surprised no one has chimed in...oh, I know her or something like that. So, I'm doubtful.
I'm also doubtful that all 8 could go to private schools on a $300k income unless by private ...she means some lousy Baptist School.

I grew up with 8 kids in my family. My dad "made too much money" for us to get college loans, but he didn't pay a dime for us to go to college. We had to make our own money and take 2 buses to school and back. Life was hard and some siblings has a really tough time. I don't envy this woman. I only had one kid so I could pay for her college. I wonder how OP expects to pay for college for 8 kids...hopefully the gov't won't. Or, maybe she doesn't believe in college education.

I agree.

We send our kids to Catholic school, which is about $6K in tuition per child. It doesn't break the bank for us b/c it's about $14K total (with the nickel and diming). $6K x 8 . . . almost $50K? When you're making $300K, that's no big deal.

If the family doesn't help out, why mention they're well off (as most will ASSUME that family is helping out) And come one - $50 here for a birthday, $100 there for a baptism . . . right into the bank accounts

LOL!

[Anonymous]

I do not mean to be rude but something told me that there is no way that a woman who graduated from college and/or graduate school would have 8 children. Life would be too demanding if you had a real career and 8 kids. Your writing style also made me wonder about your educational background because you do not write like someone who has any type of advanced education. You don't write poorly - you just write as though you have the equivalent of a high school education or less than that. You probably also speak this way as well. You probably do not realize you come across this way because you do not have a frame of reference from which to evaluate yourself. I am also sure that other people have these same thoughts when they meet you for the first time and you tell them you have eight kids and they ask you where you went to college and you say you did not go. Nonetheless, you are very blessed to have eight children and lucky that you married someone who makes what he does. You have secured your future because if you ever get divorced you will be well taken care of via child support payments. This might sound snarky and am sorry if it does but these are my immediate thoughts and honestly, probably the thoughts of many others.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, beautiful picture! What does your college savings plan look like? Are you and your husband from well-off families?

Thank you! We have a savings account for each of them set up. Money gets put in to it monthly. Both of our families are well-off financially.

I'm the poster who asked about college savings and about "family money," for lack of a better term. I didn't mean to imply that your families support you financially.