People who can't handle as many kids as they have:

[Anonymous]

It's not about living life in isolation. It's about being respectful about boundaries. Most of the people I know who rely on others have no sense of boundaries. I can't live my life that way.

And yes, I have plenty of friends and a great network. But I don't expect them to help me out all the time.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do men care about this shit?

Probably not. BTW, this talk to self-sufficiency/isolation being a male trait got a laugh out of me. My husband is the one who is always eager to accept help - not because he is lazy or cannot handle his kids but becasue he know that having other adults in our childrens' lives is only benefit them. I offer to help by neighbors all the time and readily accept help - I have no interest in living my life in isolation.