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[quote=Anonymous]I had to think about it!  I know several families of four, but only two families of five.

First - my AMAZING friend.  I have no idea how she does it all.  She has two biological children, one child that she adopted out of foster care when the child was 11, and two children who are currently in foster care.  The two in foster care need lots of resources (therapy, etc.) and fortunately I think the state is relatively good at getting them what they need (for example, full time daycare M-F paid for by the state).  My friend is a SAHM to her other three kids.  I think my friend's Christian faith and her VERY high tolerance for chaos makes it work.

Second - a close family member has five.  The parents ended up divorcing, and I believe a big part of it was the stress of raising five children.  The mom initiated it, I believe because she didn't feel supported by her spouse.  It was really tough on the kids but now, as teens / college kids, they are all doing exceptionally well socially / academically (both parents are surgeons).[/quote]

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