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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Im fascinated by big families! I only have one child, and I dont have instagram, but if I did im sure I would watch this content! Its just such an odd concept to me to have more than say 5 kids. How do they feed them? Where do they live? What type of activities do they do? Are the kids happy? I have so many questions. I dont know any of these families in real life, so I can understand that their might be a market to view from afar (and judge).[/quote]

My friend has three and has to go to the grocery store every other day to feed them.[/quote]

The horror of feeding your family fresh food[/quote]

Oh, it’s not fresh food. It’s usually processed, because it’s hard to cook from scratch for such a large group, and not the best quality because it’s expensive.

There’s nothing fun having to haul bags of groceries every other day and one can’t even stock up for a week of vacation because of sheer quantity.

plus the natural resources are getting depleted at alarming rate.[/quote]
Stop just yapping.  Just like small families, some large families place a priority on cooking and eating fresh food, and some don't.  I find it's actually more motivating to cook from scratch for a larger group because the alternative (like takeout or buying school lunches) is very expensive for more kids and it's easier to invest time in cooking a fresh meal when lots of people are going to enjoy it versus two empty nesters.  I have 6 kids and cook 4-5 full family dinners a week, usually making a double batch so my kids can take leftovers for lunch. I cook more than most parents with two kids that I know.  If you can't figure out the grocery store and have invested so much thought in having to "haul bags of groceries every other day and one can’t even stock up for a week of vacation because of sheer quantity" and you think that's what makes a large family hard, it is 100% definitely out of your abilities.  
The only thing you said that makes any sense is regarding the environmental impact, but that's not the topic at hand.  It's just an additional jab you've thrown in.
Maybe try being a little more open minded? You clearly have no clue what it's like to manage groceries if you think it's impossible to shop at one time for a week, nor do you have any intention to listen to people who actually do have experience.  I may not be a perfect parent, but at least my kids are kind and open minded to other family dynamics.  [/quote]

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