Re: Lorene & Marilyn...How many kids do you have.....

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Lorene beat me by one. So far, I think she might stay in the lead. Marilyn Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.

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My mother-in-law has passed away but she was 1 of 25

Jen

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In a message dated 3/27/2009 10:30:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, nine_kids_mom@ yahoo.com writes:

How many kids do you have and what ages are they? Mine are 23, 21, 17, 15, 13, 8, 7, 6, 4, and 3.

Lorene

I've got nine. They are boys ages 9, 10, 25, and 30, and girls ages 2, 14 (adopted, MDS and other issues), 16 (adopted, DS and OCD), 22 (adopted, DS), and 28. My 28yo has a daughter who will be 2 in June, and she's expecting her second daughter in July. I didn't realize you had ten kids, Lorene! Neat! Marilyn

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My mother-in-law has passed away but she was 1 of 25

Jen

There were a LOT of really large families still into the 1970's and beyond, but they did not get reality TV shows. I seriously don't think it's as unusual as so many people do now who grew up in smaller families (usually with two working parents). It's a totally different lifestyle choice. Anyway, I like it. Marilyn Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.

[Guest guest]

It is so funny when I have watched these reality shows with large families and they all have 6 washers and dryers and HUGE houses, etc.. We have one washer and dryer and a medium sized home and we do just fine!! I find it rather ridiculous. Although having two washers and dryers would be nice, but not necessary!

Lorene

LOLOL!!!! I just told my husband last night that when we move (within the next few weeks), we WILL have at least two of those super capacity washers and dryers! No way can I keep up here with what we have now. I HATE not having what I need to do what I need to do.

We also have four refrigerators, and an upright freezer--although I have to say that the freezer was from my father's house and I got it when he died, and the amount of refrigerators also has something to do with combining households when dh and I got married. But believe me, they do come in handy!

The house we have our eye on has six bedrooms, 12 or 13 rooms--similar to what we have now. The new house I hope to have also has a walk-up attic with two more rooms framed out, should we decide to finish them. Or I can just use the space for storage--which I don't have much of right now. It also has a full basement--something else I don't have now and DESPERATELY miss having! That was one of my absolute "must-haves" when we were looking for a house.

I guess I'm one of those who really does want and need a larger home. It's a HUGE, awesome, funky old n--a lifelong dream of mine. I hope we can actually buy it! We should know for sure in a few days. I hope I hope I hope!!!!! Marilyn Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.

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My Parents and sisters and one brother are traditonal Catholic. My oldest sister has 11 children and my next oldest sister has 9 children. They attend a large traditional Catholic church and most of the families there are large. I know MANY families that have 12 or 13 children. My sister with nine kids has a daughter with DS. She is 14 now. There are all together 5 or 6 families in their church with a child with DS. I don't happen to be Catholic anymore but a large family feels "normal" to me. It is so funny when I have watched these reality shows with large families and they all have 6 washers and dryers and HUGE houses, etc.. We have one washer and dryer and a medium sized home and we do just fine!! I find it rather ridiculous. Although having two washers and dryers would be nice, but not necessary!

Lorene

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My mother-in-law has passed away but she was 1 of 25

Jen

There were a LOT of really large families still into the 1970's and beyond, but they did not get reality TV shows. I seriously don't think it's as unusual as so many people do now who grew up in smaller families (usually with two working parents). It's a totally different lifestyle choice. Anyway, I like it. Marilyn

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[Guest guest]

It’s great being in a big family. My parents have 11 kids (were

not catholics). I’m the oldest (20) and then it goes 18 (g), 16 (, 15 (g), 12

(, 11 (g), 9 (g), 8 (g), 7 (, and the last two are 4 (boy[DS]/girl twins).

Yeah, we do just fine without 6 washers and dryers too!

Qadoshyah

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Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 9:44 AM

To: DownSyndromeInfoExchange

Subject: Re: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Lorene & Marilyn...How many

kids do you have.....

My Parents and sisters and one brother are traditonal

Catholic. My oldest sister has 11 children and my next

oldest sister has 9 children. They attend a large traditional Catholic

church and most of the families there are large. I know MANY

families that have 12 or 13 children. My sister with nine kids has

a daughter with DS. She is 14 now. There are all

together 5 or 6 families in their church with a child with

DS. I don't happen to be Catholic anymore but a large family

feels " normal " to me. It is so funny when I have watched

these reality shows with large families and they all have 6 washers and

dryers and HUGE houses, etc.. We have one washer and dryer and a medium

sized home and we do just fine!! I find it

rather ridiculous. Although having two washers and dryers would be

nice, but not necessary!

Lorene

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Marilyn...How many kids do you have.....

In a message dated 3/27/2009 7:09:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

jhunter5431@... writes:

My mother-in-law has passed away but she was 1 of 25

Jen

There were a LOT of really large families still into the 1970's

and beyond, but they did not get reality TV shows. I seriously don't think

it's as unusual as so many people do now who grew up in smaller families

(usually with two working parents). It's a totally different lifestyle

choice. Anyway, I like it. Marilyn

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for under $10.

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I agree, I grew up in a community where large families were the norm as well. We also had two families that had 20 some kids. My best friend had 10 sibs, and I am number 7 in my own family. That makes the seventh child of the seventh child. :-) Carol in ILMom to , 8 DS My problem is not how I look. It's how you see me.Join our Down Syndrome information group - http://health. groups.yahoo. com/group/ DownSyndromeInfo Exchange/ http://downsyndromeinfoexchange.blogspot.com/Listen to oldest dd's music http://www.myspace.com/vennamusicFrom: "sahmomof9@..." To: DownSyndromeInfoExchange Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 9:31:24 AMSubject: Re: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Lorene & Marilyn...How many kids do you have.....

In a message dated 3/27/2009 7:09:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jhunter5431@ charter.net writes:

My mother-in-law has passed away but she was 1 of 25

Jen

There were a LOT of really large families still into the 1970's and beyond, but they did not get reality TV shows. I seriously don't think it's as unusual as so many people do now who grew up in smaller families (usually with two working parents). It's a totally different lifestyle choice. Anyway, I like it. Marilyn Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.

[Guest guest]

My aforementioned girl friend's family of 12 had a three bedroom house, one bathroom, a wringer washer, NO dryer. :-)The boys had one bedroom, the girls another. The girl's room had 2 double beds. I quickly learned NOT be in the middle when staying over night as it sagged and everyone ended up in a pile in the middle with you being at the bottom.We've lived in one bathroom houses too and my kids all have had to share rooms. Even now when we have one' spare' room ( that is always being used by someone or another) my younger boys are sharing a room. Carol in ILMom to , 8 DS My problem is not how I look. It's how you see me.Join our Down Syndrome information group - http://health. groups.yahoo. com/group/ DownSyndromeInfo Exchange/ http://downsyndromeinfoexchange.blogspot.com/Listen to oldest dd's music http://www.myspace.com/vennamusicFrom: lorene metzner To: DownSyndromeInfoExchange Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009

9:44:09 AMSubject: Re: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Lorene & Marilyn...How many kids do you have.....

My Parents and sisters and one brother are traditonal Catholic. My oldest sister has 11 children and my next oldest sister has 9 children. They attend a large traditional Catholic church and most of the families there are large. I know MANY families that have 12 or 13 children. My sister with nine kids has a daughter with DS. She is 14 now. There are all together 5 or 6 families in their church with a child with DS. I don't happen to be Catholic anymore but a large family feels "normal" to me. It is so funny when I have watched these reality shows with large families and they all have 6 washers and dryers and HUGE houses, etc.. We have one washer and dryer and a medium sized home and we do just fine!! I find it rather ridiculous. Although having two washers and dryers would be nice, but not necessary!

Lorene

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In a message dated 3/27/2009 7:09:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jhunter5431@ charter.net writes:

My mother-in-law has passed away but she was 1 of 25

Jen

There were a LOT of really large families still into the 1970's and beyond, but they did not get reality TV shows. I seriously don't think it's as unusual as so many people do now who grew up in smaller families (usually with two working parents). It's a totally different lifestyle choice. Anyway, I like it. Marilyn

Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.

[Guest guest]

We are not Catholic, either, and we have 7 kids…we only had one

washer and dryer even when all the kids lived at home.

KathyR (, 26, 24, 22, 19, 16,Sam

13, Danny 10)

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Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 12:35 PM

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Subject: RE: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Lorene & Marilyn...How many

kids do you have.....

It’s great being

in a big family. My parents have 11 kids (were not catholics). I’m the oldest

(20) and then it goes 18 (g), 16 (, 15 (g), 12 (, 11 (g), 9 (g), 8 (g), 7

(, and the last two are 4 (boy[DS]/girl twins).

Yeah, we do just

fine without 6 washers and dryers too!

Qadoshyah

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Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 9:44 AM

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Subject: Re: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Lorene & Marilyn...How many

kids do you have.....

My Parents

and sisters and one brother are traditonal Catholic. My oldest

sister has 11 children and my next oldest sister has 9 children.

They attend a large traditional Catholic church and most of the families

there are large. I know MANY families that have 12 or 13

children. My sister with nine kids has a daughter with DS.

She is 14 now. There are all together 5 or 6 families in

their church with a child with DS. I don't happen to be

Catholic anymore but a large family feels " normal " to

me. It is so funny when I have watched these reality shows with large

families and they all have 6 washers and dryers and HUGE houses, etc..

We have one washer and dryer and a medium sized home and we do just

fine!! I find it rather ridiculous. Although having two

washers and dryers would be nice, but not necessary!

Lorene

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Re: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Lorene & Marilyn...How many kids do you

have.....

In a message dated 3/27/2009 7:09:42

P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jhunter5431@... writes:

My mother-in-law has passed away but she

was 1 of 25

Jen

There were a LOT of really large

families still into the 1970's and beyond, but they did not get reality TV

shows. I seriously don't think it's as unusual as so many people do now

who grew up in smaller families (usually with two working parents). It's a

totally different lifestyle choice. Anyway, I like it. Marilyn

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for under $10.

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We are Catholic and have 6 kids and 6 in heaven.....ya know we have

never needed more than 1 washer and dryer. We live in a 3 bedroom ranch

and survive just fine. We homeschool are children and most of the

families we know are very large. Everyone of them only has 1

washer/dryer and usually do laundry one day a week. They just do lots

and lots of wash on that day .

I agree that large families are all over you just have to look for them.

They are not always going to be at restaurants or in shopping malls, but

they are here and everywhere .

Wow, 1 of 25, now that's how many kids three of our children wanted us

to have.....had to tell them I'm too old now to have that many.

Although, I think family get togethers would be awesome in her family.

My children look most forward to vacations with their extended family,

we try to all come together once a year. I must say, it is such a blast

and never a dull moment!

Caroline

Kathy wrote:

>

> We are not Catholic, either, and we have 7 kids…we only had one washer

> and dryer even when all the kids lived at home.

>

> KathyR (, 26, 24, 22, 19, 16,Sam 13,

> Danny 10)

>

> *From:* DownSyndromeInfoExchange

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> *Sent:* Saturday, March 28, 2009 12:35 PM

> *To:* DownSyndromeInfoExchange

> *Subject:* RE: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Lorene & Marilyn...How many

> kids do you have.....

>

> It’s great being in a big family. My parents have 11 kids (were not

> catholics). I’m the oldest (20) and then it goes 18 (g), 16 (, 15

> (g), 12 (, 11 (g), 9 (g), 8 (g), 7 (, and the last two are 4

> (boy[DS]/girl twins).

>

> Yeah, we do just fine without 6 washers and dryers too!

>

> Qadoshyah

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> *To:* DownSyndromeInfoExchange

> *Subject:* Re: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Lorene & Marilyn...How many

> kids do you have.....

>

> My Parents and sisters and one brother are traditonal Catholic. My

> oldest sister has 11 children and my next oldest sister has 9

> children. They attend a large traditional Catholic church and most of

> the families there are large. I know MANY families that have 12 or 13

> children. My sister with nine kids has a daughter with DS. She is 14

> now. There are all together 5 or 6 families in their church with a

> child with DS. I don't happen to be Catholic anymore but a large

> family feels " normal " to me. It is so funny when I have watched these

> reality shows with large families and they all have 6 washers and

> dryers and HUGE houses, etc.. We have one washer and dryer and a

> medium sized home and we do just fine!! I find it rather ridiculous.

> Although having two washers and dryers would be nice, but not necessary!

>

> Lorene

>

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> many kids do you have.....

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> In a message dated 3/27/2009 7:09:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

> jhunter5431@... writes:

>

> My mother-in-law has passed away but she was 1 of 25

>

> Jen

>

> There were a LOT of really large families still into the 1970's and

> beyond, but they did not get reality TV shows. I seriously don't

> think it's as unusual as so many people do now who grew up in smaller

> families (usually with two working parents). It's a totally different

> lifestyle choice. Anyway, I like it. Marilyn

>

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we have 15 waiting for the next one - update is done - we only do medical special needs, babies and little ones no one else want to take( not catholic - hubby came from fam of 16, I came from a family of 5 but we wanted a large family - said I would quit at 25, that would be 10 more adoptionsand not so sure anymore - 11 are birth and 4 are special needs adoptions girls are ahead by 1 - 32g,31g,30g, 28b,26g,26g,25g,22b,21b,19b,17b,( 3 in heaven b,g, 11b,7g,7g,5bthe bottom six are at home yet 13 grandchildren last count the last 3 all have special needs - stien Taybi sydrome, Downsyndrome, Premie at 26 weeks - med issues and many delays had only one washer hung most everything up outside or

inside - a gal from church gave me a second washer and dryer a fewyears ago which hubby has out in the shop but it does come in handy at timeswe have a big old farm house that we have been remodeling for 25 years now said we would be done in 5 - God does have a sense of humor - we do most everything ourselves - who can afford a contractor to do the updates we get materials andwork as we have time then no money so you save and continue on and before you know it the project took alot longer than you thought it wouldwe have our own fruit garden strawberries, raspberries, blue berries just started them 2 eyars ago, apple orchard, one lone pear tree, potato garden and then the tomato/ pepper garden then there is a acre garden for vegetables and watermelons, muskmelonswe had so many melons last summer hubby filled the wood wagon and the 11 year old and him went around the neighborhoodand gave a

lot of them away - it got to be at the end that i think people hid when they heard them coming - kind of like howsome run when you mention zucchini- Em's classroom in the fall had melon for snack through Oct. freeze mostly - we hope to raise our own meat and get some goats for milk but that is still a ways off not sure why the familys on tv feel they need such a big place and so many things - i keep finding less is bestI like doing my staple shopping at the mennonite store but its almost an hour away so go about every 4 monthsto get flour, oatmeal, yeast, honey, ect - its a nice little store has a front porch with windchimes - Annie is always welcome thererox central wi -

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[Guest guest]

Sounds like us..we bought an old farm house on one acre 23 yrs

ago, and have been remodeling ever since. We had the basement dug and poured,

but my husband has done everything else-it has taken a long time, but we do the

same thing…save and pay cash for materials.

KathyR

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weigel

Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 3:51 PM

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kids do you have.....

had

only one washer hung most everything up outside or inside - a gal from church

gave me a second washer and dryer a few

years ago which hubby has out in the shop but it does come in handy at times

we have a big old farm house that we have been remodeling for 25 years

now said we would be done in 5 - God does

have a sense of humor - we do most everything ourselves - who can afford a

contractor to do the updates we get materials and

work as we have time then no money so you save and continue on and before you

know it the project took alot longer than you thought it

would

_

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We have 5 kids and then I also have 2 step kids, so my hubby has 7 kids. They are 24 ( - stepson, 21 (g) step daughter (11) daughter, (9) son, almost 8 - son, and 5 year old identical twin girls. We are not Catholic either. We are Christian.

Lori

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We are not Catholic, either, and we have 7 kids…we only had one washer and dryer even when all the kids lived at home.

KathyR (, 26, 24, 22, 19, 16,Sam 13, Danny 10)

From: DownSyndromeInfoExc hange@yahoogroup s.com [mailto:DownSyndrom eInfoExchange@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of QadoshyahSent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 12:35 PMTo: DownSyndromeInfoExc hange@yahoogroup s.comSubject: RE: [DownSyndromeInfoEx change] Lorene & Marilyn...How many kids do you have.....

It’s great being in a big family. My parents have 11 kids (were not catholics). I’m the oldest (20) and then it goes 18 (g), 16 (, 15 (g), 12 (, 11 (g), 9 (g), 8 (g), 7 (, and the last two are 4 (boy[DS]/girl twins).

Yeah, we do just fine without 6 washers and dryers too!

Qadoshyah

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From: DownSyndromeInfoExc hange@yahoogroup s.com [mailto:DownSyndrom eInfoExchange@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of lorene metznerSent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 9:44 AMTo: DownSyndromeInfoExc hange@yahoogroup s.comSubject: Re: [DownSyndromeInfoEx change] Lorene & Marilyn...How many kids do you have.....

My Parents and sisters and one brother are traditonal Catholic. My oldest sister has 11 children and my next oldest sister has 9 children. They attend a large traditional Catholic church and most of the families there are large. I know MANY families that have 12 or 13 children. My sister with nine kids has a daughter with DS. She is 14 now. There are all together 5 or 6 families in their church with a child with DS. I don't happen to be Catholic anymore but a large family feels "normal" to me. It is so funny when I have watched these reality shows with large families and they all have 6 washers and dryers and HUGE houses, etc.. We have one washer and dryer and a medium sized home and we do just fine!! I find it rather ridiculous. Although having two washers and dryers would be nice, but not

necessary!

Lorene

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In a message dated 3/27/2009 7:09:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jhunter5431@ charter.net writes:

My mother-in-law has passed away but she was 1 of 25

Jen

There were a LOT of really large families still into the 1970's and beyond, but they did not get reality TV shows. I seriously don't think it's as unusual as so many people do now who grew up in smaller families (usually with two working parents). It's a totally different lifestyle choice. Anyway, I like it. Marilyn

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I'm not Catholic but I have daughter 21, son 20, stepdaughter 16, stepson 10, daughter 6 and daughter 2 and 4 Heavenly Angels.

Re: [DownSyndromeInfoEx change] Lorene & Marilyn...How many kids do you have.....

In a message dated 3/27/2009 7:09:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jhunter5431@ charter.net writes:

My mother-in-law has passed away but she was 1 of 25

Jen

There were a LOT of really large families still into the 1970's and beyond, but they did not get reality TV shows. I seriously don't think it's as unusual as so many people do now who grew up in smaller families (usually with two working parents). It's a totally different lifestyle choice. Anyway, I like it. Marilyn

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I am Christian as well. Not to say that Catholics are not! I am just no longer Catholic. We are currently adding a family room to our home. We have 3 bedrooms upstairs, one on the main floor, and three in the finished basement. We also have a large laundry room but only one washer and dryer...maybe next year we will get another set! My laundry is never done...but the kids always have clean clothes ; )

Lorene

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In a message dated 3/27/2009 7:09:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jhunter5431@ charter.net writes:

My mother-in-law has passed away but she was 1 of 25

Jen

There were a LOT of really large families still into the 1970's and beyond, but they did not get reality TV shows. I seriously don't think it's as unusual as so many people do now who grew up in smaller families (usually with two working parents). It's a totally different lifestyle choice. Anyway, I like it. Marilyn

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It's amazing how many of us preface our comments about our large families with "I'm not Catholic"! LOLOL!!! I have gotten that question more than once from strangers, when they ask about our family. Like only Catholics would have large families. It is SO not true--and I am seeing the proof of that here. I am actually finding that interesting! Marilyn Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.

[Guest guest]

Now I feel totally decadent, wanting two washers and dryers! But darn it, I KNOW we need them because I see how backed up we always are. I am not one to do laundry regularly enough to keep up--too much else going on. My husband, bless him, does most of the laundry anyway, but he can't do it all either. I really feel if we had two of each--the super capacity ones--that would make all the difference for us.

As to the bedrooms, six is my minimum, with valid reasons. One room, of course, is for dh and me. Two of the girls share a room, because you can NOT separate them. It would be a waste of time and effort to try. The third girl is our "diva" and our OCD/neat freak. I pity anyone trying to share a room with her! The two boys are VERY different in every way. When they shared a room, it was a disaster for the older boy--totally unfair to him. He DESERVES his own space! I promised him as soon as one of his older siblings moved out, he could have their room, and that's exactly what we did. I am SO happy we can do this for him, and I will NOT make him go back to sharing. Then there's the baby. We can't put her in a room with a much older sibling with disabilities. It would just not be a good situation.

That "dorm" arrangement is a good one, and usually works quite well. I almost did it years ago--and five kids ago. Had our family dynamics not been so off the wall, I wouldn't mind that one bit. I know families who do it, and I have nothing against it. I am just very grateful that we can do what we do to give each child the space they need. Hopefully this does not come across as being "spoiled" to anyone, because I seriously don't believe that's the case here. Marilyn Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.

[Guest guest]

I do however get " have you guys figured out how this is happening" or "do you own a tv". I've actually have people give me horrified looks when I tell them I have 5 kids. Ruby

I have NO idea why anyone would be "horrified". I just don't get that AT ALL. Personally, I am "horrified" by those who choose to have NO children, or even those who only want one or two. Why would anyone want to limit their BLESSINGS? Nope, don't get it.

There are a bunch of great t-shirts on CafePress for moms of large families. I have a few of them. One gives "snappy" answers to all the stupid remarks people make. LOVE it. And I have given some great verbal responses to questions like "Don't you know what causes that?". Think about the possible responses for ten seconds! Hey--if they're dumb enough and obnoxious enough to ASK--they're going to get an answer! They DESERVE my answer. LOL! Marilyn Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.

[Guest guest]

I think the Catholic question is because Catholics do not believe in birth control. I could be wrong though

That's the general perception, and used to be correct. But these days, all but the Traditional Catholics have become so mainstream that the general Catholic population does not always go by official Church teaching on this. So these days, the question is less relevant than it probably used to be. These days, people with large families can be ANYONE who sees kids as blessings, and who either wants to add to their blessings through birth or adoption. Marilyn Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.

[Guest guest]

Your situation is almost identical to mine, Lori! I hope someday you can somehow provide your son with a little space of his own. For now, maybe just divide the room they share in some way? I know families who have done that, and even a removable curtain is sometimes a nice solution. Just a thought. Marilyn Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.

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I have 5 but I don't get the "are you catholic" question. I do however get " have you guys figured out how this is happening" or "do you own a tv". I've actually have people give me horrified looks when I tell them I have 5 kids. RubyIt's amazing how many of us preface our comments about our large families with "I'm not Catholic"! LOLOL!!! I have gotten that question more than once from strangers, when they ask about our family. Like only Catholics would have large families. It is SO not true--and I am seeing the proof of that here. I am actually finding that interesting! MarilynFeeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.=

[Guest guest]

I think the Catholic question is because Catholics do not believe in birth control. I could be wrong though. Whenever someone asks my husband "Do you know how this happens?" He grins and says "why do you think we have 5 kids".

Lori

It's amazing how many of us preface our comments about our large families with "I'm not Catholic"! LOLOL!!! I have gotten that question more than once from strangers, when they ask about our family. Like only Catholics would have large families. It is SO not true--and I am seeing the proof of that here. I am actually finding that interesting! Marilyn

Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.

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I understand what you are saying. We have 4 bedrooms, but actually need one more. My sons actually need their own bedroom. My (almost 8 year old son) needs his own bedroom so that he does not have to share everything with his brother with special needs. I really think he needs his own space. I also think it would be nice for my son with Down Syndrome to have a room set up just for him. But for now, and the forseeable future, they will have to share. My twins share, but they would not want to be seperated. My 11 year old daughter has her own room, and would not be good at sharing a room.

Lori

Subject: Re: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Lorene & Marilyn...How many kids do you have.....To: DownSyndromeInfoExchange Date: Sunday, March 29, 2009, 9:21 AM

Now I feel totally decadent, wanting two washers and dryers! But darn it, I KNOW we need them because I see how backed up we always are. I am not one to do laundry regularly enough to keep up--too much else going on. My husband, bless him, does most of the laundry anyway, but he can't do it all either. I really feel if we had two of each--the super capacity ones--that would make all the difference for us.

As to the bedrooms, six is my minimum, with valid reasons. One room, of course, is for dh and me. Two of the girls share a room, because you can NOT separate them. It would be a waste of time and effort to try. The third girl is our "diva" and our OCD/neat freak. I pity anyone trying to share a room with her! The two boys are VERY different in every way. When they shared a room, it was a disaster for the older boy--totally unfair to him. He DESERVES his own space! I promised him as soon as one of his older siblings moved out, he could have their room, and that's exactly what we did. I am SO happy we can do this for him, and I will NOT make him go back to sharing. Then there's the baby. We can't put her in a room with a much older sibling with disabilities. It would just not be a good situation.

That "dorm" arrangement is a good one, and usually works quite well. I almost did it years ago--and five kids ago. Had our family dynamics not been so off the wall, I wouldn't mind that one bit. I know families who do it, and I have nothing against it. I am just very grateful that we can do what we do to give each child the space they need. Hopefully this does not come across as being "spoiled" to anyone, because I seriously don't believe that's the case here. Marilyn

Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.

[Guest guest]

Congratulations to ! That's wonderful! Marilyn Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make meals for under $10.

[Guest guest]

Well about 23 years ago, when I had 3 children and we lived in

Alabama, I was approached, and the lady said " you must be either

Catholic or Mormon ..." And we only had 3 then!! (we are Mormon)

We ended up with 9 kids, J 30, M 28, L24, H 23, A 21, N 20

(adopted), AM 18 (adopted), S 14, K-T 9 (DS). Last 5 still at home.

The 23yo comes home from school as often as he can. One washer and

dryer, one fridge. I do use the camper fridge during the holidays! Now

that we live in so. California, it is fun to watch people's mouths drop

when we mention that we have 9 kids!!

diana in escondido, ca

sahmomof9@... wrote:

It's amazing how many of us preface our comments about our large

families with "I'm not Catholic"! LOLOL!!! I have gotten that question

more than once from strangers, when they ask about our family. Like

only Catholics would have large families. It is SO not true--and I am

seeing the proof of that here. I am actually finding that interesting!

Marilyn

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