Since moving to Texas in March of 2017, I constantly get the question, "You have how many kids??!!" Yes, I have four kids. And let me tell you something, I am LUCKY that I have four kids. I have four beautiful, healthy, funny and smart kids. And I love each and every one of them.
Most of the time I get those questions from other parents, when they see me running around like a crazy lady when I'm taking my children to their various sporting activities. And I get it, taking 3 of my kids to their different practices almost every day does make me look like a crazy lady, and quite possibly act like a crazy lady, to these people. A majority, and I mean big majority, of the parents on the teams only have one or two kids total.
I've had people give me looks and some make comments. They don't mean harm, but they make it quite obvious that me having this many kids and having them this involved (in sports) is ridiculous. But here's the thing, I love sports. I really do, and so does my husband. Both of us were very athletic when we were younger, and our kids have been shown to have a talent for this too. Perry, my youngest, was kicking a ball around at just 13 months. So do I just say, too bad kids, I'm tired from having so many children and your talents just need to go to waste because I don't want to go to practice from 6-9 tonight? NO! That's not fair to them. They LOVE playing soccer. They love basketball. Right now Megan is loving softball. If I thought taking them to their activities was an inconvenience to me, then I really shouldn't have become a parent, because man, staying up all night is super inconvenient.
So guess what, I don't care if I look like a crazy lady. My kids are happy. They are worth every mad rush to practice, every freezing cold soccer game, every hard bleacher seat, every weeknight and Saturday. All of it. My kids are worth it. And you know what? I love it. I love watching them practice and work hard and then see that work payoff in the games. I love it.
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I love this because the parents here at my kids activities also only have one or two children, so when i show up with 4 I totally get the stares, and the comments. And they are probably thinking how the heck do you afford this because my children have picked expensive hobbies! And that's why they only do one each, but they are multiple times a week!
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