This page is created in expectation of me someday learning to crochet.
In the meantime, I’ll leave a piece of writing here that might explain why I’m a bit slow at getting round to it! It’s got nothing to do with craft; this page used to be called LargeFamilies before the blog metamorphosised into a crafty endeavour.
So I’ve got a big family. That does not make me an expert on Large Family Philosophy. It just means I have eight kids that I muddle around with trying to see what works.
It also means people mutter audibly if my kids are misbehaved Out In Public….I’m sure you can imagine the kind of comments: “She shouldn’t have so many if she can’t keep them under control” OR ”Oh, that poor eldest child, having to carry the screaming little one – she shouldn’t have to be a mother at her age.” (No, I agree, she shouldn’t, but if she pinches the little one, the very least she will do is carry her back to the car. Grrrrrr.) OR “Why did she bring all them in this shop?” (If you’re the one who asked that, here’s the answer: because they are all under the age of fourteen and I’m not legally allowed to leave any of them unattended in the carpark. Just be thankful you met me on a day I wasn’t looking after someone else’s children too!) OR “How many books are you allowed to take out?” (our local library is very generous and does not limit the number of books eager children are keen to read….however, as a mother considerate of others in our community, I enforce some family guidelines and our children are limited to five books each……which amounts to a stack of forty books, which I am sure you will understand is a pretty big stack….but it’s still only five books each, and the man who asked that question had a whole bag full. Just For Him, I bet. By the way, we left hundreds and hundreds of books on the shelves for others to enjoy).
It also means I have been offered more televisions than I can count. Does the rest of the world actually watch tv? And it works as a contraceptive? If I were “supposed” to watch the box in my free time, I would be SURE to have more kids than I already do;-)
In spite of having more-than-the-national-average number of children, you can rest assured I will not lose any of my children when Out In Public. You see, I frequently witness people counting.
Out Loud.
One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight.
Yes, they stop at eight, which makes me suspect they are toting up the number of children in my care and not trying to remember how many carrots they need to purchase.
I think next time it happens I’ll scream, “Oh no, one’s missing!”
Just for fun.
Anyway, if you’ve got any questions about *large family life*, feel free to post them here and I’ll let you know how it works in *our* family.
COUNTRY RHYME
Coo, Coo, Coo!
It’s as much as a pigeon
Can do
To bring up two!
But the little wren
Can manage ten!
And bring them up
Like gentlemen!
Traditional
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