Comments on: Your burning questions answered http://inashoe.com/2007/07/your-burning-questions-answered/ the methods and madness of one family of 12 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:51:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joyful Mom http://inashoe.com/2007/07/your-burning-questions-answered/#comment-8178 Joyful Mom Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:42:00 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=1628#comment-8178 Kim, great post and great advise. I get asked these types of questions all the time, and I often rarely stop to think of what the real answer is, I usually just smile and shrug. This was a fun read for me! (I have 8 children under 12 with our 9th due in about 5 weeks, all born at home! ;)) Kim, great post and great advise. I get asked these types of questions all the time, and I often rarely stop to think of what the real answer is, I usually just smile and shrug. This was a fun read for me! (I have 8 children under 12 with our 9th due in about 5 weeks, all born at home! ;) )

]]> By: Leanne http://inashoe.com/2007/07/your-burning-questions-answered/#comment-8176 Leanne Sun, 29 Jul 2007 03:34:00 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=1628#comment-8176 Kim....what a great post! If you don't mind, I'd like to springboard, if you will, off of your post, and do a similar post on HSB about having a large family, which we do, 6 with #7 on the way in April! I love our life and wouldn't have it any other way, and I feel supremely blessed that God saw fit to give me so many children and hopefully my childbearing days are not going to come to an end anytime soon!<br/><br/>Thanks for answering those questions, the thing that I hear the most is "I don't know HOW you do it!" in an incredulous tone, which always amuses me, because it they really knew me, they would hear me saying that sometimes to myself too at the end of the day!<br/><br/>Take care!<br/><br/>Leanne in Longview WA Kim….what a great post! If you don’t mind, I’d like to springboard, if you will, off of your post, and do a similar post on HSB about having a large family, which we do, 6 with #7 on the way in April! I love our life and wouldn’t have it any other way, and I feel supremely blessed that God saw fit to give me so many children and hopefully my childbearing days are not going to come to an end anytime soon!

Thanks for answering those questions, the thing that I hear the most is “I don’t know HOW you do it!” in an incredulous tone, which always amuses me, because it they really knew me, they would hear me saying that sometimes to myself too at the end of the day!

Take care!

Leanne in Longview WA

]]> By: jesnicole http://inashoe.com/2007/07/your-burning-questions-answered/#comment-8175 jesnicole Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:29:00 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=1628#comment-8175 YOU OFFERED GREAT ADVICE!! I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A LARGE FAMILY, WE JUST HAD OUR FIRST CHILD OVER TWO YEARS AGO. I KNEW I WAS MADE TO BE A MOMMY (AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS) WHEN I WAS A VERY LITTLE GIRL. BOTH MY MOTHER AND FATHER GREW UP WITH ELEVEN OTHER SIBLINGS BESIDES THEMSELVES. I'VE ALWAYS ENVIED BOTH MY GRANDMOTHER'S FOOTSTEPS. :) YOU OFFERED GREAT ADVICE!! I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO A LARGE FAMILY, WE JUST HAD OUR FIRST CHILD OVER TWO YEARS AGO. I KNEW I WAS MADE TO BE A MOMMY (AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS) WHEN I WAS A VERY LITTLE GIRL. BOTH MY MOTHER AND FATHER GREW UP WITH ELEVEN OTHER SIBLINGS BESIDES THEMSELVES. I’VE ALWAYS ENVIED BOTH MY GRANDMOTHER’S FOOTSTEPS. :)

]]> By: yofed http://inashoe.com/2007/07/your-burning-questions-answered/#comment-8172 yofed Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:56:00 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=1628#comment-8172 Thanks a lot, I love that post! A slight variation on the new mother questions... what would you tell a father of two who would say two is just fine and no other child is needed? Especially when mommy would be willing to have "just one more"...lol<br/><br/>I always enjoy your blog! Thanks again! Thanks a lot, I love that post! A slight variation on the new mother questions… what would you tell a father of two who would say two is just fine and no other child is needed? Especially when mommy would be willing to have “just one more”…lol

I always enjoy your blog! Thanks again!

]]> By: Lori http://inashoe.com/2007/07/your-burning-questions-answered/#comment-8171 Lori Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:18:00 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=1628#comment-8171 Kim,<br/> I really just wanted to thank you for leaving a comment on my page. I have long been a secret stalker of your page but I don't think I've ever left a comment because, until recently, I didn't have a blogspot of my own. Anyway, in response to never taking children for granted, I cannot begin to imagine how much more awful losing a child is than struggling to get one in the first place. Our boys are only about a month apart so it's fun to see what yours is up to. Kim,
I really just wanted to thank you for leaving a comment on my page. I have long been a secret stalker of your page but I don’t think I’ve ever left a comment because, until recently, I didn’t have a blogspot of my own. Anyway, in response to never taking children for granted, I cannot begin to imagine how much more awful losing a child is than struggling to get one in the first place. Our boys are only about a month apart so it’s fun to see what yours is up to.

]]> By: Myfriendconnie http://inashoe.com/2007/07/your-burning-questions-answered/#comment-8169 Myfriendconnie Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:28:00 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=1628#comment-8169 I've often quoted the verse you listed, "Where there are no oxen, the crib is clean." I say, "This is a 'working ranch', not a dude ranch just for show," meaning, yes, there will be crayons, dolls, puzzles, and what-not about.<br/><br/>Once, some ladies at church talked me into having a ladies Christmas brunch for over 100 at my house. They "helped" me decorate in a way they thought was appropriate (lots of extra stuff) and wanted me to move all of our school desks to the garage! They were even shocked when I let our own little ladies attend the brunch. Imagine that! I’ve often quoted the verse you listed, “Where there are no oxen, the crib is clean.” I say, “This is a ‘working ranch’, not a dude ranch just for show,” meaning, yes, there will be crayons, dolls, puzzles, and what-not about.

Once, some ladies at church talked me into having a ladies Christmas brunch for over 100 at my house. They “helped” me decorate in a way they thought was appropriate (lots of extra stuff) and wanted me to move all of our school desks to the garage! They were even shocked when I let our own little ladies attend the brunch. Imagine that!

]]> By: "Neena" http://inashoe.com/2007/07/your-burning-questions-answered/#comment-8167 "Neena" Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:15:00 +0000 http://inashoe.com/?p=1628#comment-8167 The one thing about having a large family is that you have to accept the responsibility. We know a couple of large families who really didn't think it was worth it, and they didn't turn out too good. On the other hand, we know families (ours included) who have a larger than average amount of kids and raise up, most of the time, people who are actually better in many ways than smaller families.<br/><br/>I agree with everything else you said!!! The one thing about having a large family is that you have to accept the responsibility. We know a couple of large families who really didn’t think it was worth it, and they didn’t turn out too good. On the other hand, we know families (ours included) who have a larger than average amount of kids and raise up, most of the time, people who are actually better in many ways than smaller families.

I agree with everything else you said!!!

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