“Are these all yours?”
I went to SAMS Club last week to print some pictures. Thankfully as a store that sells things in bulk, they have shopping carts to fit families in bulk–kind of. They have carts with two seats in front which Thesese and Gianna (in carrier) occupied while Fulton was in the back. After about 5 minutes the kids decided to play musical shopping cart and I had to switch Fulton and Gianna. So Fulton and Therese were loving on each other as kids their age do…with a little tugging and screaming one minute and a little hugging and giggling the next.
A woman who was picking up some eye glasses right next to the photo area turned to me and asked, “Are these all yours?” ”Blessed be God! Yes, they are,” I responded.
Now she was not talking about the almost 200 pictures I was trying to print from our digital camera that was taking almost eternity. But it boggles my mind that she would make a remark about our 3 –only 3–kids. I’ll have to read more Danielle Bean or the Hebert’s website to get some good “comebacks.”
Sharon, you have finally arrived! You’re now getting the same remarks as are made to (the illustrious) Danielle Bean and the Heberts!
Good response Sharon!
And those photo machines at Sam’s are soo frustrating. I found out that you can upload on-line and still pick them up in an hour. Much better!
I have found that most people make that inquiry not because of how many kids I have (3), but because of how close in age they all are – 4, 2 and almost 1. I actually had someone ask if Malia and Kolbe were twins! Hang in there, sis. Remember to SMILE whatever you reply. We’ve got to show the world that even though it’s a challenge to be parents of lots of little ones..we LOVE the heck out of them and are so glad to have babies in our homes and in our lives.
Love to you and your sweet little smurfs!
If it’s a baby boomer, say “Someone’s got to have them so they can work and put money into your social security.” Or, you could say “Nah, one’s the mailman’s.” Or, you could say, “I hope so! They’re all wearing my kids’ underwear!
Devin is right, you have now achieved a status of odd in our culture. My sister in law in Houston got those comments (and worse), when she was pregnant with her third. The reason I think she got them so early in the process, was that she already had one boy and one girl. So the fertility police came out and notified her that most people are just trying to have one of each and she already had that, so why spoil a good thing.
I do like your response, it is both honest and charitable.
God Bless,
Allen
Funny you say that! I got this comment yesterday, with just my two “you sure have your hands full”, and I get that all the time. I can’t imagine how a mommy with more than two feels. It is amazing how just a few decades changes the attitude towards mutliple children. I like the comebacks, I’ll have to use some of them!
Funny you say that! I got this comment yesterday, with just my two “you sure have your hands full”, and I get that all the time. I can’t imagine how a mommy with more than two feels, when someone says something so insensitive. It is amazing how just a few decades changes the attitude towards mutliple children. I like the comebacks, I’ll have to use some of them!