'Too many children?'

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I always think of 'staircase wit' comments to say to people when they criticise me for having 5 (+ ?) children - there are a couple of nice quips in here!
Average number of children in uk families 1.3 !!

a new expression for me here "posh rough" love it!!

Maybe she did make an effort for the photo....

she smokes too

hae googled her
truly she is the spawn of satan

goes to primark for kids clothes whilsy secretly drugging her self

In the paper ( which i read in a coffe bar ! She looks ok actually)

Tell you what though i do feel like i have to look ok since i have so many kids - would hate for people to say 'You can tell' or even ' she looks dog rough'

And they lived in a 3 bedroomed terrace house (have been doing family tree thingy recently, tis fascinating, just like that programme on BBC2)

lnk cod

adn she does have smoker eyes look

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Is that Zoe wannamaker in a past ( or even pissed) life?

Sorry, I appear to be talking to myself, I shall vacate the thread, as I have only one DD, though trying to increase brood atm.

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I actually think it is very important if you have hundreds of kids, not to sink into mumsyness and slop around in crap clothes and not worrying about bad hair/not waxing/being lardy. I buy my kids cheapo pasta and I spend a fortune on manicures and highlighs (joke). But I would hate to be defined as a mother of five children and not a person in my own right.

Well we have 2 cars (also have large dog)which we find works ok - we don't tend to go around mob-handed that often! I get Tesco to deliver my shopping. We did have to convert the loft to get the fourth bedroom. I wish we had a fifth for an au pair, that would cut the childcare costs!

why do poeple have huge fanmilies an then a dog too?
never get that

ggg yes i agree! Do NOT want to be mumsy ( hikes slendertone belt up to full power)

ggglimopo agree just cause you have a large brood
doesnt mean you scrimp on your looks

I AM LISTENING GINGERBEAR.

I just can't think of anything witty to reply with.

Cod - I am trying that new baggy eye stuff at the mo. Have a tester and am not allergic so am going to bomb family food budget on a tube (£70)

Baggy eyes not related to child bearing but to burning ze candle at both ends.

I had my Dof first. Kids came later and DP sort of came and went inbetween the Dog and kids but now we're all together foreva!

Yes def agree ggglimpopo - you have a duty not to look 'mumsy' or like Vicky Pollard either. I have long nails (despite the typing) and all my own teeth!

I used to think if i had children I'd only have one. Now ds is here it's changed. I would love at least one more maybe more but unfortunately don't know if it'll happen.

I look at my family, mum had 2 sisters but they are all living all over the country and don't see each other much, dad was an only child and has no-one except his mum, my mum, me (and ds) and my brother. OTOH Dh's mum has 4 siblings, they all still live in the same town with their families and all see each other loads. I know which family I'd rather be like.

I have seen GGG, and I can confirm that she spends a FORTUNE on looking good
She scrubs up well.

I am lardy, with unshaven legs, and wild hair (no stylist can tame it though). I don't even have a large brood as my excuse.

I think large families are great - couldn't do it myself though... I am having enough trouble coping with 2!!

My friend has 5, and it has been great for DD - we are there a lot, and it has meant that she has had 5 extra siblings (sort of), but has also her own little family as well.

I don't know if I will stick at 2 or go onto a third... I can see my mum being about 3 - I can't count the number of times she's repeated "there are two hands, two seats in the car, so two children makes sense", normally if I've been musing about whether to have 2 or 3.

I agree that money shouldn't be an obstacle as such - as long as they have a place to sleep and you can feed and clothe them, then that is all they need.

Oh - and as one of two... I wasn't alway in "mortal combat" with my sister. Yes, we argued, but I remember sooo many good times too.

Yeah we had the dog inbetween kids too, makes more mess than all the kids but provides spare seating when we have a full house