Living with quads

[Bloodybridget]

Anyone watching? DP and I are open-mouthed at the couple with the six-year-olds . . .

I shuddered at those 3 year old running round the car park.

Mum of One year olds was lovely, Dad was taking the piss.

Mum of six year olds looked absolutely broken and needed decent support, not to have to give up her kids on weekdays. Private school for four is utter madness.

10 year olds were bonkers and fab.

who was the single dad i missed that bit
the nan of the 6yo looked like she was haveing second thought after the first night
if i was the nan i would of insisted my dd came round every night after work to help with the dcs and put them to bed

What channel was this on?

I understood that the quads were not thriving in mainstream school. The private option gave more specific help, especially for the twins. It helped them catch up in their development,

I think they were doing their best in a difficult situation but that the mum was exhausted. I admired the grans offer to help.

I found it. Wow, take my hat off to all the parents.

I don't think the dad of the 3yos was single, they just said he was a SAHD.

As others have said, surely the best solution for the 6yos would have been for gran to come over and help with getting the kids dressed and off to school and collecting them, bringing them home, giving them dinner and then parents coming home and putting them to bed.

Dh and I were watching this and we said the same about the 6yo quads that it would have made more sense to have the gm stay at the quads house Mon-Fri to help mornings and evenings. I have two dcs aged 3 and 10 months and my parents look exhausted after a day! There must be more to it.

I admire how well all the parents cope though, I don't think I could do it.

I assumed that 4 X private fees would be astronomical so they must have very stressful jobs and couldn't cope with the tiredness of 4 six year olds at bedtime etc
Plus they both leave really early for work ?
Still seems a bit odd though

I want to watch this on catch up .
The children live with there nana mon to Friday ? Surely it would be better to try to support them at school - having them live else where can't be good for anyone

I thought letting them all sleep in one bed was particularly crazy: no one is going to get a decent night's sleep like that.

Felt sorry for the Gran of the 6 yr olds, the Mum was shouting at her to help them with their reading books but she was obviously overwhelmed with it all. Thought maybe there was more to it - maybe the Gran thought the Mum wasn't coping so well, so offered the M-F option.
Agree a Nanny/Tutor would have been a better option for family life rather than private school/no home life.

I've just had another thought. What the heck happens with the quads during the very long private school holidays

She's going to have to cope with them all day long for weeks on end!

but its up to them isn't it its nothing to do with us how they manage their lives. The gran offered and was very close to the kids. If you remember she said gran was like a 3rd parents which is nice.

Well yes it's up to them. But to go on a program like that is to invite comment.

Didn't one of them have their quads from 4 ivf embryos? I didn't think they were allowed to put 4 in at once.

I think the 6yos were the result of 3 IVF eggs, one of which split. I think the regulations in this country are 2 embryos, but if you go abroad a lot of clinics have no such policy - look at OctoMom in the USA.

Oh didn't realise Octomum's kids were ivf. Never really thought about it.

I felt really sorry for the 6 year old quads. It can't have been an easy decision to have them live with their grandma. I was also shocked at private school fees for four but maybe it's only for a few years until they catch up? Small class sizes and more individual attention is worth having if your child is falling behind.

According to Wikipedia OctoMom had 12 embryos implanted, though she originally claimed she only had 6. There was a medical board inquiry and the Dr concerned had his medical licence revoked. More here.

how will they afford fees etc when they are teens,as i understand private school is alot more expensive as they get older

I agree about the 6 year olds and like everyone else couldn't understand why gran didn't stay with them, and the kids see their parents at night and sleep in their own beds etc. I wonder if there is another reason tbh - anyway I don't think it will last as gran looked decidedly fed up after a couple of nights!

I don't altogether buy this business of the mom having to go back to work to pay for private school. The less expensive private schools are around £12,000 per annum, and of course they can be as much as £30,000 per annum. My grand-daughter goes to one - £12,000 a year. On top of that there is the uniform, sports gear, hockey stick, tennis racket etc. There are also compulsory trips if they are related to an academic subject. In her 1st year there (Yr 7) they went to France for a week and it was stipulated that "all girls are expected to take part in this trip - it is not a holiday" cost £500. On top of that there are other trips (they're not compulsory) but if all their friends are going, well you just help out (my g-d is an only child and her parents are making a big sacrifice) but if you multiply all this by 4 ..............what on earth does the mother do?

Maybe they have got into debt and that's why the mom has to go back to work. I don't know. Is it on again? Fascinating viewing.