The Truth About Having Five (almost 6) Kids

We have five kids. We are in the process of our second adoption, so this summer we will have six. Yes, you read that right, six kids. Six little people to feed, clothe, drive to practice, and upon occasion, enjoy.

People love to ask if we have six kids on purpose. They try to ask in a nice way. Is there a nice way to ask that question? In those moments, I mentally roll my eyes and look for the exit. But not before taking a moment to educate them on a few things.

First, having kids is not like catching a cold. I don’t need to know how it happens, and I don’t need advice on how to properly wash my hands. Second, having a lot of kids is not a bad thing. Somewhere along the way, our society seems to have forgotten that kids are pretty great, aside from all the pee, poop, and snot, of course. And third, considering that two of our (almost six) kids are adopted, yes, we did this on purpose. We did this to ourselves! And we are happy about it.

The truth about having any kids

The truth about having any kids is that your life is over. You aren’t dead. But, your life doesn’t belong to you anymore; it belongs to them. Your time is their time. Your space is their space. Your stuff, yep, you guessed it, is their stuff.