Why do people look down on large families

[Texican]

No, you probably don;'t.  ;D

I'm not very charitable, sometimes.   

[Anastasia]

Canadian Catholic, my children too just let it go but when it comes to me then they get creative.  They are nothing like me who blows up and says stupid stuff though haha.  They come home and tell me what they reply to the other kids and I totally laugh at how well they can handle themselves without getting into trouble. Well I’m glad that your friends all have as many or more kids as you do this way they won’t be bugging you haha.  My husband doesn’t get too much from others except for, “are your kids all from the same woman?” HAHA And when he says, “yes” all they do is say, “Wow!”

Texican, haha I would like to know what answer you have for them.

My dad (nine kids) used to get the "same woman?" question too.  And don't worry about the response you gave; reading those comments, I had a lot of worse things to say!

[CanadianCatholic]

I always get the sympathetic looks and the "Oh but your so young!" or the classic"wow, your freakin crazy"

[LoveJLove]

Haha I know what you mean.  I especially get that sort of stuff from the older ladies.  They tell me, “you poor dear with so many children.  Does your husband help you?”
And I say, “yes, he helps me….make them.”

[LoveJLove]

Anastasia, you will have to tell me some of your responses haha

[Texican]

[CanadianCatholic]

Haha I know what you mean.  I especially get that sort of stuff from the older ladies.  They tell me, “you poor dear with so many children.  Does your husband help you?”
And I say, “yes, he helps me….make them.”

 

[Katherine of Aragon]

Back when I was pregnant with #4, one of our neighbors asked if one could "do that"?  I said, "There's no 'doing that'; it's already 'done.' The baby is on the way."  Now that we're expecting #6, they don't know what to say at all. 

Of course, my doctor is at a Catholic hospital, and he envies us.  He's said that he thinks it's great that we have so many, and the nurses all remember me from back when #2 was in the NICU.  I've been around there a lot.

Any time, however, that I have had cause to go to any other hospital, they're . . . not so enthusiastic.  When I was pregnant with #4, this one doctor seemed irritated, but when I went back pregnant with #5, he seemed personally offended that I was having another one.  I avoided even seeing him now that I'm expecting #6.

(And please keep praying for me with this pregnancy.  It's my hardest one so far, and it's killing me.  :( )

[CanadianCatholic]

  My mom said her 7nth pregnancy (me) was her hardest, and the rest, before and after, not so bad! Sometimes its just a rough go!

[Jacafamala]

Back when I was pregnant with #4, one of our neighbors asked if one could "do that"?  I said, "There's no 'doing that'; it's already 'done.' The baby is on the way."  Now that we're expecting #6, they don't know what to say at all. 

Of course, my doctor is at a Catholic hospital, and he envies us.  He's said that he thinks it's great that we have so many, and the nurses all remember me from back when #2 was in the NICU.  I've been around there a lot.

Any time, however, that I have had cause to go to any other hospital, they're . . . not so enthusiastic.  When I was pregnant with #4, this one doctor seemed irritated, but when I went back pregnant with #5, he seemed personally offended that I was having another one.  I avoided even seeing him now that I'm expecting #6.

(And please keep praying for me with this pregnancy.  It's my hardest one so far, and it's killing me.  :( )

I'm sorry to hear it, what's the matter? I hope it's not serious.