15 Struggles Every Parent of a Large Brood Faces
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Raising a family is never easy, but when you're the parent of a large brood, things get even more challenging. Parenting a large group means lots of noise, tons of hand-me-downs, and more mess than you ever thought imaginable. If you're a parent of more kiddos than you can keep track of, you can easily relate to these 15 very real struggles.
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It is always — ALWAYS — noisy.
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When someone asks you how old your kids are, you need to take a serious math break.
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You’ve never gotten a picture of every single person smiling in a family photo.
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Privacy does not exist.
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You learn to eat very fast, or never at all.
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You've seen the exact same clothes on every single kid you've had.
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You never call the right kid the right name at the right time.
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You can’t even remember what your floor looked like before toys completely took it over.
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Forget SUVs — you basically drive a bus.
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Bedtime is usually a free-for-all.
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There is one child tattling on another at all times of the day.
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Even though the floor by the front door is covered with shoes, no one can find their own.
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You have to color-code each child on the calendar, and even then, scheduling anything is a hot mess.
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Making lunches requires so many more limbs than your body has.
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