You Know You Have a Large Family When...

>> Saturday, May 03, 2008

You wonder WHY they make 4-roll packs of toilet paper.
You add a second (or maybe third) refrigerator.
You schedule bathroom time.
It takes at least 2 carts in the grocery store.
"Family Meal Packs" at restaurants are a laugh.
Your dream car is a Sunday School Bus.
Your family alone gets a group discount.
The bulk package of hamburger is a one meal serving size.
Your family vehicle is repeatedly mistaken as the church shuttle.
You laugh at the term: "Institutional size."
No matter the size, "It'll fit someone."
Goodnight and goodbye kisses, involves a line-up and head count.
You get the banquet room when you go out for family dining.
You wish the library had shopping carts.
Large appliances are bought in pairs.
It takes more time to pass and serve dinner than to eat it.
Consider the application of bathroom stalls for domestic uses.
People stop and stare, laugh or glare.
Life is full of the 3 'B's: Bulk, benches and bunks.
When you ask the dentist, ophthalmologist, and orthodontist if there is somekind of group discount.
Instead of a Christmas list, you have charts and graphs.
Diapers have been a staple on the shopping list non-stop since the 80s.
There is a line for the bathroom in the middle of the night.
Yogurt cups start to look like glassware.
A baker's dozen doesn't go all the way around.
You privately chuckle when others are worried about their dinner party for 12.
The checker at the grocery always asks if you are having a party.
Getting the family dressed for church takes longer than church does.
Wrestle with Dad time has to be split into two sessions.
You own more than four sets of bunk beds.
You think the house is empty with only five kids home.
Your grandson remembers you being pregnant.
You have considered purchasing a bus.
A trip to the restaurant supply store is your dream date.
You buy apples by the bushel and don't have any to can.
Your stock pot could house a small child.
The Tide company sends you a Christmas card.
When your friends can compare how long they have known you by the number of kids you had when you met.
When you have two small potties, thousands of training pants, AND a megapack of diapers in your house.
New neighbors think you run a daycare.
Three friends can ask you to baby sit their kids on the same day and yousay, "Sure, NO PROBLEM!"
You can leave your husband in charge of the above kids plus yours and know things will run smoothly.
Someone asks if you could use a place setting for 8 and you laugh.
Most of you children’s cartoon dishware is so old it could go for $100 oneBay.
You do your weekly shopping at Costco.
You know that your bathtub will hold 5 kids.
Your friends do not have to worry about bringing diapers, extra clothes,etc. when coming to your house.
Their kids think your house is the best place to play.
In little league, your children make up half the team.
The city could have your yard declared a public play area.
When your baby is a year old, the others tell you it is time for a "new"one.
~~Taken from http://www.quiverfull.com/


8 comments:

Heath Clan May 04, 2008 2:13 PM  

I met you seven children ago. You were pregnant with Lucas and I was pregnant with Tabitha. That is a conglomerate number:)

When I went to the Bloggin' Mamas thing, one lady had four kids. She told me that it was the first time that she had a small family:)

Michele @ Frugal Granola May 04, 2008 7:23 PM  

I've always loved this quiverfull joke! :) (I'll just keep dreaming...) :)

Although, I can definitely identify with the wish for shopping carts in the library- even when it's just us 3!

When I was a kid, my family lived in an old farmhouse in a pear orchard. Our bathroom actually did have stalls- it was great- especially when all 12 cousins were over, and 1/2 of us were being potty trained! :) (Although Dad eventually had to dismantle the door latches, because we kept 'accidentally' locking ourselves inside. :)

Blessings,
Michele

Kacey May 04, 2008 9:56 PM  

I want that!!!!!!! I loved the one about the granson remembering.

Cheri May 05, 2008 7:48 AM  

This just makes me smile!! :)

Patricia May 05, 2008 1:24 PM  

I don't ever think the family meal plans are big enough and we don't even have a big family.I asked Wes just the other day why they call it a family plan. lol

Heath Clan May 05, 2008 3:31 PM  

Kacey, you want what? The BATHROOM WITH STALLS? Just teasin' ya. You will be a great mom. Your comment was right below Michele's so I read her comment and then your "I want that." Maybe it was funnier in my head:)

Dear Michele,
Remember "quiverfull" is a heart attitude not a number. Some icredible women in the Bible struggled with infertility or only had one child. God used them mightily. Hannah, Samson's mother, Elizabeth (John the Baptist's mother)...I might have seven children, but I have heart issues there as well (they are a little too personal to post about:) I just want to encourage you.

Michele @ Frugal Granola May 06, 2008 12:58 PM  

Thanks for the encouragement, Kendra. That's what God keeps taking me back to. :) But... that's a whole other story.

(Sorry, Rebecca... we're hijacking your blog!) :)

Michele

Heath Clan May 06, 2008 1:28 PM  

Don't worry Michele. I will bribe her with ice tea and she will probably not mind in the least if we hijack her blog a wee bit:) Hmmmm, my Bucca? I would even bribe you with two. What do ya say?
That and she is a great sport.

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