I work all the time and have 5 kids and everytime I come home from work everything is eaten or used. Icecream you name it it's gone...
2007-05-28 18:12:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Yes I do...If you have five children you can expect to have to do a lot of work and unless you are wealthy thats just the way it is...I would never take something my children wanted even if it was there, let alone write my name on it??? Why did you have 5 children, one to cook, one to clean, one for laundry, one to do the yard work, one to wash the car ???? Probably not...enjoy your large family and deal with the sacrifice.
2007-05-28 18:45:54 · answer #1 · answered by Stacey 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow! 5 kids. That's a lot of kids. Are your kids overweight, within the recommended weight range, or thin? Did you ever stop and wonder whether why the reason everything is eaten or used is because that's the minimum your kids need?
This weekend or during your day off, eat together with all of your kids at the dining table: breakfast, lunch, dinner. No eating in front of the tv. Observe. Or eat dinner together for a week.
If you find out that they're just eating too much, get a meal plan, and tell your kids to save food for you. If you find out instead that they're just meeting the minimum requirements, stop whining. That's life. You should have had some kind of family planning. Create a budget. Economize.
2007-05-30 18:40:10 · answer #2 · answered by coffeegirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you're needing some "me" time... Maybe you and the Mrs. can drop the munchkins off with grandma and grandpa and go stay at a BandB for the weekend? Unfortunately in a big family that's just how things go... If you want to save something special for yourself write your name on it, stick it at the top and in the back of the fridge/freezer- or like the other person wrote- buy it on your way home from work and eat it or use it immediately!
Deep breaths my friend deep breaths...
2007-05-29 01:19:23 · answer #3 · answered by annathespian 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's life hon, get used to it. If you want something to be just yours then put your name on it and punish them if they take it. As for being the only one who works.... ummm.... who is taking care of those kids 'cause that is one heck of a hard job with little respect, appreciation, and no pay.
2007-05-29 01:27:17 · answer #4 · answered by az_mommma 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do what I do... have a secret stash of your own goodies where no one looks. That way you always have a little something to snack on. Or else find something you like that no one else does, like a special kind of cracker or something. I found a great little cookie that my daughter doesnt like, but I love. More for me!
2007-05-29 07:59:24 · answer #5 · answered by MaPetiteHippopotame 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a better job and quit your whinning- you had the babies, they didnt have you. If you failed to teach them to share -again it's your fault not theirs. You should throw yourself a pitty-party and get get it over with. If you want something go get it dont complain about your own faults by blaming your family
2007-05-29 01:29:51 · answer #6 · answered by rustypete 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Teach your children self control and respect.
Do you expect your children to work and provide for the family?
2007-05-29 01:19:57 · answer #7 · answered by Noota Oolah 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, i guess thats life......yea it sucks. only advice what i do is pick up what i want on the way home from work and eat it right when i get home.
2007-05-29 01:16:33 · answer #8 · answered by ilovewigglesandgiggles 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋