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@clh72481 I am the oldest of five siblings and the father of seven. My best advice is: 1) Don't have more kids than one of you can handle alone 2) Two years apart is a bare minimum, boys that close in age will fight over everything 3) Hopefully this is obvious but don't have more kids than you...

And I second the Instapot suggestion, everyone should have one.

@clh72481 Speaking for a family of 9 on one income: 1) Realistic Meal planning should be at the top of your list. We used to do the exact thing you're talking about, going grocery shopping on the weekends but then still going back to the store mid-week. Snacking is OKAY but it needs to be...

@thatoldsailboat We don't do 'lockers' per se but one wall of our foyer is a combination cubby dresser and shoe bin, each child gets a cubby to put their backpack in and shoes are sorted by girl/boy/size. Another wall I put two long horizontal coat hooks side by side to make coat/sweater/hat/dog...

@blazewater 17,17,16,13,11,10, and 6 is the youngest for us, it's always harder having multiple younger children like you do, especially if your husband is working and doing school full time you've got no support. I like that you have your day well scheduled that definitely helps keep the kids...

@tongdtbds4 We did something similar, fostered then adopted 5 siblings. We already had 2 of our own so we had already made the hardest jump, which is no kids to any kids. Without knowing more specifics I'll just put down since of my experiences: -Due to the traumatic nature of their separation...