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@chrisitanmom Or 5. Grouchy here, too!

@vcs I have So. Many. Kids. And I was pretty panicky when I found out I was pregnant with #5. I’m not gonna lie, those first 6 months were rough and I even stayed home (back to work 2 years now). But I’m so, SO deeply glad they’re all part of my family and that I get to watch them grow up...

@davidlionheart We were done after 4. Then found out I was pregnant again. Cried. So. Hard. I was totally panicked. How in the WORLD was I going to take care of 5 KIDS?! What would that even look like in the day to day?? Our minivan would be maxed out. Etc, etc. Man, she is the greatest kid...

@kimmjohns Bravo! Now it’s just a simple, “I’m sorry, that won’t work for our family.”

@richking58 Definitely not streamed. My hubs ripped the movies from dvd, compressed them, and moved them to the tablet (maybe via SD card?)

@kimmjohns So, here’s the thing. It sounds like she wants the whole family to be together. Which is understandable. Does she understand that you have issues with the way BIL/SIL have attitude toward your children? Would you be willing to go on a vaca with just her (and grandpa if there is one)...

@richking58 We’ve used a couple of different options. Amazon sells headrest-mounted holders for tablets. We got an inexpensive Lenovo tablet that we use JUST for the car and use Kodi to put movies from our collection on it.

@lizzieb90 All 5 of my kids did GREAT in kindergarten and NONE of them went to preschool. 🤷‍♀️ We didn’t do anything special. We prioritized reading to them, doing the shape sorter, counting things organically (grapes at lunch, etc), and having LOTS of talks. We encouraged coloring and...

@greydot I hear you, but it sounds like BIL and SIL have a bad attitude toward the children. If husband doesn’t have the boldness to have 1 hard convo with his mom, would you really trust him to protect the kids from unkindness for a whole vacation?

@luke This is REAL. I went to aldi right after all of this started, when people were going crazy about toilet paper and there was lots of shameful hoarding. I felt like ALL EYES were on me for my massive cart, which was basically like 1 weeks’ worth for my husband and I and our 5 kids. I know...

@tongdtbds4 My parents fostered when I was a teenager and I’m close now with families who foster. It is excruciatingly difficult. That’s not me trying to discourage you, just prepare you (you’re probably already prepared for this, though). Remember what success is: that they’re able to grow in...