tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post481786225014958774..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Someone Owes me a Whole Lotta Backpay!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-74868392550488288722007-09-28T03:31:00.000-04:002007-09-28T03:31:00.000-04:00This link lets you figure out how much your worth,...This link lets you figure out how much your worth, and you can even print a pay check. Now, to only find someone who would cash it??<BR/><BR/>http://swz.salary.com/momsalarywizard/htmls/mswl_momcenter.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-75414591402068450082007-09-22T12:35:00.000-04:002007-09-22T12:35:00.000-04:00I believe the official name for "laundry doer" is ...I believe the official name for "laundry doer" is laundress. I vote for "laundry doer." <BR/><BR/>From a Mormon with lots of kids. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-46048878164153835912007-09-22T10:43:00.000-04:002007-09-22T10:43:00.000-04:00LOL !! I know a family who has 15 kids thats right...LOL !! I know a family who has 15 kids thats right 15!! they're mormon(lds)<BR/>and none of the kids are adopted!!! <BR/>if you think you have trouble just imagine....stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11695534601748958088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-1062771232232423922007-09-22T09:20:00.000-04:002007-09-22T09:20:00.000-04:00Love your blog. I am a mother of 5 ages 10-1. I ...Love your blog. I am a mother of 5 ages 10-1. I got this e-mail from a friend and thought you would enjoy it as well. It has helped me keeping it all in perspective.<BR/> <BR/>I'm invisible..... <BR/><BR/>It all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of response, the way <BR/>one of the kids will walk into the room while I'm on the phone and ask to be <BR/>taken to the store. Inside Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-91784081667047681542007-09-21T23:57:00.000-04:002007-09-21T23:57:00.000-04:00I just read your e-bay story and I had to cover my...I just read your e-bay story and I had to cover my mouth so my laugh did not wake up my sleeping twins and daughter. Wow I cant remember when I laughed so hard. We (hubby and I) thought we had some funny stories with 3 under 3 but you are absolutely hilarious. Thank you for reminding me to keep laughing. After survivng breast cancer last year our lives have been a blurr. I am so glad I foundAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-83720850964350861962007-09-21T17:57:00.000-04:002007-09-21T17:57:00.000-04:00Love your blog, I have a suggestion for those read...Love your blog, I have a suggestion for those readers that have several children that will make your life a little easier.I got this idea from a father of 8 .<BR/>If you have the room add a second washer and dryer. You can pick up used appliances very cheap and plumbing them in is quite simple. Having 2 washers and dryers makes the laundry go so much faster and well worth the effort to install ifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-55345391347025413812007-09-19T09:55:00.000-04:002007-09-19T09:55:00.000-04:00go figure! lolgo figure! lolstephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11695534601748958088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-89416563701254588052007-09-18T23:31:00.000-04:002007-09-18T23:31:00.000-04:00Hey I'm mormon and we only have 8 kids ;DHey I'm mormon and we only have 8 kids ;Dstephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11695534601748958088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-79673507480128834872007-09-18T23:13:00.000-04:002007-09-18T23:13:00.000-04:00hey im lds and we only have 8 kids ;Dhey im lds and we only have 8 kids ;Dstephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11695534601748958088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-87279311603183682802007-09-18T16:48:00.000-04:002007-09-18T16:48:00.000-04:00What a great concept! We just moved into a great ...What a great concept! We just moved into a great family friendly neighborhood last month. I wonder how many of the Mom's I can convince to try it?<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Dawn!Waitingonyou2https://www.blogger.com/profile/07366093704772831325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-40193303277304512592007-09-18T16:33:00.000-04:002007-09-18T16:33:00.000-04:00I love your blog!! I am going to research this su...I love your blog!! I am going to research this supper swapping and see if I can do less take out!wanda vinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06504110600354515733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-50532716851167063102007-09-18T11:24:00.000-04:002007-09-18T11:24:00.000-04:00All of those "encouraging" things I say to my thre...All of those "encouraging" things I say to my three-year-old ("Thank you for putting your banana peel in the trash!") must be paying off. He's started saying them back to me, as in "Wow, Mommy! Your mopping looks really good." or "You did a good job! I like this oatmeal! I'm so proud of you!" It's nice to get a little encouragement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-41359673659318961102007-09-18T08:27:00.000-04:002007-09-18T08:27:00.000-04:00Wow - someone I can relate to. I'm a mom of seven ...Wow - someone I can relate to. I'm a mom of seven girls ranging in age from 2 1/2 to 17. I also dread grocery shopping because I have the youngest 2 (the other is 6) with me all day. The 2 y/o is in the cart happily helping rearrange groceries, adding items within arms reach, opening packages, poking holes in packages, etc. The 6 year old of course wants everything and anything. My grocery billAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-89694329794752068392007-09-18T01:42:00.000-04:002007-09-18T01:42:00.000-04:00laundress! sad that i know this.shhh, don't tell a...laundress! <BR/>sad that i know this.<BR/>shhh, don't tell anyone, but i like doing laundry and have mad skillz!Tammy Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00713797609336341462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-28735099183547515062007-09-17T23:24:00.000-04:002007-09-17T23:24:00.000-04:00Have you ever heard of the duggers?How the hell do...Have you ever heard of the duggers?<BR/>How the hell do they manage?<BR/>They are onto baby number 17 aren't they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-33802560513113629232007-09-17T15:21:00.000-04:002007-09-17T15:21:00.000-04:00You forgot Mortician! I've had to bury and/or flus...You forgot Mortician! I've had to bury and/or flush something over the past 34+ years and my youngest is not quite 13 :~0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-4134475333139698242007-09-17T15:13:00.000-04:002007-09-17T15:13:00.000-04:00Here's one way to get paid by your kids.... I star...Here's one way to get paid by your kids.... I started fining my boys for excessive rudeness! Poots (in public especially), and burbs, as well as loudly announcing and giggling about a sibling's poots/burbs results in a .25 fine. All quarter fines are placed in the 'Rudeness Remedy Jar'. The last time it was full we donated it via our church to the Katrina Hurricane Relief fund. We laughed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-69716135855850279172007-09-17T14:36:00.000-04:002007-09-17T14:36:00.000-04:00after 116 comments, i would doubt this would get s...after 116 comments, i would doubt this would get seen, but here's what happens when they go away to college:<BR/><BR/>this was an instant message sent out of the blue from my 18-year-old son, who i just helped move 1,500 miles away:<BR/><BR/>Hey, mom... I don't think I've ever said this to you before... but thank you for being my mom, and for always being there for me. I never realized just how the planet of janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444337511603560544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-50488056328126450262007-09-17T13:49:00.000-04:002007-09-17T13:49:00.000-04:00I have a plan.I now work outside the home, which I...I have a plan.<BR/><BR/>I now work outside the home, which I get paid very well for, after staying home and doing daycare while the kids were little. I loved doing daycare and can so understand having large families, except I was so glad when pick-up time arrived on THOSE days! On THOSE days I would turn to hubs when he got home and ask when the last two were getting picked up (ours!).<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3151107940595061122007-09-17T12:54:00.000-04:002007-09-17T12:54:00.000-04:00Thank you for the kudos to working moms. I was a ...Thank you for the kudos to working moms. I was a stay at home mom for 3 years and now have no choice but to work. I pay the mortgage. This is not by choice! I am divorced and have three children to feed. Their dad has made comments that I am not as good of a mother because I work. !!! Our children are amazing and all are doing well. Not having a choice to work makes the comments of others Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-83304210790758378772007-09-17T11:13:00.000-04:002007-09-17T11:13:00.000-04:00We always were asked, "Are you Catholic?" I guess...We always were asked, "Are you Catholic?" I guess people assume because you have so many kids and obviously do not use birth control that you must be Catholic! We seriously thought about converting we were asked so much! LOL12-arrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470394281683494210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85682908058011460122007-09-17T09:58:00.000-04:002007-09-17T09:58:00.000-04:00Hi Dawn,One night after dinner, my husband told ou...Hi Dawn,<BR/><BR/>One night after dinner, my husband told our 5 kids that "Mom is officially off the clock!" and then he proceded to delegate all the jobs that I handle after dinner (cleaning up dishes, loading the dishwasher, putting extra food away,cleaning the floor and table (the carnage is usually pretty bad after a meal!)getting kids bathed, teeth brushed, hair combed, favorite stuffed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-52179873202694828052007-09-17T09:57:00.000-04:002007-09-17T09:57:00.000-04:00Another way to look at it is you get to "prove" yo...Another way to look at it is you get to "prove" your six figure income..........Six figures.........Aj, Nana, Boo, Princess, Spaz, and Baby. <BR/><BR/>Anyway......LadyRachelLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08479945711076109999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25585056298530638062007-09-17T09:11:00.000-04:002007-09-17T09:11:00.000-04:00I feel as though I've just been paid! My lovely ne...I feel as though I've just been paid! My lovely neighbour sent me the link to your blog, telling me that you and I are so alike and she said it could have been me (except we live in Australia!). Well, I'm the happiest mum of 6(aged 13-2&1/2) there is then! It is such a blessing to be me, and behold all 'the jewels in my crown', as my Grandma tells me every Birthday! I'm thankfull for all those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3082902206973322492007-09-17T08:53:00.000-04:002007-09-17T08:53:00.000-04:00Thank you Dawn for posting the comment about the I...Thank you Dawn for posting the comment about the Invisable Woman that the ladies sent. What a beautiful way to look at what mothers do.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826857869726600980noreply@blogger.com