Creative title, no? I'm just speechless. And anyone who knows me, knows that NEVER happens. I'm still working my way through mail that's coming in faster than I can read, let alone respond to. I thought I'd just post a couple quick highlights from the thousands of comments I've received.
QUESTION: Are they all yours?
ME: That is SO funny! ROFL! Did you just come up with that?
QUESTION: Maybe I just didn't catch the sarcasm, but your feet aren't really amputated, are they?
ME: Yes, they are. Did you catch the sarcasm that time?
I've had numerous comments from people who'd had a bad day, who'd just received bad news, who had recently had surgery and were in pain, or who had just gotten home from a horrid shopping trip with their little ones. They thanked me for brightening their day and giving them a laugh. They thanked ME. Little ole me. Plain, ordinary me. Wow what a boost! Let me tell ya, it feels great to know I made someone feel better.
I've also had countless people write to tell me their own shopping experiences. (I'm saving those to read later.) Thank you for sharing!
I've had innumerable emails from moms (and dads and grandparents and teenagers) telling me that they could totally relate to my story and thanking me for letting them know they are not alone.
I had one (literally ONE out of the thousands of emails) person write and tell me that her kids always behave perfectly in public and are never a source of public humiliation. To her I said-
:::sound of crickets::: OK, that about sums up my response.
For anyone interested in numbers -
As of right now, I've had 18,417 people hit this blog today (despite the fact that the traffic had it down for a while there this morning.)
I've had 149, 023 people hit my auction.
I have 2,736 watchers on this auction.
I've had 1/2 a cup of coffee instead of my usual 6 because I feel like throwing up from all this attention.
I had to call in 2 reinforcements (ie grandma and grandpa) to watch the little ones today so I could sit on my butt reading mail.
I've had 18 finger cramps from typing too much.
I've had 3 job offers.
And we've got about 2 hours to go on this auction!
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
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1 – 200 of 262 Newer› Newest»well, Im blogging about you on my blog right now. saw your new post!! I hope this experience brings some more fun your way!! I wish you the best! You and all the moms out there making the most of our crazy little lives!!
You are a hoot. I read your auction and now your blog. You are hysterical!!! And honest. I love it!!!
I just wanted to say that I read your auction! I just loved it. You remind me of ME! A friend of mine sent me the link to it in an email, so I had to just check it out.
I just wanted to give you kudos for your witty sense of humor with 6 kids (I am having #7 and have 4 step children for a total of 11!). There are days that I just sit and wonder what the hell am I doing! You brightened my day.
Dawn, that's nuts! So crazy how everything can change in a day!
Can I have one of your job offers?!
~Amy
Three job offers? That's too funny. Enjoyed your "short story" and I can TOTALLY relate. I can relate so much and that's the reason I woke up at 5 am on Saturday so I could grocery shop without my kids :0)
Found your blog through your ebay auction that I found on a January 2001 Playgroup Forum I belong too.
Loved reading your auction! So I had to check out your blog, which I will now bookmark.
Thanks for brightening my day!
Hope you make lots of money! Looks like you're up to $100 on your little pack of Pokemon cards.
Oh, and you should let that one lady know that aliens have kidnapped her children and replaced them with realistic looking-but not acting-robots.
Just saw a link to your auction via cafemom.com and I laughed my butt off!!! I actually hope to have lots of kids, but I'm prepared for the scenario like you wrote about. You go!
If any of those job offers involve writing...I hope you JUMP on the chance! I haven't read anything this entertaining in a while. Glad to have found your blog - now I have something I can look forward to reading everday besides horrible world events and stupid celebrities that don't know which way is up. You rock!
You realize you just opened the door to your fame right? You've got a lot of substance and this is going to take you somewhere, could be the asylum, but somewhere! Congrats mom.
Just saw your auction via babycenter.com and I thought it was just great. The sad thing is I only have 2 kids and they do that crap to me at the store. More power to you!! Congrats on your fame hope to hear more from you!!
I've linked your sale on my blog, too. I've only read your most recent blog post, but I look forward to reading the rest. :) This is fun to watch!
God bless,
Liza
I loved reading your auction and blog! You are too funny! Thanks for the laughs!
please, please, transfer the story from your auction to your blog...so we can keep sending people to it. it's HILARIOUS!
You're so much fun, though!
*goes off to add to bookmarks folder 'big family blogs'*
I AM 71 YEARS OLD AND HAD 5 CHILDREN--SO I CAN RELATE TO EVERY THING YOU ARE GOING THROUGH.........back in the 50"s when i took mine i had to have a harness for the little darlings........oh so much fun..today i'm not certain but if the harness isn't outlawed, because of curelity to children?? i love your stories--you really do need to write a book. my grandsons wife sent me your e bay link..hope you make a bundle........
Just wanted to say that I think you are hilarious! Thanks for making my day!
I got your ebay auction through a mommy group and I am on page 3 of the "Questions" I am still rolling. I am a new mother to a large family since I've adopted my husband's two boys when I already had two children of my own. His boys are grown but its still chaos going anywhere with a 19 year old and a 4 year old and god forbid they be in the same room! I used to mock others complaining by saying thats why I only had 1 boy did I learn lol
My friend has a tag that says...
Yes we know how it happens and apparently we're good at it. I'll let you know if we're done after I hit menopause yes their all mine thanks for asking! Yes, same da, but we are waiting on DNA results, So we can see if I'm there mother.
I am a blogger myself although I wish I had half the wit sometimes LOL
Crazy Mother to 4 hoping for #5 after deployment lol
I got the link to your auction from a sewing forum that I visit. Most of us are Moms so your story gave us all a good LOL!
Enjoy your 15 minutes although I think it may last a little longer! ;-)
You've got a great sense of humor and I love your writing style!
I loved your story on eBay, and I've bookmarked your blog to read along with my others...
Just wait till the national channels start calling for interviews... You could be on the Today show, or Good Morning America. What will you do then? Will you actually thank the kids for being sneaky and conniving? Or will you threaten them within an inch of their little lives for bringing on the nausea and torture of being "famous"? Either way, good luck, and I do hope you make the best of all of this, as for the job offers, I am up for taking one too, if you can spare it...
B-Jo
just 35 minutes left!
Your eBay auction is the best I've ever seen, ha ha! I only have two small boys (3 & 5) but I know what you mean when people ask if your kids are yours...sometimes I ask them if they're asking because they want one....
I was just thinking, you should really sell more things around the house!! I mean Pokemon cards for $116 geesh!! :o I think you are a hoot! I am pretty sure you should be getting a call from Letterman or Oprah here pretty soon! :)
Best of luck to you and your family!
i followed your a link to your ebay auction and just laughed so much. sort of thing mine do and i only have 3 of them!
then found your blog, and you are cracking me up. have bookmarked you as well :)
I feel for you. Kudos for being a parent to your kids. They may not see it now, but they will be glad for it when they grow up.
Giant over in Virginia had check out lanes that were supposed to be always open without all the kid tempting items. There is a chance that some other stores might put that in as a feature if asked.
How come grandma and grandpa don't watch the kids so you can grocery shop? Or a babysitter? I know shopping by yourself doesn't lead to fun anecdotes but it certainly is faster
Mother to six here too... been breeding since 1996 but just thankful to find out I am not the only one losing my sanity...
And damn those evil Pokemon...
I have been laughing ALL day after reading your Ebay auction! You have an amazing wit!! You simply MUST write a book!! You have really made my day, thank you for making me laugh and smile! God bless you and your family!
You are a hoot! That ebay ad was so hilarious. I emailed it to everyone I knew with large families. I will be checking your blog daily now since I put it on my favorites! Can't wait to see how much $ you got out of those cards.
I am SO glad that someone shared the link to your auction on a homeschoolers list and my 13 yr old son, last of 4 at home, and we laughed ourselves silly reading ALL of the Q/A's on Ebay!! I'll bet you end up setting the record for number of hits on ebay by the time your auction ends. At this time it is up to $122.50 and I am sure that in the last few minutes there will be a frnezy of more bids, just so that the winner can say THEY won YOUR auction!! ROFLMBO
Thanks so much for sharing your humor, look into www.lulu.com if you decide to publish this work.
LOL,
Rori
If I'd have found your blog before the auction I would have put you on my reader :)
A mom (esp. of a larger family) has to have a sense of humor to make it though the day.
Looking forward to reading more about you.
God bless,
Christine
I belong to a message board where someone posted the link to your e-bay sale. I read a LOT and absolutely love how you write!!
I am going to bookmark your blog and keep visiting.
Good luck!
(oh, and I'm not a stripper LOL, just used the xx's like the teens do/did for their Myspace names since stardancer was taken!)
Hey Dawn,
I loved your auction and I think you're a very talented writer. I got so many laughs out of that! I am so glad that your bids are getting so high. Your blog is great too! You sound like a really neat lady.
For those who want to subscribe to your blog ....
On your main page scroll down until you see "Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)" ... click in the linky part "Posts (Atom)" ... choose how you wish to subscribe using the drop down list ... complete the process. I now have you on my Google homepage! ;) .. Enjoy the fame ... I'm sure you'll be on the Today and Good Morning show before long!
My best friend in the world had a huge surgery last week, I can't wait to show her this. Great story, great auction and grats on the profit! I hope you use it to go out to a nice dinner & hire a sitter... sounds like you deserve it!
Matt
Add me to the list of people who absolutely loved your rant on eBay, and hope fervently that you'll someday write a book or something because you're an awesome writer.
Best of luck to you and the family!
Hi,
Relly fun stuff you write, so you really deserve all the attention!
IT media in Sweden wrote an article about you:
http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.117389
Cheers and keep up the great work!
//Lamoken
My husband emailed me the ebay link because a coworker of his wondered if it was us. :)
Yup, I've got 6 as well (though slightly older than yours).
Thanks for the laugh! My favorite part, of course, is the list of varied responses to the "Are they all yours?" I have used a few of those answers before.
-t
You are the Erma Bombeck of our day. I really hope you take one of those jobs! I would love to read more of what you have to say. You speak to a mothers soul.
I am officially inviting you to www.sybermoms.com because you would absolutely fit in there.
Glad to have found your blog!
Your auction is the best ebay ad EVER!!!
Michelle W.
Too funny!
Its raining in Scotland, but seeing your auction and your blog today has brightened my day, thank you for the laughs!! I have only 2 kids and shopping with them is a nightmare, so imagine my sheer delight when I discover that my grocery store does online shopping and delivery! No more shopping, maybe badger your store to do the same thing, start a campaign LOL
Anyway, I just also wanted to let you know I have bookmarked your blog, and, I have let mommys at a parenting board I belong to in on your action and your blog each one of us understands you, you and your kids are normal :)
Good luck with your auction, treat yourself :)
I have 2 little ones (4 & 6) but just the other day they were being so horrible in the store that I left my full cart in the middle of the store and walked out! I so hope that the pokemon cards at least pay for your shopping trip! I am adding you to my del.icio.us acct right now!
could you publish the auction description on your blog too...
Add me to your list of new readers!
Thank you! I am at the end of my first pregnancy (officially late as of today) and you reminded me that there are advantages to keeping her inside me!
You're my new hero!
No pressure to respond to me. Get some rest those kids are enough don't worry about us commenters!
Good luck with the ebay auction.
I hope your auction goes well and pays for ALL your groceries... You gave me a great laugh on my birthday! :-)
Lara
I hope your going to use your profits on the Pokemon cards to spoil yourself.
I too found your blog via your ebay, which was so accurate of shopping with kids.... whether that be 1 kid or 6!!! (Though I prefer it with none.)
Walkng round with chewed up cake - I mean only a mothers love can stand that.
Enjoy the attention, you have a great writing style.
I only have two but know exactly what you go through.
Hilarious eBay posting - I loved reading it.
Good luck with your flock
Thanks for a great laugh from another new fan who expects to see you on the Today Show very soon!!
Great writing, I loved reading the ebay auction. Hope you get some crazy good job from this!
I read your auction...that's great! That's exactly why whenever possible, I leave the kids home with my husband when we need groceries. I seriously dread running errands with them in tow!
You are a hoot! I saw your ebay auction and had to come and see the blog too! Thanks so much for such a great laugh! I'm sure to be back! :)
I read your auction from a link my friend sent me...i was laughing so hard my kids just looked at me like i had officially lost it. do you have copyrights on the responses to "are they all yours?" I have 4 kids and get that all the time, i've added you to my favorites! Don't melt under the pressure, just be you! it's obviously worked to this point!
I know I sent at least one person. I'm really happy for you..AND I want you to take that money from Ebay and get your eyebrows waxed or something.
:-)
lol
It is Finished.
Congratulations on the $142.51... Your entertainment value is much higher than the final bid on you auction!
Holy Moly! Your auction just ended and I have a business suggestion...I'll buy a bunch of random things and have you write the description for ebay. We'll make a killing!! j/k - congrats on the auction and I can totally relate to the shopping trials and tribulations - particularly with my husband;) The whole "It was green" thing strikes a chord in my frustrated heart!! I have passed the auction and your blog to all my friends and look forward to reading more from you!
Love your auction and your writing style. As a mom of 5, I totally understand the grocery shopping trip. And camping. What's up with charging more for additional kids? We usually pretend the twins are one person (they are identical) and hope no one notices. hehe
You truly should write a book!!! I'll be the first one in line to buy it! The only thing I wish I had done before I read your eBay ad was to use the bathroom... there's a chance my 16 month old daughter and I now have one more thing in common...
~Cheryl
I was ROFLMBO!! You're an excellent writer! You really should write a book; I would definitely buy it! I can barely manage to take my 2 kids to the grocery store and keep my sanity; so I don't know how you can do it with 6! God Bless you! BTW, you're a hit with the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps base wives community!!
Thanks!
Loved the ebay post! I have one child and he does the exact same thing! It's nice to read a blog that is funny and whitty for a change!! awesome stuff!
I loved your ebay post, so I had to check out your blog.
Consider yourself bookmarked! :)
I hope you are enjoying your new found fame. What's next? Oprah? I just twittered about you and bookmarked your blog. I'm a mom of three boys--ages 5, 7, and 42 (uhhh... does my husband count as a child?) Our two dogs are even boys. I feel like I live in a frat house. I can totally relate to your stories. Please keep them coming. You are an inspiration.
Girl, you need to take the money and get something for yourself and yourself only!!! I support you 100% in what you are doing! And I agree with Beckys blog...Next time you have to go shopping, leave the kids with hubby. Let him have some of the fun!!
Visit my blog and take a look at ClustrMaps. It will keep track of all the visits to your blog when you add it!
BTW, this has been a fun detour to my day!
congrats on the auction!! you HAVE to tell us what you are going to do with all that cash!!!
Oh my goodness! Finally someone out there who has my kind of humor! LOL! Your E-Bay listing cracked me up and your blog is a hoot as well. Good luck with all the kids and grocrey shopping ~ I have three boys and I am currently checking out all the local mental facilities ~ HA!
I don't think there is anything left to say that hasn't already been said...so I'll just say "Thank you" for giving me a good laugh this morning (that's when I read your famous ebay auction). It's over now-the auction that is. Way to go. And congratulations on your new-found fame. Enjoy it!!!
I think you are just wonderful. So fresh and honest- and who knows? maybe the next jk rowling!!! You've made my day!
Behold the power of Fark.com! After this got green-lighted to the main page, you were bound to get tens of thousands of hits. Hope it pays off with a writing career!
I am delighted at the bid at which your cards ended! I do hope the winning bidder pays up! :)
What a hoot you are! When you get your book published, let me know - we all want it!! :-D
SUGGESTION: Print out this blog and some comments to put into a notebook so that you'll have a hard copy to show your grandchildren all about your "sudden internet fame". You're a celebrity! And rightly so. Time to show off to the family. Forever... and ever... and ever....
Best of luck to you! I love this blog more than pancakes.
Hey!
Got the link to your e-bay auction through TheParentStation.com and thought it was great! I only have 2 lil ones and they're enough "fun" in public! You're my hero! :)
Congrats on the auction!
I read your ebay auction and had to check out your blog. I'm a mom to five crazy critters myself. I got such a kick out of your grocery shopping description. Holy cow, are you living my life? LOL! I especially loved how chipper you were with the first "Are they all yours?" and then to see the decline was SO funny and SO, SO true. The poor 16 year-old checkout person always gets the worst of me. I'm hoping your ebay auction goes well. Seriously, is there something we don't know about these dumb Pokemon cards?
Anyway, I'm really looking forward to reading some more of your blog, but it appears my boys have dipped their sister in some mud and now the baby has to eat...darn kids!
Thanks for letting me know I'm not alone out here!
I found you through a local newspaper message board, and I must say your auction was absolutly hilarious!!! I'm sending this to my MIL as I'm sure she can relate, my hubby is one of 5. Keep blogging, congrats on the auction ending,and I'll keep reading. You have brought a serious laugh to my day :)
That is so exciting to read about your ebay auction! Tomorrow mornning, Im sending my readers of my blog to your EBay auction and then to your blog because lets face it---you are a great mother with a GREAT sense of humor! A lot of us mothers could take that as a lesson and learn to laugh at things that come our way!
Thanks for the great reading, I really appreciate it!
Thank you so much for a great sense of humor. I have had a ROUGH 2 days with my kids specifically the 15 year old that wants to argue with the air...lol I am at my breaking point with my kids fighing and arguing with everything I say. I want to kill them. school can't start soon enough for me.
You are a great inspiration to me
Love ya,
Dixie
Best of luck on the auction...:) Really enjoyed what I've read of your blog and what you'd written on the auction...you could be a hero to all us moms out there.
I have maybe 2 brain cells left...how do you do it?? :)
Will you marry me? :P
FANTASTIC shopping trip! But, I think it's plagarism. Becasue that was MY shopping trip last week. :-P
I have five children. The oldest is six. When people ask me, "Are they ALL yours?" I am often tempted to respond, "No I run a daycare only for curly-haired Asian children." Haven't mustered up the guts to say it yet.
After the last two trips to the market when a display of pepperoni and another display of cheap cookies were knocked down by the three year old I've thought about designing a cart that came with handcuffs, several on each side. So the baby could ride in the sling, the toddler in the seat and the other three could be handcuffed to the cart and thereby unable to reach the apple on the bottom of the pile.
When someone says, "You have your hands full!" I smile and say, "No, I have a heart-ful!" Seems nicer than other things I've thought up.
My blog is www.gombojav.blogspot.com Stop on by. We'll put our amputated feet up and drink a cold and multiple times reheated cup of yesterday's coffee.
I love you ebay auction. it reminds me of the time I took my daughter apple picking. And she ate more than her weight in donuts when my ex was looking at pumpkins, since I couldn't see how many she ate I offered to weigh her and pay the difference.
Congratulations on your ebay auction! $142.50 for a $5 pack of pokemon cards is truly a testament to your witty writing style. Way to go!
By the way, inquiring minds at mommychats want to know, what were the job offers?
Loved your blog and ebay auction! I can't imagine that many people reading my blog!
TOOOOO FUUNNNNYYYY!!!!!! I loved it, all of it, the auction, the blog! You remind me of...we me haha! I am always trying to put wit into the crazyness of having a buggy load of kids! I have 5 -- ages 10, 5, 4, 2, and 4 mo... and often times a foster kid or two as well......
Here is my blog:
http://triplestroller.blogspot.com/
while it has been neglected much since February and the additon of a new one....baby that is, and the subtraction of some more brain cells. I too get the comments ARE THEY ALL yours?!?! Hey well do I have a great web site for you for all those come backs!
http://www.plomp.com/largefam/comebacks.htm
Here is an example:
You have your hands full!
Yes, happily so!
Yes, and my heart too.
Don't say anything, just look puzzled at your hands. (This does obviously not work if you are carrying a baby :-)
Yes, but I would rather have my hands full than empty!
Are they all yours?
No, I just went to Rent-a-Brat.
No, this is not all of them, my oldest is at home with the triplets.
No, actually two are the mailman's and I am not sure whose is that one.....
We always say YES, because they are OURS....but actually 3 bio, 1 niece, 2 adopted and 4 foster!! But ours in our eyes!!
No, a couple of them starting following us a few minutes ago. -- This is especially funny when you look at your kids and realize that one of them really ISN'T yours -- he had just started following you and you didn't notice before...
Anyway there are tons more on the page, funny stuff!!!
Have fun! See ya Later,
Triple Stroller Jenn
I was laughing so hard reading your ebay auction.
OH how I needed that.
My kids do some horribly embarrassing things while out in public (and even at home...) But I only have 2.
Thanks for the laugh.
You better buy yourself something nice with your winnings! I have a 3.5 y.o. and 16 month old can can barely make it through the store without needed a large bottle of tequila when I get home so I give you props!!
You are absolutely hilarious! Thanks for the great laugh, it made my day:)
Just remember they eventually grow up (not the hubby though)...some even leaave home .....Mom of 3 growedups ..Well done on the auction btw
Hi! I'm the one that said I still like to poke the packaged meat. I said fish eyes were my fav, but perhaps it's the hamburger. It has some give.
No seriously. I haven't done it in years. That is not to say I haven't been tempted.
Congratulations on your sucess. Now you must sell advertising space. Just make it cool stuff.
Catracks
Dawn - I completely feel your expereience through my whole body...down to the amputated feet! I read your auction, and now your blog. I can tell you that getting you published will not be as hard as you think. If you are interested in compiling your work give me a shout out and I'll give you some great contact information! I would love to see you in print, and would definitely purchase your book. Would make Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul look like a great prop for the unlevel washing machine! You can reach me at rhonda_walker270@bellsouth.net I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you in print! P.S. I bookmarked your blog so I can read much and laugh often.
You are now my hero! That many hits in one day! But your ebay entry was hilarious! You deserve the attention!
bahaha.
so i left a comment on your vbs post,
but i must leave one here too.
you = amazing writer.
find a writing contract, and write. write write write. you'll be famous.
and for now? like i said. you're now an internet phenom. you're basically famous now. congratulations!!! you obviously deserve it. no more blogging in oblivion. :D :D
You go, girl! Take that $$$ from your ebay auction and treat yourself to a massage!
I just read your auction story, even though it's already ended. I laughed and shuddered my way through! You are a BRAVE BRAVE BRAVE woman to go grocery shopping with that many kids!
I'm bookmarking your blog. You are an inspiration :-)
omg, you are so funny. your ebay auction was posted on craigslist.com and i just had to check it out. you're writing is great and i will definitely be back to read your blog.
denise
ps: love the picture thread of you.
Just wanted you to know that I emailed Fox & Friends about your auction and blog. You are really funny! I think you and your family would be WONDERFUL to hear from on TV!! A definite bright spot in our day!!
His,
Mrs. U
hi! I was directed to your auction on Ebay from a Xanga blogger friend.
How funny!!! I feel the same way and I only have three...soon 4..kids.
The auction gave me a good laugh...thanks!
Sometimes I have trouble managing with one little boy. My hat is off to you for being able to manage your group and maintain a sense of humor while at it! And thanks so much for finding the time to share.
You are hysterical! I will probably mention you on my blog..lol! Way to go on that auction. :)
Your ebay auction was so funny...thank you for giving me something to laugh about while I'm at work.
I do feel your pain though....I only have 3 kids and I hated to take them to the store, as a matter of fact I still do hate taking them and they are older!!! The endless "can I have's"....oh my.
I can't thank you enough for this add.I have a 4 year old a 2 year old and a husband who's always out of town.I cannot tell you how much I dislike grocery shopping for all the reasons you covered.The big difference is that you have managed to hold onto your sanity long enough to write it all down and make some money at the same time!You are a goddess!
Thanks for the best read in a long time!
Mel
Thank you for writing my blog for me today! I was all set to type out my own, when a friend sent me the link to your auction.
Once I started reading it, I realized I could take the day off and let you do my work for me!
I have 5 kids, and I homeschool them, so I know all about what you're going through, right down to the "7th child".
If you ever get bored (Ha Ha!) you can check mine out at www.myspace.com/lis525
Thanks for the laughs!
You are hilarious! Please write a book or two or ten!
LOL ~~ Figured you needed MORE attention, so I told my few readers about you on my blogs...couldn't resist!
Take care! And thanks for the laughs!
Vicki
You are too funny. PLEASE don't stop! I just bookmarked ya. Oh, and looking at your photos...I think we had some of the same outfits...and hairdos (and eyebrows)...
I loved your ebay description and your blog is just as funny.
This is the reason why i want to have a family, so i can share my adventures. That's if i ever get a girlfriend. (victim of the college loser in the parents house and hard to find a job here in sunny florida [thanks outsourcing immigration] type of thing)
you briten up another person and you know its well worth it.
I just found your blog through a link to your Pokemon auction (shock) that someone sent me in an email . This is going to be a new favorite read for me :). I don't have any kids, but I want to have a "brood" just like you one day! Your humor cracks me up! Thanks for the laughs.
Love your blog, love your auction, it's all good : )
On my board (where the link is going the rounds) we're hoping you'll use the pokemon profits for a spa day for you!
very kool article,and good luck with the auction. i don't know if you're into fashion but here's a great website about fall makeup and hairstyles. "2007 fall hairstyles"
Congratulations!
You have earned every accolade and job offer.
Oh, and PLEASE post your e-bay description on your blog.
Thanks for making me laugh,
Kristen
Wow, you are an inspiration. You are so funny and witty and I am addicted to your blog. Can't wait to read more!
I had 5 children in 7 1/2 years - when we took them out for dinner People would ask the inevitable question - These kids are so cute! are they ALL yours ???? to which their Father would reply - No, we leave the ugly ones home !
I think you will get more people looking at your site, one of the biggest sites in sweden has posted you on there news site.
http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.117389
You are too funny! I'm sure the E-bayers have never read an auction description quite like that!
So will you be going on another grocery shopping trip with your earnings? ;). Your auction was the best and I'm also a new reader to your blog. You're hilarious. I'm not a mom myself but I'm the oldest of five and my parents often got the "are they all yours" comments and the "you're having ANOTHER one?!" comments when my mom would be pregnant again. Loved the camping stories. When I was fourteen my parents drove us to Florida (from RI). We stopped at motels along the way and my dad would park the van in the back and tell us all to duck so he wouldn't get charged for extra kids!
I was linked to your ebay website off of www.fark.com, which is wierd, funny, and interesting news. From there I found your blog and spent a good part of my workday reading it and being happy I only have dogs! You have an amazing style of writing, I absolutly love reading your blog, and I would buy a book of yours if you wrote one!
What a small world huh? I read about your ebay listing on austinmamas.com and had a good laugh. Thanks for brightening my day. I of course then proceeded to put it on my blog, thus adding to your feeling of being overwhelmed. Sorry but I have many friends who also need a good laugh. :) Bonnie
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you are too. freaking. funny! i don't have kids, but i'm still sitting here cackling after reading your ebay auction description. seriously, thanks for helping brighten my day :-)
What, no proposal to marry you and whisk you away from your grocery shopping misery right after you help him channel money to his Swiss bank account?
I'm not sure taking hubby along is the answer, though. Here's what happened when I tried that...
Congrats on your newfound fame. Hope it's good to you!
OMG you are too funny. I was eating pretzels when I was reading your blog and I almost choked on the part with your legs being amputated. I was laughing so hard that I was crying. Taking you for making my day.
Ok, so I'll hop on the bandwagon. A link to the auction got sent around the local mom's group. I'm still marveling over getting 6 kids out of the house at one time and into the supermarket. Sometimes I think just coordinating a 5 year old and a 3 year old for a 'non-toy' shopping trip is punishment for some awful sin I committed in a past life. Thanks for the smile. I think we mom's all know that sometimes it's so very nice to know the trench we stand in on the battle field isn't a lonely trench. :)
Hummmmm.All Mom's deserve combat pay!! Sounds a wee bit to me like a day teaching the 5 year old kindergarten class (of 14 of them :)) or 'supervising' 'them' on the playground!!
Wonderful read- truly authentic response Because I Said So!!
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omg you are absolutely hilarious!
i have been laughing so hard at some of your posts i'm in tears :)
I was reading a forum post on etsy.com and found the link to your auction.... I sat and read the whole thing twice! You are so funny and down to earth.... and a great Mom! Congrats on your action end price and I'll be watching your blog!
Jean :)
Just chiming in to say that your ebay listing made me laugh out loud, and I'm not even a parent. You're a great writer. Keep it up!
8-22-07...OMG... I would buy your books for sure!! Please consider writing books or screenplays!! And BTW, I had my 2 kids - 5 years apart, on purpose, to keep my sanity!! LOL! Congrats on your auction!!
Loved your ebay ad AND your blog. I'm the mom of 3 and I can relate... not sure how you handle 6!! My hat is off to you. Keep writing, you're captivating a lot of people!
NL
Best laugh I've had in a while! You have a great writing style, if you wrote a book I'd buy it in a heartbeat :D
Like so many others have said, You are hilarious. You tell stories kind of the way I do and for that, you get MAD PROPS- because I love to hear stories told that way(hence the reason I tell them like that ;)).
Way to go- I do the lectures too. I'm lucky in the sense that my kids don't go *toooo* insane when we go to the store, but ohhh lordy do we have our times! All of us do!
I loved reading what you wrote. If I'd had the $$ I would've bid on the dang cards myself because my oldest two LOVE the stupid things and refuse to waste more money on them than I have to.
Keep up with the funny reading. You're officially bookmarked.
And.. if you ever need a night out, give me a yell. I have 4 kids, 2 german shephards and a baby on the way. Not to mention the man-type husband-ish thing that lives here as well ;). I need all the friends I can get LOL!
A friend of mine (also a mom to many) showed me your "shopping adventure story" on ebay and I had to laugh. I said, "This is me, minus two kids" I get the same comments, the same questions over and over. And the astounded look when I say yes, they are all mine. Everyone says I look too young to have four kids. They obviously can't see the gray hair and fine wrinkles due to the blinding cuteness of all my kids. When asked about the kids I say, "Yes, they are all mine and we are done" (currently we have no plans to add to the tribe or zoo as they are frequently called). Thanks for making me laugh! I know it certainly helps to have a sense of humor when raising kids. Have a great day! :)
Well add me to the list!! I'm a regular blogger and when my friend sent me your ebay listing to read I had to come check out your blog for myself!
Yes, you were hysterical and you make a killing on those pokemon cards!! I think I might just have to come back and read again :) I ditto everyone who said - write a book and take the job offers!!! Your 15 minutes of fame has started and you need to run out and make the most of it!!!!!!!!
You WILL be a famous author one day - I know, I'm a writer too and I have to say you need to have a book/magazine/regular column/ whatever they sent to you do it!
I read your posting on ebay in Ireland and its hysterical. I have two kids and I take my hat off to you! You should write a book. Brill.
I'd buy your book, too. I can relate with just two little ones. I thought I was the only one to carry wet cookie around in my hand while holding a toddler on my hip and trying to keep another toddler in the cart, while pusing it with two fingers.
As for the woman with the "perfect children," they're just quiet because they're afraid of being beat with the stick their mom keeps up her butt.
I agree that you'll be on the Today show...let us know, so we can watch!
Tina
"Are they all yours?" I used to get that question when I was out in public with my three children (all grown now) and some of their friends. Yes, I did take extra kids along with me.
I just found your blog and eBay auction thru peoria.com...that would be, Peoria Illinois...you are to funny! I am adding you to my favorite reads on my blog! Keep up the great smiles! :)
Sue
Hi, I had to come post a comment. i have 11 children and have so been there. I loved your essay on why you were selling them and admire you for doing so. I would have probably just thrown them away.
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have a wonderful day and buy yourself something with that money.
Great blog. In case no one above me has already answered your question...you can subscribe to the blog by clicking the link near the bottom called "Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)". I managed to add the feed straight to my google homepage from the resulting page that I got from clicking that link...
Dawn,
A friend of mine sent me the link to your ebay auction and I must say that your ruminations on a trip to the grocery store has to be one of the funniest thing I've ever read. I agree . . . you so should write a book!
I empathize with you because I have three boys, Davon who's 12, the youngest two Drew (almost 5) and Dylan (who just turned 3). The youngest are 22 months apart and I swear it's like having a set of twins. Those dudes are about to drive me to drink.
I enjoyed your auction story so much I'm putting your blog in my favorites.
Keep your head up and know that I am not laughing at you. I so feel your pain (and the enormous joy of being a mommy). You are truly a super woman! You go, girl!!!!!!!!
saw your auction on two boards (diaperswappers.com and thebabywearer.com) and loved reading it! you've got a great talent.. and in some strange way make me feel a bit more sane for having our third kiddo w/ hopefully more later. LOL
Well, let me add a comment, too:
You write SO well, and even though I am "only" a mother of three I can totally relate to your story!
(By the way, my two older ones, age 9 and 5, can easily compete with your bunch when it comes to grocery shopping -- and I'm totally not looking forwards to when the baby will join them, *lol*)
So long -- and thanks for the great story!
Corinna
You simply must write a book although I can't imagine when with six children to care for ... (grin). While I suspect you could go through the process and get a publisher you can also self-publish at www.lulu.com ... if you do ... I will buy the book and a few extra copies to give as gifts to my friends. You go Girl!
Ahhh, the glories of the internet. ^_^
Enjoy the fame. *giggles*
BTW -- thoroughly enjoyable write-up for ebay. ;)
I loved te shopping comments too.. i SO know what it is to take 6 kids shopping. I have six boys, myself.. but I can't write well, like you!
This is great. I'm commenting just so i can be recorded as being part of the week you became famous. Great writing. Maybe you can get someone to pay you what you're worth now that you're famous. hehe!
congrats on such a successful ebay sale and for your instant "fame"!!! I enjoyed reading your auction and your blog is definately going to become one of my regular stops!!!
Dawn in Illinois
After a night of cleaning up vomit from one of "all of those kids" that are mine (why is it that they choose to eat a half a bag of grapes before bed on the night they fall ill) and subsequently trying to keep myself from joining the hurl-fest, I just had to say your auction (though ended now) was the pick me up I needed. Thanks a bunch and visit our blog someday when the traffic dies down.
Jenn, another mom who constantly get's the "are all those kids yours" question at the store
www.2moretolove.blogspot.com
Ok don't hate me. I too loved your writing so much so that after reading it to my husband and kids, I forwarded it to Oprah. You are the kind of story we all need to hear about. Thanks for giving me a great laugh! Hope to see you on Oprah!! - Sheri
I just came home from grocery shopping with my five kids to see a link to your auction on our homeschool curriculum forums. I was so glad to see you had a blog and can't wait to see the rest of your writing- parenting humor from people with just one or two kids can be funny, but your humor I can relate to so much more :) And, hey, at least you bought the Pokemon cards- I have come out of the store with DVDs stuck under the baby carrier twice that I unintentionally shoplifted, but after five kids and many bags of things were in the car there was no way I was going back in.
Amy in Hawaii
Hi, Just wanted to tell you how refreshing it is to have another mom tell it like it is. I am a mom to five kids. My husband and I just laughed and laughed because we totally relate. God bless!
Hey there.
You have a very witty style of writing, and certainly tonnes of source material. I read through your entire blog (I work 12 hours shifts at an impossibly easy job...lots of time to browse the web), and towards the end of it (which, since I was reading reverse, is the first entry. I'm funny that way), it suddenly struck me. M'dear, you are sitting on a gold mine.
I realized that I have no idea what I would do if a kid had their fingers glued together. I don't know anything about getting yogurt off of a tv (wipe and pray it hadn't set?). Nailpolish out of a toilet bowl? Completely alien to me (childless here, obviously).
But you! You have more experience than any sane parent could wish for! Have you considered creating a sort of Baby-911 website? What to do when Children Strike? Not necessarily parenting skills (as I've noticed everyone is an expert...), but practical stuff. What is the best way to find someone's free-range hermit crab? You could even take submissions (and maybe discover how to get butter out of carpet).
With a few google ad-sense ads, it would probably be a very useful and profitable site. Maybe enough to start a toddler boarding school....
Just a thought. Other than that, you write like someone who reads a lot. Which I mean as a very high compliment. Cheers and goodluck!
you deserve all the attention! this was the best read i've read in a while! and it is quickly circulating through all the mom message boards everywhere!
I just read your EBay auction and I was laughing so hard I nearly had tears in my eyes. I sent it to everyone I know. I have 4 kids myself and I get the "Are they all yours?" question all the time so I can only imagine how much more you must get it with 6. Plus I live near Seattle where people seem to think that 1 child is plenty and 2 may be pushing it, if you have children at all. I think there are more dogs than kids there. I also get poorly veiled shock when they find out I'm *gasp* a stay-at-home mom.
I think I laughed the hardest at your comment about your "7th child". I often tell people that I actually have 5 children, but one of them is older than me and masquerades as my husband. :o)
I know you are swamped with messages right now and you are obviously busy with your kids but I just wanted you to know that I'm right there with you! I look forward to reading your blog in the future and if you ever write a book I will snatch it up in a heartbeat. Thanks again for the laugh!
You are hysterical...thanks for the laugh, I needed it today!!!
Dawn...just read your whole blog from start to finish. Great fun.
Keep it up, and congrats on the new found fame.
I have put your blog in my favorites as well.
Take care.
I just found your eBay auction through another blog, and I laughed so hard I cried. You really have a talent for writing! I hope you get a bundle for the auction. :)
Well u sure have created a stir in Ebay land.... people who dont even go 2 ebay now bombarding it just 2 read what has now been added to websites all over the world. Im in Australia and your Auction was added to a mum (mom) site here.. wtg hun.
I am a single mother of 4 daughters 10,8,6,4.... and yes i also get asked the stupid questions from people... but i get the bonus question, So you going to keep trying for a boy? i was never trying before for one, why would i start now????? yes the things people ask and say to you when u have a mini bus family. But you have made it now that when someone comments, i will laugh and think about your responses... Usually when people comment on how beautiful they are i will let them know they are up for sale... but no refunds when u get home and satan appears :D
well enjoy your day hun.. and good luck with thye future... keep on writing, but dont try to reply to all the comments.. you will be there for days just to complete 1days of comments, just blog your thoughts that will be enough for everyone... to bad if its not.. tell them ones to come take the kids for awhile and give u a break ;)
Mandii
Hey,
I recognise your life, and so will a lot of people I know. I think you should check out the Bad Mothers' Club, a UK-based (but international) community of real mums. A fair few dads there, too).
The byline of the club is: "In the aisle by the chill cabinets, no-one can hear you scream". That should tell you a lot :-) My wife S. is an active member...
Your Ebay message was forwarded to me by my homeschool group at hopefamiles.com. It is by far THE funniest story I have ever read! I was in tears from laughing so hard. I've forwarded to all of my friends.
I will chime in with others and say PLEASE write a book... it would be a best seller for sure! You are an inspiration to all of us Moms. :-)
OK - the auction? Sheer brilliance. Do you think anyone on Ebay might want the 2 rolls of Viva! paper towels and the 1 box of "extra fancy" plastic knives that my one year old threw in the cart? Probably not so much.
I'll come back and visit again - Just doing my best to heap more attention upon moms who deserve it :)
Well there's not much more for me to say, because it's all been said! Your story was great and I enjoyed reading it! It really made the rest of us feel like we were not alone! :)
Congrats on your sale!
I loved reading your ebay auctions!! We have the same life, except I CAN sew, and only have four kids.
You're a fantastic writer. Try to enjoy your fame.
Just wanted to let ya know 99.5 kiim in tucson az read your whole ebay auction (complete with a performance skit!) on the radio this morning!
I am a dad and when I saw the story (Digg?) I knew I had to forward it to my DW who immediately bent over laughing. I think your eBay listing and this blog have since been forwarded to her mommies group. Keep up the good writing!
I almost feel guilty posting a comment since you are so overwhelmed and rightfully so, but I just had to tell you it is so wonderful to hear someone else saying exactly what I feel!! I also have 6 children, since 1990! My second however was born in 94 when you started your brood!! I've also been told numerous times I should write a book. My kids are in every possible age range I think. 17 down to 2 1/2, and my favorite question of all when people see this, "do they all have the same father" Yes ma'am, they do! ha ha ha.. Thanks for the wonderful laugh, and keep smiling, the only thing that keeps us sane!
I laughed so hard reading your ebay ad. I know how you feel.
I got linked to your auction by a friend and have wound up here. I think you are amazing! Seriously, if you have the opportunity to write a book or column etc do it! You express yourself so well and I can totally relate to your grocery shop experience. You are definitely a hero mummy!
I love your writing! It reminds me of the style used by the late and great Erma Bombeck. I have had visions of wanting more children after college is done and I'm settled into my work. You (or rather your kids, lol) burst that bubble for me. I love my daughter. I'm just glad there's only one of her! lol God Bless you, Honey!
You're refreshing and honest.
You know how some people have those "perfect kids" .... nothing goes wrong or when it does, it's a VERY unusual thing?! LOL It's a pleasure reading you... you're down to earth and lots of fun! :)
Jackie
Call Me When You Get There
Oh my gosh I am HOWLING with laughter over your eBay auction (KUDOS on raking in $142+!!! I hope the winner pays up!!!!) and so I had to subscribe to your blog via bloglines. I look forward to reading more from you.
First of all, I want to let you know, you have all my sympathies. I'm only 16 years old (from Germany by the way, but you already know that you're known all around the world) and I have to say, you're auction absolutely made my day. And I'm sure it will make the next too! I have no doubt that you will find a good way to spend the money you got ($150 wasn't it something like this?).
Maybe, if you're kids are sneaky enough, you'll have the opportunity again, to cheer up all those despaired mothers everywhere. But of course I hope they rather listen to you next time. Kindest regards, A representive of the german youth.
PS: I'm really sorry for minor or major mistakes, I know my english ain't too good.
Wow, you are hilarious! :)
Sara
every place i go on the 'net, people are talking about your ebay listing today! it's hilarious. thanks for hte laugh; i'll be a regular blog reader!
I'm one of five kids. Your story is the best thing I've ever seen on eBay, and this is my new favourite blog.
I knew growing up I had a twin.
They denied it.
Now I found you.
LOL
I am just amazed at how well know you have become in the internet world!
Your ebay auction was actually posted in a forum I visit...now a lot of the members are reading your blog too!
I dont have any kids....nor does it sound like I should =) lol.
thanks for the laugh.
I have to tell you way to funny I can relate and I only have 2.....My hats off to you with 6 I am humbled by your ability to make a sentence let alone laugh at yourself...My girls are adopted from China so I did this by choice so I have noone else to blame I worked at having kiddos...Love the blog...
Jolene
Young lady you have a gift... well several actually :-) Please keep molding those mushy little minds into great minds and when you get time, please share your classy humor and writing with the rest of us. You truely can warm the hearts of millions of us parents. Oh... and during bedtime prayers, my wife, my two boys (3 and 7), and I said a special thank you to God for you and your eBay listing today and asked Him to continue to bless you and your family. Cheers!
Brilliant insights, brilliant story, and an amazing amount of visitors. My wife and I are bound to become regular visitors to you site!!
You are incredible!!!! I love your ebay listing as like everyone else you made me smile too! I am a mother of four and thought that was work! HA!!! two more really add to the mix!!! I am excited to find your blog!!! I will be adding it to my daily reading! Oh and getting a book published these days IS NO BIG DEAL any more!! With the internet you can even self publish!! You are wonderful and should use your talents!!!
Best wishes to you,
Stacey
allmomentsremembered.blogspot.com
3 job offers? fabulous!
I have nothing amusing to add, just that I love your writing and can't wait to read more.
Sounds like you have a group of Beautiful children! I'll let you in on a little secert They will grow up and be fine in this world. How do I know you say? I am number 11 out of twelve children and if my mother were here I'm sure she could match your stories!!
You're famous! Good for you! I had a blast reading your auction item! Hey, when life hands you lemons, make lemonade! Maybe this is your time to become a professional writer!!!
I haven't laughed this much in ages! I read your ebay listing, and then went back and read some of your older blog posts. Reading your blog will be one of the highlights of my day. Someday you need to write a book and when you do I'll be one of the first ones to buy it.
I was sent your link in an email for your ebay listing and blog and may I just thank you for the wonderful laughs and compliment you on being a great writer and a patient mom! I'm a mom to 3 boys and know the shopping experience all too well also. I've added your blog to my favorites!
You are too funny. Love the auction and the blog! Now with all this attention there's real pressure to keep it up, huh? ;-)
I can totally relate. I too am a mom to six and hear all the same ?'s from strangers and my kids. Your ebay post had me rolling tho...Your humor is awesome, and really a necessity when you have 6 kids!
Seriously, you should consider writing short stories...you know...in all your spare time. (((Hugs))) from one crazy mom to another!
instant fame, not bad.
Should I send you my kids' thousands of Pokémon cards, might make millions...?
Father of a two year old, and I work in "hell with flourecent lighting". Your E-bay link is doing the rounds at my office. Everyone, and I mean everyone loves you and your story! Thank you all the way from Sydney Australia!
P.S. we all now frequent your blog! keep it up, you are a star!
Ok, I have 6 kids and I am the oldest of 6 kids and I think I might have just wet myself reading that auction. I can't tell if it was me or my 4 year old since he is sitting on my lap and frequently loses control of his bladder, but either way, I am laughing too hard to care. Next time someone asks me if they are all mine, I will think of you!
Sincerely and Sympathetically,
Leah
http://homesteadblogger.com/hillmanacres
I hope you don't mind, but I actually copy and pasted your auction description on my blog just so I could read it once eBay takes the description down. :) Brilliant writing. I wonder if I'd be able to make more money if I wrote descriptions like you when selling things... XD
Add me to the HUGE list who thinks you ROCK!
You can click on my sig to go to my blog - I only have five kiddos but usually stun everyone when I reveal that they are all under age 6 - no twins.
Yes, I am insane.
Yes, they are all mine.
YES, I can relate!
Rock on, momma! BTW, I design t-shirts for a living and I have a whole section devoted to large families. Check us at www.evilgeniustees.com.
I would LOVE to send you a t-shirt for free! Email me!
Ok, I have 6 kids and I am the oldest of 6 kids and I think I might have just wet myself reading that auction. I can't tell if it was me or my 4 year old since he is sitting on my lap and frequently loses control of his bladder, but either way, I am laughing too hard to care. Next time someone asks me if they are all mine, I will think of you!
Sincerely and Sympathetically,
Leah
http://homesteadblogger.com/hillmanacres
I received the link to your eBay auction from my daughter through our family Yahoo net. From there I found your blog. You are a very talented writer. I predict that you your fame is going to spread past the Internet. I am very pleased to read you work just as it is beginning to blossom.
Keep it up!
Ed Homrig Hausen
Houston, Texas
Hi Dawn...I found the link to your auction on a scrapbooking message board, then came to your blog. You are hysterical! I am a writer, and I love your style! I totally relate to your story...I am the oldest of 16 kids (I am only 40)and I have three of my own and work full-time. I am definitely going to bookmark your blog and pass the fun around! You go, girl!
Hello from Texas. I read about your auction on one of my friend's blogs... then I posted a link to it on mine! You are hilarious and an impressive writer. With 6 kids you MUST have a sense of humor.... I know this because you still sound SOMEWHAT sane. I only have three, two of them teenagers. Some days I feel like I've won the lottery because I made it through another day still in one (mental) piece. Thank YOU for making my day!
Hello from Texas. I read about your auction on one of my friend's blogs... then I posted a link to it on mine! You are hilarious and an impressive writer. With 6 kids you MUST have a sense of humor.... I know this because you still sound SOMEWHAT sane. I only have three, two of them teenagers. Some days I feel like I've won the lottery because I made it through another day still in one (mental) piece. Thank YOU for making my day!
Dawn-
My name too is Dawn, and I too have 6 children.
I often tell those who ask me if they have made me crazy that...
I never claimed to be sane in the first place!
I have also been told I should write a book about the various events that seem to just occur at our home.
My children are alot more spaced out that yours... well in age at least! My oldest is 27 tomorrow and the youngest will be 9 in a few months. So I have been thru "the talk" several times and for both genders... along with other "talks" I never even dreamt of! LOL!
You ever want to collaborate on an anthology on child rearing / surviving parenthood just let me know and I will be more than happy to share the insanity with you!
~dawn
Auroranae@comcast.net
I was directed to your auction by a friend, loved it. The story was darling. So I came to your blog and have now put it into my favorites. Bless you.
Bravo!!! You weave the PERFECT story!!
(Get a D O G – a herding dog such as a Sheltie! It will add another “dimension” to your day, more material for your blog and totally push you over the edge!)
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