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If I had 8 kids, I would be totally insane, especially if 6 of them were the same age. Shoot, some days, I'm insane and I only have two! I have two great kids who are really good in school, don't get into trouble, teachers always tell me what "nice" kids they are (even my almost 13 year old boy!) but there are still days I want to kill them because they pick at each other constantly. I know it's sibling bickering and it's really not that serious but it drives me absolutely BONKERS! I think a lot of Kate's "controlling" is simply trying to keep some order in a household that could be total chaos. Trying to keep track of that many kids would be tough. It was tough keeping track of two at times, especially when trying to make dinner or take a shower and get ready to go somewhere! I can't imagine 8, I truly can't.
I will admit I've only watched the show a handful of times. I saw the Valentines show and the one where they picked up the puppies. I know everybody says Kate picks on John and maybe I haven't watched enough, but during the Valentine's show, I thought he was kind of a jerk. Oh yeah, I watched the one where she took the girls out and he took the boys out. He reminded me of my ex-husband in that one because his "boys day out" was all about him and hers was focused on the kids. I tend to find myself not liking John. I saw one episode where he took the kids for a walk in the woods. I think I would have been more creative with that one, but then again, I tended to be a creative parent. I got my kids to pick up their toys by making a game out of out. I probably would make a game out of a walk in the woods "Who can see the most birds?" or something like that.
I don't think I'd choose to put my family on TV to make ends meet, but I can't really say if I had that many kids to raise and put through college. I try not to think about how much money I would have if I didn't have kids!
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