Children Are A Blessing People!!!

So this is a post in which I'm going to vent about certain situations that have happened to me recently. First to set the stage...since watching Logan I really don't take all 4 of the kids out shopping or what not. I have no problem taking them to structured activities like school, therapy, MOPS or Taekwondo it's just those random "I need to run into Target and get this" stops that I would try to avoid. Well lately I have been getting more and more adventurous and sometimes getting out of the house and doing something is better than staying home. I'm sure you SAHM's know what I'm talking about. Anyways recently I've taken them to all sorts of places like Comcast, the eye doctor and Wal-Mart.

We'll start with Comcast...

Since getting the new huge flat screen TV Michael asked me to stop by Comcast and get an HDMI box since we didn't have one. I decided to go with the kids and I came prepared with snacks. We stood in line at a building and in a setting that very much reminding me of going to the DMV. The kids were great! They ate their snacks we talked about having to wait our turn and how the paint color on the walls reflected off their skin and made it look green. When it was my turn I had the kids sit on the floor two on either side of me. They did great! I did have to ask Owen and Ella to sit on the floor instead of laying, but that was no big deal. The guy that was being helped at the desk next to me even looked at the kids and said, "Do you want my two?" I think he was impressed! Anyways while I was standing their waiting for the guy to bring out the HDMI box I overheard this man and woman behind me and I think the man said something positive about how the kids were behaving so well and then I heard the woman clearly...."Well they all need one on one attention!" I know I'm really touchy right now being pregnant and all, but it took everything within me not to say something to her.

Onto to the eye doctor...

First I did not take all the kids with me for my eye appointment. I'm not crazy! My new glasses had been bothering my nose so I needed to stop to get new nose rests so they wouldn't kill me. Again the kids were great. They played with the toys, climbed up and down into the chairs, had snacks and were very well behaved. While waiting for the glasses lady to be available to see me the receptionist leaned over the desk to look and the kids and in a quite astonishing tone said, "Are they ALL yours!" It's not the question that bothers me at all. It's the tone that was used. Seriously...kids are smart they know what inflection is and when it's used like that they can totally understand that having that many kids is obviously a bad thing.

Last, but not least lets end on a happy note with Wal-Mart...

I took the kids to the smaller Wal-Mart in Federal Way...which by the way is way better than going to the bigger one if you are going with a ton of kids. The big 3 seater carts are always available and there were ZERO lines. Anyways we were just stopping so I could buy a few things for MOPS. While checking out the cashier kindly asked, "Are these all your kids?" It was said in a nice tone and I responded with my normal, "No, (pointing to Logan) I watch Logan for a friend, these 3 are mine though!" She was so wonderful and we chatted about kids. She gave all the kids stickers and then we were on our way.

I totally understand that it has to be a bit shocking to see me out and about with 4 kids under 5 and then being huge and pregnant. I understand that it is not the norm to have that many kids in today's culture, but what I do not understand nor appreciate is how people can be so blatantly rude with their tone of voice or words when it comes to talking about children. All children are a blessing from the Lord period!!!!