questions...

being the mother of many small children i receive many interesting, and sometimes inappropriate, questions EVERY time i go out...
some of my favorites with their respective answers:

1. "have you guys figured out what causes this?" ~ no. what causes it?

2. "you are done, right?" ~ somehow this doesn't feel like a question.

3. "how can you afford it?" ~ first of all, you would be surprised how high in demand a stay-at-home mom and wife with an expensive english literature degree is in our recent economic climate. however, if that alone is not enough for you, then just ask yourself, "how can we afford NOT to have this many children?" given the outlook for the financial security of our social security system we have only given ourselves better odds of having a child that can and will take care of us when we are old.

4. "you sure have your hands full don't you?!" ~ again. this feels less like a question and more like a statement. and how am i supposed to answer this. if i say yes, then my children may be hurt. if i say no, then i would be lying.

5. "are they ALL yours?" ~ as far as i know. except for the one throwing cantaloupe on the floor. he's not mine. or that one slamming the door. she's not mine either. or that one screaming at that other kid. definitely not mine. come to think of it...only the sweet sleeping baby is mine. we should find these other kids' parents.

6. "are they twins?" ~ no. none of them are twins. harper is just tiny. calvary is just mature (sometimes). and to the people that think finley and oliver jack are twins...you people are just ridiculous and i refuse to answer that.

7. "how do you do it?" ~ i didn't know i had an option. :)