so, having 9 kids is hard (news flash, i know).
i mean, it’s awesome too... awesomely hard! (heh ok joking here... actually having a big fam is wonderful and easier in some ways than having a small fam).
here’s one hard thing with so many kids with so many preferences: i can never win.
whether they’re young or teens - either i do something they don’t want, or not enough of what they do want. someone will get upset if i buy a ‘fav’ snack for the kids, but they don’t like it. someone else gets upset whatever restaurant to go out to or order in from.
“dad, i thought you knew i don’t like this.” “dad, no gluten or green grapes”. “dad, is this organic?”
i didn’t help a teen with their homework enough… or i did but not in the way they wanted… or i helped too much and the other teen complains “dad, you helped them more than me!”
ya feel me?
sometimes, i do things right. but a lot of times, wow, i always feel like i'm doing too little. i can't. i'm not doing enough. i do too much. i can't win. i can't win.
so, there’s nothing i can do other than redefining what i mean by the word “win”. because my definition of winning isn't working.
all i can do is what i feel is important, right or fun. then put my helmet on for my haters. whether they’re inside or outside the fam. (btw i’m laughing as i write this!)
🤣
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