Comments on: Carpe salmon or Why I’m getting stares this week

By: Karen Provost Riegert

Karen Provost Riegert — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 20:55:01 +0000

Hi Julie!
With my four, any extra is quite the crowd. Thankfully, in this very family-friendly area (Monument, CO), it takes more than a handful of kids to receive “the look.”
When my husband and I go out with ours, with a single mom friend of ours and her six boys, now that’s a different sory!

By: jennyonthespot

jennyonthespot — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 19:43:09 +0000

Your post reminded me of the time recently I watch my friend’s 3 kids (6, 8 &10) and I only had Joel and Lucy (Olivia was at preschool). So I had 5 too! I had to take the baby to the doctor – and my new children for the morning had to come along. The gals in the doctor’s office recognized which were “mine”, but many in the office couldn’t stop looking – either smiling or jaws on the floor. The thing is – all of my friend’s children almost look like my kids – eye colors, light hair…

The funny thing, though the visit was a bit more busy, I found myself loving having all those children.

By: timbu

timbu — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:17:50 +0000

When I went to Disney World last month we spent four days with friends — in large part so each couple could have one day alone sans children. We garnered a lot of attention traipsing around Epcot with five well mannered children, ages 4.5 – 7, all in matching blue polo shirts. (I guess the shirts didn’t match perfectly — each had their own unique food stains.) I was really surprised how people pointed and stared. More than one person asked if they were all ours. It felt strange to get so much attention for such a small thing.

Sounds like you had a great day living large.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 12:38:22 +0000

Wonderful post. So glad you made such a great day of it. Sounds like a lot of fun for everyone.