Even though I'm raising a small army of human beings, please don't think I can't handle anything else. I know how full my hands are but they can't always been full of kids and diapers. I need something else to do to keep my sanity. My brain is so saturated in pregnancy hormones I need something to help me wring it out so it's useful in a non-maternal way.
I want to be a good friend and offer to help watch your child(ren) while you run errands or go to the dentist. I want to be "that" mother for my kids who volunteers at their school parties and helps make costumes for their school plays. I want to participate in my church family and offer my talents where I can. I need to be involved in my community so I can help make it a lovely place for my family to live.
It takes work and energy just to get involved in friendships and activities. Coordinating babysitting also takes some time and creativity (I'm the most active member of my babysitting co-op). But don't count me - or my kids- out! Don't ever not ask me to help just because I have more kids than you. Please don't assume I don't need or want anything else to do. Sometimes our lives are too full at a particular moment, but keep asking: don't count me out! We can do almost anything a family of three can do, it just takes us longer and we have a much bigger diaper bag :)
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