For many parents, including myself, the arrival of the first child turns your world upside down and it takes time to figure out how to organize with the baby: we sleep little, we rest less and things seem not to be where they are supposed to be. In short: our life becomes “a little bit” chaotic.
I even remember going for a walk with my first daughter in her stroller and saying to myself when meeting parents with twins: “How will you manage if I’m already exhausted?”
And things get even more complicated when the second one arrives, and you have to find a way to dedicate quality time to each one of them without neglecting their care.
So for me the mothers of very large families are true super heroines. This is the case of Verónica, an American mother who is able to organize herself with her 11 children. She herself has created a TikTok account where she explains how she does it and what her tricks are to be able to raise her impressive family.
Color codes, chain lunch …
The mother of this large family is called Victoria, she is 35 years old and became pregnant for the first time at 14. Since then, she has had 11 children: the oldest is 21 years old and the youngest, only 1.
In his videos he presents his story and his large family.
@thismadmama And yes I’m happy about it! ##teenmom ##momtok ##largefamily ##largefamilymom ##thosmadmama ##MeetTheGroup
♬ Yucky Blucky Fruitcake by IAmDoechii – SUDANI.
There are only four of us at home and I find it a nightmare to organize each other’s clothes after doing the laundry . How can she do it with so many? Well, he has his trick, as he explains on his TikTok account: he has decided on a color code for the children, and each one usually uses only three. This way you do not confuse the clothes of each one.
@thismadmama Answer to @caity_marie21 yes I ##colorcode my ##11kids lol ##largefamily ##bigfamily ##tiktokover30 ##momtok ##thismadmama
♬ Steven Universe – L.Dre
At the moment, 10 of her 11 children still live at home, so preparing lunch for them seems like a real assembly line.
@thismadmama Are you curious what it’s like to be the mom of 11 kids? ##largefamilylife ##largefamily ##11kids ##10kids ##familytok ##momtok ##thismadmama
♬ Blue Blood – Heinz Kiessling & Various Artists
Verónica recognizes in her videos that she spends about $ 450 a week (380 euros) in the supermarket, so each month she only spends 1,200 euros on food.
@thismadmama ##largefamily ##thismadmama ##momofmany ##groceries ##shopping ##family
♬ Ooh Ahh (My Life Be Like) [feat. Tobymac] – Grits
Of course, she is happy with her large family and ensures that she would not change it for anything in the world. You want to continue sharing moments like these with them.
@thismadmama Reply to @lyndseykerrigan69 ##Thanksagain ##saturdayshoutout ##Madshoutout ##largefamilytiktok ##thismadmama ##familytok
♬ My House – Flo Rida
So I sign up for the bill and every time I think I can’t do it anymore or feel overwhelmed, I’ll pull on his tricks … at least to convince myself that it can be done.
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