This is so amusing. As a mother of 3 young ones (DD 6, DS 4, DS 2 1/2) I am constantly amazed by people who act as if the norm is one child. When my youngest was born, I had 3 children 4 and under. They almost always behave in public because I expect them to, but on the odd days when they were just out of sorts it was logisitically difficult to get them out of anywhere fast. Even when they were all perfectly behaved I got looks of pity and some extremely rude comments about how close in age they were. Since I would never comment that I "felt bad for someone who had only one child" I can't imagine why other's choose to comment on my children.
that said, I took my 3 to Hawaii last year (5,3,21 mos) and their behavior was amazing. On a 14 hour plane ride they never made a peep. They played, ate their one million snacks, we took occasional walks down the aisle and they were happy. Someone actually asked me if they were drugged
Why is it so hard to beleive I am capable of raising 3 children? Just because some people can't doesn't mean that's the norm. Most of us can handle what we are given - whether that be number of children, special needs, temperment, etc.
It's beyond judgmental to assume that the reason one of my children is having a bad day or moment is because I can't handle having three. It might be that I don't let my children run the world and that means that sometimes I have to say NO. And if you see us in WDW in January and one of mine is acting up, all I ask is that you assume I know what my children need and if you can't smile than just look away. I don't smack them, I'm never mean to them, I follow their lead on naps and food and I respect that children are people - sometimes we all get a little overwhelmed.
Jennifer, 110 days until WDW