Thank you all so much, you guys are wonderful.

Just wanted to make sure everything is clear, I love my husband very much, we get alone great (most of the time ). When we 1st started dating 14 years ago we started working together also so we were together 24/7 and did that for the 1st 3 years and than I started staying home with our new baby. My point is most couples couldn't have handled being together 24/7 like that, we both still miss having that much time together. We have a very strong marriage. It seams like I only come here to tell you all how awful he had been and never tell you guys how wonderful he is, my bad.

Well having so many kids so fast was like a slap in the face I guess, we both are so happy to have them all it's just a hard task some time. We both feel very lucky to have them all. You know when we go out strangers come up to us to tell us how great our kids are, I guess when your on our side you don't see that. But than again when we go out with out the kids we just can't believe how other kids act. So maybe ours are pretty good over all.

So when I come here to vent, that's all it is, just venting so I'm not keeping it all inside. I don't have but one real life friend and don't have any family that I can talk to.

Julie ... any time you wanna vent ... you go right ahead ... with 7 kids i think you've earned that right ... everyone of us feel the need to vent ... its nice to know that we can vent here and others will still like us when we are done ...

LOL That's what venting is for! Wish I'd been online yesterday when I threw both of my sons out. hahahaha I didn't but they thought I was serious. I was, but not really.

Oh forget it, you know what I mean. lol

Julie i never thought that you didnt love your hubby so dont fret about that, now the kids lol just kidding.

Its good some of them can help and as they age they get harder jobs and the youngins fill the older ones places. some folks dont agree but when i was a kid we mowed the lawn with old style mover u pushed the blade turned which is what my kids get to use, think green... but we did our fair share and at an early age.

I for one am grateful now i was forced into child labor it has made me a better person and very prepared for when i was a sole parent of two little ones

Glad you got the venting out...and we understand...hey I have five kids..work full time and hubby works seperate shift full time..so no daycare...and we get that overwhelmed..yes great to have kids..but feeling...hehehehe hugss to you, sarah

Hi Julie, glad today seems a little better. We all get to that point of not thinking we can take anymore but we do. You certainly have a houseful! I used to have an inhome daycare and the most I ever had was 6 kids-2 of my own, and I thought I had it rough

We used to make the kids clean(mine not the daycare kids LOL) when they started fighting. It was hard to do because they didn't clean like I wanted them to but hubby reminded me that they will learn to use that against me.

I stopped the daycare when my youngest went into kindergarden. Could not sell the mommy van fast enough ha ha

So anyway, I rambled but wanted to say that we may complain about our husbands/wives but we also know we still love them, just need to get it off our chests...Sue

Hi Julie! I saw your post...wow 7 kids! My 1 1/2 year old granddaughter lives with me and really keeps me hopping!!

Thought you could use some hugs