Club 3 or more Kids

[Champion]

Hello! I am also a mummy of 3 kids:-


DD1 - 8+ (P3 in year 2011)
DD2 - 5+ (K2 in year 2011)
DS3 - 15 Months

Glad to join this club; Cheers :celebrate:

[MumMum]

Hi, I am working full time with kids aged 8, 10, 12 and 14. (#2 being a girl) Had maid on and off but found that I do better without them. The most liberating time was the 1 year maid-less period when I just had #4 and with hubby working outside SIN.


Without maid, kids tend to be more independent. My #1 especially is very helpful. He was helping to heatup lunch and taking didi and meimei when in P4&5 when we had no maid.

All kids’ had their lights off at 8:30 pm. Only this year, allowed #1 to sleep about 10 pm. The early bedtime meant the kids have good rest and mummy have time to do housework. I do cook and bake breads for them.

Most of them do not have tuition except occasional Chinese on-and-off so it is easy on family time and budget. Being working mum without another adult (till hubby returns about 2 years ago), kids had to study independently or get help from older ones.

Now we drive an MPV but before that, we were car-less and rent weekend cars from NTUC since hubby is only home on weekends. That worked just fine.

[Muffins]

:welcome: to the wonderful world, that is KSP! :welcome:

[24hr-mum]

hi champion, mumum, welcome!


champion - my #1 and #2 are same level are urs. #3 is 3yo.
#1 is actually 1 jan 03 bb.

MumMum - wow, really salute u, can still work also. i agree that when maid-less, kids hv a chance to be big bro or sis n to take care of others.
the only thg i dont like is cooking. but i do hope to be maid-less one day. really saves $$

u are really a super mom!

i dont drive myself. maybe shd go for refresher course again.

[FNg]

24hr-mum:

ya, seems like will never graduate from the cycle of motherhood. every time i gv away baby stuff, i find myself pregnant soon. haha

Ya, my third was unplanned. But now I have 3, I can't imagine just having

2. But still they are a handful!

[FNg]

kidsplay:

FNg:

I have 3 kids, 2 girls and 1 boy. I cannot imagine having 4! Having 3 is


already testing the limit of my patience. :frustrated:

Can I adopt one? :lol: :lol:

Heehee as much as they make me want to tear my hair out, I love having

the 3 of them. I think as they grow up, it would not be so bad..I hope.

How about you? How many kids do you have?

[24hr-mum]

FNg,

u r right. after having 3 lovely kids, i actually feel proud that i hv more kids than others, esp those wif just 1, haha.

(thats my only indicator of productivity level, haha)

but seriously hvg 3 means a lot of budgeting.
but 3 is fun. when u see the kids playing together, its so much joy.
of cos when they fight, its a chance to teach them how to share n love.
if i only hv 1, my girl will be more self-centred than now i believe.

[MummyThreeStreams]

I am hoping I don’t have to hire external tutors for my kids! DS1 starts P1 next year. I’m going to take no pay leave for a few years when DS3 arrives, so hopefully I’ll be able to tutor them myself. I figure that while I may not be that skilled as a teacher, surely I’m good enough to tutor my primary school kids… (or maybe I have no idea what I’m talking about - check back in a year!)


I also think it’s crazy that many kids have to get tuition even though they are doing well in school just so that they can do just that little bit better (pet peeve - no offence meant to those who hire tutors for your kids). While I understand that their parents want the best for them and want to help them reach their potential, I’m not sure it’s worth the extra stress on the kids and parents! So they score a few points less. I’m fine with that (or maybe I have no idea what I’m talking about - check back in a year!)

[porcupine12trade]

Hi


I m sahm to 8yo, 6yo n 4yo (in 2011). sahm for the past 1yr+

i hv no maid and I drive a 7 seater

[porcupine12trade]

My children do not have tuition, except #1 n #2 attended phonics classes, which i think is most impt, hence the decision.


I do not send them for tuition because i gave up my pay chq, so i need to do somethingS useful at home. other then being the driver, the maid, I have to be the tuition teacher too. (a screaming one :stupid: )

My #1 going to P2 next yr, n #2 to K2. Up till now, school work considered good. however I do feel bad that they do not get the chance to go enrichment, do you mummies have this guilt? I feel like i m depriving them a chance to \"learn more\".

I do not recycle assessment books and textbooks, coz when i was young, i simply hated using my sis/bro's hand me down texts haaaa