It’s OK, you haven’t missed any big announcements – I don’t have three children now and definitely aren’t planning to add another one to the Family anytime soon – especially after reading today’s guest post which I hope will make you smile as much as it did me!

Ahhh, have three kids they said, it’ll be fun they said. HA.

Blurry eyed at ten o’clock at night, the kids were supposed to be asleep hours ago but instead, have decided to run around the house and play ninjas. Work and school tomorrow… That’ll be fun!

For all those parents who feel like they’re the only ones running around like headless chickens, we’re with you and understand e v e r y t h i n g. So here is a list of the ten things only families who are blessed with three little monkeys understand….

1. You have to grow three extra pairs of eyes (and arms whilst you’re at it). A nice spring walk is so relaxing, right? Not when your eyes are having to split in three different directions. Oh, and having one task at one time just doesn’t happen, try doing the cooking, cleaning and finding your youngest’s missing shoe all at once.
2. Why is it that family holiday deals are only for a family of four? How can adding a third child double the price? Pfft, they’ll just have to stay at home with grandma.
3. Say goodbye to that cute little four-seater, say hello to a huge, impossible-to-park people carrier AKA bus. I mean, I suppose you could keep your little runaround, but where will you fit three car seats, a bag full of snacks in case they get hungry, a bag full of toys in case they get bored and a bag full of spare clothes in case… you know…
4. A&E will be your home away from home and there’s nothing you can do about it. You can try to stop them hurting, sometimes, themselves or, most of the time, each other, you could even cover them in bubble wrap but I’m telling you now – you will still find yourself in A&E at some point, whether it’s a broken bone or a tiny piece of lego stuck up their nose!
5. You’re outnumbered. Whether it’s 3 against 2 or 3 against 1, the odds are never in your favour. They can hate on each other all they want but as soon as you threaten to take their TV time off them, it’s war with three.
6. Trying to find something fun to do can be difficult because hearing those dreaded words ‘I’m bored’ means all hell is about to break loose. This may seem impossible, however, a family trip out has higher odds of being fun than staying inside all weekend. Go to the beach or go and find some safari park animals, you can’t go wrong with an adventure!
7. Food shopping. With all three kids. On your own. A supermarket may as well be a jungle gym for kids, all the aisles to run up and down, sneaky places to hide and don’t forget the trolleys which are often used more as a fair ride – did someone say weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?
8. Sleep? What’s sleep? Oh yeah that thing you’re supposed to do when it goes dark at night time, it’s been a while.
9. Have you learnt how to have three separate conversations at the same time yet? You need to otherwise you’ll hear ‘you love them more than me, you listen to them more’ and that’s when the guilt begins.
10. Having 3 kids was the best thing that’s ever happened to you and you wouldn’t change them for the world. OK, they keep you on your toes but it wouldn’t be the same if they didn’t!

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