This post goes out to my brother-in-law. A few months ago he married a girl that he had met only a few months previously. He was previously married and had two kids. His new wife was also previously married and had four kids. Now, together they have six kids. My brother-in-law is the same age that I am, 28 years old.
Six kids at 28 years old. Kinda crazy, right?
Yesterday we landed in Utah to visit family for the Christmas vacation. The brother-in-law picked us up at the airport and we went to his house for the evening, where the craziness ensued. If you’ve ever been in a confined area with six children under the age of 9, then you can imagine the pandemonium that broke out when all the kids came inside.
Through the maelstrom, my brother-in-law and his new wife were happy, harried, and in love. Even as they wrangled food for the kids, helped them pack for a winter snowmobiling trip, set up a pen for the two dogs, and got out a board game for them, they found time to kiss, touch, and generally show appreciation and affection for each other.
I hope that when my wife and I have children that we’ll be as capable and loving as they are.
Wow all those kids. That is a huge amount of change for everyone. I wish them the best. I hope they treat any emotional infection quickly before it spreads and gets out of hand.
I have not read it myself but heard that Sandi Patti has a book out called Life in the Blender that is good. It is about her experience with the yours, mine, and ours, in her second marriage.
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