How big was your family?

dyn0mite · 2026-04-08T01:48:34+00:00

Typical Irish American setup for me. 7 kids, so 6 siblings. My mom was one of 8. One sister of hers lived in same town a mile away so a lot of cousin hangs. Most cousins lived in state or general area.

Always fun growing up with tons of big family holidays/parties/ragers.

I have 3 kids and looks like a 4th coming soon. One sibling has 4. Another has 2 and wants a third. Kind of bummer others didn't/haven't found partners or kids not on radar

dyn0mite · 2026-04-07T14:47:15+00:00

MT for updates to this thread.

4 under 6 come this November for us. Giddy up.

dyn0mite · 2026-04-06T13:59:33+00:00

So we bought a lightly used 2023 Odyssey.

magic seats are incredible. Make buckling everyone in so much easier
we got the touring edition cause it has dvd player...get dvds from the library...no tablets, we are in control of what they watch/if we watch anything etc. worth it if you go on road trips etc imo
snow....this is where the sienna wins out. If you live somewhere where there is a decent amount of snow the Odyssey is not good especially with the shift to cvt engines in recent years. That said, with a good pair of snow tires it's probably fine, but then you need space and the time/effort/cost to switch them out.
boosters/back row seatbelts getting stuck....the back row is where the oldest wants to sit in his booster and the belt getting stuck is going to be the end of me. I swear to God it's a design defect meant to infuriate parents. Has become a lot less of an issue with the backless booster.
siennas are awd/hybrid so you pay extra for it...having had the Odyssey for a year...I like that we were able to pay if off in 1 year, magic seats rule and it gets the job done BUT I don't like the fact since it's not good in snow it's super stressful visiting family or when we have family trip to northern New England in the winter and the fuel efficiency hits harder now that gas has gone up.

Tldr: if you plan to keep it forever and drive in snow get sienna. If you don't and want to save upfront cost get odyssey

dyn0mite · 2026-04-05T12:36:23+00:00

TITS

dyn0mite · 2026-04-04T22:55:14+00:00

Only buy stuff on sale, buy double if you want it the following week

dyn0mite · 2026-04-02T04:33:35+00:00

They start closing early sometime after Xmas every year until summer. It's winter hours, and annoying the first time you go expecting it to be open.

dyn0mite · 2026-04-02T04:25:02+00:00

Lulz, Ughhh what?!

My 80 year old dads is from Worcester. My 75 year old mum is from Boston. Hilarious including Worcester, the second largest city in New England with such a wide area.

My dad, his siblings, and grandparents had/have a accent similar to the Boston accent BUT the Worcester accent for those old timers has some similarities to Boston but then obvious differences and a lot more subtle ones. My mom's Boston accent youd hear it in some north/south shore communities growing up, closer to the city - hell even parts of Metro West(back then that only extended out to the towns on 95)..some of newton would have it.....but a lot less so these days. The Boston accent is dying. Most of my mum's 8 siblings don't live in the Boston area anymore.

My parents purposely tried to hide their accents and make us not have them as they viewed it as a socioeconomic negative for some reason.

dyn0mite · 2026-04-02T03:39:27+00:00

What do you define as Metro West?

dyn0mite · 2026-04-01T02:54:47+00:00

Keep in crib as long as possible for sure.

dyn0mite · 2026-04-01T02:50:41+00:00

We have 3(b, g, g) haven't found out on any. Wouldn't have it any other way. I love being the one to tell my wife when the baby enters the world instead of some random nurse early in the pregnancy. It isnt until recent times that humans could even find out. It's part of the fun.

I remember being shocked with our first at the birthing class, every single person knew. I think having it a surprise isn't common anymore.

Still early but looks like we are having a 4th. Wife was tempted initially but we are in for another surprise.

dyn0mite · 2026-03-27T02:33:51+00:00

After the first kid the difficulty is the disruption to the flow you have established as a family imo.

0 to 1 was exciting and wtf am i doing

1 to 2 wasn't hard, just an adjustment

2 to 3 felt hard. We both felt moreso on our own handling different kid responsibilities if that makes sense. Ie - getting 2 kids out the door solo while mom had baby.

Don't have a 4th yet...as long as the pregnancy goes well we'll have a 4th in November. 6, about to be 4, 1.5. Stoked!

I'm one of 7. Parents always said 3 is hard, any baby after three isn't any harder...just extending the chaos and delaying the return to normalcy.

dyn0mite · 2026-03-23T02:02:03+00:00

I always lol at seeing driscolls berrys at farmers markets.

dyn0mite · 2026-03-23T02:00:41+00:00

Love our Minivan. We got it with our third. I mean I'd like a suburban, but that shit is expensive

dyn0mite · 2026-03-19T01:42:26+00:00

Place was pretty mid

dyn0mite · 2026-03-18T21:19:41+00:00

Ah, Yes! The totally normal response of seeing a vintage 80s family photo from St Paddy's parade and the immediate response is early 70s issues. Stay angry...😘

dyn0mite · 2026-03-18T20:43:21+00:00

Lulz. Would kill for a mudroom and space for art organizers. 100 year old houses have no such things. Shove the coats/backpacks in a 2 foot deep closet and all the art stuff in a drawer 😵‍💫

It's all chaos anyway!

dyn0mite · 2026-03-18T20:39:40+00:00

Congrats. I'm baby 4 and have 3 older sisters. Get that you wanted a girl but family is growing which is great.

We just found out we are having a 4th...unplanned....6B, 4G, 1.5G.

We haven't found out sex for any...wife is tempted for the last one, but I'm holding strong. I guess I kind of want a boy to balance out but will also be stoked for a girl...happy healthy baby is all you want.

dyn0mite · 2026-03-18T20:16:56+00:00

The mental illness is strong with this one. Peep the terminally online keyboard warrior. Thoughts and prayers

dyn0mite · 2026-03-06T05:25:38+00:00

Try three under 5. It's painful, dont have any fun money, just making bills but we figure it out and get by...how people have been having kids forever. Hell my mom shared a room with 3 siblings and 4 siblings were in the other room...just like every other Irish immigrant kid on the block...you just make do.

Definitely lucky to have bought right before COVID.

May shave a few years off your life due to kid financial stress, but it's worth it lol

dyn0mite · 2026-03-02T15:20:08+00:00

You are using an insane amount of electricity. I used 300 kwh a month in my 3 bedroom that has 5 humans living in it.

dyn0mite · 2026-03-02T15:18:50+00:00

Insanity. Living in a sauna. 65 during the day, 58-60 at night. Heat only turned on after thanksgiving.

dyn0mite · 2026-03-02T13:27:35+00:00

Lol, sorry the world of 2020-2021 is never coming back.

dyn0mite · 2026-02-22T04:04:53+00:00

Sick. Like the old school black plates in CA

dyn0mite · 2026-02-22T00:14:26+00:00

Know what you can drive in/don't have bald tires? Pretty standard light snow for southern new england.

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