Quote Originally Posted by RICHARD

Again, my mom had six kids, some of us were little AH's, But she never 'lost' control of us in public- that was not acceptable. We sat, we waited and we were not obnoxious.

At work, I've noticed that when there's more than one child, the children individually and collectively, seem better behaved. (Not always, but often.) Perhaps it comes with practice? Was your mother super mom from baby number one? I commend your mother, and anyone for that matter, for being able to superbly handle six children, or even one child. I am curious, though, if she was always that able, or if the old adage "practice makes perfect" fits in her situation.