Hi we had five children by the time we were 23. One at 18, twins at 21 and another set of twins at 23. All to the same dad and yes we are still together.
Yes it was hard, my husband worked the whole time except for a year, which was hard but we got by.
What got me down was every one elses re-action, we were forever being asked if they were all ours, if they all had the same dad and were we on benefits. We were always out and about with the kids swimming, visits to local parks , out on our bikes or just down the beach, a lot of the time we had their friends as well. It was great and I loved it (most of the times lol).
I was a stay at home mum for 16 years, then worked in a charity shop for 18 months and now I had been working in shop for the past 2 years. Yes I had them young I dont regret one minute and I feel and can now get time for me, which I waited a long time for.
Please don't tar everyone with the same brush, just because people have kids when they are young or more than three kids does not mean they are no good, we were always made to feel like that.
please think before you judge.
liza x