Having children close in age

LOL now if it'd been me I would have casually piped out some rather cheeky comment in her direction ;-) but I'm just like that :-D My two oldest kids are close in age and my youngest (born when they were 3 and 5, finally home when they were 4 and 6) was special needs and IF anyone were to dare shoot off either I or one of my family/friends were VERY quick to set the rude person straight..I dont tolerate ppl like that..EVER..especially when my children are right there hearing the so and so nattering like that.... Some ppl are just miserable classless types and I quite frankly feel very sorry for ppl like that to be honest with you....How terrible their lives MUST be to make them rude and ignorant when it comes to children....

My children are very young and close in age. My son just turned 2 and my daughter is almost 1(in march). I would have said something back to that woman. Such as "what's wrong with having 3 children?" That might have made her run for the door knowing that you don't feel bad or ashamed having 3 children. Mayber her child actually misbehaves worst than yours and she was just trying to make you feel bad because she has parenting issues. Ever heard the saying misery loves company? well maybe that her picker upper for the day, it was making you feel upset and angry, confused. I am seriously thinking about makeing t-shirts for my whole family thats says "NO WE DON'T WANT YOUR 2 CENTS!" for when we go out in public. Nowadays people can't keep their noses out someone else's buisness. I don't have 3 children yet, but I am pretty sure we right around the corner from it!

Some people have the nerve! how rude was that - I might have said something back to her!!

I think that the woman was quite rude to you. An only child might be poorly behaved but that would not be because he or she has many brothers and sisters. All young children moan sometimes. Having a brother or a sister is good for a child for this situation divides the attention between children and teaches them to share. My sister has two boys and two girls. It is wonderful that they are fairly close in age. They are 11, 7, 5 and 18 months. I have two sons, 12 and 8 months. So I have a large gap between my children. You did well to get three children close in age that get on well together.

some people ought to mind there own business.. some people want to have 3 or more kids i know when i have my first child that theres a high chance my second and third will follow 1 or 2 years after i think its nice to have them around the same age as they go through things pretty much together and there at school together to help eachother out

As a mother of 5 children all pretty close in ages ... 11, 8, 6, 3, and 4 months I have to agree that I would have said something back to the woman. Especially if the children were being well behaved for the most part. The moaning could have been because the child was growing tired and was ready for a nap. Who knows? But I don't think it's bad having them close in age. My children help each other out and play together quite well. It's when they are around other children that it becomes difficult because they are so close fitted with each other. Although they are now become older and going to school they are grouping with their own friends now. Children are a great experience and I'm glad I had mine when I did. I also had them fairly young so I can enjoy retirement when they are all grown.