"Wow, you sure have your hands full"

A statement I hear a lot, as one would imagine. I suppose any family with four kids does, and mine is probably much crazier than most. But I have to say that I don't know any different and I'm not saying that in a "pity me" sort of way. When one decides to have children, they have no idea what they're signing on for and whoever shows up, shows up. I think the first thing any parent has to learn is to kick their expectations to the curb and just love them for who they are. They are not perfect and neither are we.