See that thing above the girl's left hand? You think it's a finger from her right hand, but it's actually the device on which they are listening to a podcast.
Posted on 08/24/2023 1:51:20 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Mom of seven Emma Lewis, 39, is urging other parents to take better care of their physical health — asserting that those who say they’re too busy to exercise are “just making excuses.”
“I used to think I had too much on my plate for working out but it was actually because I wasn’t prioritizing myself as well as my kids,” Lewis, from Northern Ireland, told South West News Service.
“It’s a hard pill to swallow, but it’s total rubbish if you think you don’t have time to do a quick 10-minute workout,” the said. “If you can sit on your phone for 30 minutes, you can exercise.” The motivated mama, who likes to do squats while lovingly preparing meals for her large family, began to change her lifestyle in 2021, after she noticed herself feeling extremely exhausted from long days full of chores, such as cleaning and packing lunch boxes.
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After 7 kids, I think that’d age anybody. The body goes through hell and back having one kid. Seven probably does irreversible harm.
most people wi 7 kids run and work their azz off, no need for the gym...
I’d like to meet her.
I wonder if she can handle 8 kids...
No, just listening to a podcast and boiling and baking and stuff. Mechanically, not “lovingly.”
See that thing above the girl's left hand? You think it's a finger from her right hand, but it's actually the device on which they are listening to a podcast.
What would we do without Tides of History, Myths and Legends, or Noble Blood? Good gravy, I used to listen to music!
Anyway, If Ms. Whosis is happy, I’m happy for her. I just cringe at smarmy journalism.
I have ten children. Everything past five is just, “Add more noodles to the casserole,” unless there are health issues. It’s like cats: you get to peak entropy and just roll.
:snicker:
At one point Youngest Daughter was going though a picky stage. DH put the food on her plate and she (in that annoying whine that just gets on your LAST nerve) said, "Ewwww, what IS it?"
He didn't say a word, just picked up her plate, dumped it in the garbage and sat back down.
She never did that again.
LOL! I’m with you; it’s such an affectation.
For thirty years, I have responded to, “What’s for dinner?” with “Food.”
“What kind of food?” “The kind of food you’ll eat or do without.”
Sally told me recently that a coworker asked what they were having for lunch at work and she instinctively replied, “The kind of food you’ll eat or do without.”
What discourages me is that Frank and Kathleen still ask, as if the answer could be something different this time.
I’ve been doing this for years, Love it, It makes me feel great!
“Mom...the casserole doesn’t taste like it used to...this is great!”
“That’s because I prepared it without love, darling.”
Freegards
Heh, well played!
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