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Pictured: Lisa’s children.
CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN: Mum-of-12 lifts lid on ‘chaos’ including five loads of DAILY laundry and eye-watering food shop bill
A woman with 11 children and a twelfth on the way has shared the reality of her huge family’s busy daily life – from doing five loads of laundry a day to their eye-watering grocery bills.
Lisa Tanner has children ranging in age from 22 to 20 months, alongside her high school sweetheart and husband, Bryan.
The 40-year-old homeschools eight of her brood, with her day starting at 6.30am and involving cooking, cleaning, teaching the kids, and then, doing freelance writing work in the evenings.
The family spends £1,200 ($1,600) a month on groceries and relies on cleaning rotas and meal plans to get through the busy days – but the mum says she loves the chaos.
“There’s never a dull moment,” Lisa, who is based in Missouri, US, told What's The Jam.
“Of course life is busy and there’s always a lot going on – especially as the kids are getting older – but it’s comprised of so many little moments I wouldn’t change for anything.
“My life is full of love, and my kids have taught me so much.”
The parents first welcomed their eldest, daughter, Jayme, 22 years ago, followed by Owen, 18, Jeffrey, 15, Ellie, 14, Sydney, 12 and 11-year-old, Simon.
In the younger bracket comes nine-year-old, Brynna, seven-year-old, Bryson, five-year-old, Tyler, three-year-old, Ezra and 20-month-old, Sally – with another baby on the way due in February.
Lisa said: “I’ve always wanted a big family.
“My husband would say we initially planned to have three kids, but I don’t remember that conversation!
“My mum was one of eight, and I loved hearing all the stories about her large family antics as I was growing up.”
While having a constantly growing family has its issues, the Tanner’s have got a solid system in place.
Lisa explained: “We have things pretty stre
2024-10-03
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