{"id":10256,"date":"2016-10-20T06:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/?p=10256"},"modified":"2024-01-14T08:03:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T14:03:35","slug":"you-have-your-hands-full","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/you-have-your-hands-full\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 Best Comebacks to “You Have Your Hands Full”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Inside: When you’re out in public with your kids, well-meaning strangers often say, “You have your hands full!” Try these kind responses to set the record straight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since our third little one joined the family last year, we’ve experienced a new phenomenon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we’re out and about together as a family, we’ll cross paths with a stranger, and that stranger will say: “You sure have your hands full!” Or some variation of the same sentiment, from “You know what causes that, right?” to “Are they all yours?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m not offended. I know most people are just trying to make small talk or be funny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But now that I’m on the receiving end of those comments, I’m never<\/strong> sure what to say back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the implication is: “Wow, lady, you have more kids than you can handle!”<\/p>\n\n\n