I’m a mum-of-six – five things I do to make my life easier as a parent and the 49p buy that is essential
PARENTS will know that having children can be a real challenge, but for one mum, who has six children, she knows all too well how tough it can be.
Mum-of-six Sharon, known on TikTok as ‘sharon.a.life’, has a whopping 359.9k followers and 12.3million likes on the video sharing platform.
Sharon regularly shares an insight into what it’s like having such a big family, as she often shares her tips and tricks for keeping her children in check.
In her most recent video, Sharon revealed the five things that she does to make her life easier as a parent.
So if you are struggling with your children, you might want to take some notes.
Sharon uploaded her video with the caption ‘doesn’t make my motherhood easy but EASIER at least’.
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She said: “Five simple ways I make my life easier as a mother to six.
“First I have six kids, so I have six cups, six teacups, six mugs and six water bottles – one cup for each kid.
“Number two, I eat oatmeal for breakfast every single day – I eat the same thing for breakfast every morning.
“Number three, no chore charts. Each of my kids does their set of chores for the entire year.
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“Number four, we have a weekly rotating dinner schedule – the plan is to always have the same seven dinners every single week. When we get bored of a meal, we just cross it off and come up with a new one.
“Number five – noise reducing earplugs with earring holders. These go in every night around the witching hour”.
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Sharon’s video has clearly impressed many, as it has quickly racked up 90.6k views in just 13 hours.
It has 9,361 likes, 240 comments and 177 shares.
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One person said: “The meal schedule is genius”.
Another added: “I have 5 kids and I have 5 laundry baskets! I like the dinner schedule- that’s the worst responsibility I have as a mom”.
A third commented: “Love these ideas. I have two kids and 6 step kids so love the chore idea”.
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One user was stunned: “Those ear plugs! Amazing”.
Someone else noted: “As a mother of 5, you have become my favourite mom on Tiktok”.