I’m a mum-of-9 kids – we buy 640 nappies at a time and go through 10 gallons of milk a week…and yes, we do drive a bus
FROM breakfast time to the night-time tantrums, any parent will know just how exhausting it can be looking after one child.
So spare a thought for Maxine and her 35-year-old husband, who share nine children together - including quadruplets.
And, of course, coming from a large family-of-11, it's unsurprising that the happy couple are often swarmed with comments and assumptions about their family's day-to-day life.
But wonder no more - as they've since taken to TikTok (@youngpartyof11) to answer some of the most common questions they've received.
In the clip, Maxine begins: "We're parents of nine kids....yes, our hands are full."
Her husband then chips in: "We're parents of nine kids, and yes, they're all ours."
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Maxine goes on to say that with such a growing brood, they buy 640 nappies at a time and get through an impressive 10 gallons of milk a week.
The dad-of-nine then refers to the fact that many people assume that just because they've got so many kids, it must mean they enjoy no other past-time other than bedroom antics.
"We're parents of nine kids, and yes, we do own a TV, but we only use a sparingly," he quips, before jokingly winking at the camera.
On the same topic, Maxine chimes in: "We're parents of nine kids, and yes, I do know what birth control is."
Amongst the other revelations, the busy parents reveal that having such a large brood means they're "really good at counting heads" and have "kissed a lot of boo boos" in their time.
And for anyone intrigued how the family travel from place to place, well, the answer is simple - the couple reveal they "drive a bus."
Maxine adorably concludes: "We're parents of nine kids, and yes,
we do feel like the luckiest people in the world."
The post has since racked up a whopping 63k views and hundreds of comments from social media users up and down the country.
"I’m a parent of one kid, I salute you," wrote one.
A second penned: "I’m 11 weeks with my first and I can’t imagine going through this multiple times."
A third commented: "Good on you two..I applaud you."
Meanwhile, a fourth noted: "I'm one of 8 - you are both amazing!"