Yes, as a mom of 4, I'm tired. But I don't like when strangers point that out.

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It all started when we had three kids under the age of five. I'd load up my children in our minivan, get to the grocery store, get one settled in the front seat of the cart, and begin gathering all the items on my list. Inevitably, a few adults, mostly elderly, would stop me to say, "Wow. You've got your hands full," while we were in the store.