Becoming Aware

Many of the people reading this blog know I have many young children. The other day as I was shopping with them all my oldest daughter turned around and asked me "Mommy, why does everyone stare at us?". I began explaining that we have a larger than average family and so people are naturally curious. Although I was trying to shed positive light on the subject she knew that that wasn't the only reason. She told me that people look at us like that don't like us and wanted to know why. It really breaks my heart that my children will soon begin to notice that we are scorned quite often by many people. Not for who she is or who we are as people but because of the fact that we are a large family.

I have learned to ignore or block out people's nasty responses to us unless they're forward and come up to me to say something ridiculous to us. I suppose my children must learn to do the same thing too.

Say what?

Yes, that's right you read it right. Little Dyck's on the Prairie. Where did I come up with that name you ask? Well we live in the Canadian Prairies and our last name is Dyck. My name is Crystal Dyck and I'm a wacky mother to six children six and under. Oh yes, you read that right too. Yes, they're ALL mine, Yes, they're all from the same father, I DO know what causes this, and No, we are not finished. We currently live on a 40 acre property with a few dairy goats, chickens, and one lonely horse. My husband works on rigs and so I am alone with my children for three week at a time. After quite a few people asked me to created a blog I decided to give it a try. So here I am, writing my first post on my first blog.

Here's to new beginnings!