A mother of 12 spoke about how she manages to finance her lifestyle with so many children.
Britni Church, who is from the US, explained that she and her husband not only alternate work schedules, but also pay their oldest daughter to babysit.
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Posting on social media, Britni, who revealed she earns £13.77 but just under £6 an hour after paying her daughter to babysit, responded to a comment which read: “How do you work with 12 kids? Babysitters and daycare are awesome for $17 [£13.77] one hour.”
Britni stated that her husband also has a job and makes “a little more” money than she does.
She explained that this is why the family does not depend on benefits, as she revealed: “We work opposite shifts – he works the first shift, I work the second shift, but there are a few hours between him leaving work, getting home and when I go to work.
“So during that time, my oldest daughter, Chrisman, babysat. We pay her to babysit.
The savvy mom added, “Even though I’m only making $7 [£5.67] an hour for a while because technically I’m paying $10 [£8.10] to be able to work.
“I work all day on Saturday and my husband is at home with the kids.
“It’s four days a week, it costs about $200 [£162] per week, babysitting cost.”
Despite having to pay her own daughter to be a nanny, Britni stated that it is “still worth it” for her to go out to work.
Britni confirmed that it is only her six youngest children, a nine-year-old, a seven-year-old, a four-year-old triplet and a two-year-old, who need to “be watched”.
She concluded: “It’s not like there are 12 kids to watch.”
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @our big family lifeIt clearly left many speechless, as it quickly racked up an impressive 117,400 views.
Social media users were surprised by Britni’s clip and made a point of expressing this in the comments.
While many thought Britni’s salary was “criminal,” others praised her for paying her daughter to babysit.
One person said: “$17 an hour??? This is absolutely criminal.
“Teenagers work more at McDonald’s here in Australia.”
You are an amazing mom for paying her to babysit!
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A second wrote: “There are also mental health issues benefits for you to take time off from your kids, then that has value too.
Another added: “OK but your daughter makes a lot of money looking after these kids!!!
“I love that you pay her and don’t do what other parents do and make your kids feel obligated to take care of their siblings.”
While a fourth commented: “You are an amazing mum for paying her to babysit!”
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