Hi, I'm Aypril- mom of five, chaos wrangler, and cold coffee drinker.

Welcome to FiveKidsOneMom — the place where chaos, caffeine, and comedy collide! From toddler tantrums to teenage meltdowns, I’m sharing the real, raw, and hilarious side of parenting five children — from giggles to grumbles. You're not alone in this madness — let’s get through it together!


“π–±π–Ίπ—‚π—Œπ—‚π—‡π—€ π—„π—‚π–½π—Œ π—‚π—Œ 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 π—‹π—Žπ—‡π—‡π—‚π—‡π—€ 𝖺 π–Όπ—‚π—‹π–Όπ—Žπ—Œ, π–»π—Žπ— π—π—‚π—π—π—ˆπ—Žπ— 𝗍𝗁𝖾 π–Ίπ—‰π—‰π—…π–Ίπ—Žπ—Œπ–Ύ π—ˆπ—‹ π—‚π—‡π—Œπ—Žπ—‹π–Ίπ—‡π–Όπ–Ύ.”

Wooden Scrabble tiles spelling the word CHAOS – parenting blog theme image.

𝙸'πš– 𝚊 π™Όπš˜πš–πš–πš’.
𝙸'πš– 𝚊 π™Όπš˜πš–.
π™ΌπšŠπš–πšŠπšŒπš’πšπšŠ.
𝙸'πš– πšŠπš•πšœπš˜ 𝚊 πš™πš›πš’πšŸπšŠπšπšŽ πšŒπš‘πšŽπš, πšœπš—πšŠπšŒπš” πšπšŽπšŠπš•πšŽπš›, πš‘πš˜πšžπšœπšŽ πšŒπš•πšŽπšŠπš—πšŽπš›, πš›πš˜πšžπš—πš-πšπš‘πšŽ-πšŒπš•πš˜πšŒπš” πšπš‘πšŽπš›πšŠπš™πš’πšœπš, πšπšŽπšŠπšŒπš‘πšŽπš›, πš‹πš˜πš˜-πš‹πš˜πš˜ πš”πš’πšœπšœπšŽπš›, πšŠπš—πš πšŽπš–πš˜πšπš’πš˜πš—πšŠπš• πš›πšŽπšπšžπš•πšŠπšπš˜πš›.
“πš˜πš‘, πšœπš‘πšŽ’𝚜 πš“πšžπšœπš 𝚊 πš–πš˜πš–—”
𝙽𝙾.
πš‚πš‘πšŽ’𝚜 πšŽπšŸπšŽπš›πš’πšπš‘πš’πš—πš.

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I’m a mom of five, just trying to get through the snack battles and school runs without losing my mind (completely).
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