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Eva Amurriis sharing her surprise to learn that many moms believe three kids is the “hardest number” as a parent.
On Thursday, Amurri took to her Instagram Story to ask followers their thoughts after she heard from a few moms that having three kids was “actually harder than four kids.” Amurri is a mom of three, sharing sonsMateo Antoni, 2, andMajor James, 6, and daughterMarlowe Mae, 8, with exKyle Martino.
“Obviously, per my AMA, I’m not adding to my family, but I’m curious to hear your opinions on this,” she clarified.
Amurri followed up on her poll on Friday, sharing just a few of the many responses she heard from parents agreeing that having three kids is the most difficult ratio.
“Is this motherhood’s best-kept secret slash magic equation?” she questioned.
“I had maybe 200 people answer that question. Ninety percent said that three was the hardest number of kids and they have more. I’m processing this, this is really interesting to me,” she told followers.
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Amurri shared that the “predominant rationale” she heard from followers was “it has to do with the even number and the kids being able to pair off which led to a lot of calmer, more sustainable dynamics within the parenting structure.”
Amurri and Martinoannounced their splitin November 2019 while Amurriwas pregnant withtheir youngest child. In addition to frequently reuniting to spend time with their children, Martino was also supportive of his ex-wife’snew relationshipwith boyfriend Ian Hock. News of Amurri’s relationship with the chef came about a year after shefinalized her divorcefrom Martino.
In June 2021, Amurri sharedon her blogthat the exes “have progressed toa really great rhythm” as they co-parent their children.
Since, the actress has shared photos on social media of her, Martino, Hock and her kids celebrating special occasions together, includingfamily birthdays,HalloweenandThanksgiving.
source: people.com
