GRWM FOR ZOEY’S 10th BIRTHDAY 

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To the people that don’t agree with her spending on her child’s birthday: It’s apparent to me that they prioritize their children over all else. They live in as modest a home as you can with that size family. I recognize some of mom’s clothing from Amazon (because I own the same). They read to their kids, spend time with them, let them help in decision making about meals (explain that they cannot do “steak night” every week because it is expensive….) Let’s not cast our own mores on others. You can watch, or not. Agreed that I never got that many gifts at once. But my mother’s selfishness was taught by ignoring my existence. No quality time, no encouragement, almost no medical care. These parents give all they have to their kids while maintaining a modest lifestyle for their own selves. Please, we can all be aware that some extra birthday gifts are not going to ruin a child who is brought up in a proper household with an over abundance of love.

As someone who grew up with an abusive mother it makes me incredibly happy to see other mom's being so kind to their own children. thank you for doing this for your kids! I love watching your videos.

Honestly so nice to see a 10 year old being a 10 year old. These presents were just so sweet and innocent

Okay Zoey the ice maker is genius!!! This woman is amazing the fact that they go above and beyond for all these children bio and Adopted is just amazing!! 🙏❤️ you changed this kids lives for ever and you probably don’t even know the severity of it! In Spanish we say you have heaven won!

As someone with narcissistic and extremely controlling family, it’s so comforting watching parents who know and respect their child’s interests and personality, thanks for the honesty and sharing these moments with us :)

Im 17 and I was contemplating whether or not to be a Forster parent when I’m older but you guys have inspired me to be one. Thanks for sharing some of your experience and a adoptive/fostering family!❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

I fly like how she never says anything bad about her kid’s preferences, even if she might not like the same things or think the same things are cool, she supports them and everything

You are exactly like me when it comes to shopping for my children! The other night I told my husband I have an addiction to buying our kids soooo many things for (birthday's, holidays, treats/rewarding) 😁 and just unexpected gifts just to put a smile on there face. I have a beyond generous heart, it gives me joy buying all I can for them when I can! I love my babies all so much they are my everything my life, I'm obsessed with my angels. You are an awesome mommy ❤️ I'm a mommy of 5 here... 17 yr, 9yr, 7yr, 2yr and 1yr old 💞 I love your channel!!! New subscriber 👋

Just imagine having a mom that goes "omg she would love this!!" About her daughter and just spoils them with love, NOT monetary value. It's primarily "I saw this and it made me think of you so I got it!" And it has nothing to do with money or what it is or where it's from. It's just straight from the heart, from love. My mom did that ONCE in my whole life with a coffee cup and I treat that coffee cup like it's gold because it's the ONLY sentimental thing she ever gave me, whenever it breaks or gives out or the paint peels, I'm gonna get a special mug for myself that is a gift to MYSELF to fill that space where my mom's mug was. It'll hurt, but it will be a moment I have to let go of some of my mom and put more focus toward myself and less toward her.

There's something about the way you narrate your videos and talk and explain things that I LOVE! I could watch you all day. I love the long mostly unedited videos! It keeps the realness that we all love to see. Alot of times as RU-vidrs get bigger and bigger they hire editors and it changes the channel. So keep on keeping it real sister! Also this is a "Real Mom's" channel. We can relate to you and your life. Well except the TEN kids part but you know what I mean 😁 Shopping for the kids birthdays and holidays is my FAVORITE! It brings out the kid in me. Love you Alicia♥️ Happy Birthday Zoey😘 Side note: if you are able to spoiling your kids on their birthdays is one of the greatest feelings so I totally support this. You work hard, you get to play hard!

I just wanted to say thank you! I’m a single mom and going through a hard time in life. But I want you to know that ur videos have inspired me to push through. I’ve even made some homemade desserts which I’ve never done. God Bless you! Not only are you an amazing Mom your spirit has helped to heal a part of mine! Happy Birthday Zoe !!

The ice maker is hilarious! I love that even at 10 years old she is already thinking practical.

It must be such an amazing feeling to have a cart full of your babies’ favorite things, knowing how excited they’ll be. I’m not to the point where I can go this hard for my kids but I pray for the day.

This has been SOOO fun to watch! I LOVE shopping, planning and prepping for my kiddos' bday parties (wrapping is never fun) but so fun to watch you go overboard with her gifts makes my heart happy! I'm the same way! And those kiddos deserve to be spoiled!

I loved watching this! It's nice to know that I am not the only one that loses the tape and scissors, cuts too much or barely enough paper and always needs boxes and more gift bags!! Your positive energy and love for your kids as individuals and as a family is beautiful. You are loved, you are enough! ❤

What a terrific haul! Your kids must feel so loved! 🧡🧡🧡 💙💛💙💛

She is going to have an amazing birthday. It sounds so fun. And those gifts are great. She's gonna love it!!! 🎉 HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZOEY!!! 🎉🎂🎁

You are such an awesome parent! Alwats making each child feel special. They are blessed to have you in their life!! May God bless you in many ways!!! 💖🎉

How special that you get her all the things she loves. Your a great mom Alicia, your selflessness is above and beyond. Your caring for your family shines everyday in every way! I only know grandmas who spoil like this, not many mommas…would love to see you get a special day for you!

Love this! You can really tell Zoey's personality with these amazing gifts! Awesome job as usual Mama Dougherty! ❤

Beautiful job. You truly went out of your way to make her feel adored. The gift wrap is amazing! Can’t wait until Sunday!

I admire You SO much. Such patience. People that Say that You are lucky for being able to do this with every child is BLIND. I can only Imagine how much You and Josh worked so HARD to get here. To the point You have a beautiful house, beautiful family, BEAUTIFUL MANNERS AND VALUES! and the way You treat your children the same way being some are adopted, is amazing. You are a real angel!

I love how big you go for their birthdays and really make them feel special!!

Wow! This girl gets more in one Birthday than i ever got in all my 23 ones... LOL

Love your channel! You are an inspiration!! A practical question… how do you budget for birthdays with 10 children?? Would love some budgeting help and videos on how you manage that piece!!! Happy Birthday Zoe!!🎂🎂🎂😘

The little things you remember are so heartwarming. I love your kindness. ❤️

Dang now that's what I call a birthday haul. That's a ton of stuff for just one kid. I'm so jealous.

How can you afford to shop like this for all the kids birthdays? WOW! They truly are loved and I cant even imagine how amazing they feel to see all their wrapped gifts! They are very lucky and your family is so blessed!

That sprinkles wrapping paper is adorable.

i think it's awesome that you make your children's birthday individually super special.... I love "spoiling " our children we have 5 we are a blended family and 3 of his all suffered severe abuse n trauma prior to our knowledge and intervening. and to make every day better than the one before is our motto. ❤❤❤❤ I think u are awesome!!

Why don't you save the gift bags and reuse them? You could save a lot of money.

you are seriously the most amazing mother and woman. i love your videos so much and your family will never fail to put a smile on my face💓

I would have been in gift wrapping heaven if I could have been there to help you...I LOVE gift wrapping and I'm a granny, so I've done my share. Love Christmas and birthdays and this is one reason....gimme a present to wrap! haha....hey, you did a phenomenal job with that pretty large haul and amazed at you managed to crunch time in the process....that should have been an all-day job but you knocked it out of the park Super Mom!

Zoey seems like a mature child who knows exactly what she wants. 💗

Such an amazing mother! Going all out and grabbing everything your daughter will love, she will be so happy!❤️

You’re such a wonderful mama! You’re beyond caring and loving.

I love that you know your daughter so well you did not hesitate on what to get her like what do I get what do I get you actually know her and got everything she loved!!!

That coffee she got was a good idea 🥰 she was zippin through that wrapping quick

You have a heart of an angel the way you love and care for your kids is amazing its refreshing to see your videos such a loving family May God continue to shine his light on you and your beautiful family!!!

🥰 I LOVE that you also let siblings come.

My mother was and still is a narcissist, everything was about her, if money was tight she used to cry and moan that she wanted to treat herself but she couldn’t because my brothers and I would need shoes for school! I am eternally grateful that my Nan and grandad would come to our house to look after us when my num worked two days a week, she always told us how unwell she was, my grandparents were amazing, my brothers and I were really happy! My mother was also loved being in bed unwell, my father is a loathe some character he smacked me black and blue as I had forgotten to put my little brothers shoes on, I had just turned four! I haven’t had any contact with my family, my older brother and I still talk he had a rough time as he had a different father! You are such a loving kind and caring person, I would like to come back as one of your children! ❤️❤️❤️

I love frogs, mushrooms, and Anime too!

I hope Zoey has a great day. Your family is so cute and real unlike some other family vloggers ....Also you should probably tell her that Breath of the Wild 2 isn't coming until 2023

Thank u for loving and spoiling all ur kids! And I know sometimes it’s stressful but u manage. Sending all the love to ur family!💖

I just came across your channel and I must say I love you guys already. As someone who has no biological children of her own I am a mother to two step sons. I admire you so much and those children are blessed to have you and y'all are blessed to have them. Please keep up the great work with the videos. A big ole hug from North Carolina

I couldn’t help crack up when you put the giant mallows in the giant bags. Fun. It looks like she had a wonderful birthday. God Bless you all 🙏💕

$6.50 for a birthday bag!? Oh no! I’m going to the dollar tree and getting a $1.25 bag

What a lucky little girl! Shes going to have a such a wonderful golden birthday!!! ✨️ its so cool it fell on her 10th bday, because 10 by itself is a big one!!

She can buy what she wants, maybe they don't get a lot between birthdays and Christmas. Some parents buy their kids things all the time. Maybe these kids only get things on special occasions because there are so many in the family. So, a birthday or holiday is the one time mom gets to spoil the child. Let her.

What a lucky girl getting all those wonderful birthday gifts. Happy Birthday for Sunday🥳 Zoey!

Wow!! I love how you make each birthday so special!

Thank you for sharing your day with us. I miss my large family. We are all grown now & have our own families. Unless you grew Up in a big family you just don’t understand how quiet is a reminder of what once was. We all talk loud because in a large family that’s the only way to be heard. Happy Birthday kiddo. ♥️♥️♥️

Fun to listen to you talk about your individual kid's interests and likes/dislikes. It would be cool if eventually you had a video like this for every kid so we could learn more about them. I love your multi colored wrapping job and how everything's themed! ☺️ These type of shopping/coffee trips/errand running type vlogs are so relaxing.

@Alicia you kill me 😂 I love the realness. Zoey has some good taste- I’m digging the mushroom sweatshirt 💜💜 Wishing her a fun 10th birthday!

I am very jealous, growing up in a big family we didn’t have this much at Christmas time combined. I love your channel, and happy birthday Zoey!?

Your kids polish will be so lucky to have an amazing parent like you your family seems like a nice house and they’re very grateful for what they have

I absolutely love your videos!! Your such an amazing mom! How many days does it take you to wrap Christmas gifts for all 10kids?

i don’t know if you already do this, but the packages that you get from us that come in a box could be used later for birthday presents that are awkward or hard to wrap. i love your content and your family!

Wow Zoe's B-day is like a Christmas Morning haul.. But then again I do the same thing for my grandkids😀😁😂

Holy cow! That’s a lot! I spend like 150$ on my kiddo for their birthday!

Your such a good mother

My daughter turns 10 in May and I was lacking inspiration, so this was immensely helpful thank you 😘❤️

Do you have any sort of budget that you do for birthday gifts etc?

You are not at all bad at rapping gifts. You are amazing. I love watching your videos because I feel like they send a message to people.

Would absolutely love to see your christmas grwm 😍

It's normal for us not to have gifts during our birthday, so this is quite mind blowing. You are such an amazing mother

Can’t we all appreciate her for doing all f this for her kids. I love what your doing keep up the great work

U are so kind hearted to your kids and you are so good at wrapping gifts

Zoey it's a year later 2023 and I get exactly how you feel... Happy Birthday to a beautiful, smart, funny, talented kid!! 🎉🍰🎈🎈 🎉

Zoey, I love the ice maker idea! She is a lucky little girl to have you as her mama! Actually all the children are lucky to have such great parents, you have given these children an awesome life, I love to see how organized you are. I guess you have to be with 10 children! You are a wonderful blessing to all these children and God doesn’t make mistakes, you and your husband are doing a great job being parents! Your patience is beyond anything I’ve ever seen! Have a blessed day 😊

Wow you’re children are so lucky to have a mother like you! Since we were poor my mother wasn’t ever able to get us gifts for our birthdays 🤷🏼‍♀️ I remember getting a pair of shoes for school for my 7 year birthday and that was the last time I got a gift for a B-day it’s a lot better now that I’m an adult & a mother I buy my own gifts. I’m going to spoil my daughter like this💗

Bless you and your sweet family! You guys are awesome parents! You must be exhausted 😴 but you don’t look it! Such a great attitude and such a great Mom! Proud of you for absolutely changing lives of children for the better! ❤️

I ALWAYS lose the scissors when I wrap gifts!!! 😂

I have alot of respect for you and your family. You are an amazing mom! You have such a warming personality. I can see how much you love your kids! I watch every video and I feel like im there. Awesome! 😁

The target cart was like oh, you don’t need multiple carts today? Ok.

Wooooow. That’s alooooot of birthday giftssssssssssss for only ONE KID. 😱😱😱😱😱😱

Do you typically set a budget for your kids birthday(gifts, party, etc.)? Love your channel, so glad to find you on RU-vid! 🤩 You are doing a great job.

I'm not one to usually ask about income, BUT how in the world are u able to buy so freely for 10 kids!!! I have 1 and never splurge like that for a birthday. I mean, it's great that you can, but Wow. It's too much.

All the paper can be purchased at the dollar store way cheaper

I love how much u love them.....you don't hold back on the things they love.....Zoey is gonna have an amazing birthday.... everything's great ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇹🇹

Your wrapping is literally perfect-

Boy times have changed we would get 1 toy for birthdays and Christmas and boy we were so happy with that one toy. 🙂

Watching you sit there wrapping those presents on the carpet made my back hurt your a good mom 👏👏

10th birthdays are so special!! Happy birthday to her!!

I'm so loving your wholesome family videos. Happy birthday. Xx

Alissa you are a wonderful mother and wife! God bless you for all you do for these children. You and your husband are very giving, selfless people.

I love your birthday videos, I’m 53 and they still give me joy. I love how happy it makes you .

she will be so happy with her gifts, you are such a good mom to all your kids .

I love it a double bonus today!!!! Thank you!! 🌸💜🌸

Your such a amazing mother! you actually looked at her list and tried to get everything!

Hi! I love your video's! You are such a great mom! I have a tip for cutting a straight line for the wrapping paper! If you fold right beside the roll of wrapping paper, you can cut on that fold. And then you have straight wrapping paper! Love from Belguim!

Loved this video. Zoey is going to love all of this. Your a great mother and make your kids feel special and loved.. Happy Birthday Zoey..

I would love to give my kids that much presents but I will be worried about the clutter, imagine if each kid gets that much every year, the house will be full of stuff and it’s hard to clean a house with a lot of things in it. If I was the kid I would totally love this 🎈🎈

Love the fast wind 😅Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 Zoey

Happy Birthday Zoey🎂🎉❤️, big hugs to you and your family.. I hope you have a great day!!

Reminds me of my birthdays even though in already 32 mom still gets a lot of presents for everyone on our birthdays....Christmas as well

I ❤️ how wonderful you do your kids birthdays. 😊

Honestly, she is such a good mum

The fact she gets so much stuff for one kid!😀