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Daily Mail
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Mom-of-11 reveals how she spends over $1,000 on groceries in a single trip and is forced to use FOUR shopping carts
A mom-of-11 has revealed that she spends over $1,000 in one trip to the grocery store, and has to use a whopping four shopping carts when she stocks up for her enormous brood. Alicia Dougherty, 44, from Pittsford, New York, has four biological children and eight others she adopted with her husband, Josh, 44. The mom-of-11 often gives people a glimpse inside her life on TikTok and Instagram, where she has about 9.1 million followers collectively. In a recent video, she documented a shopping trip to Walmart, and left viewers stunned over the immense amount of stuff that she had bought for her family. Alicia started the video by showing a clipboard with her immense list of items. It then cut to her four full carts, the first of which held toiletries and medicines, a kiddy pool, a case of printer paper, cleaning supplies, and matching family shirts in two colors. The second cart held most of the dry food items including dressings, jams, and crotons. It also held other food items including tomato products, pasta, bread, cereal, coffee, mints, and muffin mix. Alicia then spotted red and blue Gatorade and Jello cups so she joked that she 'had to get them for the kids for Memorial Day.' She also stocked up on sodas, teas, and juices. Cart three held the family's produce items including fruit, avocado, tomatoes, potatoes, Lunchables, and salad. Alicia also got 'the meats for the week,' including, '20 lbs of chicken for grill night, ground beef for taco Tuesday, and pork chops for slow cooker night.' The fourth cart included 10 dozen eggs, yogurt, orange juice, cheese, and nine different kinds of milk. Her last stop was in the freezer section, where she placed frozen pizza, fries, Pizza Rolls, White Castle burgers, four gallons of ice cream, and a slew of different treats. At the end of the video, she showed two long receipts for her purchases, which came out to more than $1,000. In 2023, Alicia came under fire after she fed her kids out of a baby pool. In a viral video, Alicia showed viewers how she prepared a 'nacho party' that saw her dozen kids munching out of a baby pool. She began by pouring tortilla chips on the bottom of the pool before adding ground meat, cheese sauce, lettuce, olives, tomatoes, and sour cream. At the end of her video, the busy mom showed the children digging into the pool and indulging in the Tex-Mex-inspired meal without any forks or napkins in sight. While the pool platter proved to be a hassle-free feeding strategy because it had no dishes involved, many viewers couldn't believe how 'unsanitary' the mom's 'party' was.
Daily Mirror
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
'I'm a mum-of-11 and you won't believe how much weekly food shop costs me'
A mum-of-11 has shared exactly what she buys her family from the supermarket to make sure they're fed, watered and entertained all week - and it has left people gobsmacked over the cost A mum-of-11 has shared exactly how much it costs her to feed her family every week - and it's left people gobsmacked over the expense. Alicia Dougherty, from New York, regularly shares insights into her chaotic day-to-day life on social media as she raises her 11 children, four biological and seven adopted. As part of this, she is regularly buying and preparing meals for her children including their school dinners. In a recent TikTok video, she is seen walking around a BJ's grocery store completing her weekly shop. To start off, she buys three cases of water, three packs of paper towels as well as various juices. She takes the opportunity to stock up on cleaning products as well as 256 rolls of toilet paper. For snacks, she bought protein bars, Oreo cookies, Hershey's chocolate, various packets of crisps as well as other sweet treats. After shopping around at other stores such as Target, Wegmans and Petco, she bought all of her groceries - including fruits, vegetables, breads, pasta, meats, and dog food - with her total across all the shops coming to around £3,000. Within this, however, she bought 'fun items' such as a new cool box to store outside drinks this summer and pool toys and floaties. Commenting on her video, one user said: "This is how I feel as a foster mum-of-three." Another user said: "That's almost £3,000. Oh my God." A third user said: "Weekly! I'm sat." One more user said: "I'm sorry, did you say weekly?" Another user said: "You work so hard. This is awesome." One more user asked: "How do you pay for all this?" Finally, another user shared their appreciation for her honestly, saying: "Love that you showed the receipts." The Dougherty Dozen is a family that gained popularity on social media for sharing relatable, heartwarming, and often chaotic glimpses into their daily lives. The family lives in Pittsford, New York, and is led by parents Alicia and Josh Dougherty. The bumper brood includes a mix of biological kids and children adopted from foster care, and the parents advocate for fostering, adoption, and raising awareness around neurodiversity and mental health. Alicia Dougherty, the mother, frequently shares updates, meals, shopping hauls, routines, and parenting strategies on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. The family has grown a large following of fans who enjoy their humorous and candid take on managing a family of such a vast size.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
A one-night stand brought this couple together — now they have 11 children and spend thousands on weekly grocery runs
A real-life 'Cheaper by the Dozen' family. One-night stands can usually go one of two ways. This fortunate couple got frisky for a night, fell in love and the rest is history. Alicia and Josh Dougherty moved in together after only knowing each other for two days — and now they are the parents to 11 children. The New York-based family has quite a following on social media — 7.5 million TikTok followers to be exact — where they consistently post videos about the chaos of life as a family of 13. The couple has four biological children — Zoey, Dash, Bodhi, and Harlee — and eight children that they're fostering or adopting- Alex, James, Jordan, Jason, Patrick, Bree, Nevaeh, and Dayshawn. With such a massive following, it's clear people cannot get enough of this charming family. Oftentimes, Alicia will give a glimpse to the family's millions of followers into a what a day of eating for her kids looks like. While the jaw-dropping spread looks like something a person would only find at a hotel buffet breakfast — in the Dougherty household, it's just another regular day for them. To feed the mouths of that many kids — the couple revealed on TikTok that an average trip to Walmart consists of filling up four shopping carts supposedly totaling a little over $1,000 — and that's just for the week. Having that many kids is clearly not for the weak. Alicia has also posted the family's morning routine, which requires making 11 sandwiches, packing monogrammed lunch bags complete with snacks and all the fixings — in addition to getting breakfast on the table all before the kiddos head off to school. Clearly this giant family has their routines down to a science — and viewers can't get enough of them. 'You're a great mom!' a follower commented on one of the Dougherty's videos. 'The food looks so good!! Such a sweet mom,' wrote someone else on a video of Aicia preparing breakfast and lunch for her clan. 'How does she do it?' chimed in someone else. 'How big is your fridge?!!!' someone commented on the video of Alicia food shopping for her family.
The Sun
6 days ago
- General
- The Sun
I moved in with my man after a one-night stand – now we have 11 kids & feeding them takes 4 trolleys for just snacks
LIFE could have been very different for Alicia Dougherty had she not had a one-night stand with her now-husband Josh. The lovebirds decided to move in together after just one day - and now have a staggering 11 kids together. 6 6 The New York-based family went viral in 2021 after they started posting TikTok videos of their family life on their Dougherty Dozen page, which now has 7.5million followers. Fans have been left stunned at Alicia's 'chaos hour' routine and how her weekly shop comes to a jaw-dropping $1280.36 [£984.64]. The mum shared how their bumper family began, writing: 'Don't mean to be a bad influence but we moved in together 2 days after our 'one night stand'. 'And now we are a family of 13. Guess it was meant to be.' The couple's kids aren't all biologically their own, and Alicia and Josh, a teacher, reportedly suffered 11 heartbreaking miscarriages before deciding to foster and adopt. However, just days after fostering their first son, Alex, in 2010, Alicia learned she was pregnant. The rest was history as Alicia and Josh went on to welcome four biological children - Zoey, Dash, Bodhi, and Harlee - while also adopting/fostering Alex, James, Jordan, Jason, Patrick, Bree, Nevaeh, and Dayshawn. Six of the Doughertys' adopted children have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), which is where alcohol passes from a mother to her baby through the umbilical cord. Of course, keeping all those mouths fed isn't easy, and Alicia, who wakes up at 4am to get organised, recently showed off what a typical day of meals looks like, starting with 16 boxes of cereals laid out. Lunch was grilled cheese sandwiches, with soup and fruit - and then they popped to Walmart to get a 'snack', which required a whooping four trolleys. I'm a mum-of-12, I feed my kids on three takeaways a day, I spend a fortune and people troll me but it's my money The family then went to the cinema, with Alicia splashing out on a large popcorn box for each kid. Finally, she used a gigantic metal dish for a goulash dinner and garlic bread. This was all on top of Alicia managing to keep on top of the family's five loads of laundry per day. 6 6 Parenting life doesn't phase dad Josh either, who is inspired to be the father figure he never had, claims Alicia. She told Today: 'Josh was raised by a single mom who worked three jobs. 'And so Josh loves having this big family that's always together.' The world's biggest families The Vassilyev family This family currently holds the record for the most children a couple has parented, after the matriarch gave birth to 69 children, including 16 pairs of twins and seven sets of triplets. Mrs. Vassilyev has given birth to a total of 69 children, including 16 pairs of twins and 7 sets of triplets. 67 of the 69 children survived infancy. The Radfords Sue and Noel are parents to 22 children, and their hectic family life is documented in reality show 22 Kids and Counting. The pair have remained adamant that they won't be having any more kids, but the amount of grandchildren they have is ever expanding, with daughters Sophie and Millie both mums of three. The Duggars Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar have 19 children - 10 sons and nine daughters. All of their children's names begin with the letter J. They also had their own reality show in the United States, and became household names because of it. The Bates family Kelly also has 19 children, with her husband Gil Bates. Of 19 deliveries, 14 of them were natural. The couple also have 28 grandchildren, with four more on the way. The Dougherty Dozen Mum Alicia frequently shares videos and pictures of her family. She and husband Josh have four biological children together, as well as adopting or fostering the rest of their brood. The Rosario family Yalancia and husband Michael are parents of 11. They had their first daughter together earlier this year, and are also parents to Jamel, 15, Michael Jr, 11, Angelo, 10, Gimani, seven, Armani, six, Sincere, three and Khaza, two. Their fourth son, also named Armani, was stillborn.
