Cindy Banks always thought she’d have two kids. She grew up in a two-child household. Her husband grew up in a two-kid household. Two kids was just the norm. Plus, when you live on a remote station in Queensland, 135km northwest of Cunnamulla, two kids is a whole lot easier to teach distance education to, instead of say…four. But for Cindy, four is now her reality. Because she gave birth to 2 sets of twins in just under 2 years! I met Cindy at Channel Country Ladies Day in 2024, and knew instantly I had to have her on the podcast to tell her story. Mainly because she was so calm, and I couldn’t work out how a person with four girls under the age of five could be that chill. But, remarkably she was, and is, as you’re about to hear. On this episode we discuss the realities of station life, what it was like finding out she was pregnant with twins (again), her struggles, and the importance of filling your cup as a mother. This is Cindy Banks’ story. 

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