The motherhood-career juggle is never easy but for Dale Thompson, it’s more hectic than most.
The 42-year-old Brisbane mum of 13 children – Shelby, 18, quads Emma, Ellie, Samuel and Joseph, 16, quads Sarah, Alice and Matthew, 15 (fourth baby Milly was stillborn), Tiger Lily, 13, twins Grace and Jackie, 11, Gabriel, seven, and Suki, five – has had a very busy couple of years.
Not only does she look after her kids, she’s embarked on a career in the army and split from her husband of 20 years, Darren Chalk.
“I’ve wanted to join the army for so long but my family and kids came first. I put it off for a long time but when Darren and I split I wanted to do something for me,” smiles Dale.…
