@thegootesthegootees

Mom of 11 🤍 Family of 13 Real food • simple living Military family 🇺🇸 Helping moms feed their families well Follow along for real life

card updated Oct 8, 2026 · 20 clips parsed · following 636 · 590,400 likes total

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Engagement4.75%normal range

Account summary

@thegootes has 23,500 followers and 1,348 videos. Across the 20 parsed clips the average is 4,662 views and 199 likes. Engagement to views is 4.75%, which is normal range for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−1.42 pp). Posts roughly 3.0 times a week. An average clip reaches 20% of the follower count.

Followers

23.5K

+100 in period

Engagement

4.75%

−1.42 pp newer half

Average views

4.7K

median 1.6K

Likes per clip

199

8 comments avg

Shares / saves

14 / 9

0.2% of viewers save

Posting rate

3.0 / wk

reach 20% of followers

Latest clips

20 collected

How much does it cost to shop at Aldi for a military family of 13 duri — @thegootes

1740:56How much does it cost to shop at Aldi for a military family of 13 during Christmas season?! 🎄🛒❤️ Come grocery shopping w4100

Apparently, I didn’t learn my lesson the first time. 😂🇺🇸 29 years of m — @thegootes

13.5K0:10Apparently, I didn’t learn my lesson the first time. 😂🇺🇸 29 years of marriage, 11 kids, and somehow we’re back to Army l39927715

I think it's time for a new series! 😂🇺🇸❤️ What people assume about our — @thegootes

1.2K0:12I think it's time for a new series! 😂🇺🇸❤️ What people assume about our military family vs. our reality. Over the past ye47310

🍎🍩 HOMEMADE APPLE CIDER MINI DONUTS! Who needs store-bought donuts whe — @thegootes

6640:25🍎🍩 HOMEMADE APPLE CIDER MINI DONUTS! Who needs store-bought donuts when you can make these at home?! 😍 Soft, fluffy, ful23108

Sometimes loving someone means supporting a dream that isn’t necessari — @thegootes

22.5K0:12Sometimes loving someone means supporting a dream that isn’t necessarily easy for you. ❤️🇺🇸 When my husband decided to r750727149

After 29 years of marriage, I’ve learned that balance looks a little d — @thegootes

8.1K0:10After 29 years of marriage, I’ve learned that balance looks a little different in every household! 😂❤️ My husband and I 45948526

29 years of marriage, 11 kids, and somehow the Army gets to borrow my — @thegootes

1.6K0:1229 years of marriage, 11 kids, and somehow the Army gets to borrow my husband whenever they need him?! 😂🇺🇸❤️ When my hus100044

November 1st, and I’m officially in Christmas mode! 🎄😂❤️ Sorry, pumpki — @thegootes

6.7K0:11November 1st, and I’m officially in Christmas mode! 🎄😂❤️ Sorry, pumpkins… your time is up! 🍂🤣 We’re getting an early sta20715174

“Nobody is coming to save you.” Well, I know one man who would do ever — @thegootes

1.5K0:11“Nobody is coming to save you.” Well, I know one man who would do everything in his power to try. ❤️ And no, I’m not jus60113

🇺🇸 Feeding a military family of 13 for a whole week… and we spent $203 — @thegootes

1.3K0:58🇺🇸 Feeding a military family of 13 for a whole week… and we spent $203 at Aldi! 🛒❤️ Come grocery shopping with five of t42112

Does anyone actually go into Target for “just a couple things” and lea — @thegootes

6860:58Does anyone actually go into Target for “just a couple things” and leave with just a couple things?! 😂🛒 We had a whole c30002

1 kids AND military life? 🤍🇺🇸 I get a lot of questions about our life. — @thegootes

1.4K0:271 kids AND military life? 🤍🇺🇸 I get a lot of questions about our life. How do you do it? How do you afford a family this94588

Military wife + mom of 11 — follow along for marriage, motherhood, fam — @thegootes

1.7K0:16Military wife + mom of 11 — follow along for marriage, motherhood, family life & all the moments between the goodbyes an107134

What does an Aldi haul look like for a military family of 13? 😳🛒🇺🇸 Gro — @thegootes

5800:58What does an Aldi haul look like for a military family of 13? 😳🛒🇺🇸 Grocery shopping for 11 kids is just a normal part of26103

Military wife + mom of 11 — follow along for family, food & life betwe — @thegootes

6000:21Military wife + mom of 11 — follow along for family, food & life between the goodbyes and homecomings. ❤️ Comment DINNER31512

When my husband told me he wanted to go back into the Army at 49, afte — @thegootes

4.7K0:17When my husband told me he wanted to go back into the Army at 49, after almost 20 years away, I knew there would be peop142378

🇺🇸 Follow along for the real side of military family life — the goodby — @thegootes

1.8K0:25🇺🇸 Follow along for the real side of military family life — the goodbyes, the homecomings & everything in between. ❤️ “M86275

Life with him. Life without him. 🤍🇺🇸 My husband is here one day—boots — @thegootes

6.5K0:18Life with him. Life without him. 🤍🇺🇸 My husband is here one day—boots by the door, running shoes next to mine, two coffe41132916

“I suck at pretending I’m okay when he leaves.” But I will always have — @thegootes

8.9K0:16“I suck at pretending I’m okay when he leaves.” But I will always have faith over fear every single time🤍🙏🇺🇸 I never wan67662821

🇺🇸 Follow along — my husband went back into the military at 49, and tr — @thegootes

9.1K0:17🇺🇸 Follow along — my husband went back into the military at 49, and trust me… we’re just getting started. ❤️ When my hus2921688

Engagement per clip

20 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 7.9% ER

Sep 26Oct 30Nov 11

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Nov 11, 2026	174	4	1	0	0	2.87%
Nov 10, 2026	13,500	399	27	7	15	3.21%
Nov 8, 2026	1,195	47	3	1	0	4.27%
Nov 7, 2026	664	23	1	0	8	3.61%
Nov 6, 2026	22,500	750	72	71	49	3.97%
Nov 5, 2026	8,069	459	4	85	26	6.79%
Nov 3, 2026	1,588	100	0	4	4	6.55%
Nov 2, 2026	6,729	207	15	17	4	3.55%
Oct 31, 2026	1,482	60	1	1	3	4.18%
Oct 30, 2026	1,259	42	1	1	2	3.49%
Oct 7, 2026	686	30	0	0	2	4.37%
Oct 6, 2026	1,417	94	5	8	8	7.55%
Oct 5, 2026	1,691	107	1	3	4	6.56%
Oct 4, 2026	580	26	1	0	3	4.66%
Oct 2, 2026	600	31	5	1	2	6.17%
Oct 2, 2026	4,682	142	3	7	8	3.25%
Oct 1, 2026	1,842	86	2	7	5	5.16%
Sep 30, 2026	6,499	411	3	29	16	6.82%
Sep 28, 2026	8,950	676	6	28	21	7.93%
Sep 26, 2026	9,129	292	16	8	8	3.46%