Since multiples, and especially twins, are relatively common these days I never imagined the attention we'd get when out in public. People are fascinated by twins it seems, and the questions strangers come up with never ceases to amaze.
"Are they twins?" is usually the first one I get. Then followed by "are they identical?"
Lately I keep hearing "look at those twin boys!" Even when they're dressed in head-to-toe pink or purple. No, my twins aren't boys. Evidently people haven't seen baby girls without hair before.
Last but not least I've heard "you have your hands full" more times than I can count. Most of the time it's an innocuous comment from a well-intentioned stranger. Other times, though, it's involved an eye roll and a look of disgust. One day I was in Michael's craft store pushing my twins around a woman came around the corner and looked down at my daughters with such disgust that it shocked me. Now that I think about it, maybe she was more disgusted by my unclean yoga pants and baby spit up covering my shirt…
Moms of multiples have to keep some semblance of a sense of humor. Otherwise we'd lose our mind in the chaos and naturally overwhelming nature of keeping tiny humans alive.
"Are they twins?" is usually the first one I get. Then followed by "are they identical?"
Lately I keep hearing "look at those twin boys!" Even when they're dressed in head-to-toe pink or purple. No, my twins aren't boys. Evidently people haven't seen baby girls without hair before.
Last but not least I've heard "you have your hands full" more times than I can count. Most of the time it's an innocuous comment from a well-intentioned stranger. Other times, though, it's involved an eye roll and a look of disgust. One day I was in Michael's craft store pushing my twins around a woman came around the corner and looked down at my daughters with such disgust that it shocked me. Now that I think about it, maybe she was more disgusted by my unclean yoga pants and baby spit up covering my shirt…
Moms of multiples have to keep some semblance of a sense of humor. Otherwise we'd lose our mind in the chaos and naturally overwhelming nature of keeping tiny humans alive.
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