There are a number of amusing lists out there that begin with, "You know you're the parent of twins when..." and for a parent of twins these are pretty funny to read. Each time I read something like this there are two items that always make my chuckle because they're so true:
1) "You will hear the same questions over and over again from random strangers every time you venture out with the little ones." I would also add, "and the people who ask these questions will believe they are being original."
2) Every time you see a parent with a baby you will instantly look for "the other one".
I'm going to address both of these thoughts here because this is my blog and that's what it's here for- my trivial musings.
Item number one: I know we've all been guilty of this from time to time. I'm sure that when I told that guy at the grocery store who was really tall that he was really tall I wasn't the first one to point this out to him, but now I'm on the other end of things and it's annoying! Here are phrases and questions we hear nearly every time we leave the house:
Oh look, twins!
Wow, you have your hands full
You must be busy
Both boys or...?
Do twins run in your family?
Are they identical?
At least you have some helpers! (speaking about the older two)
These seven things are all we ever hear come out of people's mouths anymore. That's it. Nothing else. Just once I'd like someone to ask about the consistency of their stools. You know, just to spice things up.
Item numero two: I didn't really think this would happen to me but I catch myself doing this all the time now. I'll be out at the mall and there's a mom and dad sitting on a bench getting baby out of the stroller and I glance around to take a look at the other baby, only there is no other baby because not everyone has twins. I'm crocheting something cute for my sister who is pregnant with her first baby and when I was figuring out how much yarn I would need I caught myself thinking, "Ok and times two would be..."
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