Today at church I met two other moms who had twins. I love talking to other mothers of twins; it's really good to see that they haven't been driven completely crazy and that they get to have hygiene now. One of the moms even had identical twin girls when her boy was 21 months old, so she REALLY understood.
You know who doesn't understand? Almost everyone else. They don't even seem to understand basic concepts of what's appropriate in conversation or how childbirth and parenting works. As proof, I offer you a list of things that have been said to me in my short 5 months of having twins.
Mr. Suspicious: Are those twins?
Me: Yep!
Mr. Suspicious: Are you sure?
Me:... pretty darn.
Mrs. Nitpick: Twin girls, oh how sweet! Are they identical?
Me: Yes, they are!
Mr. Nitpick: No they aren't, this one is a little bigger.
Me: Okay.
Ms. Notamom: Are those your twins?
Me: Uh-huh.
Ms. Notamom: Which one is the good one?
Me: They're both pretty good.
Ms. Notamom: Oh, come on, there's always a good twin and a bad twin. Which one is your favorite?
(By the way, this different versions of this conversation happen all the time. I'm usually not asked outright "which one is your favorite?" but a lot of people assume that there is a good baby and a bad baby)
Mrs. Expert: So how are your twins doing?
Me: Great! They're gaining weight slowly, but they don't have any developmental delays!
Mrs. Expert: Oh, you won't see any developmental delays now, that won't come until they're older.
Me: Oh, did you have a preemie?
Mrs. Expert: No.
Me:...
Mrs. Expert: Atticus doesn't do very well without you, does he?
Mrs. Mom: Oh, are those your twins?
Me: (Only if you're not going to say something dumb) Yes.
Mrs. Mom: Oh, well I have a three year old and two year old, so it's just like having twins too! In fact, I bet it's harder.
Me: Okay.
Learning the Truth
6 years ago
2 comments:
LOL! I can totally relate . . . kind of. People say stupid things about Marshall's delay all the time.
1. "You should just force him to sit quietly in the chapel. That's the only way he'll learn."
2. "You should leave him in nursery without you guys. I'll teach him not to throw a tantrum!"
3. "Didn't you know you're supposed to talk to your children or they'll be mute?"
4. "He won't make eye contact with me. I bet you yell all the time."
5. "Why does he cry all the time? Is he retarded?"
6. "Its too bad. If he has autism, he'll never be happy."
7. "It must be hard to have a kid that is so naughty all the time and is never happy"
Ummmmm, yeah. People are dumb.
Bahahahahahahaha! Sorry for all the crazies out there.
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