Twins & Malls

Ever since Gray and Will were a few weeks old, we have been mall walkers. They both love strolling around the mall, looking around and smiling at strangers. On an average mall outing we will be approached by at least half a dozen people who tell me how cute the boys are and ask me a variety of questions such as "are they twins?", "are they identical?", "double trouble", "you have your hands full", "two boys? Too bad you didn't have a boy and a girl", "how old are they?, "do twins run in your family" etc... I don't really mind people coming up to chat as sometimes I need the adult interaction, but I find it odd that people seem so fascinated by twins, especially when twins are not really that rare.

One of the oddest things is the number of people who "congratulate" me on the boys arrival. I really thought this would have ended months ago, but even with my babbling wide-eyed 9 month olds, I am still congratulated at least once or twice a week, even when I am with singleton babies who are several months younger - including newborns.

Although I normally dress the boys in similar or complimentary outfits, yesterday I took the boys out in outfits that did not match. You would think that would be acceptable, but I had 3 people ask me why my twins were not dressed as twins. Including one woman who said that I should always dress them the same when I take them out. Who would have thought that a stranger knows what is best for my kids?







Look...we are not dressed the same...and we are surviving!







I think this video sums up the multiples experience quite well. Sometimes I really do feel like a freak of nature.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT-lgB_HGEE