Moms of multiples tell it like it is

Entries from February 2011

let’s collaborate on a tip sheet re: why it’s important that my child’s teachers can recognize him

February 28th, 2011 by · 21 Comments

Thank you for all of your advice and support after my last post[-ing binge], regarding my suspicions that my boys’ kindergarten teacher has mixed them up more times than is really excusable. After taking some time to cool down, I’ve decided: Their teacher is a good teacher. She is kind, she works really hard, and [...]

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Tags: Ask The Moms · Childcare · Other people · Parenting Twins · Relationships · School-Age

The 4:30 a.m. Rule

February 25th, 2011 by · 3 Comments

On a recent post, Kristen asked about sleep training and multiples. We used, and are continuing to use, sleep training with our 4 year old singleton son and our 2 year old twins. I read Dr. Marc Weissbluth’s Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child before our son was born and it has been our reference book [...]

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Tags: Mommy Issues · Overnight · Routines · Sleep

ranting update on my evolving feelings about the boys’ teachers

February 17th, 2011 by · 28 Comments

Friends, thank you for weighing in on my previous post. (Also, forgive me for posting twice in a row as if this were my personal blog.) Based on Mommy, Esq.’s comment on how it hurt her feelings to be confused with her sister, even though they had way different hairstyles, and on torie’s comment about [...]

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Tags: Other people · Parenting Twins · Relationships · School-Age

“What does it matter…?”

February 15th, 2011 by · 19 Comments

“What does it matter if she mixes them up? They look just alike.” – my grandmother, regarding my safeguards against confusing our infant twins Normally I’m not too hard on people who say “stupid” things about twins. I say a lot of stupid things myself. But today I shall regale you with a tale of [...]

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Tags: Identical · Other people · School-Age · Twin Types