I’ve found that I mentally separate moms of twins into two categories. On one hand are the TWIN MOMS, who are really into having twins. They wear the t-shirts, have the bumper stickers, their kids always match, etc. On the other hand are the twin moms. Lower case. They are the ones who were always [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Relationships'
We attend the Twins Days Festival, and I fail to adequately twin it up
August 17th, 2010 by Jen from Diagnosis: Urine · 15 Comments
Tags: Activities · Behavior · Celebrations · Fraternal · Identical · Mommy Issues · Other people · Parenting Twins · Relationships · Singletons · Twin Types
Twin connections
July 23rd, 2010 by jenna · 7 Comments
Our identical twin girls are now 18 months old, and they have just recently started to show signs of the special twin connection or bond everyone talks so much about. Most of the time they are either doing their own things or competing for attention. But, every now and then they’ll show that they are [...]
Tags: Identical · Relationships · Toddlers
more on separation
July 6th, 2010 by Jen from Diagnosis: Urine · 4 Comments
As I wrote in my last post, we are gently working with our boys on separation from each other. Our boys will be 6 in August, and will start kindergarten. They’ll be in the same class, and we have no interest in forcing the two of them apart. Their bond is tight and they’re far [...]
Tags: Development · Relationships · School-Age
Guest Post: Review and Giveaway – One and the Same
July 5th, 2010 by Goddess in Progress · 20 Comments
Hello, dear HDYDI readers! We have a special treat for you today. A guest post from the super-awesome twin mom and blogger, Sadia, of Double the Fun. Sadia has given us a very thoughtful review of One and the Same, by Abigail Pogrebin. Even better still, the author is letting us give away a signed [...]
Tags: Famous Twins · Identical · Mommy Issues · Parenting Twins · Relationships · Twins in the news
separating multiples in the classroom
June 15th, 2010 by Jen from Diagnosis: Urine · 17 Comments
We’re officially on summer break, here. Unfortunately, summer is fraught with challenges for me and my twins. Things like swimming lessons and bike rides and water and parades and fireworks… Sigh. Today the boys begin Safety Town, a pre-kindergarten program designed to teach safety basics like crossing the street, learning one’s address and phone number, [...]
Tags: Development · Other people · Parenting Twins · Preschoolers · Relationships · School-Age
brotherly love
February 1st, 2010 by Jen from Diagnosis: Urine · 13 Comments
When I was pregnant with my twins, I remember reading something that warned parents of multiples against thinking their babies needed them any less because of having been born a multiple. I was bummed when I read that. We did our best to parent our twins as we had our oldest. I nursed them, they [...]
Tags: Behavior · Development · Older children · Preschoolers · Relationships · Sleep
My boys say goodbye to their comfort objects
January 19th, 2010 by Jen from Diagnosis: Urine · 17 Comments
Just before Christmas, my boys had their dentist appointment. Their teeth looked great (despite our lackluster brushing schedule), but the dentist had one concern. “How’s it going getting rid of the pacifiers?” he asked P. A look of panic flashed across P’s face, and he turned away from the dentist. He tried again. “Are you [...]
Tags: Celebrations · Development · Preschoolers · Relationships
Separation anxiety taken to a whole new level
January 5th, 2010 by Jen from Diagnosis: Urine · 11 Comments
The boys were cleaning their room, as I had asked. I was clearing the dinner dishes. I should have recognized the relative calm as the freakishly low tide just before a tsunami surges in. I heard G, my firstborn twin, making his awkward way down the stairs, touching both feet on each step before descending. [...]
Tags: Development · Preschoolers · Relationships
How many ways can I split my time?
November 2nd, 2009 by Goddess in Progress · 12 Comments
If there’s one thing all moms can agree on, it’s probably that there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done. One bit that I’ve really been struggling with recently is how to fit in all of the various permutations of “quality time.” As a full-time stay-at-home-mom, I get more time with [...]
Tags: Mommy Issues · Relationships · Toddlers
A Tale of Two Big Brothers
September 23rd, 2009 by MamaCyn · 1 Comment
Once upon a time there was a set of identical twin boys born into a loving family. They were the little princes to their princess sister. They were cuddled and fussed over; loved and adored. And then, a new prince came along. At first, the big brothers were too young to care. They were only [...]
Tags: Relationships · Toddlers

