Commonly Asked Twin Questions...

I got this idea from Simply Blessed with Chaos...to answer commonly asked twin questions...so here goes:

1. Do they have a special 'twin' language?

A: My girls never really had "a language" if you will, except for one time...I was washing dishes and they were in their high chair behind me and I used to repeat what they said so they knew I was listening...they were 17 months old and I repeated what they said but actually had no idea what I was saying.  I turned around and looked at them and they looked at me like...are you stupid?  I actually felt stupid oddly enough and they went on to continue talking to themselves.  That was the only time I noticed it and it only lasted for a month or so.

2. Does one cry when the other gets hurt?

A: No...although there was a time when one of them was throwing up and the other was complaining of the stomach pains.  Also, there was a time when one of them had hurt their arm and the other complained of the pain. 

3. Do the girls share a room/crib/bed?
A: They do share a room.  When we first brought them home they were in the same crib until they were 8 months old and that separation was harder on me than on them.  LOL  When they were 5 years old we gave them their own room and for the first two nights they loved it, then they wanted their room back together.  They didn't like being apart, so we put them back together and made the other room a play room.  They loved that.

4. Can I tell them apart?

A: Usually identical twins do not look anything alike to the mom!  There are many moms that think their twins are not identical because she doesn't think they look alike, however that is a mother nature thing.

5. Why do you or don't you dress them alike?

A: I used to dress them alike because it was just easier to pick out one outfit and buy it or pick out one outfit and they both wore it.  Anytime we received gifts, they were always matching and I loved it.  As they have gotten older they still dress exactly alike most of the time and others will think that I do it.  This time I have nothing to do with it.  They enjoy dressing alike and will tell that themselves.  Which if you think about it, they were one egg...of course they are going to have a lot of similarities and likes and dislikes that are the same.

6. Which one is older?

A: It is so funny to me that people will automatically try to find something different with the girls.  When they can't they will ask...which one is older?  My girls don't know that one of them is older than the other.  Why create a problem, right?  And honestly, 2 minutes to me is not considered "older".  So when they ask them, who is older...they will say, neither, we are the same age.  It sometimes makes me a bit crazy sometimes when they are so determined to find something different.  I always talk to my girls about it though and we laugh.

7.  Lastly...I will share with you all the funny stupid things that people say and think they are original...like:
Double trouble;  Boy you got your hands full;  The doublemint twins;  Better you than me (and I totally agree); Are they twins?;  and many more but that's just a handful of what I can remember.

If you're a multiple mom out there please send me a message with the most annoying thing that you hear from other people...you know just for the fun of it. :)


If anyone has any other questions...just ask! It's actually kind of fun!