Sometimes when I am out with the girls I have to wonder what kind of mothers some people had OR if thy have never heard that curiosity killed the cat.

For those of you who have twins you already know that going out is a gong show, not just because you are hauling around not one but two babies, making sure you have enough gear for not one but two babies and tending to not one but two babies but because you are a freak show to all. Now by freak show I don’t mean "two heads babies" or "infant with facial hair" kind of freak show but a "OH MY God you have twins" freak show.  I tell you we get stopped by almost everyone of the female gender, especially those of retirement age. Shopping takes forever.

Now I wouldn’t mind so much if the only reason people stopped us was to have a quick look (please ask first, nothing more scary than random strangers peering in to the stroller) and admire our radiating cuteness but this is not so. Everyone feels that they need to comment some how or share their story of their aunt’s sister’s friend that had twins or oh my mother had twins or I always wished for twins (this is usually comes after the OH you must be SO busy comment). If I had a dime for very time someone said "Oh YOU must be SO busy, I would have their college tuition  paid for already. Comparatively speaking these people are not so bad, they are just trying to make me feel special as they admire the cuteness, I’m not 3, I know they’re cute and you don’t need to make sure I get attention too, the thought is nice though. Its the people that feel that because I am not like most people and I had two babies at once that they are entitled to my whole life story and feel they can ask questions until they are satisfied or, I escape.

We get asked the standard Twins? Are they girls? (No I just dress my boys in pink, lots of pink we don’t believe in gender division) Identical? (Do they look the same? - NO I just dress them the same, clothes have nothing to do with genetics) How old are they? (corrected age gets filled in here so as not to confuse people - or initiate more questions). Most nosy people have the manners to stop here, if they don’t that’s when it starts getting too personal and frankly none of their business. Those who have gone too far include those who have said Boy their small were they premature? (usually a little snide like some how it was my fault they were impatient) If I answer yes (only when the voice has seemed concerned not snide) I usually get Oh how far were you? etc. Most of our rude commenter stick to twin related questions like Do you breast feed? Oh how do you manage that? Usually I get comments like Oh they must be bottle fed, breast feeding would be too much! or You can’t breast feed twins! Depending on my mood I either feel like telling these people just how you manage breast feeding preemie twins, with a breast pump and a bottle. You think tandem breast feeding would be hard try bottle feeding slow feeding preemies for 45 minutes each just to go and attach yourself to a pump for 30-40 minutes so that you can give them the nourishment they need! OR Sometimes I feel like asking them if they asked the other Mom down the aisle if SHE was breast feeding too or if its only necessary to ask personal questions of those moms with multiples. Its none of your business what my babies eat or how they go about eating it. Gee didn’t these people have Mothers to teach them how to control themselves.

Curiosity KILLED the cat. These people should watch out!