Comments on Keeping Up with the Cases: The Do's and Don'ts of Encountering Twins

People are so dumb, plain and simple. I guess the ...

2009-08-08T14:15:25.467-05:00

People are so dumb, plain and simple. I guess the Joann's in my town must not be so freak show. haha It actually seems pretty normal.

I need to stop reading your blog when others are p...

2009-08-08T01:06:39.286-05:00

I need to stop reading your blog when others are present. I literally laugh out loud nearly every time. Those in my home are now used to the, "I'm reading Christine's blog" as an explanation.

Hey! Loved this post. Probably because I am curr...

2009-08-07T23:13:13.112-05:00

Hey! Loved this post. Probably because I am currently caring for 2 sets of twins this summer :) So I hope it is okay for me to say I love twins, because I really do! When we got the phone call about the second set of twins I was like ¨say yes!!!¨

The workers here are constantly confusing P and A (the two new twins) and it drives me insane because even though they are identical I can totally tell them apart (and A has a mark on his chin!).

And how could anyone overlook C - she´s so adorable!

Christine - 1. I too think that your three kids ar...

2009-08-07T20:50:57.322-05:00

Christine - 1. I too think that your three kids are all adorable! 2. One of my best friends is a twin so I read this post with a lot of amusement and will be sharing it with her. 3. I am totally with the woman who said church ladies are the worst about touching. when my first was born I was 100% crazy over that and definitely refused to let anyone hold her. 4. walmart is a scary place.

I am in complete agreement with the touching annoy...

2009-08-07T17:29:10.923-05:00

I am in complete agreement with the touching annoyance. We went to Colter's passport when he was 6 weeks old and one of the women in the office took him from Kenneth's arms without asking! I wanted to scream at her! Not only was she a stranger with unwashed hands but we were in Odessa. I know that is prejudice of me, but having lived here I am sure you will understand.

When I was pregnant many friends would ask before touching my belly, I wish the same courtesy was given for the baby after birth.

As far as touching baby goes, I think church ladie...

2009-08-07T09:18:00.694-05:00

As far as touching baby goes, I think church ladies are the WORST! They always want to touch! I just ordered a little sign to hang from the handle of the carseat that says "Please wash your hands before touching mine. Hopefully a red stop sign will be noticeable!

Tracy-I don't know you but I can completely re...

2009-08-07T09:16:29.301-05:00

Tracy-I don't know you but I can completely relate! I have two that are not quite 13 months apart and we get the "Are they twins" "Was he planned?" comments all the time. We are now having a third and someone actually said "Haven't you figured out how this works and how to stop it yet?"

Christine, all three of your children are adorable. I haven't been around the boys enough to tell them apart yet, but I can tell from your stories they are very different. I don't understand why people think twins are "the same." Just because they shared a uterus at the same time doesn't make them the same person! And Charlotte is just as adorable as her brothers! Just as important too!

I really hate the "you must have your hands full" comments. No, we didn't plan to have Kylee and Elijah so close, but that is what God saw fit, and Elijah is just as much a gift as Kylee. Some days are busier than others, but I think that is a very condescending remark for people to make. UGH!

Good morning! This was my prize to read over break...

2009-08-07T08:27:00.658-05:00

Good morning! This was my prize to read over breakfast! This was Oliver's prize to climb all over me as I read it and exclaim when I finally scrolled down far enough to reveal the ever-famous and loved Miss Charlotte.

As I type this, Oliver can't help but point out again and again (and I mean he's said it at least 28 times so far) that Charlotte is dirty and needs to take a bath.

Say hi to the fam, and, can I touch J&B??? ;)

Love!

Can we post this somewhere, or maybe carry copies ...

2009-08-07T07:21:56.787-05:00

Can we post this somewhere, or maybe carry copies with us to hand out to the ignorant?
My personal biggest peeve is the c-section question. Or should I say assumption? A) don't assume anything about me and how my boys were born, B)please don't ask me to talk about my lady bits to anyone, especially if I DON'T know you!!
And for Pete's sake, DON'T TOUCH THE BABIES!! We carried sanitizer everywhere for the first year. No sanitizer, no touchy.

Good post, Christine. I like hearing about the li...

2009-08-07T07:16:08.784-05:00

Good post, Christine. I like hearing about the little guys and about what we crazy people do that's stupid. I'm trying to be less stupid in my life. Also, let's see a picture of that hairless dog! Wish Harrisonburg had a Hobby Lobby OR a JoAnns (but mostly a Hobby Lobby). Like Charlotte's muddy behind.

the one I get over and over is "are they twin...

2009-08-07T07:00:08.824-05:00

the one I get over and over is "are they twins?" no, they're not. "are you sure?" um, yes. I'm sure.

or another one of my favorites, "was your son an accident, or did you plan on having them this close". Great. Call my son an "accident" right in front of him!

or another- "how did that happen?" really, we're going to talk about birth control?

but, I feel you on the touching of the kids. Drives me batty!