traveling with multiples!!

[kritter]

Hi I have twins and have seen/meet a few others on the boards with multiples.. Thought I would start a thread about traveling with mutliples...If anyone wants to share advice or trips with mulitples feel free..


UPDATE:
Here is the information on the families that are on this thread thus far. If you have multiples and would like to share your information with us we would love to have you join us..Thanks. Maybe you will find another family with multiples who will be at WDW or on the DCL when you will be..


Name: Kristin
Screen name: Kritter
Twins: 2 Girls age 4 (Hanna) and (Hope)
Will be at WDW Oct and then the DCL 2 Weeks of Disney
Place I call Home: CT
occupation: SAHM-and lovin it. (Former teacher)

Name: Kim
screen name Kikakeko
Twins: 2 girls age 4 (Kennedi (Kenni) and Kortnei (Kori))
other children: 1 girl age 8 (Karleigh)
Will be at WDW over Easter week
Place I call home: SE Ohio
occupation: nurse

Real Name: Jan

Screen Name: skent10
Twins: B/G Parker and Amanda (turn 5 on the 24th)
Other Kids: daughter Megan, 7 years old; son Ryan, 6 years old
Next WDW Trip: June 16-27, 2006
Home: Libertyville, IL (suburban Chicago)
Occupation: SAHM


Real Name: Karla
Screen name: KarlaG4Kids
Married to: David (for the past 27 years)
Twins: Identical boys Brent & Brandon 24 years old
Other Children: Kristin 23 and Karen 22
Now 3 of my children are married and I have 5 grandchildren between the ages of 3 months and 5 years old.


Real Name: Jennie
Screen Name: Twingle
Twins: G/G 2 years old, Ella and Olivia
Other Children: DS 6 years old, Will
Next WDW trip: May, 2007
Living in: denial. No really, Virginia!
Occupation: SAHM


Name: Tara
Screen name: huey duey & luey
Triplets: Katie, Zach, Christian (4 in March)
Live in: NJ
Next trip Disney Cruise (eastern) in May



Real Name: Carla
Screenname: FletchFab5
Twins: B/B Alex and Nick 10 yrs
Other Children: DS 14 Kyle
Home is where the Air Force sends us, which is right now, Dover Delaware
Occupation: SAHM
Next trip to Disney: I am so sad to say we don't have any planned right now, but we're going to try for the Mediterranean Cruise in the Summer of 07, provided all the rumors are true


Real name-Jamie
Screen name- Mom2rb
Twins-Roman and Bryce age 7, fraternal boys
Occupation-home school mom and gymnastics coach
Next trip to Disney-December 2006
Place of residence- Katy, Texas, It's right outside of Houston


Real name - Laura
Screenname - llp479
Twins - identical girls Jamie and Lee Ann - 12 on 3/27
Other - daughter Julia, 9
Occupation - healthcare consultant
Home - Gurnee, IL - 1/2 way between Milwaukee and Chicago
Next trip - 3/24 - 4/2 - VWL, 4 day Wonder, and BWV


Real name - Krista
Screen Name - tweedlewtwinsmama
Twins - 2 frat. boys Austin & Nathan age 6
No other children
Home - Ohio
Occupation - Substitute teacher
Our 1st family trip will be June 22 - 30


Real name: Heather
screenname: Jillane88
twins: Identical boys Luke and Logan age 5
other: daughter Sierra age 8
occupation: SAHM
home: Washington
next trip: Western Disney Cruise May 2006


Real Name: Kim
Screen name: Ashalytwins
Twins: Ashley( 48 mins. older) & Alyssa
Occupation: Mary Kay Consultant & SAHM
Home: Central PA
Next Disney Trip: Disney Wonder 11/26-30/06, PC 11/30-12/2/06

Screen Name: Arefboy
DDs born 12/29/04
Next Trip to WDW:12 March - 18 March -- WL, 23 March - 26 March -- BCV


Name-Tracy
screen name-mom2four1
work part time as a critical care tech.-Full time as a mom
kids-Brandon 17-leaving for Boot Camp soon-just enlisted in the Army, Hannah 6 (04-14-99) Kyle and Caitlin (02-27-04)

Real name: Donna
Screen name: dmillerdmd
Married to: Terry (almost 18 yrs)
Twins: Anna Marie & Joel (age 9)
Living in: Southern Ohio
Occupation: Dentist (3 1/2 days per week)
Next trip: Believe it or not, a CE couse by MYSELF in March, staying at the CR. Yes, the kids can't handle it.

Name: Dawn
Screen name: momofmmsd5
Twins: boy/girl Shannon & DJ age 8
Will be at WDW May 10th - 14 and then double dip cruise Dec.9th
Place I call Home: NJ
occupation: SAHM to 5 great kids!

Name: Lisa
Screen name: LisaGoeke
Twins: fraternal boys, Jacob and Nicholas, 4 1/2
Will be at WDW: 11/26-12/1/2006
Place I call Home: St. Louis
Occupation: SAHM to 4 great kids!

Name: Elizabeth
Screen name: The Disney Bunch
Twins: Identical Girls age 5 (Arabella) and (Julianna)
Other Child: Talia - soon to be 3 (thinks she is 6)
Place I call Home: Northern New Jersey
occupation: pension consultant
Next trip: Just went in January for the girls' 5th birthday - hoping to go next year with friends


Name: Julie
Screenname: roysbrew
Married : to DH Roy for 11 years
Twins: Roy and Mary Catherine ( turned 4 last week)
Home: Nashville, TN
Occupation: SAHM
Next Disney trip: DD cruise in July


name: Ellen
screen name: ellenmiele
married: DH John for 17 years
kids: quadruplets GGGB born at 30 weeks but no complications, and will be turning 9 at AKL in two weeks
occupation: pediatrician (part-time)
upcoming WDW trip: April 2006 - 2 nights at AKL with just DH and kids (for birthday) then over to GF for Grand Gathering with grandparents/aunts/uncles/cousins - 16 of us in all!

Nameenise
Screen Nameeesknee
kids:I have 15yo triplets DS,DS,DD and a 2yo.DD


Name: Pam
Screen name: zagafi
Twins: Fraternal boys (2) Gabe & Finn
Other Child: Zane, 7
Place I call Home: Edwardsville, IL
occupation: Technology Coordinator
Next trip: June 11-19, 2006

Name: Kristy
Twins: identical twins Niamh and Caitlyn(5)
Other Children: Connor 11 and Finlay 9
I am in UK

Realname: Kim
ScreenName: BuzzPrincessMom
Twins G/B: Kayleigh and Bryce (5 on April 19th)
Trip to WDW planned June 17 - 24, 2006 CBR
Occupation: Mom
Live: New Hampshire

Realname:Carrie
ScreenName:Firsttimersacharm
Twins G/B: Luke and Lorna 8//99
Trip: NOvember 2006

Realnameamela
ScreenName"Dimap
Twins: G/B: who are three, and a DS who is 7, and a DD who is 4
Occupation: SAHM
Live: New York
Trip: 9/06-10/06

RealName: Olivia
ScreenName: Tripletsmama
Triplets: G/G/G: two years old, Eva, Amelia, Kiera


My real name is Patricia
Screen name: floridamom2twins
Home State: NJ
Now Living: FL
Married
I am a SAHM and Gold Canyon Candle Demonstrator
We have twin fraternal girls, Paige and Jamie who are 4 now

Here is my info, a bit late twin mommies!Name:Lee
Screen name: Disneytwinz
Twins: 2 sets boy and girl age 7 and girls age 3
Will be at WDW May 2007
Place I call Home: NJ
occupation: SAHM-Boiler operator

Real Name: Sheila
Screen Name: HappyPappe
Twins: B/G 2 years old, Landon & Lynndsey (DOB: 9/18/04)
Other Children: None
1st WDW trip: September, 2007
Living in: Claremore, Oklahoma
Occupation: SAHM (best thing in the world)

Real Name: Jeannel
Screen Name: Mom2jcc
Twins: B/G Carrie and Christian, 6 mos. old (born Feb. 21,2006)
Other Children: Josh, 7
1st WDW trip: January 1995 Honeymoon
Living in: Louisiana
Occupation: SAHM (best thing in the world)

Real Name: Stacey
Screen Name: #1disfan
Twins: G/B Joey and Tyler 1 year old (6/11/2005)
Other Children: none
1st WDW trip: 1999 H.S. graduation trip
Living in: Colorado
Occupation: SAHM (best thing in the world)

Real Name: Michelle
Screen Name: hdmonkeybug
Twins: G/B 8 years old, Haley and Dylan
Next WDW trip: Spring 2007
Last WDW trip: August 2001
Living in: NJ, Burlington County
Occupation: SAHM
Married 10 years to DH Mike

Real Name: Susan
Screen Name: susieq76
Twins: IB 4 years old, Tommy & Andrew
Sibling: Boy- 3 yrs old Patrick
Next WDW trip: Jan 20-29 2007
Last WDW trip: Feb 2006
Living in: NY, Long Island
Occupation: SAHM, TA, Custom Cake Maker
Married 6 years to DH Greg

Becky
Pennsylvania
Mom to Daniel (8), Claire, Grace, Samie and Joel (4)
Married 13.5 years to John

Name: KIm
username:jwelter
B/g twins : Mackenzie and Connor are 15 months
No other children
Live in Calgary AB Canada
Occupation : Project Manager.

Name: Sheila
Screen name: shefor24 (for Jeff Gordon of course!)
G/G twins : Amy and Audrey- age 14,
16 minutes apart
Other children: a son Blaise, age 2.5
Place I call home: Syracuse, Indiana
Occupation : Customer Service Coordinator at Medtec Ambulance (ambulance manufacturer owned by OshKosh Truck)
DCL: Wonder October of '02
WDW: 3 times so far, hope to go Christmas '07 with twins' band- FUN!

Name: Christy
Screen name: twinsmomma
B/B twins : Seth and Zachary, age 4 (turn 5 on our trip to WDW next month)
30 seconds apart
Other children: baby girl Abigail, age 1
Place I call home: Washington state
Occupation : Program Coordinator part time
Husband of almost 9 years, Wil

Name: Joanne
screen name jlstwinmommy
Twins: B/G--age 3 - Joshua and Katelyn
other children: Christopher (8 - 9 by the end of this month)
DCL - grew up in southern Cal, so we go back every 5 years or so.
WDW - been going almost every other year since WDW opened.
Place I call home: MD
occupation: Project Manager

Name: Chanin
Screen name: cmp1111
Kids: B/B fraternal twins, Andrew & Scott, will be 5 by the time we go in May
Occupation: SAHM


My info is:

Real Name: Kari
Screen Name: KariC (not original, is it?)
Kids: B/G, 4.5 years old, and one on the way (Yep, JUST ONE!!!)
Home: SE Ohio, and SSR
Next Trip: BWV at WDW Feb.7-13
Occupation: I used to say SAHM, but it seems like I stay in the minivan more than in the home now!

Name: Elin
screen name mamakto3
Twins: Christian and Isabella (3)
other children: Jacqueline (5)
Will be at WDW: May 13-19 (leaving on Mother's Day!)
Place I call home: Lancaster, PA
occupation: RN

Name: Linda,
Screen Nameea-n-me
occupation,
RN.
B/G twins, age 9

Name: Steve and Julie
Screen Name:SteveandJulie
Occupations: Fire Captain, and GE
B/G Twins 19 months old, Andrew and Madison
Place we call home:NJ

Name: Kathy
Screen name: Jetta
Twins: b/g, 2 yrs old
Will be at WDW:10/19-26 2007
Place I call Home: NH
occupation: IT Manager

real name: David
Screen name: theduck619
children: 2 girls - Kate & Olivia 2yrs, 3mos. old
home: IN
when: 9/27 - 10/03/07


Name Nancy
Screen name nwolak
Twins Boys who turned 2 in November (Alex & Andrew)
Will be in WDW March 27 Port Orleans, Riverside
Place I call home NJ
Occupation 4th grade teacher

Name: Rachel
Screen name: ariel53098
Twins: 2 girls born 8-28-07, one son born 11-9-01
In the planning stages but thinking about WDW when DH returns from Iraq in Spring 2010
Place I call Home: Whereever the Army sends us! Move #6 in 6 years will happen in less than 2 months!!!
occupation: SAHM, Master's student (Former teacher)
screen name: Herdohuds
Quadruplets-3 boys 1 girl born 11-3-04
We will be in WDW December 08
Home: Southern Illinois around the corner from my parents and the town I grew up in. Taught and had kids in Central Illinois but DH changed jobs when the kidlets were about 18 mos.

screen name: Justwinnie
name: Winnie
Twin Boys born 4/17/08 (5 weeks old today!)
1 Daughter-- 7/19/03
Home: Central NJ (Middlesex county)
Occupation: IT Manager
Next Trip: 10/5/- 10/10/08-- AKV!!!

Name: Ilene
Screen Name: DRS_Are_Best
Kids: Daniel (ds -- 3yo); Rachel (dd -- 2yo); Simon (ds -- 2yo)
Twins (obviously) are Rachel and Simon
Where call home: DC Area

Name:Tinkermom23
Twins: Owen & Amanda are 3 (June B-day)
Sibling: Isaiah 9 1/2 (10 in Nov.)
Home: small town Minnesota
I am a SAHM - trying to finish my college degree.


Name: Texasmomoftwins
Twins: Avery & Addison (both girls)
Sibling: no siblings
Home: small town Texas
I am happily a stay-at-homer

Real Name: Laurie
Screen Name: hermantriplets+1
Triplets: 13 years old, G/B/G Eden, Gabriel and Noa - celebrated their 13th in WDW this past December, our first trip
Younger Brother: Nadav age 11 - also loved the trip - wants to know what we can do for his 13th!
Home State: New Jersey
Currently living in: Israel

Name: Donna
Screenname: ut*disney
Married : 11 years
Twins: Alicia and Adrian (7 years old)
Home: Port Arthur, Texas
Occupation: Small Business Owner/Paralegal
Next Disney trip: Either DW Cruise or WDW Cruise June/July 2010

 

[disney1fan]

Well, I agree with you that traveling with twins (mine are 6) keeps getting easier and easier, but so does everything else, which is a big relief when I think back to their first year of life, when I thought I'd never sleep again. On our last trip they were 3 and it was still kind of difficult for me, because DH was not along for the trip. This trip I'm counting on them to help me with their almost-3-year-old little sister. What a change!
Really cute picture, kritter!

 

[TerriBelle]

For us it got easier once we ditched the strollers when they were 5!

Our boys will be 8 on our next trip in Feb. and I'm sure this will be the easiest yet.

 

[kritter]

I agree with both of you....
Disney fan,
It will be so much easier for you with the twins being able to help you out with the three year old....Thanks that is an older picture of the twins I should update it...I have tried several times and can nto get it to load properly through photobucket..

Terri Belle,
Did you find it hard to do disney without a stroller...I was thinking they would need till six since there is so much walking to do in WDW????
I have found that the double jogger is a a real pain to bring along and does nto fit through the gates very well at MK... Last time we brought the umbrella strollers and hooked them together so Dh would just push them...




The time we went in Aug.. two times ago it was a businees trip for Dh so I had to take them to many of the parks alone and it was hard to get on and off the rides by myself but somehow we mannaged...It is neat how the characters always ask if they are twins or mickey and minnie always have held up two fingers seeing if they were twins..this happen to you guys...

Hey I belong to an email group for multiples if you areinterested in every joining kind of neat....I can give you the address if you want...
kristin

 

[The Disney Bunch]

We are going in two weeks & I am anticipating it to be easier now that they are older. They help with my little one. No more bottles, diapers, extra clothes, tons of snacks, naps etc.!! Though I have to say, this is my girls' 4th Disney trip, that they were not that hard to travel with, even as babies. We first went with them when they were 10 months old & they were eating table food a bit which was great. We try to take it easy since we do go just about every other year - if we don't see something this trip, we know we will fit it in next trip!

 

[kritter]

I agree with you we took ours when they were ten months old as well and it was not that bad....It was fun and the whole thing about packing so much the older they get the less youhave to pack...was so happy when we went back the next year and we did not have to bring diapers etc...
I love it now that they are older since they can do more rides.....
We have been taking them every year and this past time they knew which rides they wanted to go on and which shows to go to......

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I agree it gets easier. Our twins were 3 on our first trip. It was fun but DH and I often remember carrying them, sleeping, up three flights of stairs to our resort room, along with our bags and such, LOL. Now it's nice at age 8, they can help out with the bags, go on some rides together by themselves, and be in the pools with us watching from the comfort of a lounge chair if we choose. All I can say is YES!

I often wondered if we had it a bit easier than some families who have children of various ages. Although they're a boy and a girl and their interests sometimes vary (we split up at MGM, for instance), for the most part we can stay together without worrying about having one in Fantasyland and another in Tomorrowland, etc. They also get along pretty well so when we're not in the parks they have that "built in buddy" to play with which helps make for an easier vacation in many ways.

Most people no longer realize ours are twins, with the exception of a few astute people who recogize they're around the same height or have the same shoe size. We were at MNSSHP for their birthday and they were dressed in like costumes and had their birthday dinner at MK so that was fun for them and the pictures came out really cute. It's hard to believe how fast the years have flown by!

 

[stm61]

I agree it does get easier as they get older. Mine will be 7 next wk
Can't believe they're that old already! Most folks don't realize they're mulitples since one dd is 4 inches and 10 lbs bigger then the other, they think they're a couple yrs apart in age. I have a ds12 who will take them on whatever rides I don't want to ride, so that helps alot also I'm not into anything that spins, goes upside down, or drops! I can sit and watch while they're in the pool or at the water parks.

The only downside is now that they're older they don't want to sleep together. Bigger dd kicks in her sleep and nobody will sleep with her. DS gets annoyed because, since he's the only boy, he always gets stuck with the trundle/daybed. Last trip we bought a blow-up mattress for the kicker, ds got the trundle, my mother got a bed, and I had other dd in my bed. Dh stayed home with the dog, cat, and chickens!

Another slight problem is one dd is really into princesses and the other isn't. We had quite a few arguements over having to watch Cinderella-be-a-princess (her name for the show), Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, etc when the other 2 wanted to ride rides. It was easier when all I had to do was drag ds to the girlie shows

 

[disney1fan]

Most folks don't realize they're mulitples since one dd is 4 inches and 10 lbs bigger then the other, they think they're a couple yrs apart in age.

Same here! People tend to think that I have 3 girls, each one 2 years part from the other instead of twin 6 year olds and one 2 year old. It doesn't help that one is blonde and the other a brunnette either...

 

[tinkerjo]

kritter,
your twins are adorable! what are there names?

 

[kritter]

kritter,
your twins are adorable! what are there names?

thanks so much that is an older picture from feb. 2005.. there names are hanna and hope....how about you????

 

[kritter]

I agree it gets easier. Our twins were 3 on our first trip. It was fun but DH and I often remember carrying them, sleeping, up three flights of stairs to our resort room, along with our bags and such, LOL. Now it's nice at age 8, they can help out with the bags, go on some rides together by themselves, and be in the pools with us watching from the comfort of a lounge chair if we choose. All I can say is YES!

I often wondered if we had it a bit easier than some families who have children of various ages. Although they're a boy and a girl and their interests sometimes vary (we split up at MGM, for instance), for the most part we can stay together without worrying about having one in Fantasyland and another in Tomorrowland, etc. They also get along pretty well so when we're not in the parks they have that "built in buddy" to play with which helps make for an easier vacation in many ways.

Most people no longer realize ours are twins, with the exception of a few astute people who recogize they're around the same height or have the same shoe size. We were at MNSSHP for their birthday and they were dressed in like costumes and had their birthday dinner at MK so that was fun for them and the pictures came out really cute. It's hard to believe how fast the years have flown by!

First of all your picture is cute...You were at the dolphin we stayed there last summer with Dh on a businness trip..It was great..
I can not wait till we are not having to carry them from the bus to the room half asleep they are getting heavy....
Plus the stroller etc... it is a lot when you are totally wipped out yourself/...
What a neat thing to have them there for their bday..How fun is that???
Mine too do not like all of the same rides we split up and did some rides sep. this year since DD wanted to ride the small world ride five times in a row,,,,, boy that was soo fun for mommy....
I think as the multiples get older we get to have it easier we went through the hard part when they were babies and when they are older they always have someone to play with and their interests are the same since they are the same age...Mine are best of friends but at the same time can be the worst of friends...They love one another so much that they are still wanting to share a room and not ever sleep without one another...we often times find them in the morning in the same bed...One will not get up till the other one is awake too cute....
Do any of your mulitples share rooms still...???
Kristin

 

[krismom]

My twin sons are 5 now- I can't believe it! We have done Disney 4X with them and it has gotten much easier each trip. We do, however, still use the stroller . Believe it or not, it just works for us...one of my sons has a few medical issues and can't endure walking too long. We did the double jogger last year and stayerd at the Poly- but I got sick of the doublr wide feeling all the time! This March we are bringing the Maclaren Volo with the buggy board attachmant thingy- so one can sit and one stand, and (presumably) take turns. My DD (7) walks and keeps up just fine!

Kris

 

[JoyG]

We went this August and my twin boys had just turned 5. They were much easier to deal with than their 2 year old brother!!!

We also used a double stroller for them...one of my twins had open heart surgery 2 months prior and I didn't want him to over do it with walking.

So we were pushing two strollers around the parks but it wasn't too bad. The toddler was the hard one...meltdowns around nap time. We tried to leave the park before those happened.

Joy

 

[llp479]

Our twin dds are now almost 12 - YIKES! We started going to WDW when they were 2. Even though they are identical, one is not into anything girly, so we get the grumbling when we do the girly stuff for her twin and younger sis.

They just stopped sharing a room, so they don't want to do it at WDW. Now they fight over who'll take the hide-a-bed in the LR at DVC. I swear, it's always something. For those of you with girls, just wait till the hormones start kicking in! Talk about double the fun.

A few folks still notice that they are twins. They are truly identical, even down to their feet. While in line last week at WDW a little girl kept staring at them, she finally had her mom ask if they were twins.

I would trade being a twingle mom for anything in the world!

 

[kritter]

oh my gosh I loved reading all of your posts....

It is amazing to me how much twins can be twins yet be so different...

krismom sorry to hear about the medical issues..and Joy to you too..wow you both have had to go through a ton....Hope all is well with your kids now???

Wow at twelve they finally want different rooms...i have heard that when the hormones kick in it is horrible.....

I love having twins and are always telling them how special they are since not everyone is a twin...It is soo neat....

Do any of you belong to a mulitples group or an email group for multiples???

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I don't belong to any twin clubs, but I know so many other parents of twins I connect with them a lot about the issues we all share. At work alone, there are 6 of us with young twins. When mine were very young, I met up with another mom of twins in town and we did a lot together with the kids. She was president of our local multiples club so even though I wasn't a member (they met on the nights I worked), I was invited to their events and it was always great fun seeing all the kids with their siblings.

One thing that amazed me in the twinhood experience was how my two still had "school anxiety" despite having a built in friend for the bus and the schoolyard, etc. I guess being a boy and a girl some of that is to be expected, but I tried to explain to them how when I was growing up it was just me by myself at school; how they are lucky to know they always have at least one friend - but they don't always see it that way. Luckily now they've developed a nice group of friends at school so it's not much of an issue anymore, but that really surprised me. Have any of you had that experience too?

As far as school goes, I chose to keep my kids together since every teacher has said they are pretty independent of one another (as well as around the same capability level), and that if it's what we wanted they wouldn't be opposed. As you can see in my signature, I went through almost a year of breast cancer treatment beginning when the kids were just turning 6 (that was a difficult year ) and although I'm in good health I felt more comfortable with them together for support (and logistics) in case we have any more health issues to deal with down the road. So far, it's working. Their (50-ish) 2nd grade teacher this year told me they are the first set of twins ever in her classroom and she is struck with how separate they are yet she can see the love between them. That meant a lot to me. I also had to laugh to myself because she put them on far ends of the classroom at the beginning of the year, but recently moved them closer together. I guess it's a very individual decision based on personalities and circumstances. Others?

 

[JoyG]

oh my gosh I loved reading all of your posts....

krismom sorry to hear about the medical issues..and Joy to you too..wow you both have had to go through a ton....Hope all is well with your kids now???

Do any of you belong to a mulitples group or an email group for multiples???

Thanks for asking. Jack is doing fine now, he bounced back really quickly, Praise the Lord!


I used to belong to the local Mother's of Twins club...but I stopped going after a year or two.

My guys are fraternal and they don't get too much attention anymore. I don't dress them alike and they aren't in the same class at school. The same class at school wouldn't be a good thing, especially for the teacher...we've found it's best to divide and conquer them I LOVE my three sons but dh and I have found they bare a striking resemblance to Lynette's children on Desperate Housewives.

Joy

 

[kritter]

I don't belong to any twin clubs, but I know so many other parents of twins I connect with them a lot about the issues we all share. At work alone, there are 6 of us with young twins. When mine were very young, I met up with another mom of twins in town and we did a lot together with the kids. She was president of our local multiples club so even though I wasn't a member (they met on the nights I worked), I was invited to their events and it was always great fun seeing all the kids with their siblings.

One thing that amazed me in the twinhood experience was how my two still had "school anxiety" despite having a built in friend for the bus and the schoolyard, etc. I guess being a boy and a girl some of that is to be expected, but I tried to explain to them how when I was growing up it was just me by myself at school; how they are lucky to know they always have at least one friend - but they don't always see it that way. Luckily now they've developed a nice group of friends at school so it's not much of an issue anymore, but that really surprised me. Have any of you had that experience too?

As far as school goes, I chose to keep my kids together since every teacher has said they are pretty independent of one another (as well as around the same capability level), and that if it's what we wanted they wouldn't be opposed. As you can see in my signature, I went through almost a year of breast cancer treatment beginning when the kids were just turning 6 (that was a difficult year ) and although I'm in good health I felt more comfortable with them together for support (and logistics) in case we have any more health issues to deal with down the road. So far, it's working. Their (50-ish) 2nd grade teacher this year told me they are the first set of twins ever in her classroom and she is struck with how separate they are yet she can see the love between them. That meant a lot to me. I also had to laugh to myself because she put them on far ends of the classroom at the beginning of the year, but recently moved them closer together. I guess it's a very individual decision based on personalities and circumstances. Others?

Funny you should say that about the school thing...Mine started preschool this year jsut one day a week due to scheduling conflict with dance etc... But will do three days next year... The thingk is they will not call it school they call it play time and flip if anyone asks them about going to school...They play apart according to the teacher but they do not like the whole school thing...They get so upset when they hear that word..I told them what you said about being together and having a play mate and all and that mommy never had that they do not care...Funny how kids can be?????
I am soo sorry to hear abobut yoru cancer my mom had that a while ago and it is hard for everyone involved....It must have been hard with the kids so young and all...???? As a former teacher you really have made the right decission...
i belonged to a twin club for a while and then as they got older I found that their were a few moms from the club that I got really close with then I did not belong any more...the moms I got close with I still see every week but did not feel the need to belong to a group any more..I belong to an email group and that is fun,...

 

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Thanks for asking. Jack is doing fine now, he bounced back really quickly, Praise the Lord!


I used to belong to the local Mother's of Twins club...but I stopped going after a year or two.

My guys are fraternal and they don't get too much attention anymore. I don't dress them alike and they aren't in the same class at school. The same class at school wouldn't be a good thing, especially for the teacher...we've found it's best to divide and conquer them I LOVE my three sons but dh and I have found they bare a striking resemblance to Lynette's children on Desperate Housewives.

Joy

Mine are fraternal as well..they look nothing alike...Funny you should say that about Lynette since we saw Cheaper by the dozen Two tonight and they are in that movie...Mine are not like that but sometimes I feel like LYnette...
I too stopped belonging about a year ago as well...To the twins club that is...I would like to keep my tiwns together for a few years in school...But wonder if the system will give a hard time for making this request?????

What did jack have when he was sick?????