twowhat?
12-03-2011, 11:32 PM
As we were leaving dinner at a restaurant this is what we heard. We didn't know it was directed at us until it was repeated:
"God bless you."
My DH turned around and there was a guy standing there watching us. He shook his head and said, "Twins? I have a 1 year old and 3 year old. It's a beautiful thing. But it's not easy. God bless you."
1) I was a little surprised to hear this coming from a guy with a thick Texas accent, especially given the part of town we were in,
2) I was a little surprised that this guy recognized how difficult twins are (I think a lot of people assume the whole "kill two birds with one stone" thing and "they must keep each other entertained", etc) - it made me think he must be very involved with his own children, and
3) While I appreciate comments like this from an empathetic point of view, I worry that the girls are old enough to understand now.
My DH simply said "Well...it's definitely easier now than when they were 1".
Any ideas for a good answer to these kinds of situations? I don't want something snarky - the guy was genuinely acknowledging how hard it is to raise twins, and he is completely right - but at the same time I don't want the girls thinking to themselves "we're hard on Mommy and Daddy?" I found myself biting my tongue, as I wanted to say "yes, it certainly is challenging!"
"God bless you."
My DH turned around and there was a guy standing there watching us. He shook his head and said, "Twins? I have a 1 year old and 3 year old. It's a beautiful thing. But it's not easy. God bless you."
1) I was a little surprised to hear this coming from a guy with a thick Texas accent, especially given the part of town we were in,
2) I was a little surprised that this guy recognized how difficult twins are (I think a lot of people assume the whole "kill two birds with one stone" thing and "they must keep each other entertained", etc) - it made me think he must be very involved with his own children, and
3) While I appreciate comments like this from an empathetic point of view, I worry that the girls are old enough to understand now.
My DH simply said "Well...it's definitely easier now than when they were 1".
Any ideas for a good answer to these kinds of situations? I don't want something snarky - the guy was genuinely acknowledging how hard it is to raise twins, and he is completely right - but at the same time I don't want the girls thinking to themselves "we're hard on Mommy and Daddy?" I found myself biting my tongue, as I wanted to say "yes, it certainly is challenging!"