When you walk the streets as a twin parent you get quite a bit of attention, especially when they are still in a pram. People often stop to look or chat to you. But quite often you may receive a remark that is funny, weird or even rude. I have collected and translated a list of remarks that twin mothers in the Netherlands and Belgium have received. Quite a few of them I received myself.
Please let me know if you have additions to this list! (mail@twintales.info)
- When you say no, you get two.
- Wow, there goes a double decker.
- Well, at least you are done in one go.
- I also wanted twins, but my husband said no.
- O wow twins, I don’t want that, one is enough for me.
- Twins, you are so greedy!
- I feel so sorry for you.
- Which position did you use?
- Wow, you have two of the same.
- ‘Ah twins, is it a boy or a girl?’ – Ehm, a boy and a girl.- ‘But then its not real twins!’
- Twins? But they don’t look the same!
- Wow, you had them quickly after one another.
- Twins, wow the sister of my mother’s aunt has a neighbour who also has twins…
- Are they both yours?
- Twins? O no, I would not wish that to my worst enemy
- Are you sure they are twins?
- Fraternal twins, o shame. It’s so much nicer when they look exactly the same.
- Two for the price of one.
- O look, twins, that must have been IVF.
- O wow, you had twins. Cant believe you look so good already.
- Better you than me!
- Did you carry both of them yourself?
- Large traffic coming through!
- You must be so busy.
- O-o, double trouble!