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The girls on their first day of summer school (in the same classroom).

Splitting twins into different classes

The girls will be heading into PK-3 in just a couple of weeks and we’ve made the decision to split them into separate classrooms. I’m really not sure if this will be the right decision for the girls or not, and I figure it may help me to get my thoughts down as to why […]

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“Are they twins?”

Within the twin community, there is a lot of exasperation around the “Are they twins?” question. I think for many parents of multiples, it feels like a question with an extremely obvious answer and also a gateway question to more grating ones like, “Are they natural?” (Well, they’re not unnatural….) and comments like “My cousin/distant […]

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Putting Twins in the Same or Different Classes

When the twins were little bitty, I couldn’t imagine them being apart someday in school, partly because they had literally spent all day every day of their lives together and partly because it sounded easier to keep up with one teacher’s rules, homework, etc. I stayed home for a while and then went back to […]

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Comparing Siblings

My girls were born five weeks apart. While not technically twins, they are pretty darn close and I consider myself a twin mom. I remember at our first pediatrician appointment with both girls, I had my list of questions for the doctor and nearly all of the questions revolved around why one baby was doing […]

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Twins and the Temptation to Give Identical Gifts

The Little Dudes aren’t very little anymore, and we’re always running into new things to ponder as they grow and develop into their own very unidentical personalities despite their identical faces. This holiday season is the first year, I’ve really struggled with the concept of giving gifts to twins. In the past, they were little […]

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Multiple products for multiples: What’s necessary and what’s not?

In all of the excitement of preparing for the arrivals of our baby girls, I really struggled with understanding which baby products we would need two of, and which we would be fine with only one. Nearly seven months in, below is my advice on what you should stock up on and what you just […]

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Five Must-Have Items for Multiples

If you’re anything like me, finding out your having multiples throws a serious wrench into prepping for your twins (or triplets, or more) homecomings. There’s a lot of twin-specific gear out there, but it can be hard to decide what’s necessary vs. cool-to-have vs. a complete waste of money. With no further ado, here’s my […]

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