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I found your website through a mother of multiples website, and I was hoping you could help me with a question. I
haven't been able to find any resources on how to handle a situation like mine.
I am an identical twin and my husband and I are expecting twin boys in the next few weeks. The issue is that I have no
relationship with my twin sister and I'm not sure how to communicate to the boys that I a way I feel lucky that
having a "bad" twin experience will help me be a better mother to our twin boys. I've their own friends and activities
and not assigning labels to them or making them compete for attention. Still, how do I encourage them to have a
good relationship with each other given my situation?
haven't been able to find any resources on how to handle a situation like mine.
I am an identical twin and my husband and I are expecting twin boys in the next few weeks. The issue is that I have no
relationship with my twin sister and I'm not sure how to communicate to the boys that I a way I feel lucky that
having a "bad" twin experience will help me be a better mother to our twin boys. I've their own friends and activities
and not assigning labels to them or making them compete for attention. Still, how do I encourage them to have a
good relationship with each other given my situation?
"I just wanted to say a much belated thank you for talking to me over the phone this past summer about my "twin"
situation. We had the boys in August and they are doing great. They are so different - they hardly seem like brothers!
And my family has actually been really good about not pushing the issue about my relationship with my twin sister. I
loved your book. I really liked how you explained that the bond with the parents is the most important thing and that
twins should not be parenting one another. And I've been giving one baby to my mother in law 2 afternoons a week so
we can each have some one on one time. Thanks again for your advice. I really appreciate it and very much enjoyed the
book (now if only I could get my husband to read it).
situation. We had the boys in August and they are doing great. They are so different - they hardly seem like brothers!
And my family has actually been really good about not pushing the issue about my relationship with my twin sister. I
loved your book. I really liked how you explained that the bond with the parents is the most important thing and that
twins should not be parenting one another. And I've been giving one baby to my mother in law 2 afternoons a week so
we can each have some one on one time. Thanks again for your advice. I really appreciate it and very much enjoyed the
book (now if only I could get my husband to read it).