Do you ever get fed up of..

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the attention having twins brings? I just wish I could exist without feeling in the spot light. Even though they are older now as they are identical people look. I can understand the fascination(I often watch them and think "how did that happen?") but would prefer to blend into the background. The DTs are really outgoing and enjoy the attention. How does anyone else feel about this?

I love having my DT's but hate the attention, didn't enjoy it when I had my first, a singleton, either. I think it's more a baby thing. They are still quite young and none identical so I'm hoping when they get older people wont realise.

I really don't like it when people touch the babies or when stangers want to know your life history and ask personal questions. I have boy/girl and having strangers correct me and tell me they are identical used to make me cross now I just smile and accept that they are stupid.

On the plus side my monster truck buggy can mow down anything in it's path!

I smile and repress and tell people I stole them.

What I hate is the people who come up to you and say 'My sister/brother/neighbour had twins and it was a NIGHTMARE'. A I am not sure why they feel the need to share t with a mum pushing brand new twins around - I mean how does this help???

The other thing I hate is people who peer into your buggy and ask 'Is it twins?' Err no it's just a coincidence they are exactly the same age!

Oh and the final one is 'Are they natural?'. Like anyone would want to share about their fertility treatment with a complete stranger on the street.

I've got 2 singletons already and hated the attention that I got when I was pregnant and when they were babies. Now I'm pregnant with twins - I can totally understand what you're talking about. However, I've got some standard retorts now:

For the " You're going to have your hands full" line, I reply, "Hmm yes, but we're planning at least three more".

For the, "Are they natural?" line, I reply, "Yes. Why do you ask???"

For the "Are twins in your family?" question, I reply, "They are now."

I've got some more lines - but those three are the most common... I've found other mums of twins to be some of the most negative. A local mum of twins said to me, I really don't envy you. Funny in retrospect - very irritating at the time.

I like the answer to "twins in the family? " I remember a woman almost screaming in a restaurant on Christmas day when the DTs were about 6 weeks. "AAGGGHHH TWINS" she shouted! Charming eh? I also had the "I dont envy you" from the physio I saw after the birth. Thing is I cant think fast enough to give a witty response!

I also like your thinking, jajas