I found this many moons ago on a blog written in response of things not to say to a twin parent. It is spot on and made me laugh, and I thought it was worthy of sharing. The original post no longer seems to exist so I'm not sure who to credit this to.
Strength: Our constant lifting of heavy babies gives us superior muscle tone.
Endurance: We can endure sleep deprivation comparable to special-forces in training.
Speed: We can fly in and out of a baby’s bedroom at 2am like a flipping ninja. (You would too if you risked waking another screaming baby).
Sense: Our sense of smell is heightened to that of a top police tracker dog, being able not only to spot a dirty nappy, but locating it to within 6 inches from the other side of the room.
Humour: We laugh in the face of danger. (Mainly because we accept we can only tackle one danger at a time so the other one may as well be funny!).
Hustling: We have more grey hair than you would expect for our age, which is disarming and helps us hustle.
Gift of the Gab: We should all have PhD’s in Diplomacy and Negotiation (e.g. you get to pull the plug out tomorrow, the second hand shoes are magic, three divided by two is one each and one for me, etc)
Emotional Resilience: We can do all of the above while simultaneously crying without even smudging our mascara. (We have no time for makeup).
Lords of the Dance: We always have enough people for the hokey pokey.
Brute Force: Our prams are bigger than your prams. Move over, we’re coming through whether it suits you or not!
1. Do you have a middle name? Yes - Ann which I have passed down to my daughters who also have the middle name of Ann
2. What was your favourite subject in school? Visual Art. I studied 3 Unit art and pursued an Bachelor of Visual Arts degree at University after finishing High School.
3. What’s your favourite drink? I'm loving Nescafe Green Blend Cappuccino
4. Favourite song at the moment? 'We come running' by Youngblood Hawke. I recently got to see them perform this song live at the P!nk Sydney Concert
5. Do you participate in any sports? Nope.... I'm not very athletic however my husband manages our family business, his Karate Dojo in Western Sydney - Western Sydney Kyokoshin Karate
6. Favourite Colour? Do I have to pick one? I'd probably say blue, but I love bright colours like
yellow and greens and the subdued browns.
7. Favourite Animals? Tigers and Panda's
8. Favourite holiday? We haven't been on many holidays together as a family, but I would have to say our first ever family holiday to Diamond Beach on the Central Coast of NSW was perfect! I got to walk along the beach everyday and soak in the sun with my little ones. It was my twincesses first time at the beach. One other really special thing my son and I did was write Yasminah and other angels names in the sand.
9. Have you been out of the Country? I have never travelled overseas, but really hope to one day!
10. Do you speak any other Languages? I have some very basic Arabic knowledge but that's it
11. Do you have any siblings? I have a younger sister Sandy-Lee and brother David.
12. What’s your favourite store? Sportsgirl
13. Favourite Restaurant? Sahara at Parramatta
14. Did you like school? Yes I did, but I was a bit of a nerd
